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...

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....

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...

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

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...