July 27, 2021

Top-10 Finish for Haley Batten Amid Wet Conditions at XC Mountain Bike Olympic Race

TOKYO – A rainy sky greeted the Izu peninsula on the morning of the Women’s Cross-Country Mountain Bike race. The riders raced 1 start loop and then 5 laps of the course, a change that came the day of the event, accommodating for the weather. The weather broke three hours...

July 26, 2021

Christopher Blevins Battles to Top-15 Finish in Men’s XC Mountain Bike Olympic Race

TOKYO – The Izu peninsula was the scene for the Men’s Cross-Country Olympic event. The technical, 4.1-kilometer course just west of the Izu Velodrome and had features like Amagi Pass, the Chopsticks, and the Sakura Drop. The race had one start loop and seven laps of the course, for a...

July 26, 2021

Ski Mountaineering (Skimo) is now an Olympic event for winter games 2026

Today the International Olympic Committee (IOC) unanimously approved to add Ski Mountaineering to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. From the President of the US Ski Mountaineering Association (USSMA), Ram Mikulas, "This is fantastic news!  We are very excited to hear about the announcement to include ski mountaineering in the...

July 26, 2021

Dude Runs Entire Pacific Crest Trail in 51 Days

Timothy Olson covered all 2,650 miles of the PCT in a mere 51 days, finishing last week (well, 51 days, 16 hours, and 55 seconds, to be precise). If the time is confirmed, it’s the new Fastest Known Time on the PCT. He ran the equivalent of 100 marathons, consecutively...

July 22, 2021

DPS Releases Small-Batch Ski Collections, New Bindings, Glove Line for Dreamtime 2021

SALT LAKE CITY (July 22, 2021) ­­— DPS Skis, the U.S.-based ski manufacturer pairing space-age carbon technology with groundbreaking shapes, announces the start of its annual Dreamtime event on July 26. Running through August 11, Dreamtime will see DPS release limited models, including Special Edition Pagoda Tour skis, two limited...

July 22, 2021

Juniper Ridge Announces Pop-Up and Giveaway with Fjallraven SF

San Francisco, CA – July 22, 2021- Juniper Ridge, a west coast home and body care brand with over 20 years of experience, is pleased to announce its upcoming pop-up with Fjallraven. The brand will take up residency at Fjallraven’s Jackson Street shop in San Francisco, CA on Saturday, July...

July 21, 2021

#HikeUnited21 Partner Collaboration Grows as it Sets its Sights on Global Hike Participation

San Francisco, CA - July 21, 2021 -  In collaboration, Outdoor Advocacy Project, Women Who Hike, In Solidarity Project and Latino Outdoors announced the #HikeUnited21 event, slated for August 2021. Hike United is a way to get people out on the trails. No specific trail. No specific distance. The goal...

July 21, 2021

Introducing Shoal Club: A Virtual Pop-Up Celebrating Surf Culture

SAN DIEGO, CA (July 21, 2021) — The team behind BE Outfitter is excited to launch Shoal Club, a virtual pop-up celebrating the people, stories, and brands of surf culture, the ocean, and southern California. “We launched our first pop-up in March. The idea came as a way for small...

July 21, 2021

Google Maps Suggests Hiking Routes on UK Peaks That Are Pretty Much Fatal

Ben Nevis is, at 4,413 feet, the highest point on the island of Great Britain. But that diminutive height doesn’t mean it’s a simple hill. The name in Gaelic translates roughly as “malicious mountain.” There are sections of hundreds of feet of near vertical rock that give the mountain an...

July 21, 2021

Three athletes ruled out of Tokyo 2020 after testing positive for COVID-19

Thousands of athletes set to compete at the Games are yet to arrive at the Village, and Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto admitted earlier this week athletes are "probably very worried" about coming to Japan. Find out who is out at Inside the Games.