Author: Justin Housman
Once Near-Extinct Fin Whales Gathering In Huge Numbers Near Antarctica
Fin Whales, the second-largest animal on the planet, after the blue whale, were hunted to near extinction in the 19th and early 20th centuri [...]
Skiing and Pizza, a Love Story
Hot pizza, cold snow, a match made in aprés heaven.
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Painful to Carry Gear That’s Still Totally Worth Carrying
We’ve added some to this list since we’re always finding new ways to torture ourselves on hikes. – Ed.
Couple weeks ago, I set out on a nic [...]
12 Women, 40 Days on the River, and Some Very, Very Heavy Canoes
Wood On Water is a documentary chronicling a long, slow, river trip consisting of twelve women, nine of which are teenagers, traveling [...]
The Patagonia UltraAlpine Down Crew Asks: Why Zippers?
Of all the, let’s say, experimental outdoor clothes I wear, including a pair of hiking boots with uppers made from Dyneema that look mor [...]
Saguaro National Park Beckons With Stunning Vistas, and, Er, Prickly Arms
Arizona’s Saguaro National Park has been occupied by humans for at least 2,000 years. Most recently by park rangers and tourists and ad [...]
Free Days At National Parks Start Today
In 2022, there are five days you can get into the parks with no admission fees. Free days kick off today, in recognition of MLK Jr. Day [...]
In Which a Land Rover Driver Learns the Importance of Snow-Friendly Tires
We just covered a set of lovely Nokian all-terrain-lite tires that do exceptionally [...]
Climbing Blind—Really
Jesse Dufton was born with a degenerative sight condition that means every year his vision has grown dimmer. By his 30s he could only r [...]
UK’s Dacia Duster 4×4 Gets Dealer Mud Bath Because Drivers Don’t Off-Road
The Dacia brand might be known to you if you are, or were, a fan of the UK’s Top Gear show, with Clarkson, May, and Hammond playfully mockin [...]
Skiers Stuck on Lift Blasted With Freezing Water
At North Carolina’s Beech Mountain, two skiers were hospitalized and others hurt whe [...]
Ski Film Gets the ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ Treatment
In the not too distant future, a viewer will sit and watch ski movies, with hilarious commentary. It's Mystery Ranch Theater, 3000.
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Mountain Lion Charges Hiker, Hiker Charges Lion, Hiker Wins
A man named Dutch Faro was out hiking and running along Southern California’s Pyrami [...]
Nokian’s New Outpost APT Are the Dream Small Adventure Rig Tire
Nokian might be a tire maker unfamiliar to many readers. Nokia, the Finnish phone company? I think I had one of their cellphones with that c [...]
Oh Lord No—Skiers Stuck on Lift Blasted With Freezing Water
At Beech Mountain, in North Carolina, two skiers were hospitalized, and others hurt when, unimaginably, a water pipe burst directly belo [...]
A Father and Daughter Take on the ‘Pioneer’s Route’
Gudmund Söderin, former Olympic skier, returns to a ski tour route in Sweden he first made 40 years ago. This time, his daughter and he [...]
Ancient Big Bend Rock Art Irreparably Vandalized
People have inhabited the area that today makes up Big Bend National Park, in southwestern Texas, for at least 13,000 years. At some point d [...]