America’s first National River, the mighty Buffalo, runs 153 miles through rough, wild terrain in Arkansas’ Ozark Mountains. I consider it my river. I grew up here—paddling in the spring and early summer, hiking in the fall. I know the…
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We often view trips—and especially outdoor exploits—as a chance to “get away.” Traffic, people, cell phones, computers, laundry, grocery lists, etc: a trip to the mountains can be a great reset button when life in society is feeling overwhelming. Kim…
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The first time I ever drove into southwest Utah, I had a sneaking suspicion I’d fall for it. The red rock walls and arches around Moab were unlike anything else I’d seen. Though I barely knew anything about the landscape…
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Story by Leif Whittaker, Photos by Freya Fenwood During a two-week ski trip to the north island of Japan, four friends and I learned some valuable tricks for staying comfortable, safe, respectful, and well fed in the land of deep…
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Ever wish you could do what you love for a living? What if backpacking, road-tripping or paddling paid the bills? Meet Mike Morin and Amanda Peterson, aka the Access Fund Conservation Team. Sponsored in-part by Therm-a-Rest, this dynamic duo has…
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It’s getting more and more difficult the say the words, ”Skiing in the Pacific Northwest” and not have Jason Hummel’s name come up. Not only is Jason shooting some amazing ski and mountaineering photography, but he also happens to be…
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Imagine the world’s largest vacuum cleaner convention. Suits, ties, slick salespeople and some schmarmy, red-carpeted, faux-pillared and gold-embossed convention center on the outskirts of Vegas that was last renovated in 1977. Take the exact opposite of all that (except the…
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Editor’s note: The world lost one of it’s brightest smiles on September 29th, 2014, when climber, skier, friend and effervescent fountain of stoke Liz Daley was caught in an avalanche while descending Cerro Vespignani in Chile. We’d just begun working…
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When you hear, “We flew into Vegas and picked up an RV for a four-day video shoot in the desert,” you might conjure-up some sort of wild, Fear and Loathing-style debauchery. But if you did, you’d be wrong. Of course,…
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Story and Photos By Dan Oberlatz As my bare feet were swallowed by the sulfurous mud, it took an almost vocal effort to contain the fear that was welling up my gut. I was facing one of those moments that…
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Story and Photos By Chris Bangs Read Part 1: The Bike Ride. Aug. 14, Day 10. Mile 382 Justene and I arrived at the Big Sandy Trailhead in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming. Cycling the last 20 miles, up…
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Story and Photos by Christopher Bangs I applied for the AAC Live Your Dream Grant to go on a human-powered expedition from Bozeman, Montana to the Wind River Mountains in Wyoming. My wife Justene Sweet and I would be riding…
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