- Jeff P. on Dailymile posted this killer video of a ‘tyrolean traverse’ his company did at the Squamish Chief:

- Via Wend blog. “VholdR.com recently their Lib Tech sponsored Top5 Snowboard Contest, offering up the five free boards to the winners, including the 2011 Travis Rice board as a grand prize.”

- Running on water. Mind blown:

- Another great one from Kayak Yak:

- Another great parkour vid of Damien Walters:

- Heroic skydiver saves woman’s life:

– Any parent can relate:

Tags: Bears,Kayak,Parkour,Skydive,Snowboarding & Skiing,The Chief
Categories: Pics & Vids of the Week
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- From Outside Blog, Laszlo Csizmadia tries to skydive through New Zealand’s “Hole in the Rock” after four years of planning:

- This isn’t new, and I don’t know how I haven’t come across this before, but its a crazy video of Travis Pastrana skydiving without a parachute!:

- Also from Outside Blog, the trailer for a new documentary about the ski cross, which is a first time Olympic event this year:

- Don’t ask why all the bear vids this week, but here are 3 cool ones [via Great Outdoors Tips, The Snaz, BuzzFeed respectively]:

- Backpacker.com shows us how to light a fire with one match:

- Hiking Tips: Preventing Blisters:

- New Ski Warnings from College Humor:

- And this isn’t outdoor related, but the Olympics are coming and Masey posted this great music video on his blog from Canadian rapper Classified:

Tags: Bears,Blisters,Campfire,Classified,Ski Cross,Skydive,Travis Pastrana
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Continuing on with work on the Safety page, and last weeks update for bear and cougar safety, I have now posted the page on General Safety and the Ten Essentials.

Tags: 10 Essentials,Bears,Cougars
Categories: Safety, Website Updates
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