The 2012 Outdoor Industry Association’s Outdoor Inspiration Awards have been announced including some outstanding organizations and individuals that have devoted their time to adventure sports. The awards were presented to the Nantahala Outdoor Center, the National Outdoor Leadership School, the North Face, and the first blind mountain climber to climb Mount Everest, Erik Weihenmayer.

Breathe Magazine 6.2 is out! So in an effort to avoid falling into a perpetual planning loop I have trained myself to ask one question, each morning, after the morning coffee: "what am I going to do today?" In Will Laughlin and Ray Zahab's case, to "do" was to run through one of the most inhospitable places on earth – an expedition run through Death Valley...

Lack of snow was not a deterrent for competitors that came out to challenge the 2012 Snowshoe Raid that went off in the Blue Mountains, Ontario on January 22. While the top three for the men’s category was not a surprise, the women’s division had some new faces hit the podium.

For the most part snowshoeing in Canada during the winter months is pretty simple. Look outside, if it’s snowing, grab snowshoes and go. This year the unsteady weather patterns have left Canucks with less than favourable snowfall, particularly in parts of Ontario.