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The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) closed down the Bump and Grind Trail in Palm Desert California on June 27, 2011. According to the DFG, the closure is necessary for  necessary to encourage endangered peninsular bighorn sheep to return and raise their young. The Bump and Grind Trail is one of the Coachella Valley’s most popular trails and is known by several different names including Desert Drive Trail, Patton Trail, Desert Mirage Trail and Dog Poop Trail. More than 200 people use the... Read Full Story

If you thought wing-suit base-jumping was cool, wait till you see the stunt by Swiss aerial daredevil Yves Rossy. With a jet-powered pack strapped on his back, the dashing Jetman jumped from a helicopter and flew across the Grand Canyon, a feat more dangerous than his previous adventures with the backpack . The jet pack does not have any controls except for a grip throttle and the only instrument on it is an audible altimeter. Rossy is the only man alive who can control it. Read Full Story

Adidas renewed its commitment to the outdoor industry just about 3 years ago. Now the world’s second-largest sporting goods maker is getting excited about outdoor gear. According to Rolf Reinschmidt, the senior vice president and head of global outdoor unit, outdoor gear “has bee on of the fastest growing categories within the Adidas group in 2010 and that trend is clearly expected to continue. They’ve not even entered the US market yet which is expected to be $10 billion of annual sales... Read Full Story

Men with beards used to be a common sight. Today there are few men who let their beards grow even among those whose religion forbid them from shaving it. If you’re a mountaineer, there’s a good reason to have some hair on your chin. A study done by Scientists from Winconsin Institute of Physiological Performance Science revealed that the beard could give you a significant advantage over clean shaven men at high altitudes. In fact the study showed that it could be the difference between life... Read Full Story

The amount of water you need for hiking depends on many things; your level of fitness, humidity, temperature, how much you exert yourself and more. You need to replace the amount of water you lost through sweat and respiration or you risk dehydration which may result in muscle cramps, tiredness and loss of strength. Prolonged dehydration may cause dizziness, nausea and worse, heatstroke. In general, a person can lose up to 1.5 litres of water in 2 or 3 hours. You can lose more than 5... Read Full Story

Last week a woman was killed when a tree fell on her tent during severe thunderstorms at Shawnee State Forest in southern Ohio. “Meredith Wilkie, 24, a 2005 graduate of Fairfield High School, died about 4:45 p.m. after winds reached more than 70 mph and a tree was uprooted and fell on the tent, said Jason Fallon, an agency spokesman.” A tree can provide some protection from the wind but it’s far too risky for it to be an option especially in windy conditions and thunderstorms. You’d be... Read Full Story

I'm testing a really cool wordpress theme called Prestige from Themeforest. I have to say that it's pretty and definitely more than just a simple theme. My previous theme was Thesis. Read Full Story

It’s a red bull culture spoof with a stupid but death-defying stunt. I love how the dinghy bounced. via The Goat Read Full Story

It was a marketing stunt by the shoe company Hi-Tec that gave them a lot of attention after the video was launched. This of course is a good thing (for them) even though the company later had to admit that it was all a hoax – a well intended one. Here’s part of the press release that attempted an explanation to what they were trying to do: “We wanted to create a piece of entertainment around our hydrophobic footwear and get people talking and thinking about the brand differently.  The idea... Read Full Story

Doug Scott, arguably the UK’s second most famous mountaineer after Chris Bonington, is on tour in Scotland over the next few days. His illustrated talks, Himalaya Alpine Style and Life and Hard Times, can be heard at venues such as Portree and Livingston, and he will also be in Edinburgh and Glasgow as part of a Greater Ranges supergroup along with Peter Habeler, Tom Hornbein, Hamish MacInnes and Paul “Tut” Braithwaite. More info at Caledonian Mercury Read Full Story