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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February 10, 2026
Winter Olympians’ Medals Keep Breaking, But There’s a Fix
It must sting a little to reach the pinnacle of achievement in your sport only to have the symbol of that achievement promptly fall apart. That’s exactly what’s been happening to multiple athletes at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games. A defect in the awards’ design has led to multiple...
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February 5, 2026
Marathon Sports Acquires six03 Trail Races and Cranmore Mountain Race
Marathon Sports announced the acquisition of six03 Trail Races and the Cranmore Mountain Race, expanding the company’s long-term investment in trail running in New England. The company also announced more than $100,000 in total prize money across its New England trail race portfolio for 2026. The acquisition includes the full...
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February 4, 2026
The Biggest Bass Tournament Ever: Top MLF and Elite Series Anglers Set to Duke It Out
It's finally happening. The top 50 anglers from Major League Fishing and the Elite series are set to compete in the Champions tournament for the largest first-place payout in bass fishing history. World Bass Enterprises is hosting the biggest bass tournament ever, the Champions event, on Old Hickory Lake in...
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January 26, 2026
Lost Hikers Stick Mountain Rescuers With Hotel Bill After Safe Return
A pair of lost hikers rewarded their rescuers’ efforts by sticking them with a hotel bill. To add insult to injury, the pair also made off with two headlamps lent to them during the previous night’s retrieval, As Wasdale Mountain Rescue explained in a Facebook post, the rescue occurred after two young male...
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January 10, 2026
Court records reveal text messages referencing plan for mass shooting in Breckenridge and ‘the resort’
A Breckenridge man arrested on charges related to an accusation of threatening a mass shooting sent messages to another person that stated he planned to target Breckenridge, according to an arrest affidavit. Deputies arrested Nathaniel Zabik, 44, around 3 p.m. Jan. 7 after receiving reports from two individuals and the...
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January 7, 2026
Woman ‘Skysurfs’ Above Mount Everest to Break World Record
Most Everest-related records are achieved at its peak, but the latest record-breaking feat took place high above the Himalayan mountain. That’s where Belarusian athlete Olga Naumova recently smashed the record for highest skysurfing jump. THE Inertia
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December 10, 2025
A New Tournament Format Pits Professional Climbers Against Each Other in a Thrilling Competition Broadcast by Red Bull TV
The world of indoor bouldering is about to witness a new level of competition when the Pro Climbing League launches its first event in London on 28th of February 2026 – broadcast by Red Bull TV. Created by climbers, for climbers, the Pro Climbing League brings together the world’s strongest professional boulderers for...
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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
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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November 25, 2025
Hiker dead after falling into abandoned mine shaft in Colorado backcountry – Denver Gazette
A 54-year-old hiker’s fatal fall into an abandoned mine shaft near Ouray last month highlights a broader danger left behind by Colorado’s rich mining history: more than 23,000 inactive mining sites, many of which are still unmarked, unsecured or unknown to the state. Colorado has closed about 14,000 abandoned mine...
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