Video: Ice Climbing Bridal Veil Falls in Colorado

Bridal Veil Falls

At 111 meters (365 ft) in height, Bridal Veil Falls is one of the largest waterfalls in the state of Colorado. It is a spectacular sight year round but in the winter the falls freeze over providing some of the best ice climbing in North America. The video below was shot back in 2009, when … Read more

Video: Winter Climb On Arrigetch Peak In Alaska

Arrigetch Peak In Alaska

While we’re in the mood for climbing videos today, check out this one, which documents a winter climb of Arrigetch Peak in Alaska along a new 5.11+ route. That mountain falls inside the Brooks Range, above the Arctic Circle no less, which would make it a challenge to climb in any season, let alone the … Read more

Video: Trailer For Sheffield Adventure Film Fest

Sheffield Adventure Film Festival The Trailer

Over the last couple of years, the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival has grown into one of the premiere outdoor film events in the world. It is a top notch experience that skillfully blends adventure, travel, and extreme outdoor pursuits in a seamless fashion. This year’s ShAFF will take place on March 9-12 in the U.K. … Read more

Video: A Tour Of Antarctica’s McMurdo Station

Tour-of-McMurdo-Station

McMurdo Station is an Antarctic research base that is owned and operated by the United States. Located on the southernmost tip of Ross Island, the place is sprawling, featuring three airfields, a heli-pad, harbor, and more than 100 buildings. At it’s peak season, such as now, it is home to more than 1200 people and … Read more

Video: SPOIL Film Trailer

SPOIL Film Trailer

This past weekend, the Banff Mountain Film Festival took place, with a number of great outdoor and adventure related films being shown. One of those films is called SPOIL, and it was made by Trip Jennings and Andy Maser. The movie focuses on the threat of a new oil pipeline through a remote region of … Read more

Return of the Yak: A Mongol Rally Documentary

Mongol Rally Stop Motion Animation Return of the Yak Documentary

I’ve written about the Mongol Rally numerous times on this blog. It’s the annual road rally that begins in London, and various other European cities, and covers 10,000+ miles, before ending in Ulaanbaatar, the capitol of Mongolia. Along the way, the teams cross vast deserts, snowcapped mountain ranges, and miles of lonely road. One of … Read more

Get Your Ski Movie Fix Courtesy Of ESPN

BEING THERE FIELD PRODUCTIONS

The calendar may say that summer is still hanging around for a few more weeks, but now that Labor Day has passed, many of us are already looking ahead to the winter season. To help get us prepared, ESPN has put together an impressive list of ski films that are due out this year, and … Read more

On Assignment In Yosemite With Jimmy Chin

On Assignment

I came across this fantastic video this morning while reading Backcountry.com’s The Goat Blog. Created by the talented folks over at the Camp 4 Collective, the video follows professional photographer Jimmy Chin around Yosemite as he documents the climbing culture there for National Geographic. Chin, who is one of the most accomplished adventure photographers working … Read more

Teva Mountain Games Results

Teva Mountain

Over the weekend, the 2011 Teva Mountain Games took place in Vail, Colorado. The 10th annual event saw some of the top outdoor athletes in the world going head to head in a 23 different competitions that included mountain biking, road cycling, trail running, bouldering, paddling, and more. As usual, it looks like this was … Read more