Mountain Masochist Record Breaker
Geoff Roes has broken the course record for the Mountain Masochist race, UltraRunning reports. It's a 50-mile run that is part of the Montrail Ultra Cup series. Roes clocked in at 6:27:55, beating out Dave Mackey's previous record of 6:48:31 in 2003. The winner for the women was Tamsin Anstey, who clocked in at 8:09:07.
The Mountain Masochist isn't just a race--it's also an excellent trail-running shoe. Check out our review of it, above.
--Aileen Torres
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UN Says Climate Change Requires Big Money
Yvo de Boer of the UN Climate Change Secretariat says that it will take an initial $10 billion a year from the most economically well-off countries for three years to help developing nations deal with the effects of climate change. "To my mind, rich countries must put at least $10 billion on the table in Copenhagen to kick-start immediate action," he said, according to Reuters. And this money would only finance the beginning: Boer says it will take hundreds of billions of dollars in ten to 20 years to deal with global warming.
--Aileen Torres
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Silverton Mountain Adds Heli-Ski Options
Expert-only Silverton Mountain in southwestern Colorado has its fair share of die-hard followers—with good reason. It gets stupid amounts of snow, it has steep and alarmingly (in a good way) wild terrain, and the atmosphere is, well, let's just describe it as laid-back.
This mom-and-popper for the adventurous set, however, is poised to gather a few more devotees this season. They just leased their own helicopter and, after successful trial runs last year, are launching a full-blown heli-ski operation.
Now, in addition to skiing the one-lift hike-friendly area with a guide (or without a guide on certain days in December and April) skiers and snowboarders can opt for a heli lift to the peak of their choosing ($159); a full day of heli-skiing on untracked peaks and bowls otherwise unreachable from the area ($999); or a day of heli-accessed ski touring ($320), which includes a drop in the morning, guided touring all day, and a pick-up in the afternoon. Locations dependent on conditions and skier/snowboarder abilities, of course. For more info, go to Silverton Mountain's website.
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How to Stay Healthy in Winter
There are five things you can do to prevent getting sick during the winter season, according to Dr. Gillian Stephens of St. Louis University Medical Center:
1. Make sure you get enough sleep every night.
2. Don't go overboard with food--keep eating healthy.
3. Stay hydrated.
4. Exercise regularly.
5. Don't stress out too much--stay sane during the holidays.
--Aileen Torres
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November 19, 2009
Modern Collective: Surfing's New Wave
While hanging out at the AFI FEST in L.A. to promote my doc Best Worst Movie, I took time to check out the premiere of Modern Collective, from Poor Specimen, Taylor Steele's production company. It's been getting a lot of hype, so I figured I needed to see for myself what it was all about. The film is director Kai Neville's first feature, and it follows the pros Dane Reynolds, Dion Agius, Yadin Nicol, Mitch Coleborn, Dusty Payne, and Jordy Smith as they turn tricks on hard, chunky waves. This movie is definitely not for the more mellow crowd (read: if you're a big Jack Johnson fan, you might not be into this). These guys are all about adrenaline and trying to do the next best thing. The surfing is incredible to watch, and the event itself was a whole lot of fun. The stars of the film were there, models roamed around, alcohol flowed freely, and everyone got wireless headphones from Skullcandy for the screening. For a taste of the action at home, download the film on iTunes, available now.
--Brad Klopman
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Couple Rescued By Cruise Ship
The Seattle couple Christopher Miller and Brandy Meissner, along with their two dogs, were recently rescued from their 38-foot fishing boat in 40-foot seas by Princess Cruises' Golden Princess, according to Vagabondish. It's one of the largest cruise ships in the world.
The couple had been trying to cross from Seattle to Hawaii to start their own commercial fishing business. They are currently trying to track down what's left of their boat.
You can see a gallery of photos from the rescue on Seattle's local news station King5's website.
--Dave Costello
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The Gear Junkie Scoop: GearPods
Take a watertight polycarbonate container and cram it full with gear. That's the gist of a GearPod, the namesake new product from GearPods Corporation of Polson, Montana.
The company (gearpods.com) offers a line of ready-made adventure and survival kits. Each one uses screw-shut polycarbonate vessels about the size and shape of a water bottle. They fit unobtrusively in a backpack and protect the gear and small items inside until needed in the outdoors.
A customer can pick from more than a dozen pre-made kits, including collections assembled for first-aid, survival, cooking, and shelter. Inside, the company packs bandages, matches, cord, fire starters, water-purification tablets, whistles, blades, and other small items for a task.
The larger kits, including the GearPods Wilderness, which I tested out, offer a stock of essentials for first aid, survival, and shelter. The Wilderness package costs about $165 and lets you "effortlessly carry the gear and tools you need to manage contingencies and stay prepared--even during unplanned nights out," as the company puts it.
Total weight of the GearPods Wilderness kit is 1.8 pounds. It measures about 14 inches long, and the screw-together tubes are about three inches in diameter.
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Semenya Keeps Gold Medal
Caster Semenya will get to keep her gold medal in the 800-meter from this year's Track and Field World Championships in Berlin, says USA Today. The International Association of Athletics Federations ordered gender tests on the South African runner before the 800 final because of Semenya's muscular build and astonishing improvement in times. The South African Sports Ministry said today that Semenya will get to keep both her medal and prize money, and that the results of the gender tests will be kept confidential.
--Dave Costello
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Lab Rat Workout: Lateral Jumps
Outside's Lab Rat, Nick Heil, shows you how to do lateral jumps, which test your lower body's plyometric strength--the explosive power you need in your legs for ball sports, running, and cycling.
--Aileen Torres
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Kite Surfers Jump Worthing Pier
Three-time British Kite Surfing Champion, Lewis Crathern, and Jake Scrace, jumped--while kite surfing-- the Worthing pier on the south coast of England. Check out the video. It's big. Winds gusting up to 40mph made the jump possible.
The pair had been planning the attempt for three years.
Courtesy of Wend.
--Dave Costello
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