February 16, 2022

Grassroots Outdoor Alliance releases Trends Report for Fall 2021, powered by PivotPoint data, to member retailers, vendor partners and key associates

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (February 16, 2022) /OUTDOOR ALLIANCE/ - Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, the national organization working together for the health and growth of specialty outdoor retail, this week announced the release of their Trends Report for Fall 2021, powered by PivotPoint national data, exclusively to member retailers, vendor partners and key...

February 14, 2022

Olympians, World Cup Veterans Lead The Way For mountainFLOW at American Birkebeiner

(BOULDER, CO - February 2022) /OUTDOOR PORTSWIRE/ - mountainFLOW, the innovative and award-winning Colorado company that revolutionized the ski wax and bike lube industries with its line of groundbreaking eco-friendly products, announced today that three-time Olympian Simi Hamilton and six other elite skiers will all use moutainFLOW’s recently released line...

February 14, 2022

Mountain Hardwear Announces Title Sponsorship of No Man’s Land Film Festival

Richmond, Calif. (Feb. 14, 2022) /OUTDOOR SPORSTWIRE/ - Mountain Hardwear, leaders in performance equipment and apparel for climbers, mountaineers and outdoor athletes, is proud to announce its partnership with No Man’s Land Film Festival as the event’s first-ever title sponsor. Together, Mountain Hardwear and No Man’s Land hope to build...

February 9, 2022

‘30-Day Survival Challenge’: Canadian YouTuber Charged With Violating National Park Act

Parks Canada is charging B.C. native Gregory Ovens and American Zachary Fowler with unlawfully fishing, hunting, discharging firearms, lighting fires, damaging natural objects, and operating a drone inside Banff National Park. Gear Junkie

February 9, 2022

Red Bull Raid is Back, And Celebrates Big-Mountain Athleticism and Ski Town Heroes

Palisades Tahoe, CA - (February 9, 2022) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Red Bull Raid–the only freeride event in the United States that blends the endurance aspect of competitive uphill ski mountaineering with the technical, progressive style of big-mountain riding–returns to Palisades Tahoe for one day during the week of March 7-11,...

February 7, 2022

What Artificial Snow at the 2022 Olympics Means for the Future of Winter Games

The lack of natural snow is a first for the Winter Games—though it’s hardly an anomaly. Artificial snow was first used at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, but it has been growing in prevalence in the most recent Games. About 80% of the snow used in...

February 7, 2022

Life Time Announces Panels on Sustainable Business and Climate Change and E-Mobility Session at Sea Otter Classic Summit, April 5-7

MONTEREY, Calif. (Feb. 7, 2022) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Life Time, the nation's premier Healthy Way of Life brand (NYSE: LTH), and the Sea Otter Classic today announced speakers and discussion leaders who will lead timely and relevant conversations on sustainable business, climate change and e-mobility at the upcoming Sea Otter Classic...

February 7, 2022

The Loneliest Mountaineer on Everest

The German climber Jost Kobusch is attempting to be the first to scale the world’s tallest mountain in winter alone without supplemental oxygen. There’s nobody else out there. NY Times (paywall)

February 1, 2022

Renowned Alpinist Korra Pesce Killed by Icefall on Cerro Torre, Patagonia

The 41-year-old Italian alpinist Corrado “Korra” Pesce has died in Patagonia while descending Cerro Torre’s north face. Pesce and his partner had completed a new route on Cerro Torre’s east and north face when a rime-ice mushroom collapsed on him. Climbing  

January 31, 2022

First All-Black Everest Expedition, ‘Full Circle,’ Prepares for Summit Bid

Of the over 4,000 people who have stood on the summit of Mt. Everest, only 10 have been Black. The Full Circle Expedition could double that number this spring. GearJunkie