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Best Winter Parkas of 2021-22 According to Polar Explorers

Compared to sleeping bags or tents, picking a down...
October 27, 2021

Weekend Warm-Up: The Last Honey Hunter

Mauli Dhan Rai harvested honey from cliff faces in...
October 23, 2021

Weekend Warm-Up: Danny MacAskill Retrospective

In 2009, Danny MacAskill posted a video on YouTube...
October 17, 2021

Small Box, Big Watts: EcoFlow DELTA Max Offers Portable Power With Fast Charge Times

The EcoFlow DELTA Max is a portable power station...
October 11, 2021

Weekend Warm-Up: Rainspotting — Bikepacking Scotland

In November 2019, a six-person team took their bikes...
October 9, 2021

Weekend Warm-Up: Viking Crossing

In 2018, four-time world champion stand-up paddleboarder Casper Steinfath...
October 2, 2021
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‘Free Solo’ Directors Go Underground To Document History’s Most Extraordinary Cave Rescue

On July 2, 2018, Rick Stanton and his dive...
September 24, 2021

Smithwick and Kuo Will Try to Ski Dhaulagiri

Dhaulagiri is not just one more ski line to...
September 6, 2021

Weekend Warm-Up: The Fifty

Skier Cody Townsend never liked to ask the why...
September 4, 2021

Weekend (Not So) Warm-Up: Exit the North Pole

In 2019, two arctic explorers battled across the arctic...
August 28, 2021

Weekend Warm-Up: Wolfpack

When you hit rock bottom, they say you find...
August 22, 2021

Weekend Warm-Up: Shelter

Shelter is a basic human need. It keeps you...
August 14, 2021

Weekend Warm-Up: Stone Locals

Have you ever watched a child on a climbing...
July 31, 2021
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Weekend Warm-Up: The Northernmost Road

I’ve decided that Albert Einstein was incorrect when he...
July 10, 2021
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18 Peaks Over 4,000m in 14 Hours

Last summer, when competition-starved endurance athletes were setting Fastest...
July 7, 2021

Weekend Warm-Up: Life in General

For snowboarder and surfer Bryan Fox, life in general...
July 3, 2021
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The Best Satellite Phones of 2021

Satellite phones provide voice-to-voice communication in the most remote...
July 2, 2021

Weekend Warm-Up: Discovery

Despite faking a 1926 flight to the North Pole,...
June 26, 2021

Weekend Warm-Up: Hura — Wafaa Amer

This might be an overwhelming assumption, but I suspect...
June 19, 2021

Weekend Warm-Up: Davide’s Way

Some athletes, such as Davide Magnini, used the pandemic...
June 13, 2021

First Ski Descent of the SW Face of the Bietschhorn

Paul Bonhomme, Vivian Bruchez, and Giles Sierro have made...
May 20, 2021
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Weekend Warm-Up: Makatea

Erwan Le Lann has sailed to the remotest corners...
May 16, 2021

“Mad Sailor Shop” Closes After 500 Years

One of London’s oldest shops is closing its doors...
May 13, 2021
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First Ski Descent of the West Face of Mont Pouzenc

French mountain guide Paul Bonhomme has made the first...
May 12, 2021

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