One of the most important aspects to cold weather survival outdoors is your choice of clothing. But even with the proper clothing, a lack of knowledge can be fatal. Most people who brave the outdoors...
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The wise fly-fisher never underestimates his or her prey. You may have your eye on a prize catch, but do you realize it probably has you in its eye as well? Not to mention its nose and ears? It's...
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If so, the site for you is The Women's Wilderness Institute based in Boulder, Colorado. The institute's 20 outdoor educators are professionals who guide outdoor adventures and trips for women...
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Two Sherpa climbers died in an avalanche on Mount Pumori last week, Narayan Acharya of the Nepal Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation reported. According to Nepalnews, Ang Jabu Sherpa, 33,...
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The rumor is out that The Boeing Co. is behind a massive upgrade of the Global Positioning System so near and dear to the hearts of all wilderness wanderers - whether on land, sea, or air. New...
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The Scotland Sunday Times has posted an article on tripping the great outdoors for one last fling with the kids before winter. It has great suggestions for keeping the little ones busy, but - better...
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Filed in archive Biking
by Beverly Durfee on October 16, 2006
Andrea Sachs of The Washington Post got together with Adventure Cycling Association of Montana and Bicycling magazine to come up with the list of the 10 friendliest bicycling cities in the U.S. The...
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Every day is a good snow day in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. What? You didn't know that it's just a short step from the dunes to the slopes in one of the hottest spots in the world? (Neither...
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Filed in archive Hiking
by Beverly Durfee on October 12, 2006
You can look at all the photographs you can find to try figure out why they call Montana "Big Sky Country," but you'll never get it from pictures. Or video. I think to really see the...
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Former Olympic and World Cup moguls champion Jony Moseley, ex-aerials and combined world and World Cup champion Trace Worthington and Alpine World Ski Championships medalist Julie Parisien have been...
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Does a 300+ mile 3-4 day non-stop race through the Moab, Utah-area desert in October sound like fun to you? If you said yes, does it still sound like fun when you're biking, paddling, rappelling...
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OGE, Inc. has launched OGEBlog.com - an outdoor blog to reveal the latest and greatest outdoor equipment and apparel from the world's best gear companies, including gear comparisons. The blog...
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Filed in archive by Beverly Durfee on October 07, 2006
Wikipedia says: Wind chill is the apparent temperature felt on exposed skin due to the combination of air temperature and wind speed. Except at higher temperatures, where wind chill is considered less...
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Stellar News has published a press release announcing a partnership between REI Adventures and Bonneville Environmental Foundation to green up travel for outdoor enthusiasts. Here's an out-take:...
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Montana sports not only Big Sky, but BIG mountains. And if you want one of those straight-down, powdery mountains all to yourself, you have until November 30, 2006 to enter the contest. Sure, some...
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The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and Daisy Outdoor Products are sponsoring the "Take Aim at Safety" essay contest for hunters between the ages of 8 and 15. Participants are asked to write a...
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A ruling by a U.S. District Court judge has alarmed hunters and anglers in northeastern Louisiana and they say the decision could affect outdoorsmen across the country. On Aug. 29 federal judge Robert...
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Want to be outdoors? Want to be a leader? Want both? Take yourself over to the National Outdoor Leadership School - an outdoor teaching organization that does some incredible things with some...
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