Adventure

It is day No. 7 for Team YogaSlackers’ Y.E.S. tour, an unsupported bike trip of Colorado to promote “awareness through adventure.”

All you ever wanted to know. Well, at least a few things. Drew Simmons at Wicked Outdoorsy grabs an exclusive interview with the Gear Junkie.

The GearJunkie.com crew is in Vail, Colo., this weekend to cover the Teva Mountain Games. For athlete interviews, reports on races, and updated photo and video coverage, monitor our new TMG channel. . .

Long a fringe activity, slacklining has grown to become almost mainstream in the outdoors world. This story highlights my experience learning to slack last year with two pros. . .

Photojournalist T.C. Worley climbs mountains and treks to deep unknowns — with camera always in tow. We picked his brain for tips on how to get the best shots, in any outdoors situation. . .

The Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race is dubbed ‘the toughest and wildest race on Earth.’ A Gear Junkie correspondent reported from Patagonia during the 2009 race to find out why. . .

The “Choose-Your-Adventure” sweepstakes trip concluded last weekend on the summit of 11,204-foot Alta Peak. Here’s a report with highlights from the adventure . . .

Gear Junkie is back after a three-day getaway in Sequoia National Park, where the “Choose-Your-Adventure” trip with REI Adventures — as well as the summit bid on Alta Peak — was a success. . .

Snowkiting harnesses wind to propel skiers and snowboarders over frozen lakes and other snow-covered terrain. A Minnesota company promises you can learn the sport in just one day. Here’s my account of the lesson. .

I’m back home after a week away in the tropics of Belize, where I explored the cayes offshore and the Cayo District inland. . .

John Huston and Tyler Fish, respectively of Chicago and Ely, Minn., form a two-man team trying this March to become the first Americans to ski unsupported to the North Pole. . .

Common cardiovascular wisdom says running can do only good for the heart. But a study at a German clinic has linked marathon runners to the phenomenon of artery-clogging plaques that can cause a heart attack. . .

Last month, on a quick two-day ascent, I climbed Utah’s Kings Peak, the state’s highest mountain at 13,528 feet. Here’s a run down on the gear I used on the way up, some of which worked much better than the rest. . .

The Gear Junkie is back from Utah, where a weekend of crazy adventures climaxed at the summit of Utah’s Kings Peak, the state’s high point. Here’s a quick trip report. . .

Night orienteering requires racers to read a map and compass while tracking vegetation boundaries, bouncing along lakeshores, hiking gullies — all by the paltry glow of a headlamp beam. This is a short feature story on the nocturnal Nordic sport. . .

Ever dreamed of writing gear reviews for a living? Or at least scribbling your thoughts for the chance to play with a lot of cool new outdoors toys? In this column I offer eight quick tips for the aspiring gear writer. . .

Goldsprint racing, a rising offseason cycling activity, melds a stationary bike trainer with a videogame. Riders put their pedals to the metal to spin in front of a crowd. . .

Jim Hammond was born in 1914. He’s aiming for a world running record at the Senior Olympics in 2009. . .

The monthly Critical Mass ride blocks traffic and emboldens bikers who might otherwise stay off city streets. But does it hurt or harm the cause for workaday bike commuters? This is my first-person account on the social phenomenon. . .