Events

August 31, 2021

COVID Vaccine Now Required for Everest Base Camp Trekkers

Last week, local authorities from the Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality of Solukhumbu district—which is the region that surrounds Everest—announced that only travelers who have been fully vaccinated will be allowed in the Khumbu for the autumn trekking and climbing season. That means anyone planning on heading to Everest base camp this...

August 31, 2021

California Has Closed All Its National Forests to Preserve Fire Resources

More than 1.7 million acres—and counting—of US Forest Service-managed land has burned in California this year. Nearly 7,000 wildfires have erupted throughout the state. The Caldor Fire is, even now, bearing down on South Lake Tahoe with as many as 20,000 structures directly at risk. The southern half of the lakeside...

August 31, 2021

Send It Foundation Partners with Backcountry for Second Annual SENDtember Campaign

Truckee, CA – August 31, 2021 – The Send It Foundation, a non-profit organization built upon the expression, “send it”, provides free outdoor adventures for young adult cancer fighters and survivors and aims to inspire positivity, enthusiasm, pushing boundaries, and living life to the fullest each day. According to the...

August 31, 2021

Rebecca’s Private Idaho (RPI) Race Introduces Two New Categories, Kicks off Ninth Year

KETCHUM, Idaho (August 31, 2021) - With a mission of people, purpose, and place, the gravel race founded by 7x World Champion Rebecca Rusch begins on Thursday, September 2, and continues through Sunday, September 5. The sold out event, featuring both a four-day stage race and a single-day race, introduces...

August 29, 2021

Luca Shaw Fastest American at Downhill World Championships

VAL DI SOLE - TRENTINO, Italy – It was all about the downhill team today on the last day of the 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. The rain was on and off all week as the riders tried to dial in their lines in practice. It rained the night...

August 28, 2021

Team USA scores several Top-20 XCO performances on Day 4 of Mountain Bike World Championships

VAL DI SOLE - TRENTINO, Italy – Today was all about the cross-country racers as they took to the technical and dusty course in Italy. The day started off with the Under-23 racers and ended with crowning new Elite World Champions. U23 Women Cross-Country Gwendalyn Gibson (Ramona, Calif.; Norco Bicycles) had...

August 27, 2021

Blevins Rides to Third Medal in Three Days in E-MTB at the Mountain Bike World Championships

VAL DI SOLE - TRENTINO, Italy – On day three of the 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, the downhillers got timed runs in for Qualifying with the E-MTB race taking place in the afternoon. E-MTB Christopher Blevins (Durango, Colo.; Trinity Racing) goes three-for-three. After his World Championship win in the...

August 27, 2021

Teton Gravity Research (TGR) Unveils Trailer For New Film Stoke the Fire

Jackson, Wyo. (August 2021) - Teton Gravity Research (TGR), the global leader in action and adventure lifestyle media, today unveiled the trailer for the highly anticipated film Stoke the Fire. Directed by Steve Jones, Todd Jones and Jon Klaczkiewicz, Stoke the Fire features some of the world’s most celebrated freeskiers...

August 26, 2021

National Forest Foundation to Host Live Leadership Discussion in New York City

Missoula, MT (August 26, 2021) -- The National Forest Foundation (NFF), a congressionally-chartered nonprofit, will be hosting Our Forests, Our Future, a live panel discussion with corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) leaders Thursday, Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. at The Union League Club in New York. Our Forests, Our...

August 25, 2021

2021 U.S. Adventure Racing National Championship

Cable, Wisconsin —The U.S. Adventure Racing Association (USARA) National Championship is coming to Wisconsin for the first time ever in 2021. Now in its 22nd year, the USARA National Championship is the premier amateur adventure racing event in the United States. From September 10 to 11, the best teams in...

August 25, 2021

Czech Runner Dies From Falling During UTMB’s TDS Race In Chamonix

The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc race organization reported that a male runner from the Czech Republic competing in the 145-km TDS race died after suffering a bad fall and serious injuries. The accident occurred at the 62.3 km mark on the on the descent of the Passeur de Pralognan, an 8,421-foot...

August 20, 2021

Authorities Find Moab Campers Died From Gunshots; Homicide Investigation Underway

Campers Crystal Beck and Kylen Schulte’s families await justice as the department begins an official homicide investigation. GearJunkie

August 15, 2021

Renowned Stages Cycling Leadville Trail 100 MTB Produced by Life Time Returns in 2021 With Stacked Field of Riders

Leadville, Colo., (Saturday, August 14, 2021) – The 2021 Stages Cycling Leadville Trail 100 MTB race, owned and produced by Life Time, today welcomed a field of more than 1,500 riders ranging in age from 18 to 74 years old, representing 49 states and 12 countries. Cyclists tackled the famed...

August 11, 2021

College Lecturer Arrested for Arson Near Massive California Wildfires

Gary Stephen Maynard, who recently taught criminology at California’s Sonoma State University, was arrested on Aug. 7 on suspicion of arson at several locations in Northern CA. He’s been charged with purposely starting the Ranch Fire, in Lassen county, northwest of Lake Tahoe. Tracking information from his vehicle also placed...

August 10, 2021

Dakine Athlete Carissa Moore Wins First-Ever Olympic Gold Medal for Surfing

LOS ANGELES (August 10, 2021) — Dakine athlete Carissa Moore clinched the Olympic Gold Medal after winning the Women’s Gold Medal Match at Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach against South Africa’s Bianca Buitendag. The Honolulu, Hawaii native will take home the first Olympic Gold Medal in the sport’s history for the United...

August 6, 2021

USA Cycling Names 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Teams

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Cycling announced today the final roster of athletes representing the United States in both cross country and downhill at the 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships taking place August 25 - 29, 2021 in Val di Sole, Italy. An all-star squad for the cross-country event...

August 6, 2021

Iconic La Ruta Mountain Bike Race Expands Beyond Costa Rica to Europe

TENERIFE, SPAIN (August 6, 2021) – Heading into its 28th season, organizers of the historic La Ruta® mountain bike stage race have announced the event’s expansion into Europe, marking the first new region in its targeted global growth. La Ruta is the first known multi-day mountain bike adventure race, which...

August 5, 2021

Industry Veteran Launches Innovative Experiential Marketing Agency and Co-Work Space Mash Up

San Francisco, CA – August 05, 2021 - Founded by Chris Shierholtz, an Outdoor and Cycling industry veteran, with over 20 years of experience, California RADNESS is a San Francisco experiential marketing agency that will also serve as a coworking space. The agency offers services such as event production, content...

August 5, 2021

Kitsbow Debuts Second Film in 36 Hours Series for 2021

OLD FORT, North Carolina (August 5, 2021) — Kitsbow releases ‘Out West’—the second film in the 2021 36 Hours in Kitsbow series. Directed by Jay Melena, this film captures the adventure of four friends, Everett Ó Cillín, Silas Littlefield, Scottie Junker and Melena, who set out on bikes to retrace...

August 5, 2021

Connor Fields To Be Released From Hospital on Thursday

TOKYO – Dr. Jonathan Finnoff, Chief Medical Officer for the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee today shared news that Team USA athlete Connor Fields will be released from St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo on Thursday, August 5th. Fields sustained a head injury during the semifinals of the BMX...

August 3, 2021

Sport climbing debuts at the Olympics and it’s impressive as hell

. Athletes competing in bouldering, lead climbing, and speed climbing hit the walls at men's qualification events on Day 11 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Aomi Urban Sports Park. Speed climbing sees two climbers scale identical routes up 15-metre-high wall angled at 95 degrees with safety ropes. Whoever...

August 3, 2021

Controversy Continues to Surround 12-Year Old Climber on Broad Peak

A few weeks back Adventureblog shared the story of 12-year old Selena Khawaja who climbed Broad Peak, an 8051 meters (26,414 foot) mountain found along the border of Pakistan and China. Selena’s age brought a lot of attention to her story, sparking debate as to whether or not it was...

August 3, 2021

Hyland’s Powered Announces Official Team for Asheville Belgian Waffle Ride

LOS ANGELES – August 3, 2021 – Hyland’s, a trusted leader in products to support a healthy, active lifestyle, today announced their official team for the second Belgian Waffle Ride of 2021, known as the “Hell of the North (Carolina).” Led by coach and elite cyclist Paul Thomas, the team...

August 3, 2021

From the future of retail to the future of the planet and an outdoors for all, the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Outdoor University Program will deliver robust education at Outdoor Retailer Summer

BOULDER, Colo. (August 3, 2021) — Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), the nonprofit trade association for the outdoor industry, will again deliver a full lineup of live keynote and education sessions at Outdoor Retailer Summer in Denver, August 10–12, 2021. Education will kick off with a keynote from bestselling author and founder of the...

August 2, 2021

Wanderers Welcome: Sierra Designs Hosts An Evening of Gear and Beer at Epic Brewing Company

August 2, 2021 – Broomfield, CO – Sierra Designs, the Colorado-based brand known for its innovative products that make the outdoors more accessible for anyone, is excited to invite you to their public event at Epic Brewing Company on August 11, 2021, from 7PM-9:30PM. The interactive event coincides with Outdoor...