Old Man River Expedition: Chapter 10
In the tenth video installment of Brett Rogers' 110-day expedition down the Mississippi river, the team encounters crippling fog and a violent storm system.
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Old Man River Mississippi Adventure, Episode 8
In this installment, we find the team in Mississippi itself, where they take a break to explore the cotton fields so critical to the history of the South.
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Old Man River Mississippi Adventure, Episode 6
Episode Six takes Brett Roggers and his team from Days 72 through 76.
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Old Man River Mississippi Adventure, Episode 5
Now the group is traveling during a record-breaking season of rain and cold. The effects of endless precipitation brings the teams morale to an all-time low.
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Old Man River Mississippi Adventure, Episode 3
From Day 22 to Day 36, fortune starts to smile on this team of river rats. The expedition disembarks on the shores of a well-regarded boat building shop.
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Adventure On The Mighty Mississippi
Canadian adventurer Brett Rogers undertook his first big river expedition as an undergraduate at the University of Waterloo, back in 2004.
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Old Man River Mississippi Adventure, Episode 2
From Day 15 to Day 21 on the river, September proves the perils of a long, hot summer. The Mississippi headwaters are low.
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15 Made-In-The-USA Backpacking Products
Anyone who thinks that U.S. manufacturing is long gone need look no further than Seattle, WA's industrial Georgetown district, where Cascade Designs maintains a nebulous collection of...
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This Just In: Sharks!
Two close calls with great white sharks have summer swimmers from coast to coast on red alert. First, at 8:30am on Saturday, July 7, a kayak...
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Russian BASE jumpers have had a hard time of it lately. Just last month, Red Bull athlete Valery Rozov pronounced to the international press that he'd just...
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Video: Kiteboarder Jumps Pier In Storm
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Poaching The World's Highest Peak
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Outdoor Recreation Worth $650,000,000,000
The American Public Radio program "Marketplace" recently reported on figures from the Outdoor Industry Association that indicate the outdoor recreation industry accounts for a sum-total 646-billion-dollar economic...
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Survival Fail: Signal Fire Gone Wrong
Three days after breaking his foot in the remote wilderness of Hillesoy Island in Norway, an unidentified 25-year-old Canadian solo hiker decided to light a signal fire.Smart...
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Happy 'Go Skateboarding Day'
Today is the 10th annual worldwide Go Skateboarding Day. Loosely organized by the skateboard industry to raise awareness for the sport and raise funds for youth scholarships,...
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Gear Spotlight: Old School Travel Journals
For all the instant gratification of posting your travels to your Facebook page, there's still something to be said for the old-school art of journaling. At least,...
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Old Man River Expedition: Chapter 10
In the tenth and final video installment of Brett Rogers' 110-day expedition down the Mississippi river, the team encounters crippling fog and a violent storm system as...
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"Jackass" Drops 100 Ft. In Tandem Kayak
When a "Jackass" star plops into a kayak, you know it's not to get a tan on a lazy paddle down the river. So, in true fashion,...
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The Backpack To End All Backpacks
Mission Workshop is an upstart bag manufacturer with deep roots in the bicycle messenger business. In other words, these guys know how to make bags and apparel...
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Plant A WaveGarden, Surf Anywhere
Surfers are accustomed to travelling long distances, paying close attention to weather and tide patterns and, even when they find perfect conditions, sometimes they have to deal...
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Video: World Record BASE Jump That Wasn't
What takes six days to go up and 90 seconds to come back down? If you guessed Russian daredevil Valery Rozov attempting a world-record-setting BASE jump in...
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Never Fold A Map Again
Yes, we know. There's an app for that. But there's something to be said for tactile, hold-in-your-hands products—especially when they solve a problem that frustrated generations of...
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The Surfboard Bag You Can Sleep In
Start-up UK company Cave Sports is fielding a creative new product designed for surfers on the go. The WaveCave delivers board storage for up to three boards,...
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