Sports News and Press Releases about Outdoor Industry Events
Want to stay up to date on the latest press releases and news about outdoor sports races and events including mountain biking, trail running, climbing, skiing and more? Scroll below to view all outdoor sports event news.
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June 23, 2021
What Drought Means for Fishing in the Colorado River Basin and the West
Check out this Q & A about what the ongoing drought in the American West means for fishing in the Colorado River Basin, as well as other states suffering a similar parched summer. Adventure Journal
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June 14, 2021
National Parks Are Overcrowded and Closing Their Gates
Southeast Utah is among the most popular tourist destinations in the U.S. with two national parks and millions of undeveloped acres. But visitors are increasingly spending more time sitting in their cars as they wait to access the vast outdoors. Arches reaches capacity and closes its gate to visitors most days before...
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June 11, 2021
‘I was completely inside’: Lobster diver swallowed by humpback whale off Provincetown
In something truly biblical, veteran lobster diver Michael Packard was swallowed whole by a humpback whale. Outfitted with scuba gear, he estimated he was in the whale for 30 to 40 seconds before the whale finally surfaced, started throwing its head side to side, then Patrick found himself outside, in...
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June 10, 2021
Meet the TikTokers Upending Outdoor Influencer Culture
By valuing relatability over action shots, TikTok may be ushering in a new era of outdoor creators and celebrities. Anyone can spontaneously go viral on TikTok, creating a crop of content creators who are passionate about the outdoors and have brought quarantined audiences closer to nature in the past year....
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June 3, 2021
China bans ultramarathons and off-road races after 21 die in Gansu tragedy
China has issued a ban on all ultramarathons and off-road running races following the recent tragedy at the Huanghe Shilin Mountain Marathon at which 21 runners died on May 22. The General Administration of Sport of China has declared a range of running disciplines as insufficiently regulated and lacking well-defined...
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June 2, 2021
Fastest Female Climber, Oldest American Return Safely from Everest’s Summit
Tsang Yin-hung, 45, of Hong Kong, set the record for the fastest climb from basecamp to summit by a woman—25 hours, 50 minutes. And Arthur Muir, at 75, became the oldest American to successfully scale the world’s highest peak. Adventure Journal
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May 31, 2021
Everything You Need to Get Started Overlanding
Want to go on a vehicle-based adventure this summer? Here’s where to head, what vehicle to take, and how to stay safe and comfortable while you’re out there. Outside
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May 31, 2021
Evidence of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test may be required for Tokyo 2020 spectators
Domestic spectators could only be permitted to attend events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games if they provide either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test, it has been claimed. To date, over 3.2 million people have been fully vaccinated, roughly 2.6 per cent of the country’s...
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May 26, 2021
A Controversial Climbing Season on Mt. Everest Nears its End
As the final summit bids wrap up and the seasonal monsoons arrive, Nepal is left to face an uncertain future as COVID-19 cases, and causalities are on the rise. And with all international flights canceled, many foreign visitors are left wondering how they’ll get home. Adventure Blog
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May 15, 2021
Petition to cancel Tokyo 2020 Olympics submitted with 350,000 signatures
The submission of the petition comes amid rising COVID-19 cases in Japan, while concerns over the fate of the Games have grown due to Japan's low vaccination rate, the spread of new variants and the state of emergency in place in Tokyo and other prefectures. Inside The Games
