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“I forgot to pack my underwear, but I brought a headlamp!” said Winnie. By now we had known each other five days. We were in a remote, Costa Rican jungle and I couldn’t help but laugh at my new Swedish friend and expedition mate. Her parents named her after the loveable children’s character and bear,…
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Jim Harris is currently on a National Geographic Expeditions Council assignment with Gregg Treinish to look for wolverine DNA evidence in Mongolia. Read updates on the expedition here. Windmilling his kayak paddle into the pushy breeze, Luc Mehl, 34, pulls onto the sandbar at the mouth of Mexico’s Rio Antigua and squints at the novelty…
Posted by Action adventure film highlights from the Banff Mountain Film Festival are making their way across North America and around the world in the 2013 Radical Reels Tour. Though the order may vary by venue the series includes 11 movies that sweep the action sports spectrum. “This year’s tour includes films about climbing, skiing, snowboarding, mountain…
After polar explorer Eric Larsen finished on the “triple crown of adventure”—traveling to the South Pole, the North Pole, and the top of Mount Everest in one year—it was hard to imagine what he might do next. But he has a plan. In December of 2012, Larson will begin another crossing of Antarctica. Once again…
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Four days, 360 miles, 51 riders, 20,000 feet of climbing, 15,000 calories burned per rider, ten flat tires, and a whole heck of a lot of fun. For some, it’s the biggest athletic accomplishment of their lives. For others, it’s time to step out of everyday life and reflect on why they chose to work…
Biking Legend Danny MacAskill: “I have always looked at the world as a giant playground” (Video)
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on January 21, 2011 Danny MacAskill – "Way Back Home" from dave on Vimeo. By Tetsuhiko Endo; Photograph courtesy Danny MacAskill In 2009, Danny MacAskill was a 23-year-old Scottish kid working in a bike repair shop while spending his free time doing rather extraordinary stunts on two wheels in the scenic cities and countryside of Northern Britain. Then he…
Best American Adventures: Race the Leadville Trail 100
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on September 22, 2010 We've just updated our popular America's Best Adventures feature with 50 new trips, bringing our grand total to 100 iconic escapes (see the map, state-by-state list, and photo gallery, too). So no matter what your pleasure—hiking, heli-skiing, surfing, climbing, biking, or paddling—we've got the perfect adventure for you. Check in each day for a…
Gear Review: A Smaller, More Powerful Bike Light
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on September 15, 2010 By National Geographic Adventure Contributing Editor Steve Casimiro, editor of The Adventure Life Fall is the perfect season for just about anything outdoors—the gremlins are back in school, the air is cool—except for that bedeviling darkness that comes a little bit earlier every day. Bike lights keep the night at bay, and of course they’ve…
Best American Adventures: Race the Arrowhead 135
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on August 19, 2010 We've just updated our popular America's Best Adventures feature with 50 new trips, bringing our grand total to 100 iconic escapes (see the map, state-by-state list, and photo gallery, too). So no matter what your pleasure—hiking, heli-skiing, surfing, climbing, biking, or paddling—we've got the perfect adventure for you. Check in each day for a…
Paris-Roubaix Cyclo: Thrash Over Cobbles on Your own Tour de France
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on July 15, 2010 Paris Roubaix Cyclo – Text and photos by Gregg Bleakney Stage 3 of this year’s Tour de France from Wanze to Arenberg Porte du Hainaut shook up the GC standings and rattled the nerves of even the most senior pros amongst the bunch. Toss in a few hard crashes, mechanical meltdowns, and (unfortunately) broken bones…
Travel Tech: 5 Best Cases to Keep Your iPhone Dry When You Are Not
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on May 19, 2010 We love gadgets. Even more, we love gadgets we can take with us outdoors—which today means quite a few, what with the mobile technology revolution well underway. Leading the pack for the go-to device when you venture outdoors is, of course, the iPhone. Aside from its handy communication capabilities, the GPS chip and compass of…
Biking in India: What If Cycling Were Your Only Choice?
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on April 29, 2010 "Portraits of India on Two-Wheels – Images by Gregg Bleakney Five years ago I made a choice to go car-free in favor of using a bicycle as my primary source of mobility. Since then, every time I saddle up, I’m 100 percent thrilled to be living this two-wheeled lifestyle. But…what if I didn’t have this…
Epic Adventure Race Training: From Volcano to Beach in Veracruz, Mexico
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on April 13, 2010 There are few adventures that can take you from the ridge of an 18,000-foot snow-capped volcano to a stretch of sandy beach and blue ocean in just one trip. In Veracruz, Mexico, you can do it on foot. Esprit Whitewater offers the experience in the form of their eight-day Expedition Adventure Race training program. Hike,…
Adventure Town: Austin – A Local’s Guide to SXSW
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on March 9, 2010 It’s true that Austin (pop. 782,967) is different in at least one way from the rest of Texas: It’s the lone blue outpost in an overwhelmingly red state. But in every way that counts, the state capital is pure Lone Star. Austinites, like all Texans, two-step to Willie, accessorize in cowboy boots, and know how…
This Weekend: Washington’s 33-Mile Chilly Hilly Bike Ride
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on February 24, 2010 A 33-mile bike ride up 2,675 feet on a cold, wet island in Puget Sound in February may sound brutal. But tell that to the 4,000 cyclists who sign up each year for the Chilly Hilly on Bainbridge Island. “You can get an eyeful of the Seattle skyline, ogle a bald eagle, and soak in…
Hello, British Columbia: Four Trips in the Land of the Olympics
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on February 12, 2010 Today the Olympics begin in Vancouver, but in one contest Canada already has the U.S. beat. As an outdoors outpost, British Columbia outscores the American West across the board. The Pacific-hugging province is as big as California, Oregon, and Washington combined. But with only four million residents (Cali alone has 36 million), BC’s rugged mountain…
Get Lost: Four Must-Do Hawaii Adventures
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on February 3, 2010 Photograph by Michael Dyches, My Shot, see more island wallpaper like this.Last night ABC aired the highly-anticipated two-hour premiere of the final season of Lost. Shot on the island of Oahu, the show stirred a large amount destination envy as the survivors of Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 hacked through dense jungle, hiked impossibly steep cliffs…
Best New Trips in the World: Biking, Kayaking and Rafting in the Bitterroot Mountains of Idaho and Montana
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on November 26, 2009 For our annual Adventure Travel issue, we scoured the globe to find the 25 Best New Trips in the World for 2010, complete with a Best Trips photo gallery. Today, we present Idaho and Montana. The world's far corners are now well within reach. IDAHO + MONTANA: Bitterroot Bonanza As the co-owner of ROW Adventures, Peter Grubb has…
Best New Trips in the World: Bike and Camp in Colorado’s Hovenweep National Monument
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on November 25, 2009 For our annual Adventure Travel issue, we scoured the globe to find the 25 Best New Trips in the World for 2010, complete with a Best Trips photo gallery. Today, we present Colorado. The world’s far corners are now well within reach. COLORADO: Alone With the Ancients More than six million tourists flocked to the Four Corners region…
Best New Trips in the World: Bike and Hike Southern New Zealand
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on November 13, 2009 For our annual Adventure Travel issue, we scoured the globe to find the 25 Best New Trips in the World for 2010, complete with a Best Trips photo gallery. Today, we present New Zealand. The world's far corners are now well within reach. NEW ZEALAND: All-Access Kiwiland The North Island has the Bay of Islands and the best…
Best New Trips in the World: Exploring Laos’s Northern Hill Country
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on November 9, 2009 For our annual Adventure Travel issue, we scoured the globe to find the 25 Best New Trips in the World for 2010, complete with a Best Trips photo gallery. Today, we present Laos. The world's far corners are now well within reach. Laos: An Off-Limits Jungle Traveling in Laos has always meant either a quick…
Best New Trips in the World: Bike France’s Pyrenees
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on November 2, 2009 For our annual Adventure Travel issue, we scoured the globe to find the 25 Best New Trips in the World for 2010, complete with a Best Trips photo gallery. Today, we present France. The world's far corners are now well within reach. France: Tour des Pyrenees If the gods were cyclists, you can rest assured…
Urban Adventure: Cycling the Berlin Wall 20 Years After Its Fall
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on October 14, 2009 Aside from the hum of spokes and the rattle of a loose fender, the forested hinterlands are quiet. The cycling trail I follow, dubbed the Berliner Mauerweg (Wall Way), often utilizes the “death strip’s” patrol roads alongside the notorious Wall—the bitter, iconic emblem of the Cold War. A mere two decades in time separate this…
For Tuscany’s Old-School L’Eroica Bike Race, Leave Your Lycra at Home
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on October 7, 2009 
Post by contributing photographer Dan Patitucci of PatitucciPhoto In Italy, a bike race is a regular occurrence, for races are everywhere, every weekend. But each fall since 1997, Tuscany’s Chianti Region is host to a special kind of race, L’Eroica. Italian roads are typically silky smooth pavement represented as yellow lines on maps. But the…
Climate Ride Kicks Off Saturday – Cyclist Pedal 300 Miles From NYC to DC
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on September 24, 2009 This Saturday (September 26) the second annual Brita Climate Ride will roll away from lower Manhattan en route to our nation’s capitol. The five-day, 300-mile cycling tour will help raise money and awareness for climate change education through organizations such as Focus the Nation and Clean Air – Cool Planet. It will also raise hope for…
