Brian Berkovitz
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Stories By Brian Berkovitz
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Picking The Perfect Paddle: Kayak Edition
Whatever water you're breaking, from calm multi-day tours to frothy, mad-dashes through boulder gardens and big drops, a kayaker's best friend is her paddle. As with any...
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Road Rules: Tips For The Drive Of Your Life
On July 24th, four friends and I left Trumbull, Connecticut, bound for a three-week cross-country drive. Our destination was Portland, Oregon—where two of us were planning a...
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Tips To Take Your Climbing Outdoors
If you want to get out of the gym and wrap your fingers around real rock, the secret's simple. Get social.It was the summer of 2006 when...
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Cotton Will Kill You: A Case For Better Fabric
What's wrong with this picture (aside from the designer shades, silly hats and fake lens flare, that is)? These backpackers are wearing head-to-toe cotton, a perfectly reasonable...
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The Best National Parks To Run, Bike, Hike & More
In early 1872, when President Ulysses S. Grant signed into law the act that designated Yellowstone as the first-ever national park, it would set a precedent of...
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13 Brag-Worthy Mountains (Almost) Anyone Can Climb
At first glance, mountaineering seems, well, hard. There are howling winds and freezing-cold temps to contend with; the gear is expensive, and so is traveling to reach...
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The 15 Craziest Daredevil Stunts Ever
Last year, when Nik Wallenda strolled across Niagara Falls on a two-inch steel cable—becoming the first-ever do so—1,500 feet across, 200 feet above the frothing rapids of...
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Built To Thrill: 12 Crazy Man-Made Adventures
Especially now that summer's upon us, there's nothing quite like catching the wind in your hair, reaching out for the next rock hold high above the valley...
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17 Fascinating Facts About Mt. Everest
For centuries, 29,035-foot Mt. Everest has captured the human imagination. First, it was considered sacred by the Nepalese who lived at its base. Later, when the British...
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Mount Everest Then And Now: Remembering The First Few
May marks the 50th anniversary of the first American expedition to summit Mount Everest. Each year, climbers from across the globe trek to the Himalayan monarch to...
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Honnold's New Hardest Route Goes Unnoticed
In June of last year, Alex Honnold became arguably the most famous rock climber in the world. In less than 19 hours, he climbed the "Triple Crown,"...
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Off-The-Radar Ski Area Goes Big Time
It's pretty shocking that there isn't more development at Washington's The Summit at Snoqualmie. Located 60 miles east of Seattle on the I-90 corridor, the 1,981-acre ski...
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Greenhouse Gases Hit 3-Million-Year High
It's official, our atmosphere now contains more carbon dioxide (CO2)—the chief greenhouse gas—than it has for the past three million years. The Mauna Loa Observatory (MLO), perched...
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5Point Film Festival Promises New Adventures
Established in 2008, Colorado's 5Point Film Festival returns to the mountain town of Carbondale this year with 44 films—some premieres, some not—that embody its mission to "inspire adventure...
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Open Season On Yellowstone Grizzlies?
It's been 38 years since grizzly bears were placed on the Endangered Species list. In that time, they've made a fantastic recovery, rebounding from fewer than 200...
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3-In-1 Climbing Event Considered For 2020 Olympics
It's rare to see a climber excel in every facet of the sport. Training programs and skill sets are usually best suited for one or two types...
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Cloning Redwoods May Save The Ancient Trees
With ropes, harnesses and sterile cutting supplies, the team of tree geneticists from Archangel Ancient Tree Archive (AATA) moves into the Redwood grove. They've come to collect...
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Enviro Groups Are Strong, So Why Is The Movement Weak?
As I strolled down Broadway today, one of Manhattan's busiest avenues, two bright-eyed employees stood outside an outdoor sports shop, offering handfuls of colorful markers, waving customers...
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Lost-At-Sea Surfer Found After 27 Hours
Surfer Brett Archibald is safe. He was found late Wednesday night, having survived more than a day alone adrift in the Indian Ocean, with nothing to cling...
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