November 17, 2021

USA Skimo Announces 2021/2022 Race Schedule and National Team Qualifying Information

Dillon, Colo. (November 2021) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - The United States Ski Mountaineering Association (USA Skimo) announced today that it will host two qualifying events for elite athletes in Colorado in December as the team begins its steady march to its highly anticipated debut at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. USA...

November 16, 2021

Life Time and the Sea Otter Classic Introduce New Executive Gathering: Sea Otter Classic Summit April 5-7, 2022

MONTEREY, Calif. (Nov. 16, 2021) – Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. (“Life Time”) (NYSE: LTH), and the Sea Otter Classic are proud to introduce the Sea Otter Classic Summit, a brand-new global gathering of outdoor industry leaders focused on serving a diversified outdoor industry leadership group. The Summit will assemble...

November 15, 2021

Client Sues Climbing Guide for Dislodging Fridge-Sized Block, Letting Go of Rope

One man is suing a climbing guide and Canada’s mountain guide association for alleged ‘negligence and breach of contract’ that lead to a near-fatal climbing accident this summer. GearJunkie

November 12, 2021

Utah Doctor Allegedly Lies to Initiate Helicopter Rescue on Denali

Last May a radiologist from Ogden, Utah, named Jason Lance, was on a bid to climb Alaska’s Denali. Somewhere within 1,000 feet of the summit, Lance abandoned his climb and began to descend, where he met up with other climbers who’d also began making their way down the mountain. One...

November 12, 2021

Iconic Utah Ski Areas Immortalized by Legendary Ski Map Artist James Niehues Released for Public Purchase

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (Nov. 12, 2021) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Renowned artist James Niehues, who spent his career crafting intimate depictions of more than 200 ski areas across the globe, announces the release of a selection of his original paintings and sketches of Utah’s most popular ski areas. This next...

November 11, 2021

The Winter Adventure Safety Festival Returns For 2021

WILLISTON, Vt. (November 11, 2021) – Mammut, the premium outdoors and mountain safety brand born in Switzerland, is honored to partner with The Lady Alliance for its fourth celebration event for safety in the outdoors. The latest Adventure Safety Festival takes place on December 2 and will consist of a...

November 9, 2021

Charge Electric Bikes Help Power Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships as an Official Sponsor

Wilton, Conn. (Nov. 9, 2021) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Charge, the direct-to-consumer electric bike brand part of the Dorel Sports family of brands, is proud to sponsor its second major pickleball event of the year, the Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships. The 2021 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships will be held...

November 8, 2021

Concerns over amounts of artificial snow required for Beijing 2022 at “most unsustainable” Games ever

Geographers have expressed concerns at the amounts of artificial snow that could be required for the Alpine events during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Data compiled by World Weather Online reports that in the period from January to March this year just two centimetres of snow fell at the National Alpine...

November 7, 2021

‘Nimblewill Nomad,’ 83, is the oldest to hike the Appalachian Trail

An 83-year-old from Alabama started walking when he retired more than a quarter-century ago — and never stopped. M.J. "Sunny" Eberhart strode into the record books Sunday as the oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail. Eberhart, known by the trail name Nimblewill Nomad, acknowledged that despite having tens of...

November 5, 2021

Controversy: Himalaya Climbers Raided Cache to Snag Tengkangpoche Ascent

Tom Livingstone and Matt Glenn claimed the first ascent of the north pillar of Tengkangpoche (21,283 ft.) in Nepal’s Khumbu Valley. But controversy surrounding a ‘stolen’ gear cache has tainted their ascent. GearJunkie