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4 Tactics and 14 Organizations to Support LGBTQ+ Climbers This Pride Month
This June, LGBTQ+ climbers remain under attack in the U.S., and around the world. Here’s how to show up for them. The post 4 Tactics and 14 Organizations to Support LGBTQ+ Climbers This Pride Month appeared first on Climbing.
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Tough Winter? Not in Vermont, Where Ski Resorts Saw Best Visitation in Decades
Ski Vermont, a local non-profit trade group, recently announced that the state’s ski resorts reported 4.36 million skier visits.
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Mammoth Mountain Has Closed For The Season
The California resort's closing day was June 7, 2026.
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X Games League Announces Winter Draft
Kokomo Murase and Mark McMorris are among riders who will be drafted.
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Alterra Decides To "Part Ways" With Steamboat Ski Resort President
Dave Hunter is out, with the executive vice president of Alterra’s Rockies Division, Rob Perlman, leading daily operations in the meantime.
How To Be Finless, Frictionless and Free: Surfing According To Krooky
“There’s a kid coming up right now that is the best surfer in the world. Like, he’s the guy. He’s going places on waves that no one’s been before. Is everybody talking about him?” - Sterling Spencer “He’s arguably the best surfer in the world when it comes to unorthodox, eccentric surfing.” - ...
Are You Ruining Your Touring Bindings Without Realizing It?
Do your touring bindings need a spa day? Probably.
That Time Jimmy Buffett Took Colin Jost Surfing—And Saved Him From Drowning
Mr. Margaritaville, ever the gracious host, lent a board and kept an eye on his guest.
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"Every Wave Looked Like a Closeout:" Lessons Learned In Indo
After nearly 32 hours of travel, I arrived in the Playgrounds region of the Mentawai Islands and paddled straight into the biggest swell of 2026. We went straight to Kandui. A shallow and heavy reef that requires equal parts devotion and caution. My guide, Riku Matsumoto, put it best: "Sometimes ...
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New Lightweight Carbon Downhill Helmet from Lazer
Bike park season and rowdy summer laps are on everyone's mind, and it seems like Lazer is on the same train of thought. Lazer has a century-long heritage of designing helmets in Belgium, but today they are turning the page to a completely new category: full-face, with their first DH-rated offerin...
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Electric Overlanding? Say Hello to the Specialized Levo 4 X
It does feel a bit like we’re just seeing the same bike in different versions from Specialized these days, and some of the releases make more sense than others. With the new Levo 4 X, it seems that Specialized is going utilitarian, yet quite bougie, especially since this bike only comes in the ...
Kiwi Surf Star Troy Hirst Mourned Across New Zealand and Indonesia
New Zealand and Indonesia's surf communities mourn the loss of a beloved friend and father.
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Origins of the Frontside Pop-Shove, Part 2
SOMEHOW A FULL DECADE HAS TICKED OFF SINCE WE CHECKED IN WITH STEVE ROCCO AND TRACED THE 1ST EVER FRONTSIDE POP SHOVE-IT TO ONE HE DID AT A DEMO IN VENEZUELA (OVER A 3” PIPE) IN ‘79. AS I BEGAN MY DAY YESTERDAY I GOT A RANDOM EMAIL FROM STEVE. Rocco: Hey Mackenzie, it’s been a while. I just got ...
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I Love Dogs—Which Is Why I Would Never Bring Mine on a Thru-Hike
The minute you decide to bring your pup with you, you’re no longer the one in charge. The post I Love Dogs—Which Is Why I Would Never Bring Mine on a Thru-Hike appeared first on Backpacker.
Forever Intertwined: The Telemark Turn and the Jamband
Panic's a little long in the tooth, and the Dead mainstream and commoditized. But tele’s heady music might just remain its strongest allure–and closest cousin.
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Vail Resorts Says Next Season's Pass Sales Are Down After Challenging Year Out West
The company's CEO, Rob Katz, called the results disappointing but not surprising given the low snow year.
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A Return to Blouberg, South Africa: Julian Roup on the Boys Who Started Surfing the Cape's Most Windswept Beach Seventy Years Ago
Seventy years after three boys started surfing at Blouberg, Herman Roup went home. The water still knew his name.
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Key Section of Continental Divide Trail Closes Due to Bear Activity in Glacier
The Continental Divide Trail Coalition says that southbound thru-hikers may want to consider delaying their departure until after the National Park Service lifts the closure. The post Key Section of Continental Divide Trail Closes Due to Bear Activity in Glacier appeared first on Backpacker.
Hey Dibi: How To Stay Clean When The Party Train's Rolling
Editor’s Note: Have a question for Dibi Fletcher? She’s definitely got answers. Or at least a perspective. Don’t hold back, shoot her a DM on Instagram and ask away. Here’s this week’s dispatch from the Matriarch of Radical… My kid is getting into surfing and I don't want to be an overbearing dad...
Could This Tiny Algae-Eater End Toxic Red Tides?
Sometimes, the grim reapers within the natural world consequently serve the greater good. In this case, the dealer of death is a simple yet ostensibly potent dinoflagellate. “There’s a ‘ruthless predator’ in the ocean that harpoons its prey,” foments the ever-trusted BBC’s Wildlife Magazine, ...