X Games Snowmobiler Dies From Injuries
Snowmobiler Caleb Moore died this morning, as a result of injuries suffered during a crash last week in the Winter X Games. It was the first death...
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12 Expert Tips For Sustainable Travel
"Keep your boots clean! Seeds, insect egg, and other living material can hitchhike on your boots and shoes as you explore the remarkable places on your trip....
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The Backcountry Skiing Numbers Game
Backcountry bliss is a numbers game. When all of the numbers fall into place—the right amount of snow, the right angle of slope, the right temperature, wind...
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Top 10 Adventure Filmmaking Mistakes
These days, the HD sports camera is an essential piece of adventure gear, packed along for every river trip, powder day and epic climb at the local...
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Alternative Ski Resort Activities
In Jackson Hole, Wyoming, you can get down the mountain in a more creative way. Take a tandem paragliding flight with a trained expert from the top...
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Antarctic Expeditions 2012: And Then There Were None
The Antarctic season is all wrapped up now.A short time ago Richard Parks announced that he is ending his expedition to the South Pole, saying that he has...
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Brave New Wildlife Biology: Losing Touch?
Editor's Note: This is the fourth part of a four-part story on how new technologies—gene sequencing, GPS tracking, remote monitoring and the like—are revolutionizing wildlife biology for...
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Brave New Wildlife Biology: The Anti-Audubon
Editor's Note: This is the third part of a four-part story on how new technologies—gene sequencing, GPS tracking, remote monitoring and the like—are revolutionizing wildlife biology for...
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Brave New Wildlife Biology: Grizzly Bear Soup
Editor's Note: This is the second part of a four-part story on how new technologies—gene sequencing, GPS tracking, remote monitoring and the like—are revolutionizing wildlife biology for...
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Brave New Wildlife Biology: Wired World
Editor's Note: This is the first part of a four-part story on how new technologies—gene sequencing, GPS tracking, remote monitoring and the like—are revolutionizing wildlife biology for...
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Adventure Travel Tip: Capture Underwater Footage
"You've seen dramatic underwater footage of playful whales in films and documentaries, right? Well, recent advances in video technology now make capturing this fantastic footage accessible to...
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Cruise Ship Rescued In Antarctica
A British Naval ice-breaker rescued a stranded civilian cruise ship in Antarctica last week by clearing a path through the ice for the cruise liner.At the time...
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Freesurfers And Selling Out
The debate, such as it is, about the future of professional surfing has calcified into two main groups. The first enjoys professional surfing in the ASP mold. They tune into...
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Making Waves In 2013: What's Next In Surfing
Now that the New Year's booze and drugs are slowly draining out of the system of the collective surfing world, it's time to start thinking about the...
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Storm On Lava Creek: A Season In Yellowstone
By the second mile of my third hike during my first season in Yellowstone, thunder booms near. I wonder if we'll have time to finish the hike.•...
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Utah Skier Saves Girlfriend From Backcountry Avalanche
A Utah woman is lucky to be alive this week, after she was buried Saturday by an avalanche—lucky that her boyfriend and partner wasn't completely buried in...
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Climate Deniers Drink Coffee
He was tall and cute and the perfect amount of awkward. Our first date was on a balmy Tucson evening in January. I scootched back in my...
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Amidst The City, A Wilderness Paradise
Exiting the last T-Bane (metro) stop on Line 3 at Oslo's Sognsvann station, just 20 minutes from the city's center, we were literally dropped at nature's front...
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50 Years On Everest: Looking Back
By Phil Powers, AAC Executive Director—We often use the New Year to reflect on the year before and instill a new resolve for the year to come....
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9 Off-Radar Ski And Board Dests
Americans who 10 years ago wouldn't have trekked to Japan, have since discovered the fantastic slopes (and chest deep powder) on the far northern island of Hokkaido....
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10 Of The World's Most Luxurious Gym Amenities
For some gyms, towel service is just the beginning.Across the nation (and world, in one case), fitness facilities are upping their game to attract the most exclusive...
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Big Plans For Big Up Productions
By Abbey Smith—For the last 15 years, whenever one of the super stars like Chris Sharma, Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Dave Graham, Jason Kehl and Ashima Shirashi...
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2012 NG Photo Contest: The Winners
The subject's name is Busaba, a well cared for Indochinese Tigress whose home is at Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Thailand. I had taken many portraits of Busaba...
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10 National Park Lodges For The Winter
Whether you want to be immersed in the winter season or escape it, we have great lodging ideas for you.[slideshow:592]Check out our slideshow to find out where...
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Reading, Writing And Yoga
When numerous studies touted the health benefits of yoga, school administrators in Bangalore, India were listening.Several private and public institutions across the city are now offering yoga...
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The 10 Most Ethical Travel Destinations, 2013
Jetting off this year? Good! But remember, where you touch down affects more than your next Facebook album—in fact, your travels can have a dramatic effect on...
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Yosemite Slashes Number Of Hikers On Half-Dome
The National Park Service will now limit the number of hikers on Yosemite's Half Dome and will keep the mountain's controversial metal cables in place, officials announced...
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Top 10 National Parks Lodges For The Winter
The Ahwahnee Hotel, nestled in Yosemite Valley, boasts incredible views of snow-covered granite peaks and semi-frozen waterfalls in the winter. Its an easy drive or walk to...
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Wild Horses: Nowhere To Run, Part 3
Editor's Note: This is the third part of a three-part story on the West's wild horse wars. Management of 37,000 wild mustangs is one of the West's...
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Wild Horses: Nowhere To Run, Part 2
Editor's Note: This is the second part of a three-part story on the West's wild horse wars. Management of 37,000 wild mustangs is one of the West's...
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Wild Horses: Nowhere To Run, Part 1
Editor's Note: This is the first part of a three-part story on the West's wild horse wars. Management of 37,000 wild mustangs is one of the West's...
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Adventure Travel Tip: Pack A Fender
"For those courageous and adventurous travelers who opt for a self-supported bicycle tour, make sure that your touring bike has fenders (unless of course you are riding...
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Pinnacles National Monument To Become National Park
A new bill in Washington will soon turn Pinnacles National Monument in central California into the 59th National Park.The Pinnacles National Park Act was approved by the...
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Sleek Sidecountry Ski Packs
Whether you call it sidecountry or slackcountry, the value of resort-based backcountry skiing is obvious: wild snow, untracked lines and a new, deeper relationship with the snowy...
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Conrad Anker's Gear Room
While you might have seen Conrad Anker in a documentary or two about epic climbs in the Himalayas, you don't often see him hanging out at home.
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