16-Year-Old Snowboarder Lands the World’s First Backside 2160 On April 9, 16-year-old Hiroto Ogiwara carved an indelible mark in snowboarding history by landing the first-ever backside 2160. Written by Jilli Cluff April 12, 2022
Watch Snowboarder Reira Iwabuchi Become the First Woman to Land a Frontside Triple 1260 On April 5, 2022, at The Nines Crans-Montana, 20-year-old snowboarder Reira Iwabuchi became the first woman to land a frontside triple 1260. Written by Jilli Cluff April 11, 2022
Biggest Wave Ever Surfed? Watch Mason Barnes Shred Legendary Swell Mason Barnes surfed an absolute monster at Nazaré this month. Watch this raw footage of what might be the new world record. Written by Sam Anderson April 07, 2022
Vibin’ Out and Sendin’ Routes (or Boulders) With Brooke Raboutou Allez! Brooke Raboutou climbed a slew of classic, mega-hard boulder problems in Ticino, Switzerland, this winter. This video rounds them up and chills them out. Written by Sam Anderson April 06, 2022
Check Out Adam Ondra’s First Ascent of a 5.14 Slab Check out Ondra’s first ascent of “Diretta Italo Spagnola,” 5.14a, in Arco, Italy, a 5-degree slab route with allegedly “good holds!” Written by Jilli Cluff March 31, 2022
Rare Sighting: Trail Builder Emerges From Hibernation for Spring Watch as the trail builder tends to his singletrack by carving out berms, packing jumps, even sump-pumping puddles with a crazy straw. Written by Jilli Cluff March 30, 2022
Women Take Down Course Record in ’24HoP’ Tuscon Trail Race What does it take to set a new course record at the ‘Burning Man of cycling’? Four women, 24 hours, and a lot of team… Written by Kristen Arendt March 28, 2022
No Pass Needed: Skydiver on Skis Leaps to Lift Chair-Access Run Sky-skiing? Ski-diving? You’ve never seen anything like this quick Red Bull clip. Written by Sam Anderson March 25, 2022
Pipeline Commentary: Nathan Florence Breaks Down His Surf Decisions in Session This instructional surfing video by pro-surfer Nathan Florence answers fan questions and breaks down his thought process from shore to swell. Written by Jilli Cluff March 24, 2022
In Theaters Soon: A Doc Following Iconic Surfer Duke Kahanamoku Olympic champion, American hero, and the king of surfing, Duke Kahanamoku, is coming to the big screen in the award-winning documentary ‘Waterman.’ Written by Kristen Arendt March 22, 2022
Watch ‘The Last Ski Maker in Scotland’ Revive a Lost Craft ‘The Last Ski Maker in Scotland’ follows the founder of a microski company on his mission to keep sustainable, handmade ski craft alive. Written by Jilli Cluff March 21, 2022
Obama to Narrate Upcoming Netflix Nature Series None other than former President Barack Obama takes the reins in Netflix’s new globetrotting nature series, “Our Great National Parks.” Written by Sam Anderson March 17, 2022
Could This Be the World’s Hardest Ski Run? Get a skier’s-eye-view of the 40-degree Swiss Wall and its 6-foot moguls with this cut from YouTuber and skier Alex Wrigglesworth. Written by Jilli Cluff March 16, 2022
From NASCAR Crewing to Ski Touring: Meet ‘The Pit Boss’ Canadian Cole Pearn was one of NASCAR’s best active crew chiefs — until he stepped away from his career and bought a ski touring operation. Written by Kristen Arendt March 16, 2022
Colorado Athlete Lifts More Than 13,000 Pounds, Smashing Turkish Get-Up World Record Watch performance coach Mike Aidala shatter a Guinness record to raise money and awareness for veteran suicide prevention. Written by Jilli Cluff March 14, 2022
Roof Crawl: Stefano Ghisolfi Spiders 5.15b ‘L’Arenauta’ Watch Stefano Ghisolfi climb and claim the first ascent of ‘L’Arenauta,’ 5.15b/9a, a 20-year-old open project in Southern Italy. Written by Jilli Cluff March 11, 2022
Behind the Scenes: Honnold Weighs In on Wild ‘Soloist VR’ Experiential Film ‘The Soloist VR’ was bound to be a one-of-a-kind viewing experience. Turns out the same thing was true for the filmmakers and Alex Honnold. Written by Sam Anderson March 08, 2022
Mind the (Brutus) Gap: 13-Year-Old Mountain Biker Sends Infamous Vancouver Jump Watch uber-stoked 13-year-old CJ Hauptman send the massive Brutus Road Gap under the careful mentorship of Yoann Barelli. Written by Jilli Cluff March 04, 2022
‘Game Hawker’ Explores Falconry’s Lifetime of Devotion Shawn Hayes is a Black American falconer. In this short film, we’re given a glimpse into the life that Hayes has carved out for himself… Written by Jilli Cluff February 25, 2022
The Expedition Overland Team Takes Us on a Grand Alaskan Adventure The Expedition Overland crew is back with ‘The Last Frontier,’ a new series that takes three overlanding Toyotas into the Alaskan wilderness. Written by Evan Williams February 24, 2022
Maine Anglers Celebrate Community, Enjoying Outdoors Maine Fly Company’s film ‘Community’ follows a small group of fly fishers through their first get-together since lockdown. Written by Jilli Cluff February 23, 2022
Duncan Adams Surfs Pillows, Ties Up ‘Loose Ends’ in Powdery Edit Follow freeskier Duncan Adams as he takes on crisp, lumpy pillows, grade-A jumps, and backcountry booters in this 2020-2021 season compilation. Written by Jilli Cluff February 21, 2022
Climbing, Skiing 20,000-Foot Peaks: Mammut Ski Mountaineers Reveal How They Prepare ‘The Call’ follows two skiers on their quest for mega lines in Pakistan — and serves as a crash course in avalanche safety. Written by Jilli Cluff February 16, 2022
Vampires Lust After G-Wagon in ‘Immortal Love’ Short Film Part G-Class ad campaign, part Vampire film, Mercedes’ short film ‘Immortal Love’ has our hearts pumping on Valentine’s Day. Written by Bryon Dorr February 14, 2022
Arco Onslaught: Adam Ondra, Stefano Ghisolfi Unleash in Italy In this short entry to the ‘Climbing Diaries’ series, we see what it looks like when Stefano Ghisolfi and Adam Ondra rally and redpoint. Written by Jilli Cluff February 14, 2022
Petzl RocTrip 2022: The Iconic Climbing Festival Heads to Greece Petzl invites climbers to bolt, crag, and crush alongside some of the sport’s biggest names at the Manikia RocTrip this May. Written by Jilli Cluff February 11, 2022
Faction Crushers Ski Steeps in the Dolomites: POV Edit Faction Skis shows us what threading needles high up in the Dolomites looks like from the skier’s point of view. Written by Jilli Cluff February 09, 2022
‘Raft the Grand Canyon’ Music Video Is So Nerdy, It’s Hip In what could be described as a millennial version of Weird Al in the wild, a band of jolly river rats sing, dance, and raft… Written by Jilli Cluff February 04, 2022
Native Alaskan Sam Alexander Tells Stories Above the Arctic Circle ‘Niveh Ta’ah’in (Warrior)’ is a brief look at the world through the eyes of an Army veteran, native Alaskan, and Indigenous advocate. Written by Jilli Cluff January 26, 2022
Backcountry Snowboard Rafting: Watch Travis Rice and Friends Splash Pow in ‘Snake Milkers’ The strange title of this work by GoPro starts to make sense once you get used to the candor of the merry pranksters on board. Written by Sam Anderson January 25, 2022
