Sports News and Press Releases about Outdoor Industry Events
Want to stay up to date on the latest press releases and news about outdoor sports races and events including mountain biking, trail running, climbing, skiing and more? Scroll below to view all outdoor sports event news.
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November 17, 2022
Legendary climber Alex Honnold is also a ninja ultrarunner
Ultrasignup shows Honnold as having completed one other ultra in 2011, but he’s also flown under the radar with some running accomplishments, including a casual R2R2R (Rim to Rim to Rim) of the Grand Canyon in 2021–an endurance challenge that is on many runners’ bucket lists. Canadian Running
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August 14, 2022
Focusing on diversity and inclusion, gravel bike racing welcomes all to this sport
Gravel racing, known to embrace all, regardless of race, gender, weight or age, is steadily becoming the most welcoming sport. npr
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June 28, 2022
IOC Announces New Skiing Events to Debut at 2026 Olympics
On June 24, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) announced three new events coming to the 2026 Winter Olympics. The IOC’s Executive Board also added several non-FIS events. A skeleton mixed-team event and luge doubles (men’s and women’s) now join ski mountaineering, which the committee looped in last summer....
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June 14, 2022
Catch up with the crazy runners competing in California’s The Speed Project
A race without sponsors, without rules, without even a website. Where no spectators are allowed and there’s no purse at the end – and yet it attracts some of the world’s best athletes, drawn by the promise of a unique trial of pace and perseverance – that is The Speed...
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June 12, 2022
Mountain Biker Dies on Palisade Plunge Trail After Running out of Water
The Mesa County Sheriff’s office reports that a 52-year-old mountain biker died on the Palisade Plunge trail on Saturday after suffering a “heat-related illness.” A release says the man, from Colorado Springs, was riding alone and ran out of water. Single Tracks
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June 1, 2022
Appalachian Trail Hiker Falls Off Cliff, Dies
On May 29, Paul “Grandmaster” Classen fell from one of the most photographed places in Virginia and later died from his injuries. Classen, 23, fell 50 feet from McAfee Knob, which juts from the summit of Catawba Mountain (3,197 feet). GearJunkie
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June 1, 2022
25-Year-Old Woman Gored by Bison at Yellowstone National Park
According the officials, the woman, along with two other people, were well within the 25 yard distance requirement. The victim was within 10 feet of the animal. Bison have injured more people at Yellowstone than any other animal in the park. The Inertia
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May 29, 2022
Why Are So Many Climbers in Trouble on Mount Hood This Year?
The most popular route up Oregon’s Mount Hood, an 11,249-foot active volcano, passes by two giant cavities that exhaust lethal sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide. The Devils Kitchen fumarole sits just climber’s right of Hogsback, a steep snow ridge that runs from 10,500 feet up to the Pearly Gates, the...
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May 24, 2022
Alex Honnold, The World’s Boldest Climber, Just Became A Dad. Now What?
Honnold, age 36, is a brand-new dad, and fatherhood makes for a terrific equalizer. It transforms otherwise superhuman men into everyday citizens, leaving them to paw around in the dark for fresh diapers, for nearby pacifiers, and for answers that can take years to arrive, if ever. There is no...
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May 20, 2022
Sport climbing World Cup events in China cancelled because of COVID-19
October’s two International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup legs scheduled to take place China have been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The lead and speed IFSC World Cup in Xiamen was due to take place from October 15 to 17, while the boulder and speed IFSC World...
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May 18, 2022
3 men sentenced for wading in river with feeding bears at Katmai
Three men were sentenced Monday for leaving a popular bear viewing platform in Katmai National Park and Preserve and wading into the river toward brown bears feeding on salmon, according to federal prosecutors. Alaska Public
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May 18, 2022
US cyclo-cross stalwart Jingle Cross cancelled after UCI designation disappears
The popular Iowa cyclo-cross races at Jingle Cross, which started 18 years ago, will not run in 2022. After hosting UCI-sanctioned cyclo-cross races since 2007, including five World Cup events since 2016, John Meehan, event founder and race director, announced he has pulled the plug on the event for this...
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May 12, 2022
Black Americans create history successfully scaling Mt Everest
A team of black Americans scripted history by scaling world highest peak this morning, according to expedition organiser. Jiban Ghimire, Managing Director at Shangri-La Nepal Treks, said that Seven-member Full Circle Everest expedition team along with Sherpa climbers successfully scaled Mt Everest. The Himalayan Times
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May 11, 2022
14-Year-Old Races Solo, Beats Out Adult Teams in Adventure Race
Competing against 21 other teams of all ages, 14-year-old Ian Dunlap put on a solo orienteering clinic and nabbed first place at the 2022 Mission Lite Adventure Race. Gear Junkie
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May 9, 2022
Climber Dies on Everest, Another Missing on Lhotse
On Sunday, Nepali officials confirmed the death of Russian climber Pavel Kostrikin, 55, on the slopes of Mount Everest. According to multiple reports, Kostrikin collapsed and died of altitude sickness on Saturday evening at Camp I, which is located at 17,585 feet. Outside Online
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May 5, 2022
17-Year-Old Dies In River Surfing Accident at Bend Whitewater Park
The park, which features three channels in the Deschutes River, is a popular place for river surfers. Twenty-six pneumatic air bladders were installed into the river bed in 2015, and they are adjusted in real time to create waves of different shapes for surfers of different skill levels. The Inertia
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April 22, 2022
Armed Thieves on MTB Trails ‘Alarming’ CA Police
A rash of recent bike robberies in the Oakland and East Bay areas has cyclists and police on high alert. Masked individuals have robbed victims at gunpoint in five possibly related incidents in Oakland, Calif.’s East Bay area since late March, local news has reported. GearJunkie
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April 20, 2022
Did Chinese Climbers Find Mallory and Irvine’s Camera on Everest?
One of the most enduring mysteries in the history of mountaineering and exploration revolves around the 1924 British expedition to Everest where George Mallory and Andrew “Sandy” Irvine perished high on the mountain while attempting to reach the top from the North Side. In an intriguing new layer to this...
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April 7, 2022
First All-Black Everest Team Heads to Himalaya
Now that April has arrived, the mountaineering world is once again turning its attention to the Himalaya. In the Nepali capital of Kathmandu, climbers are now arriving in droves and are preparing for the epic challenges that now lie ahead. Amongst them, is an ambitious group of African-American climbers who...
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March 29, 2022
Guy Busted For Planning 139-Person Hike in the Grand Canyon
Joseph Don Mount will not be legally visiting any national park in the state of Arizona for two years ater being busted for organizing a hike of 139 people in 2020 on a rim-to-rim hike at the Grand Canyon. The park allowed max group sizes of 11 people, and forbids...
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March 22, 2022
Kelly Slater, Shaun White, and Tony Hawk Are Presenting at the 94th Oscars
Kelly Slater, Shaun White, and Tony Hawk are three action sports stars who have gone bigger than their sport. Which is why the Oscars, airing on March 27 on ABC, enlisted them as presenters. The Inertia
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March 8, 2022
Naked Ski Day? Naked Ski Day
Bluebird Backcountry, Colorado’s no-lift resort, will be the scene of red cheeks of both variety on March 15 during their inaugural Boot-Tan Fest, which, as you probably gathered from the name, is nudity-encouraged. Or at least part of it is. That day, the resort will be focused on the women...
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February 22, 2022
Two National Guard Helicopters Crash Near Utah’s Snowbird Ski Resort
Skiers enjoying fresh powder at Utah’s Snowbird ski resort watched in horror as two Black Hawk helicopters from the National Guard crashed just beyond the ski area boundary on Tuesday morning. Outside Online
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February 9, 2022
‘30-Day Survival Challenge’: Canadian YouTuber Charged With Violating National Park Act
Parks Canada is charging B.C. native Gregory Ovens and American Zachary Fowler with unlawfully fishing, hunting, discharging firearms, lighting fires, damaging natural objects, and operating a drone inside Banff National Park. Gear Junkie
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February 7, 2022
What Artificial Snow at the 2022 Olympics Means for the Future of Winter Games
The lack of natural snow is a first for the Winter Games—though it’s hardly an anomaly. Artificial snow was first used at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, but it has been growing in prevalence in the most recent Games. About 80% of the snow used in...
