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We adventurers often daydream of climbing rugged peaks, swimming in pristine high alpine lakes, traversing across blue-green glaciers, or trekking along rugged ridgelines with dramatic views … while we’re sitting at our desk eating donuts. Do you feel like reaching for your next adventure is just making your arms sore? At NOLS, we’re working with…
Highlining to a Stalactite in Koh Yao Noi, Phuket, Thailand – Incredible Photo!
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on May 15, 2012 
See more photos like these in our Extreme Photo of the Week gallery. “Should I grab the stalactite with my hands or turn around on my feet like a real pro?” recalls slackliner-photographer Jared Alden of this moment on an unusual stalactite highline on Koh Yao Noi island in Phuket, Thailand. Lured by the country’s…
Running: Finding My Happy Pace in a Healthy Balance
Posted by Megan Lund-Lizotte on May 11, 2012 
Anyone who knows me might say I eat, sleep, and breathe running. And yes, it’s totally true. However, my life as a professional distance runner and running coach reaches far beyond the seemingly apparent expectation that all I do is run, fuel, recover, and teach others how to then run, fuel and recover! Running has…
OIA: What Inspired Your Sense of Adventure?
Posted by Avery Stonich on May 10, 2012 
Think back to your childhood. Do you remember a specific person or experience that inspired your adventurous spirit? I have to give props to my dad and stepmom, who were always keen to pack up the family for some sort of outdoor adventure—like camping on a Great Barrier Reef island. (Guess I should mention they…
5Point Film Festival Recap: 5 Points to Ponder, Watch the Winning Films
Posted by Kim Havell on May 8, 2012 
Respect – Commitment – Humility – Purpose – Balance Sitting down to breakfast last week at the quaint Ambiance Inn in Carbondale, Colorado, I joined an animated conversation. With six “special guests” at the table, our discussion got interesting. The ethics of the recent bolt-cut on Cerro Torre in Patagonia were in question and I…
Climber Sasha DiGiulian, 19, Makes First Female Ascent of Era Bella, 5.14d, Spain – Beautiful Photo
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on May 8, 2012 
See more photos in our Extreme Photo of the Week gallery. “While climbing a hard route, everything else fades away. I am only thinking about the movement in front of me, the next sequence, what I am holding on to, and my breath,” says 19-year-old climbing phemon Sasha DiGiulian, seen on Era Bella, graded 5.14d,…
Ultimate Adventure Bucket List: Top Athletes’ Dream Trips
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on May 3, 2012 
Earlier this year, we asked 20 of the world’s best athletes and explorers to advise us on the top adventure trips within their sports for our Ultimate Adventure Bucket List. Each gave us two recommendations—one “dream trip” they hoped to do someday and one “must-do trip,” a true classic, that the rest of us should…
Everest 2012: Max Lowe on Attending a Sherpa Baby Naming Celebration
Posted by Max Lowe on May 2, 2012 
Max Lowe received a National Geographic Young Explorers Grant to document social change in Nepal’s Khumbu region alongside our 2012 Everest Expedition. The expedition is being covered live on the National Geographic magazine May edition iPad app. After returning from the frigid heights of Gokyo and the Renjo La Pass, I was to spend a…
OIA: Why We Need Adventure
Posted by Avery Stonich on May 2, 2012 
Editor’s Note: Today we are launching a new blog column with Outdoor Industry Association. Avery Stonich will be weighing in on industry trends, places to play outside and the federal policies that affect them, with a few tales from OIA staffers’ adventures thrown in for good measure. As I ponder this assignment—a new outdoor adventure…
Everest 2012: Max Lowe on Globalization in Namche Bazar, Nepal
Posted by Max Lowe on May 1, 2012 
Max Lowe received a National Geographic Young Explorers Grant to document social change in Nepal’s Khumbu region alongside our 2012 Everest Expedition. The expedition is being covered live on the National Geographic magazine May edition iPad app. Read Max’s previous Everest dispatches. The time spent in and around Namche seems to have breezed by. Spending…
