August 13, 2024

Paris Olympics Average 30.7M Viewers on NBCU, Biggest Since 1994

According to the final ratings tally for the 2024 Summer Olympics, the NBCU platforms averaged 30.7 million viewers per day, a composite figure that includes the live coverage in the afternoons (2-5 p.m. ET) and the traditional primetime windows. That combined delivery marked an 82% improvement compared to the long-delayed Tokyo...

August 13, 2024

Man Dies in Death Valley After 1-Mile Hike in 119-Degree Heat

Peter Hayes Robino arrived at the Natural Bridge trail’s parking lot in Death Valley on August 1 after a short hike in the desert. That afternoon, the National Park’s Furnace Creek weather station recorded a peak temperature of 119 degrees. Death Valley said it was likely that hot when Robino returned from the...

August 13, 2024

Chefs, celebs & cyclists convene for the inaugural Gran Fondo Hincapie Bentonville

Bentonville, Ark., (August 13, 2024) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – Gran Fondo Hincapie has been creating cycling experiences for over 12 years and this year, launched its latest event taking place in Bentonville, Ark., Sept. 6 - 8. The multi-day cycling celebration will offer scenic rides, live music, and a family festival...

August 9, 2024

Cache_Seven Partners with Nantucket Race Week, Celebrating a Community’s Love of the Sea

Nantucket, MA, August 9, 2024 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – The Cache_Seven team is excited to announce their sponsorship of Nantucket Race Week (NRW). Specifically, Cache_Seven will be the title sponsor for the Kite and Melges 15 Regattas. The almost two-week-long event raises money to support Nantucket Community Sailing (NCS), an island non-profit...

August 8, 2024

Helly Hansen Brings its Trusted by Professionals Message to Life with American Magic

OSLO, NORWAY /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - To create protective, performance-driven gear for the most extreme conditions worldwide, Norway-based brand Helly Hansen has worked closely with professionals for more than 140 years. The process of applying feedback and insights from professionals into its apparel has been implemented since the brand’s inception, leading...

August 7, 2024

Why Are Olympic Skateboarders Allowed to Wear Headphones?

Japan’s Yuto Horigome wore Apple AirPods when he won gold in in the men’s street competition last week, as did bronze medalist Nyjah Huston of Team USA. Silver medalist Jagger Eaton, also of Team USA, wore Samsung buds; Canada’s Cordano Russell wore JLab. Of those companies, only Samsung is an official IOC partner. The others have no affiliation—they...

August 6, 2024

The Running Event Announces New Venue for 2025

(August 6, 2024) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - The Running Event (TRE), the leading run and outdoor specialty retail conference and trade show in North America, is excited to announce that TRE 2025 will be held in San Antonio, TX. After extensive research, TRE selected San Antonio as the ideal new location...

August 6, 2024

“Designed by Disaster” Adventure Documentary Premieres at Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival’s Fall Showcase September 7, 2024

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (August 6, 2024)/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – Kahtoola, in partnership with Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival (FMFF), announces the local premiere of its inspirational documentary “Designed by Disaster” at the festival’s Fall Showcase at the Prochnow Auditorium in Flagstaff, Ariz. on Saturday Sept. 7, 2024 at 7 p.m. MST. The event features...

July 30, 2024

Report: Wildfires Increasingly Disrupt Camping Plans

The first wildfire started on May 10 near the remote town of Fort Nelson in British Columbia. With dry and windy conditions, the fire quickly spread to consume over 13,050 acres in three days. By July 22, a fire started near Jasper National Park, which prompted park evacuations as well...

July 29, 2024

Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship Launches Mountains to Meadows Trailfest September 19-22, 2024

QUINCY, CA /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship is launching a new outdoor festival this fall in northern California called Mountains to Meadows Trailfest, a four-day celebration of trails and community to benefit the work of the Stewardship. Trailfest will be held September 19-22, 2024 at the Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds...