August 31, 2021

COVID Vaccine Now Required for Everest Base Camp Trekkers

Last week, local authorities from the Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality of Solukhumbu district—which is the region that surrounds Everest—announced that only travelers who have been fully vaccinated will be allowed in the Khumbu for the autumn trekking and climbing season. That means anyone planning on heading to Everest base camp this...

August 31, 2021

California Has Closed All Its National Forests to Preserve Fire Resources

More than 1.7 million acres—and counting—of US Forest Service-managed land has burned in California this year. Nearly 7,000 wildfires have erupted throughout the state. The Caldor Fire is, even now, bearing down on South Lake Tahoe with as many as 20,000 structures directly at risk. The southern half of the lakeside...

August 31, 2021

Send It Foundation Partners with Backcountry for Second Annual SENDtember Campaign

Truckee, CA – August 31, 2021 – The Send It Foundation, a non-profit organization built upon the expression, “send it”, provides free outdoor adventures for young adult cancer fighters and survivors and aims to inspire positivity, enthusiasm, pushing boundaries, and living life to the fullest each day. According to the...

August 31, 2021

Rebecca’s Private Idaho (RPI) Race Introduces Two New Categories, Kicks off Ninth Year

KETCHUM, Idaho (August 31, 2021) - With a mission of people, purpose, and place, the gravel race founded by 7x World Champion Rebecca Rusch begins on Thursday, September 2, and continues through Sunday, September 5. The sold out event, featuring both a four-day stage race and a single-day race, introduces...

August 29, 2021

Luca Shaw Fastest American at Downhill World Championships

VAL DI SOLE - TRENTINO, Italy – It was all about the downhill team today on the last day of the 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. The rain was on and off all week as the riders tried to dial in their lines in practice. It rained the night...

August 28, 2021

Team USA scores several Top-20 XCO performances on Day 4 of Mountain Bike World Championships

VAL DI SOLE - TRENTINO, Italy – Today was all about the cross-country racers as they took to the technical and dusty course in Italy. The day started off with the Under-23 racers and ended with crowning new Elite World Champions. U23 Women Cross-Country Gwendalyn Gibson (Ramona, Calif.; Norco Bicycles) had...

August 27, 2021

Blevins Rides to Third Medal in Three Days in E-MTB at the Mountain Bike World Championships

VAL DI SOLE - TRENTINO, Italy – On day three of the 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, the downhillers got timed runs in for Qualifying with the E-MTB race taking place in the afternoon. E-MTB Christopher Blevins (Durango, Colo.; Trinity Racing) goes three-for-three. After his World Championship win in the...

August 27, 2021

Teton Gravity Research (TGR) Unveils Trailer For New Film Stoke the Fire

Jackson, Wyo. (August 2021) - Teton Gravity Research (TGR), the global leader in action and adventure lifestyle media, today unveiled the trailer for the highly anticipated film Stoke the Fire. Directed by Steve Jones, Todd Jones and Jon Klaczkiewicz, Stoke the Fire features some of the world’s most celebrated freeskiers...

August 26, 2021

National Forest Foundation to Host Live Leadership Discussion in New York City

Missoula, MT (August 26, 2021) -- The National Forest Foundation (NFF), a congressionally-chartered nonprofit, will be hosting Our Forests, Our Future, a live panel discussion with corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) leaders Thursday, Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. at The Union League Club in New York. Our Forests, Our...

August 25, 2021

2021 U.S. Adventure Racing National Championship

Cable, Wisconsin —The U.S. Adventure Racing Association (USARA) National Championship is coming to Wisconsin for the first time ever in 2021. Now in its 22nd year, the USARA National Championship is the premier amateur adventure racing event in the United States. From September 10 to 11, the best teams in...