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What We Think About When We Think About Running
Mark Twain was not a runner, at least to my knowledge. But I think of…
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Friday Inspiration 292
If you’ve ever described running as a “monastic” activity, then this film about Yukai Shimizu,…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 204
No big deal, but the Hopi High School cross country team has won 27 state…
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What Is It We Love About Someone Quitting Their Job?
My friend Chris had a perfectly good, secure, well-paying job as a chemist up until…
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Motivational Posters For Mountain Climbers
Because we all need a little motivation sometimes. All posters created with Despair.com’s DIY Build…
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Happy Holidays
Hopefully you’re enjoying some time off right now due to one of our many end-of-year…
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Make Any Scenic Photo A #Selfie With This Swell Trick
Sometimes, when you’re in a beautiful place, it’s easy to forget to take a #selfie.…
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What’s The Best Rain Jacket?
When you’re buying a rain jacket, you probably have lots of questions, none of which…
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The Sometimes Awkward Process Of Finding Your Flow
The Sunday night before my first day of fourth grade, I rolled my black-and-gold Huffy…
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Believe In The Magic Of The Burrito
Do you have a hard time eating at fancy restaurants where food is presented as…
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Are You Making The World Awesomer, Or Angrier?
In November, a video posted online showed an American climber visiting Sweden blowtorching holds on…
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Announcing A New Line Of Invisible Climbing Outerwear
Fact: Shirts are for suckers. They’re heavy, hot, and if you wear one when you’re…
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What’s The Cost-Per-Use Of Your Skis/Bike/Rack?
“I’ve been thinking about things on a cost-per-use basis lately,” my friend Nick said to…
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Everything Is Epic
At a grocery store last week, the cover of Cosmopolitan‘s January issue caught my eye…
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A Handful Of Moments
My dad and I walked into Busch Stadium in St. Louis on September 4, the…
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The Best Gifts Are Not Things You Ask For
“Send me a list of gift ideas for you.” Why do we do this around…
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The Importance Of Being A Lifelong Beginner
When you dismount a mountain bike going uphill, you end up doing a sort of…
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My Pal Mick, 1958-2012
My friend Mick’s heart stopped working last Sunday. He died at the age of 54,…
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Happy Thanksgiving
I haven’t had a “proper” Thanksgiving dinner since 2002, somehow managing to be anywhere but…
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The New (Not-Quite-So-Masculine) Mountain Man
I was trying to start a campfire a couple weekends back and grabbed a fat…
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The Customer Is Always Right
Maybe you’ve heard this one: Ski resort patron approaches lift ticket kiosk on Powder Day…
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Sick, Brah: The Ineloquence Of Talking About The Outdoors
You, outdoor recreator, are quite probably quite educated: Bachelor’s degree, possibly a master’s degree or…
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My Friend Lee: A Story About Mentors
Five summers ago, I met this guy named Lee Smith while climbing with a big…
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The Three Bumper Stickers
“You know, I was just thinking that three bumper stickers changed my life,” Dan said…
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Don’t Sandbag Me, Bro
I always get sandbagged by guys in gear shops. I will stop in somewhere to…
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