Cycling’s Most Charming, Mustachioed Historian

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@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Climber Renan Ozturk On the Mission to Crack Mountaineering’s Biggest Mystery

Could Irvine and Mallory have summitted Everest? And what happened to Irvine's body? We talked to Ozturk about his new project to find out. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Bikepacking Roots to Offer Adventure Grant to Aid Bikepackers of Color

Bikepacking Roots is a non-profit dedicated to all things bikepacking. We’ve covered them before, primarily as they announced their Wild West Route, a 2,700-mile expedition-level bikepacking route from north to south of the Mountain West. We profiled co-founder Kurt Refsnider as … | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

I Am World’s Cutest Frog—Hear Me Roar! (Squeak)

Behold, the war cry that has conquered entire square inches of desert sand. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Ocean Rower and Paralympian Angela Madsen Dies at Sea

Intrepid adventurer and inspiration to many, Madsen perished midway through her attempt to row across the Pacific. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

A Timeless Wilderness Love Letter Addressed to Congress, In Our Hour of Need

At some point soon, the House will take up passage of the Great American Outdoors Act, passed itself by the Senate last week. The Senate vote was the major hurdle, the bill is expected to be approved by the House. Though, they might be tempted to make changes. Pork will maybe be … | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Sleeping Alone in Your Car

Musings on the strange feelings you get when curled up in a car, alone, miles and miles from anywhere. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Sequoia and Kings Canyon Strip All Mentions of Robert E. Lee From Parks

As the country wrestles with removing monuments to slave owners, one national park grapples with name changes of a popular attraction. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Can Squirrels Outwit the World’s Most Epic Squirrel Obstacle Course?

Mark Rober is a one-man Myth Busters meets Bill Nye, using science and video to explore such elemental and existential questions such as What If All The Toilets | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

The Hauntingly Beautiful World of the Urchin Diver

Jeff Maassen is a commercial urchin diver in | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Dad’s First Sleeping Bag Puts Her Fancy Gear in a New Light

From our friend and contributing writer Kinga Philipps: A few years ago I stopped by my parent's house after a camping trip and unloaded my gear in their livin | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Your Gear Closet Can Also Be Your ‘Office’ Furniture Solution

Your gear closet can also be your office furniture solution. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Patagonia, North Face, and REI Boycott Facebook Advertising Over Racial Injustice

Civil rights group called for a boycott and the outdoor industry quickly stepped up. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Adventure Journal Boycotts Facebook in Support of #Stophateforprofit

Adventure Journal will no longer advertise on Facebook or Instagram after six of the largest civil rights organizations called for a boycott on the social media | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Conservation Could Create Jobs Boost In a Post-Pandemic World That Needs Them

Research shows that funding conservation and outdoor recreation is one way to help Americans get back on their feet. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Grade-School Ken Burns Asks: Did Mallory and Irvine Summit Everest?

This is surely the best mountaineering documentary ever made by a 12-year-old kid. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Matthew Henson Was The Best Polar Explorer You’ve Never Heard Of

Peary's righthand man in the race to the North Pole was audacious, competent, and "indispensable." | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

To Build a Cleaner, Sustainable Future, We Need to Change Our Banks

Jeremy Jones, snowboard savant, founder of Protect Our Winters, has some very smart words about how to put our money where our mouths are. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Gosh, Surfing Can Be Beautiful

A glassy day, one of the world's best surfers, and a beautiful song make for a smile-causing escape. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Alaskan Bus Made Famous By ‘Into the Wild’ Is Removed

Alaska’s National Guard reported, “Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, execute an extraction mission via a CH-47 Chinook helicopter over Healy, Alaska, June 18, 2020. As part of a combined effort with the Department of Natural Resources, the Guardsmen rig … | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

(Still) Our Favorite Freestanding Tent for Three-Season Versatility

The Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL2 just might be the gold standard for rock solid freestanding backpacking shelters. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Parks Visitors Are Choosing Limited Access Over Freedom to Roam During Pandemic

In a typical summer, millions of Americans head outdoors to national parks, hiking trails and rivers across the U.S. This summer, because of COVID-19 precautions, getting outdoors will be different, although how different isn’t certain. My colleagues and I are part of a research … | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

These Are the Brothers of Climbing

Meet the founders of Brothers of Climbing, a climbing crew that gradually coalesced in NYC, based on a mutual love of climbing and a desire to get more people of color involved in the pursuit. Their shared joy at the crag is pretty universal among climbers from all walks of life, … | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

A Conversation With Textured Waves on Black and Brown Women Surfing

Months ago, surf collective Textured Waves and women’s wetsuit manufacturer Seea began working on a film, Sea Us Now, sharing the black and brown female surfing experience, and the project has just dropped. It is, Textured’s Danielle Lyons, acknowledges, “magically very timely.” … | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Don’t Be Afraid of Inexpensive Fly-Fishing Gear

A sub-$60 reel can catch just as many trout as a $500 reel . | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

In Huge Public Lands Win, Senate Approves The Great American Outdoors Act

In a bipartisan vote of 73-25, the Senate just passed the Great American Outdoors Act. The bill now goes before the House, where it should pass with overwhelming support, then to the President’s desk, where Trump is expected to sign it after voicing support in recent weeks. We’ve … | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Bravo, Santa Cruz, For This Thrilling Mini-Bike Film

Santa Cruz's new 5010 is so fun it inspired the most fun bike film of the year. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

White House Eliminates Protections for Vast Ocean Monument—Experts React

Removing protections in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument will hurt a crucial ecosystem and isn't likely to help struggling fishing communities. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Summer Is a Good Time for Bedrock Cairn Pro II Sandals

Cause they're pretty much the perfect adventure sandal | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Riding Glacier NP’s Going-to-the-Sun Road Before Cars Are Allowed In

Glacier NP's Going to the Sun Road is as spectacular as they come; crowded as they come too. Unless you ride it just as it's being plowed. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

The Stillness of the Wild Opens Us to the Wildest of Possibilities

Poet Helen Mort revels that nothing lubricates a stuck mind like the wilderness. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Supreme Court Gives Go-Ahead to Pipeline Crossing Below Appalachian Trail

In a 7-2 decision, SCOTUS rules the USFS has right to allow pipeline below the NPS-managed Appalachian Trail. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Meet Charlie Russell: The Man Who Talked With Bears

One of the world's foremost experts on bear behavior was taught everything he knew by the bears themselves. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Chill Way Out With This Soothing Ode to Camp Cooking and Float Trips

30 minutes of soothing campground and river paddling footage will cure what ails ya. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

The Biggest Public Lands Bill in a Generation Is About to Become Law

I’m sitting down to write about Congress preparing to pass a new law, called the Great American Outdoors Act, that will fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and all I can think is, Didn’t we just do this? Remember last year, before the Coronavirus and a resurgent, lon … | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Please, Get Your Cold Feet Off of Me—A Double Sleeping Bag Primer

Six strategies to stay comfortable–and in love–when attempting to rock the double sleeping bag. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Cold Water Swimming Can Work Miracles

The cure for what ails ya might be a little wild swimming. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Nick Gabaldon Surfed Against Southern California’s Tide of Segregation

The first black surfer at Malibu didn't let segregation keep him from surfing the waves he dreamed of. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

This Is How We Should Re-Open the Outdoors

For the millions of Americans who consider ourselves “outdoorsy,” many of us thought we were well prepared for social distancing. (In fact, we used to be co | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

There’s Public Lands Fightin’ To Do—New Doc Swan Dives Right Into the Action

There are so many things going on in the world right now, but the fight for public lands goes on. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Yellowstone’s Most Famous and One of Its Oldest Griz Emerges From Hibernation a Mother

Good news from the bear front. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Here’s Pretty Much Everything You Need In an Off-Road Recovery Kit

It's not if, but when, so make that when a lot more bearable. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Finding Peace in a Dog Named Axe and the Lazy Cast of a Dry Fly

When a veteran with PTSD needed help, he found it in a canine companion and the slow current of a stream. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

The Surprising Science of Walking and What it Means For Your Hike

There seems to be a direct connection between the speed of walking and the speed of thinking and observation. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

An Adventure Dad’s Manifesto For Unprecedented Times

How an adventurous life paves the way for easier parenthood. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

State’s New All-Road Bike Costs Less Than a Thousand Bucks

State Bicycles has been around for a few years now, mainly making very inexpensive single-speed urban bikes. They're now moving into the decidedly non-urban bi | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

8 Must-Learn Lessons For an Epic Bikepacking Trip in Slovenia (Or Anywhere)

Don't go bikepacking without learning them. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

An Adventure Photographer Shares What Racism Looks and Feels Like

Among other insults, vanlifing while black is suspicious to some. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago