- 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.”
- A skiier escapes an avalanche using a parachute [via Outside Blog]
- “This video has been making the rounds the last couple of days, but it’s definitely worth sharing. It features National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen telling about an amazing experience he had while taking shots in Antarctica. Paul was actually in the water, getting shots of penguins and seals, when one of the lion seals, a 12-foot long predator, seemingly mistook him as one of its own kind, and proceeded to attempt teach him how to hunt, and even showing him how to feed.” [via The Adventure Blog]:
- From the Adventure blog comes this gem. Helmet cam view of a 90 foot waterfall drop. Watch all the way through, because the dude’s reaction is great. “I broke my helmet, I’m bleeding, but that was f**** awesome!”:
“he traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing. ~ Daniel J. Boorstin