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The Extreme Future of Olympic Sports

Alex Layman | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Rock Climbing, Extreme Sports, Olympics, Skateboarding, Adventure Racing, Olympic Events, Olympic Sports, London Olympics 2012, London 2012, 2012 Olympics, Olympics Extreme Sports, Video, Sports News
Alex Layman

The IOC has done well to adapt to modern trends, adopting sports like snowboarding and BMX for the winter and summer games, respectively. With that said, here are five sports that should make their way into the Olympics sooner rather than later.

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Turning to Nature After Returning From Iraq

Stacy Bare | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: American Soldiers, Iraq Veterans, Nature, Veterans Day, Wilderness, Iraq, Rock Climbing, Outdoors, Green News
Stacy Bare

From soldier to citizen, the woods, the wilderness, the crashing surf, the still desert, or towering mountains are the most effective bridge over that gulf from combat and war to our communities in the suburbs, small towns, cities, and rural areas of America.

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Amusement Parks In Austin: A Huffington Post Travel Guide

The Huffington Post | Sylvie Branch | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Video, Rock-Climbing, Austin, Travel News, Texas Travel, Old West Train, Amusement Parks, Kiddie Acres, Themed Guides, Austin's Park, Travel News

Amusement parks in Austin are a rewarding place for families to visit. Everyone in the family will enjoy the variety of places to go and things to see...

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An Ill-Considered And Heroic Climb Up Mount Olympus

Josh Burstein | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Mount Olympus, Hiking, Adventure, Macguffin, Quests, Greece, Rock Climbing, Europe Travel, Greece Travel, International Destinations, Europe, Destinations, Travel News
Josh Burstein

I needed a quest of my own so I looked to the earliest tales of heroism to find an act that would challenge my body, mind and soul: I would climb to the top of Mount Olympus and high-five the Gods!

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Astoria Characters: The Last Comic Riding (A Bike)

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Redline Freestyle Bike, Astoria, Converse Sneakers, Football, University of Evansville, Audition, Stan Laurel, Theater, Colorado, Joke, Rock Climbing, Humpty Dumpty, Comic, Los Angeles, Clark Gookin, Commercial, Helmet, Honda Civic, Actor, Bicycle, Rutgers University, Waiter, Astoria Characters, Indiana, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Clark Gookin is long and lean like a telephone line, so he's not an easy fit for this tyke of a bike that's the color of a ripe Georgia peach.

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Patagonia Climber Bean Bowers: 1973-2011, He Always Picked Himself -- And Others -- Up Again

Adrian Margaret Brune | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Cancer, Climbing, Guide, Rock Climbing, Bean Bowers, Patagonia, Nols, Impact News
Adrian Margaret Brune

At 37, bean Bowers was an accomplished climber and guide in Patagonia, Pakistan and all over the Western U.S.. I hadn't seen him since my last night in Lander, Wyoming, after which I returned to school and embarked on my own steady climb through life.

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Love on the Rock Wall

Julia Plevin | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Online Dating, Thailand, Rock Climbing, San Francisco, Exercise, Dating, Gym, Climbing, San Francisco News
Julia Plevin

Sometimes when people show up at the climbing gym on Harrison without a partner, the employees will announce over the P.A. system that someone is looking for a partner to belay. This is like putting yourself in a live date auction.

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Think Small: The Art Of Scaling Back Your Goals

Susan Harrow | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Hiking, Rock Climbing, Relaxation Techniques, Adventure Travel, Bird Watching, Jane Goodall, Body Image, Small, Goal-Setting, Small-Scale, Goal, Think Small, Healthy Living News
Susan Harrow

I believe in the small idea, the small thought and the small bite. The only way I've succeeded at anything is to take small steps.

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The Headlamp Made Me Do It

Jenny Block | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Climbing Gear, Climbing, Rock Climbing, Mountain Climbing, Climbing Clothes, Travel News
Jenny Block

I knew that the trip to Joshua Tree would change my life. But I never even imagined that the gear would too.

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To Glamp or to Camp -- That Is the Question

Jenny Block | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Matt Walker, Andy Hill, Glamping, Camping, Inner Passage, Joshua Tree, Rock Climbing, Luxury Camping, Travel News
Jenny Block

Walls vs. flaps: The latter means whipping winds are but a sheet of nylon away. The former means bugs and storms are relegated to the out of doors at all times.

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Chris Weidner: The Life Of Boulder Climbing Guides

Boulder Daily Camera | Chris Weidner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Climbing Guide, Eldorado-Canyon, Climbing in Boulder, Rock Climbing, Chris Weidner, Denver News

Being a climbing guide rarely feels like getting paid to climb. It's dangerous work that leaves little energy to pursue one's own passion for the spor...

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A Forgotten Area...

Chadwick Hagan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Adventure-Tourism, Travel, South-America, Rock Climbing, Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Machu Picchu, Travel News
Chadwick Hagan

Modern adventure needs to add a defined sense of purpose to travel.

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Erik Weihenmayer, Blind Man, Climbs Eldorado Canyon's Naked Edge (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Access Fund, Seven-Summits, Blind Climber, Boulder Colorado, Eldorado Canyon, Rock Climbing, Boulder Climbing, Erik Weihenmayer, Video, Denver News

Next time you can't quite get yourself off the couch, remember this guy: Erik Weihenmayer lost his sight at age 13. Then he started climbing. In a v...

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