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Venture Snowboards Teams With POW For Limited Edition Boards

  Out of the heart of the raw, massive San Juan mountains in Silverton, CO, Venture Snowboards is a snowboard venture (get it!) that already does a thing or two for board-savvy greenies. It produces boards with Forest Stewardship Council certified wood cores, runs entirely on wind power and participates in the 1% For the Planet Program. Now the CO-homegrown ride manufacturer is bringing that philosophy a little closer to home. It recently announced a...
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Make a Cycling Cap

  Paul from Dudecraft posted a GREAT video tutorial last week showing us how to sew cycling caps. He used shirts from the thrift store and for the bills--get this--he used yogurt containers. Crazy cool. Here's a link to the vid, which also includes a link to the hat pattern. Photo Credit: Dudecraft
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Move Over Clint Eastwood: 66-Year-Old TKOs 300-lb. Black Bear

  Wow. Either people in New Mexico are crazy or one Henry Ostrander is a hard-as-nails SOB. A ranch manager and historian, the 66-year-old Ostrander was awakened one lovely summer evening by a bear having a late-night snack--a ranch goat that goes by the name of Esmerelda. Clearly not one to think of an elaborate plan, a weary-eyed Ostrander went outside in his nightshirt and instinctively punched the bear in the face, at which point...
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Desert Camping Quick Guide

  So I was reading a post on Matador Sports called "5 Tips For Desert Camping," a solid collection of wisdom-filled nuggets from a dude that's presumably spent some time out on the sand. Author Adam Roy covers the basics including bringing plenty of water, protecting your possessions from the heat and respecting the wildlife. His tips are good and got me thinking about an additional set of desert camping rules. So from my deep-seated...
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Outdoor Sports Across The World--What They're Calling Your Favorite Extreme Sport Across The Ocean

Every seasoned skier and snowboarder knows that the European term "piste" relates to a ski trail here in the States. However, there are a number of outdoor activities that go by different monikers around the world, often making familiar activities sound like something completely different and exotic. It's easy to come across them while researching international travel and think: "What the hell is that?! Must be some crazy Euro-sport ala zorbing."  After scratching my own...
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Ortovox to Launch Base Layers

Ortovox, a company I'm familiar with because of avalanche hardware like this beacon, will be offering its clothing line in North America beginning this fall. The company will launch two separate base layers just in time for winter.   Looking like much better product than the cheaply-made base layer with Ortovox label on it you may fear, the SuperSoft base layer is a Merino wool shirt finished off with Lenzing Modal, an eco-conscious yarn from...
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World First Tandem Whitewater Surf Goes Down on Colorado River

  Just a few days ago, I included whitewater paddleboarding on a list of up-in-coming adventure sports, and then I came across a unique accomplishment in the sport: the world's first tandem surf. Why two people would want to share a surfboard in the middle of a swelling rapid is beyond me--especially since they end up looking like they're doing ice dancing or some other lame finesse sport in the pictures--but Kalani Vierra and Jen...
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Jarrett Luttrell Becomes First Snowboarder To Tackle All 54 14ers

  Colorado's 54 14ers (peaks that rise above 14,000 feet) have long been a lofty goal for ski mountaineers who took aim at the benchmark of climbing and skiing them all. Only six have done it. Traditionally, skiers have had an advantage over snowboarders: two skis on which to attach skins and climb the snow. Splitboards have helped to even out the playing field, so it's no surprise that the feat was finally accomplished by...
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Epic Multi-Sport Adventure: Backcountry Biking/Hiking/Skiing Mt. Robson

  I've long wanted to combine mountain biking and snowboarding into one day of outdoor sport fun. When I imagined doing it, however, I didn't really imagine doing it as part of one seamless trip. It was more of spend half a day at the resort and the other half biking a favorite trail or two. I'm now officially jealous of Greg Hill. Besides the fact that he's a sponsored big-mountain skier, he recently had...
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Surviving the Extremes: When Mountain Lions Attack

  Photo: SearchNetMedia On a recent trip to Moab, I had the pleasure of doing something that I've wanted to do for years: riding Slickrock Trail at night. Unfortunately, none of the other guys that I was biking with had light systems, so it was up to me to go it alone. When my boys passed out at 11 p.m. or so (wtf calls it quits at 11 on an all-boys' camping trip), I packed...
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