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One of the biggest and best ice climbing festivals in the world gets underway today, when the Ouray Ice Festival kicks off in Ouray, Colorado. Held annually at the Ouray Ice Park , the event begins with a party tonight and the actual competitions, demonstrations, clinics, and so on, starting tomorrow. Over the course of the next few days, some of the top ice climbers in the world will be competing against one another on Ouray's famed frozen walls. The man-made ice park features more than 200 different ...
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This weekend is the second annual Outside in Aspen event in Aspen, Colorado of course. For those that haven't heard about it before, this is a weekend of outdoor fun and parties, sponsored by Outside Magazine , that brings some of the top adventure athletes in the world together with regular Joe's like you and me, for a host of activities, including rock climbing, mountain biking, kayaking, and much more. This year I'm going to be attending the event and sharing my thoughts on everything that is happening.
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from The Adventure Blog
The 2011 Mountainfilm Festival is now just a week and a half away, and organizers for the event, which goes down annually in Telluride, Colorado, have posted the complete line-up of films and guests that will be on hand to celebrate. Over the past 30+ years, the festival has earned itself a reputation for being one of the best events around, and that is reflected in the diversity of films and guests that will make an appearance there this year. You can check out the complete list of films by clicking here
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from The Adventure Blog
National Geographic has launched a new line of adventure sports videos called Fringe Elements that looks to have a ton of great potential. As you can imagine, coming from Nat Geo, the quality is extremely high, and they cover a broad base of outdoor activities. In the first round of videos alone, there is everything from rock climbing to trail running, with just about everything in between. Along with the launch of these new videos, there is all a gallery of "expert tips" which offers up some great advice
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from The Adventure Blog
The Mountainfilm Festival is inching ever closer to its May 27th start date, and organizers have announced more guest speakers for the event which is held annually in Telluride, Colorado. Previously, it had been announced that speakers such as Dan Austin, of 88bikes, and climber/guide Freddie Wilkinson, amongst others, would be on hand to share their stories and experiences. Now the list of guests has grown nicely with some excellent and interesting people being added to the mix. For instance, Three Cups
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from The Adventure Blog
National Geographic is jumping into the adventure travel arena in a big way and has announced 11 great itineraries for 2011. These new travel opportunities will fall under their National Geographic Expeditions umbrella, but will have their own Nat Geo Adventures brand. Amongst the destinations for these inaugural trips are Nepal, Chile, Bhutan, Mongolia, and more. The trips are capped at just 16 travelers, which helps to keep it a more intimate affair, and accommodations will range from deluxe camping to
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The Winter Outdoor Retailer show went down in Salt Lake City last week with gear manufacturers rolling out all kinds of new items to drool over. There were literally thousands of things to sift through and over the course of the coming months most of them will begin to find their way onto the shelves of our favorite gear stores and into our anxiously waiting hands. To get an idea of what we can expect, here are two list of the "best gear of the show." First, The Gear Junkie has Part 1 of his favorite gear
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from The Alpinist - newswire
On January 8 and 9, Austrian Markus Bendler won the first lead-climbing competition of this year's Ice Climbing World Cup. Bendler is no stranger to the podium, having finished first place overall in 2009 and 2010. The men's finals was a close competition, as Bendler and local Hee Yong Park both finished with .01 seconds left on the clock. With the two competitors tied for first, the judges looked to their semi-final runs to make the decision. The competition is divided between two disciplines, Lead and
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from Petzl Blog
Posted By Steve Mc Clure the 2010-12-09 December in Britain can be dreary! With flights at a mere 100 and a forecast of a sunny 20 degrees Gran Canaria looked appealing. A family holiday with a beach priority but enough rock to keep insanity at bay. We left Sheffield just as the snows began, roads already closing down and setting us on edge with a close call journey to the airport. Little did we know our flight out would be one of the last before the whole of the UK turned white. The internet can be a ...
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from The Adventure Blog
With the calendar turned to December, it is time for the annual litany of retrospectives on the year that has passed. Perhaps the one that I look forward to the most is National Geographic's annual list of Adventurers of the Year, and this morning they released their list, once again giving us the opportunity to vote for whomever we feel is most deserving as well. The full list of honorees can be viewed by clicking here . The include such Adventure Blog favorites as ocean rower Roz Savage , rock climber
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