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December 9, 2025
Climber Charles Barrett Just Lost His Court Appeal
In a ruling issued on December 8, the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s conviction and life sentence of accomplished California climber and guidebook author Charles Barrett for the rape of a woman in Yosemite National Park. Barrett was found guilty by a federal jury after a February 2024...
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December 9, 2025
Outdoor Retailer to Debut Retailer Conference at 2026 Show
A new half-day conference at Outdoor Retailer, featuring hands-on workshops on AI, e-commerce and operational best practices, is designed for retail owners, buyers and managers. Outdoor Retailer is launching the “Retail Playbook Lab,” a new half-day conference designed exclusively for outdoor specialty retail owners, buyers and managers. Taking place on Aug....
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December 9, 2025
Hiker Rescued From Quicksand in Arches National Park: ‘Thought It Was a Legend’
An experienced hiker found that out the hard way in Arches National Park on Sunday, when a normal day on the trail turned into a scary ordeal. Austin Dirks, 33, was walking through the upper end of the park’s Courthouse Wash area just before sunrise when his left leg broke...
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December 8, 2025
Air Pollution Undermines Health Benefits Of Exercise, Evidence Says
Air pollution can undermine some of the health benefits active folks expect to derive from regular exercise, a new study says. The protective effect exercise should have on people’s risk of death was cut by half among those living in areas with heavy air pollution, researchers reported recently in the journal BMC...
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December 8, 2025
EXEC: Outdoor Brands Chase Run Opportunity at The Running Event
The Running Event (TRE), held last week in San Antonio, TX, drew more outdoor brands to the Switchback section of the industry trade show this year, many of whom were seeking ways to drive growth in the run specialty channel. According to figures published by Diversified Communications, parent company of...
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December 8, 2025
Climber Charged With Manslaughter After Leaving Girlfriend on Peak
A male climber is facing manslaughter charges after leaving his girlfriend alone on Austria’s highest peak, where she later died, according to German media reports. That climber was identified Monday as 36-year-old Thomas Plamberger, who attempted to scale the peak of Grossglockner with his girlfriend, 33-year-old Kerstin Gurtner, back in January....
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December 5, 2025
National parks to require photo ID for visitors 16 and up
Starting Jan. 1, 2026, a new national park ID requirement will take effect at many of America’s busiest parks. The change may slow entry lines for millions of visitors. Everyone age 16 and older will need to show a government-issued photo ID at the gate. This is a shift aimed...
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December 4, 2025
Airstream Goes the Cowboy Way With Stetson + 6666 Ranch
Live your Wild West dreams with this epic Airstream. Details from Stetson and Four Sixes Ranch will make you look right at home in Jackson Hole or anywhere else where the buffalo roamed. All camp, no prattle. Airstream’s latest brings it together with two other western icons to build a luxury...
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December 4, 2025
Oregon wants to shake up state park rules. Will other states do the same?
If you’ve ever struggled to snag a campsite in a popular state park, Oregon’s latest move might catch your attention. Facing a multimillion-dollar budget gap and fed up with empty sites caused by late cancellations, the state is weighing a major overhaul of how its parks operate—from refunds to pricing...
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December 3, 2025
Skiers and Snowboarders in Italy Are Now Required By Law to Wear Helmets
As of November 1, 2025, all skiers, snowboarders, even tobogganers are required to wear CE-certified helmets (Conformité Européenne), which certifies that a product has met EU health and safety standards, on Italian slopes. The new designation this winter has upped the ante, where the law began with rders uner 14 years old,...
