Sports News and Press Releases about Outdoor Industry Events
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December 15, 2021
Northern California’s Prestigious Endurance Race Returns to Cool, California
Cool, California /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Click here to register today for the 32nd Annual Way Too Cool 50K. Registration for the lottery is now open and closes on December 31st at 11:59 p.m. On Saturday, March 5, 2022, more than 800 ultra-runners will travel from around the globe to race...
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December 14, 2021
Sweet Protection Named Official Helmet and Eyewear Sponsor for Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
(BOULDER, CO - DECEMBER 2021) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Sweet Protection, the industry leader in high-performance helmets, goggles, and technical clothing announced today that it has been named the official helmet and eyewear partner for Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, the iconic Rocky Mountain resort that has served as a premier North...
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December 9, 2021
Skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing proposed for inclusion at Los Angeles 2028
Skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing are set to be added to the core Los Angeles 2028 Olympic programme - but boxing, weightlifting and modern pentathlon have been left off the list of guaranteed sports for the Games. The IOC said there would be a "pathway" for boxing, weightlifting and modern...
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December 9, 2021
Adventure 1 Sanctioned as the Adventure Race World Series
Lausanne, Switzerland /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - World Obstacle, the international governing body for Ninja, OCR and Adventure Racing announced today Adventure 1 is being recognized as the official World Series for the sport of Adventure Racing. The 2022 World Series includes events in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania and will...
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December 8, 2021
Backcountry Access releases Avalanche Group Search video and kicks off 2021 Freeskier Safety Week
/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Access (BCA) announces a new educational video “Avalanche Group Search Techniques: Searching in Parallel.” The new BCA video demonstrates how to conduct an avalanche search with multiple people using their beacons in tandem to find both single and multiple burials in an avalanche. This video is part...
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December 2, 2021
New Route on Everest Looks to Avoid the Dreaded Khumbu Icefall
A new route on Everest promises to make climbing the world’s highest peak a bit safer. According to reports, the path bypasses the increasingly dangerous Khumbu Icefall, eliminating the most deadly and nerve-wracking part of the climb on the South Side of the mountain in Nepal. Adventure Blog
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December 1, 2021
Sun Valley Resort’s Winter Wonderland Festival Kicks Off December 11th
Sun Valley, ID (Dec. 1, 2021) – Sun Valley Resort announces its 2021 Winter Wonderland Festival line up including the return of some local favorites including the Tree Lighting Ceremony, Open Air Holiday Market, and Christmas Eve Ice Show with Torchlight Parade and fireworks. Winter Wonderland festivities will kick off...
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November 29, 2021
A Climbing Award That May Be a Winner’s Last
Lama, attempting to scale it alone in 2018, could have ended up dead if he became pinned down in a storm with severe frostbite or was injured in a fall. A rescue would be nearly impossible. Lama’s digits never froze entirely, and he continued to the top of the mountain....
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November 23, 2021
New Adventure Thing Is People Paying to Pretend They’re Lost
People are now paying travel companies to, of all things, get lost in some unknown destination or wilderness. You must find your way using only what’s in your pack and your wits, while a team of expedition pros are watching your every move, though you never see them. All that for...
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November 22, 2021
Helicopter Rescues Entire Expedition From World’s 7th-Highest Mountain
On Sunday, a 23-member trekking expedition and two other tourists required rescue at Dhaulagiri base camp (15,091 feet), with helicopters evacuating 17 Nepali expedition staff and eight visiting hikers to nearby Jomsom, Nepal, Mt. Everest Today has reported. GearJunkie