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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September 23, 2024
American woman sets wild Appalachian Trail speed record
On Sept. 21, 2024, Virginia-based ultrarunner Tara Dower made history by setting a new overall supported Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the Appalachian Trail, completing the monumental journey in an astonishing 40 days, 18 hours and five minutes. This feat surpasses Karel Sabbe’s previous FKT from 2018 by about 13.5 hours. Her effort...
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September 18, 2024
Grand Teton FKT Rejected: Recent Record Disqualified Over Cut Switchback
Michelino Sunseri’s FKT is no more, or technically, never was. Last week, GearJunkie reported on Sunseri’s FKT attempt, in which he summited the Grand Teton in 2 hours, 50 minutes, and 50 seconds. The record was not certified. Nobody doubts Sunseri climbed and descended the Grand Teton in record time. But the...
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September 17, 2024
Americans Return To Ski Everest’s North Face
The American Everest Ski Project led by Jim Morrison has returned to try to ski down the Hornbein Couloir on the Tibetan side of the mountain. A year ago, bureaucratic issues thwarted the attempt. Morrison wants to ski the couloir as a tribute to Hilaree Nelson, who died while skiing from the...
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September 16, 2024
Popular Hawaiian Hiking Trail Closed as ‘Rare’ Outbreak Spreads
A rare norovirus outbreak has resulted in an extended closure of one of Kaua‘i‘s most popular hiking trails. The Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of State Parks are actively investigating the incident on Kalalau Trail. Earlier this month, numerous campers in the...
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September 10, 2024
National Park calls out ‘world changing’ impact of dropped Cheetos bag
Plain water is the only thing visitors are allowed to consume inside the huge cavern at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. Cheetos are a no-go, and the recent park visitor who dropped a bag full of them created a “huge impact” on the cave’s ecosystem, the park said...
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September 6, 2024
Missing Hiker in the Northwest Found After 30 Days, One Day From Death
39 year old Robert Schock was hiking with his dog by the Chilliwack River in North Cascades National Park, Washington when something went terribly wrong. What was a nice day for hiking suddenly turned disastrous, and in Robert's case, almost deadly. North Cascades National Park is just a few hours from...
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September 4, 2024
Paralympics scandal: Ecuador accused of fielding non-disabled athletes
The Observatory for Monitoring Public Policy Compliance in Ecuadorian Sport (ODDE) claims that a network of corruption has been operating within Ecuador's sports institutions, allowing individuals without disabilities to fraudulently obtain "functional classifications" required to compete in Paralympic events. These accusations have been reported by the South American outlet Infobae,...
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August 26, 2024
Hiker’s body found in Grand Canyon after flash floods; over 100 airlifted to safety
The body of a missing Arizona woman was found Sunday after she vanished when flash floods swept through Grand Canyon National Park. Chenoa Nickerson, 33, was last seen Thursday before a flash flood struck Havasu Canyon, about 30 miles west of Grand Canyon Village, Arizona, according to the National Park Service's press release. She...
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August 22, 2024
Rochelle Gilmore climbed Mt. Everest – but did she take an illegal shortcut?
A news piece that emerged from Nepal in late June alleges that Australian former pro cyclist Rochelle Gilmore took an illegal shortcut in her 2023 expedition of Mt. Everest, skipping to a higher camp with a helicopter before a summit push on the peaks of both Everest and nearby Lhotse....
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August 16, 2024
Huge Drones Will Remove Trash on Mount Everest
The Kathmandu Post revealed today that after a successful test in April, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the three authorities responsible for managing garbage on Everest. Drones will remove trash from the higher slopes of the world’s tallest mountain. This agreement applies to the Khumbu region, not...
