June 2, 2022

The Wasatch All-Road Bicycle Race

/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Now in its second year, the Wasatch All-Road Bicycle Race returns August 27, 2022, with a challenging day of riding around Utah’s stunning Wasatch County and the Uinta National Forest. This year’s iteration features two big changes: the race will start and finish at Soldier Hollow Nordic...

June 2, 2022

Hit the Trail on the 30th Annual National Trails Day®

Silver Spring, MD/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – This Saturday–June 4–millions of people in every state will hit the trail to celebrate the 30th annual American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day®. This year’s celebration is about coming together to make the trails and the outdoor community better than ever. Folks of all ages and abilities,...

June 1, 2022

Appalachian Trail Hiker Falls Off Cliff, Dies

On May 29, Paul “Grandmaster” Classen fell from one of the most photographed places in Virginia and later died from his injuries. Classen, 23, fell 50 feet from McAfee Knob, which juts from the summit of Catawba Mountain (3,197 feet). GearJunkie

June 1, 2022

25-Year-Old Woman Gored by Bison at Yellowstone National Park

According the officials, the woman, along with two other people, were well within the 25 yard distance requirement. The victim was within 10 feet of the animal. Bison have injured more people at Yellowstone than any other animal in the park. The Inertia

May 29, 2022

Why Are So Many Climbers in Trouble on Mount Hood This Year?

The most popular route up Oregon’s Mount Hood, an 11,249-foot active volcano, passes by two giant cavities that exhaust lethal sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide. The Devils Kitchen fumarole sits just climber’s right of Hogsback, a steep snow ridge that runs from 10,500 feet up to the Pearly Gates, the...

May 26, 2022

VJ Shoes &OCRWC Partner for 2022 OCR World Championships

/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) athletes know that shoes are one of the most important pieces of equipment in their kit, so it’s with great excitement that the OCR World Championships announces it has once again partnered with VJ Shoes as the official worldwide shoe sponsor of 2022...

May 26, 2022

Alpacka Raft Announces World Premiere of Sheri at Mountainfilm

MANCOS, Colo. (May 26, 2022)/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – Alpacka Raft, the world’s leading packrafting brand, will debut its new documentary, Sheri, on the opening night of Mountainfilm in Telluride. On the heels of the brand’s 20th anniversary, Sheri tells the story of founder Sheri Tingey, who navigated the male-dominated outdoor industry for...

May 24, 2022

Alex Honnold, The World’s Boldest Climber, Just Became A Dad. Now What?

Honnold, age 36, is a brand-new dad, and fatherhood makes for a terrific equalizer. It transforms otherwise superhuman men into everyday citizens, leaving them to paw around in the dark for fresh diapers, for nearby pacifiers, and for answers that can take years to arrive, if ever. There is no...

May 24, 2022

Crazy Creek Products Celebrates 35 years of “Just Sit There” with Yellowstone Contest

Red Lodge, MT /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Crazy Creek Products, inventors of the legless camping chair, is celebrating their 35th anniversary in 2022. In an effort to reward the Crazy Creek fans out there, today the company launched a contest to win an all-expense-paid trip to Yellowstone National Park with travel...

May 24, 2022

National Trails Day® Community Grant Recipients

Silver Spring, MD /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - American Hiking, with financial support from the U.S. Forest Service, is proud to announce the recipients of the first-of-its-kind National Trails Day® Community Grant. The grant is designed to reduce barriers for underrepresented communities to organize meaningful events in celebration of the 30th annual American...