Trading in Two Wheels for Four
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Wednesday, 08 May 2013 21:00
Remember that feeling of being a kid when you could turn most everything into an adventure: climbing trees, riding bikes, building forts? Youthful imagination has no boundaries. For most of us, somewhere between The Sandlot years and high school, these adventures fade.
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A Glimpse Down the Line
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Sunday, 05 May 2013 20:45
Wet, slippery climbing rope, cold glacial melts, tight spaces and anything but traditional anchor points – not the typical alpine descent, but for a few in Squamish, BC its the only way to spend a weekend.
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The Smiley's and the Committed Project
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Sunday, 28 April 2013 09:00
Maybe you share a dream of mine: Ditch it all, buy a sprinter van, and go adventuring. One couple, Janelle and Mark Smiley, have done just that and then some.
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Boundlessly Charging Forward in Hopes of Two
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Saturday, 30 March 2013 09:00
Some of the best adventures start with the line "listen I've got this thing, do you think you could swing something with work?" For Simon Donato and Paul "Turbo" Trebilcock that something turned into a year of competing in some of the gnarliest endurance races in the world, all for the sake of entertainment and the opportunity to do it.
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How to be Romantic in the Bushes
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Thursday, 14 February 2013 10:00
On Valentines day it is hard not to feel like the Hallmark holiday is cliché and artificial. For us outdoorsy types, how do you step beyond the commercialism? My solution: Take it outdoors! Granted this may not be for everyone, and I can't promise your date will be swooned by your man vs. wild ways, but it is worth a shot. As any day among nature is much better than one inside.
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Orienteering Takes on Art in the Snow
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Tuesday, 29 January 2013 11:00
When I was a kid, I never could quite get the art of making snow angels. Plop on your back, wave your arms and legs and, ever so softly, attempt to get up off the imprint without ruining it. For whatever reason I was never able to make mine look like anything more than a cow tipped sideways on the snow. Simon Beck, a 54 year old Orienteering mapmaker from Southern England, has perfected the art form, albeit adding slightly to the complexity and size.
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Secret Styles of the Adventure Racer: The Everything Minimalist
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Monday, 28 January 2013 10:00
Adventure Racers are an unique breed, we have a distinct sense of style. It becomes obvious that no matter the angle, position, activity, or photo quality, it's hard not to look like a dork when dressed for an adventure race.
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Doomsday....Ride
Written by David Houghton
Adventure
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Friday, 18 January 2013 12:00
"You are murderers! Yes, murderers!" Octave Lapize reputedly shouted at race officials in the 1910 Tour de France, after grinding his bicycle over the brutal Col de Tourmalet. I was tempted to make the same accusation to Cristiano Werneck, tour leader on the Doomsday Ride. But as I crested the final hill, after over 40,000 meters of climbing, the best I could manage was, "I need cerveza. Yes, cerveza!"
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