The science of carb-loading seems a little hodgepodge, but ultramarathoner Karl Meltzer went whole hog: Fueled by bacon, beer, candy, and ice cream, the 48-year-old finished the Appalachian Trail in record time, 45 days, 22 hours, and 38 minutes to cover 2,190 miles. Interestingly, an unknown hiker may have just broken every Appalachian Trail record, including Meltzer's, but she didn't bring along a GPS device to prove her claim.
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How to sell the great outdoors to today's campers.
- One thing that's worse than your friend who's really into bouldering: professional commentators at bouldering competitions. Updated Dec 3, 2016 ago
- Looking for a great skateboard video? Try your local Norwegian ski mountain.
- The Baja blanket gets a hipster millennial makeover: for $129.
One thing that's worse than your friend who's really into bouldering? Professional commentators at bouldering competitions.
We like a good skateboard video as much as the next person, but especially when it takes place in the snow.
At least it includes a stuff sack
Oh, good: the affordable Baja blanket, aka "the classic Mexican drug rug," has been reimagined for hipster millenials and now costs $129.
Got those tiny-home tinglings? Want to live #vanlife for real? (And not just for the romantic encounters?) Vanual will walk you through all the steps of being the Dwell-subscribing dirtbag of your dreams.
Nearly all ski movies are dumb and macho, but sometimes they're not. Professional snowboarder Alex Yoder visits Petran, Turkey, where people have been snowboarding for roughly 300 years.
FOMO Helped Kill the Great Barrier Reef
One hidden cost to preserving and promoting special places: "last-chance tourists" will show up and destroy everything.
See also: "Great Barrier Reef coral dead, damaged from bleaching event, survey finds."
We're All Just Trying to Climb
"Picture a climber in your head. What does that person look like? Sound like? Act like? The institutions that caused this gap in the first place are deeply entrenched and won’t just go away."
Great personal essay by Indigo Johnson in Climbing on the lack of diversity in the rock-climbing community.
We bemoan the sameness of outdoors culture, we despise all bros and bras, and we absolutely love anyone who will push a catamaran down a mountain.
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- An excellent essay on poverty and writing by Starr Davis. Updated May 31, 2022
- Novelist Héctor Tobar tries to understand the 1992 Los Angeles riots through the experiences of a single high school.
- Steven Johnson with a long assessment of the current state of A.I. and language. (The illusion has gotten very good.)
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Welcome to The Morning News Tournament of Books, 2017 edition.
- Our championship match is decided in the Tournament of Books, with news of a Rooster surprise debuting this summer. Updated Mar 31, 2017
- In Thursday's action, Reyhan Harmanci sets up a colossal final.
- The Zombie round opens with Buzzfeed's Isaac Fitzgerald reading The Nix and The Underground Railroad.
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- "Will Putin expose the failings of American democracy or will he inadvertently expose the strength of American democracy?" Updated Mar 3, 2017
- Wilbur Ross just wanted to make some money in ethically gray areas (that should've prevented him from taking office).
- Jeff Sessions's spokeswoman can't help but continue to lie.
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The oceans are under assault, and not just from the White House and friends.
- Trump's assault on the environment begins with American headwaters. Updated Mar 1, 2017
- Don't just blame the oil companies for destroying the oceans—blame sushi restaurants.
- Nothing escapes the deepest trenches of the ocean floor. Not light, not nutrients, not pollutants.
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