Adventure

No Business Like Snow Business: The Economics of Big Ski Resorts

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The view is best from the top. It's the moment you disembark from the...

Two dead of hantavirus in Yosemite

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A second death has been linked to an outbreak of hantavirus in Yosemite National Park, park officials announced, as roughly 1,700 people were exposed to the virus. There are two other confirmed cases...

The future is all down

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Alex Willie might just be the best bike racer you’ve never heard of. He’s fast, damn fast, and he’s headed for the big time, with sponsorships from some of the best brands in cycling, including Intense Cycles, Fox Racing, MRP, Troy Lee Designs and Schwalbe Tires...

Norwegian Climbers Die in Accident

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The Norwegian mountaineering community has lost...

Heading outdoors? Bring your phone

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Apps make it easy to get more out of your adventures...

Balloon-powered flight in South Africa honors Nelson Mandela

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A man flew nearly 4 miles by balloon in South Africa, traversing the sea from Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, to Cape Town...

Not-so-fresh powder: Russia to store snow for 2014 Olympics

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Sochi, Russia gets heavy snow. But when the South Russian city — roughly on the same latitude as central Wyoming and upstate New York — hosts the Olympics next year, it wants to be darn sure it's got the powder for it...

Dropping weight

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In 2008, Alan Carpenter decided to try his first long distance hike. He picked the manageable John Muir trail, a 218-mile walk through the Sierra Nevada mountains, as he says...

Arapahoe Basin to open Wednesday for 2012-13 ski season

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Arapahoe Basin is this year's winner...

In failed long-distance swim, jellyfish stings trumped technology

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Diana Nyad, a 64-year-old distance swimmer attempting to swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys, called it quits last week partway through her journey, citing "extreme exhaustion...

Shoe inserts ease the pain

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For many outdoor adventurers, sport is stress relief. Running on trails, cycling on flat roads or hiking steep slopes is an escape from the problems of life. It can be devastating when the escape from problems becomes a problem — injury or overuse leads to pain ...

briefs

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OSMP INSTITUTES SEASONAL RAPTOR CLOSURES...