This Memorial day, as we remember all who sacrificed for us, let us cyclists also remember the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps at Fort Missoula, Montana, back in 1896. Those are the Buffalo Soldiers you see up there, at Yellowstone. This infantry was established to see if bikes could work for military purposes in mountainous terrain. [...]
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It’s hardly the end of the contentious issue that has divided the Boy Scouts of America, but it’s a start at least. Yesterday the organization of more than 2.6 million kids, guided by some one million adult volunteers, held a vote via secret ballot of more than 1,400 volunteer leaders from scouting’s 270 councils. Allowing [...]
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The first round of the 2013 Enduro World Series took place in Italy this past weekend and it was pretty epic. Enduro is an evolving format with bits of XC, downhill, and even street riding mashed together. In the first race of the year — formats will all differ — it required more than 4,500 [...]
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Rupert Grey is making a good run at the world’s most interesting man. After graduating Wellington College in the UK in 1965, he moved to Canada and worked as a lumberjack, cowboy, and roughneck. He came home, got a law degree, then became a paratrooper. Between 1969 and 1972 he prospected for copper in the [...]
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The hardest thing about driving through southern Utah’s Indian Creek is keeping your eyes on the road. All those splitters…the Simpsons clouds…the Six Shooters on the horizon…that’s why you should let someone else drive. *More or less. Probably more. Don’t be literal.
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He said he would do it and he did. Just five months after having his fourth heart surgery, 80-year-old Yuichiro Miura (at right in photo with son Gota, left) became the oldest person to climb the world’s highest peak, reaching the summit of Mt. Everest at 9 a.m. Thursday. Although Miura’s fame has faded in [...]
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Doug Abromeit, retired director of the Forest Service National Avalanche Center, died suddenly on Sunday near Sun Valley while he was riding his mountain bike with friends. The cause of death is still uncertain, but he was ahead of his friends and when they caught up they found him lying on the ground still in [...]
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Overlandia: Driving a 1936 Rolls Royce Across India
15 Seconds: Driving Indian Creek, Utah
The Man Who Skied Down Everest Climbs it at 80
National Avalanche Legend Doug Abromeit Passes Away
Smokey Is Fighting Fracking and the Feds Don’t Like It
Prickly, Beloved Mountain Gazette Print Version Shut Down
Historical Badass: Alpinist Alex Lowe
Volunteer Fired at Saguaro National Park for Reporting Graffiti
Sierra Club Joins Lawsuit Against Mountain Bike Park
Driver Busted After Bragging on Twitter About Hitting Cyclist
The Daily Bike: Les Granges du Galibier, Giro d’Italia 2013
15 Seconds: Boiling Clouds
The List: The 10 Things You REALLY Need on a River Trip
Kim Havell Makes First Female Descent of Grand Teton’s Otter Body
