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Jumping dogs, battling kayakers, slackline stunts: Sports of 'GoPro Games'

The GoPro Mountain Games hosts some of the strangest activities seen in competitive outdoor sports, including dog jumping, SUP board sprints, and boaters in body armor ready to "attack" in a full-contact kayak race.

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'The Gear Junkie on REI' debuts as New Feature Series

Today marks the launch of a collaboration between GearJunkie and REI. It's appropriately called "The Gear Junkie on REI."

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What would you do for All-Expenses-Paid Adventure Trip?

The entries are streaming in for our Ragnar Trail Tahoe sweepstakes, brought to you by Salomon and Suunto. 10 days 'til we pick a winner...

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Study reveals 'Least Bike-Friendly State' in America is North Dakota

In its annual Bicycle Friendly States Rankings study, the League of American Bicyclists ranked North Dakota dead last. Is it really the worst place in the U.S. to ride a bike?

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Photo Contest: Submit a 'Sea to Summit' image to Win Gear

Send us a photo taken on an adventure to either a sea (or any body of water) or a summit for a chance to win a Sea to Summit gear package.

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Walk in snow, Ford a River, Raft in a pool toy...

As if an adventure race in North Dakota wasn't unexpected enough, check out these images from the undeniably unique END-SPAR event last weekend.

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Video gives peek into 'GoPro Mountain Games'

This video gives a quick and exciting look inside the Summer Mountain Games. This year rebranded as the "GoPro Mountain Games," the fest takes place in Vail, Colo., in June.

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'Live at the Games' project launch (avalanche of content to come!)

Today we launch 'Live at the Games,' a one-of-a-kind media experience with Gerber focused on the GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, Colo., this June.

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Magnets Hold Bike Water Bottle in Place

Bike bottles and the cages that hold them onto a frame have remained mostly unchanged for decades. A new option uses magnets for easier access to water as you ride.

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'I rode my bike 208 miles on gravel roads in Iowa last weekend...'

Our editor rode in the Trans Iowa gravel road bike race last weekend. Here's her report from the saddle after riding 20 hours on the gritty road.

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Control iPhone with a Flat watch device made for sports

A new smartphone control device that looks like a wristwatch allows users to answer calls and control apps without taking a phone out of their pocket or backpack.

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'Performance' Base Layers, now with Superhero motifs

Of course you're not a superhero. That doesn't mean you can't look like one in Under Armour's new compression gear.

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Outdoors People sleep in the craziest of places...

Last week, we asked you to send in a picture and a one-sentence description of a site you have pitched a tent or the most dramatic place you’ve stopped to rest outside for the night.

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Photos: A Week on a Bike Tour with Randall and Natalia

Minneapolis bike community fixtures Randall Dietel and Natalia Mendez set out from their home in the city with a plan to bike 400+ miles through Minnesota and Wisconsin to a finish line in Green Bay.

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'I Solemnly swear not to throw rocks and stab people on Mount Everest...'

There's an all-time weirdness high on Mount Everest this week. This handwritten "armistice" document is a peace treaty of sorts between the embattled Sherpa guides and the Western climbers who made them mad.

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Jackets made for biking through 'April Showers'

We tested two rain- and weather-fighting jackets this spring from niche brands O2 and Showers Pass. 30 days of biking later and here are the results...

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