From the monthly archives:

September 2009

When Skateboarders Genetically Mutate Into Rollerbladers

by steve casimiro on September 27, 2009 · 2 comments

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My last illusion has been destroyed. I guess all skateboarders aren’t cool, after all. Oh, wait–those aren’t real skateboards. Whew.

Slot Canyon Skiing? Cody Townsend Threads a Rocky Needle

by steve casimiro on September 25, 2009 · 3 comments

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First snow last week, ski movie season upon us, delicious reports of El Niño…it’s coming, people, winter’s coming. And here’s a wee bit of sick skiing from Cody Townsend.

How Many People Are In Space? No, no…REAL Outer Space

by steve casimiro on September 23, 2009 · 0 comments

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How many people are in space right now? Six, according to this very simple, cool little website. Actually, I would add one more: The barista at Pain du Monde yesterday who insisted that a macchiato has milk in it, made said macchiato incorrectly, then screwed up the remake.

Beetles Beat Up on Yellowstone Bears, Feds Step In to Stop Bullying

by steve casimiro on September 22, 2009 · 1 comment

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The Greater Yellowstone bear community is back under protection of the endangered species list after yesterday’s ruling by a federal judge reversing a 2007 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service move that stripped the Endangered Species Act safeguards.

$100,000 Hurley Surfing Prize Shows Sex Pays…But Only if You’re A Man

by steve casimiro on September 21, 2009 · 8 comments

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Hurley paid winners of the two big men’s surfing contests it sponsored this year $100,000 each. It paid the woman who won $4,500, then upped it to $10,000 at the last minute. Funny, but that doesn’t seem right.

Exclusive Interview with The Naturist: 12 Survival Tips You Don’t Know

by steve casimiro on September 17, 2009 · 2 comments

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It was the perfect swarm: On the news that Bear Grylls of Man vs. Wild fame actually spent some of his filming nights in a soft downy hotel bed instead of curled up inside of a bloody yak carcass, the survival world was left with a gaping void of leadership. With Grylls exposed as a poser, who would take us by the quaking hand and teach us to survive the Lost plane crash? Thankfully, into the gaping void stepped The Naturist. The Adventure Life sat down for this exclusive interview and series of survival tips with The Naturist in a remote location in the Ozark Mountains. Over a breakfast of muskrat quiche and warm pond scum, here’s what he had to say:

We Need More of Danny MacAskill Riding His Bike in Stupid Places

by steve casimiro on September 16, 2009 · 2 comments

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Coming across a Danny MacAskill video with only 81,000 views is a little like stumbling upon U2 in some dive bar with 20 other people scattered about the place. But here it is: A little commercial for a Scottish job recruiting firm, with Danny in white shirt and tie and super steezy urban moves. As always with this lad, sick.

Adventure Unicycling Prompts Questions of the Times, Like: Unicycle + Unitard = Cycletard?

by steve casimiro on September 15, 2009 · 5 comments

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Fact: Any sport done on two wheels is definitively harder on one. Fact: Adventure unicycling just doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Fact, I mean, question: Why do adventure unicyclists always grab their crotches? Is it to make sure they haven’t lost their manhoods while participating in an activity traditionally associated with children and maladapted loners? It’s rather an existential tic, don’t you think? No, don’t think…just…

Does Bode Miller Have Man-Crush On Brett Favre?

by steve casimiro on September 14, 2009 · 0 comments

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Writing in his blog at Universal Sports, at the end of a rambling post about all the cool things he’s doing this summer, ski phenom Bode Miller has hinted at rejoining the U.S. Ski Team. Miller, the most controversial American ski racer since Bill Johnson, famously abandoned the racing establishment in 2007 and competed independently in 2008 and 2009. In a mercurial performance typical of Miller’s all-or-nothing style, he won the overall alpine world title in 2008, but flamed out dramatically in 2009 without winning a single race.

Skier Blames Injuries On Too-Effective Marketing, Sues Snowshoe Resort

by steve casimiro on September 12, 2009 · 5 comments

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It seemed like the days of spurious litigation were over, but the new American dream is back: Stub your toe or suffer some small mishap, deny all personal responsibility, sue a giant corporation, and use your out of court settlement or “damages” to pay for a new RV, quad runners for all your kids, and a lifetime of deep-friend Twinkies. In West Virginia, a Mineral Wells couple is suing Snowshoe ski resort over injuries the man suffered, alleging that the ski area enticed them onto hazardous terrain with its “adrenaline junkie” marketing of the Western Territories section of the mountain.

Niner Bikes Recalls Jet 9 Over Frame Breakage

by steve casimiro on September 11, 2009 · 0 comments

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Niner Bikes, the maker of uber-hot 29-inch-wheeled hard- and soft-tails, has just recalled its Jet 9 full-suspension bike over problems with broken welds. The voluntary recall, which is not in conjunction with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, affects 500 to 600 units.

My Last Trail Run: Razed By Wolves, Surrounded by Boars

by steve casimiro on September 10, 2009 · 4 comments

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Oh, man. Hate to pimp a Timberland commercial, but it’s too much like my last trail run not to share it, but with fewer closeups of my shoes. Let’s see, the boar is my mortgage payment, the wolves are my deadlines, and the bear…yes, the bear is the looming specter of paying for my kids’ college in a half-dozen years. Is there a wolverine in here? If so, that can stand for mortality. And the angry badger can be that giant plate of nachos.

SRAM Recalls 24,000 Bike Chains Over Weak Link

by steve casimiro on September 9, 2009 · 0 comments

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Okay, it’s not the worst bike recall ever. That prize would have to go to something like like broken steerer tubes or forks. But the Consumer Product Safety Commission has just announced problems with SRAM’s PowerLock connectors on its bike chains.

Bike Thief Busted in New York Minute

by steve casimiro on September 8, 2009 · 4 comments

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As smackdowns go, it’s not exactly the octagon. I’ve seen more mayhem between yoga moms fighting over the last bunch of organic bananas at Trader Joe’s. And I don’t know which is worse for this would-be bike thief–the girlie blows thrown by his apprehenders or the fact that he’s all over YouTube in denim manpris and a bright green Malibu Stacy helmet. Regardless, for all those of us who’ve had a bike stolen and fantasized about catching the mofos, here’s a video you need to see.

North Pole Controversy Just Won’t Die

by steve casimiro on September 8, 2009 · 2 comments

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One hundred years ago this week, the New York Times reported that Robert Peary had successfully discovered the North Pole, just five days after the New York Herald trumpeted that Frederick Cook was the discoverer. Who was right? As it turns out, probably neither. In the century since Peary and Cook made their claims, supported by their newspaper partisans, both have been dismissed as liars or frauds, neither of whom likely reached the pole. And the controversy, which so dominated discussions of 20th Century exploration, would appear to be dead. But it isn’t. National Geographic, which supported Peary’s efforts, continues to stand by Peary. Staking out an opposite claim is Smithsonian magazine, which in a recent issue threw its weight behind Cook.

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