What I bought with my REI dividend 2019
March is REI dividend month, and because of some big purchases at REI last year (mountain bike, puffy jacket, etc) I had over $200 in my dividend. So one Friday evening, my wife and...
Category: Lifestyle
The North Face Video: A Love Letter to Winter
If you love winter as much as I do, then you need to watch this video. The North Face sets amazing cinematography and skiing/snowboarding to a sound track synced to the action, making you...
I might be wrong about puffy jackets without hoods
We all have those hills that we are willing to die on, something that we believe so strongly that we’ll alienate friends because our views are so staunch. I have many such hills (some...
A perfectly snowy week in Chamonix France (December 2017)
It’s not often that you plan a trip and hope for the best, and then actually get it. This past week in Chamonix, that came true. At the beginning of October 2017, we decided...
Chris Sharma in Yosemite and on Everything is Karate 5.14c/d
Chris Sharma is an American living in Barcelona, but a few times a year he gets back to his roots in California and goes to his old stomping and proving grounds like Yosemite and...
The first mountain bike send of Corbet’s Couloir in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Holy freaking crap. I have not personally been to Jackson Hole (yet) but the videos and Instagrams coming out of there around Corbet’s Couloir always get me stoked. I’m primarily a skier (and climber),...
USHBA, from The North Face
It’s definitely ski season because all the companies are dropping their new films and segments. I recently discovered this 12 minute film from The North Face, called USHBA. If you love big mountain skiing,...
Faction Collective presents THIS IS HOME (trailer)
Watch Johnny Collinson, Sam Anthamatten and Duncan Adams gather near Johnny’s home in Little Cottonwood, Utah to ride the Wasatch Mountains, including Alta and the surrounding areas. Spines, 360s on steep chutes, and more await...
Alex Honnold’s Most Celebrated Free Solos
Alex Honnold is a beast. The climbing world knows it, and even if you’re not a climber you know it because you saw him on 60 Minutes talking about free soloing. What you might not...
Patxi Usobiaga climbs Pachamama 9a+
Patxi Usobiaga has been trying Pachamama, a Chris Sharma 9a+, in Oliana for a while now. Right next to Papichulo, it’s one of the harder climbs in Oliana. Patxi announced today via Instagram that...
Warren Miller’s Line of Descent Trailer
WHO’S READY FOR SKI SEASON?? Here’s Warren Miller Productions’ newest trailer, Line of Descent. As always, sick big mountain lines, rails, kickers, tables, booters, and lots of powder. WHO’S READY FOR SKI SEASON??
Sasha Digiulian makes first female ascent of American Hustle
Sasha Digiulian announced today via her Instagram account that she has completed the first female ascent of American Hustle, which is a 5.14b (8C/7b UK) in Oliana, Spain. When you send your project 🤗!!!...
Lexi Dupont’s “Love to your Mother” 2017
"Love To Your Mother" Lexi Dupont 2017 from Lexi duPont on Vimeo. *Update* for some reason this video is not available to embed on all sites. So boo. You can watch it on Vimeo...
Tom Wallisch’s Imagination Trailer
If you know skiing then you probably know Tom Wallisch, who for years now has been at the top of his game throwing insane tricks in creative places. Imagination will be no different. The...
The Nose’s speed record has been broken!
Today we have a welcome update from Jimmy Chin, announcing that Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds have broken the previous record, set by Alex Honnold and Hans Florine, by four minutes. They climbed the...
Reel Rock 13 Official Trailer and Tour Dates
In REEL ROCK’s newest film which dropped in October 2018, REEL ROCK 13, we have Adam Ondra crushing the world’s hardest climbs left and right and establishing himself as one of the best ever,...
Tatum Monod in The Line – The North Face
Tatum Monod is a Canadian pro freeskier, but grew up fly fishing with her father. She was fly fishing from an early age and didn’t start skiing until she was 12, so when she...
REI Presents: Follow Through with Caroline Gleich
Sometimes you come across a story that is so powerful you have to share. This one resonated because I have recently seen both the best and worst of people on social media – sometimes...
Life Coach – Alex Honnold and Renan Ozturk in Alaska
We’re all complex beings. There’s the hardcore side, then there’s the human side. There’s the brave adventurer side, and then there’s the panic attack anxiety side. In this beautiful film, Alex Honnold and Renan...
Acr’teryx I Am This Moment, This Place Fall/Winter 2017 Teaser
Who’s ready for cooler weather, winter sports, puffy jackets, and campfires outdoors? Arc’teryx apparently is. Their latest trailer/teaser just dropped and you should watch it on a big screen and full screen. Let’s go.
