Nicholas DeRiso

World Traveler. Always standing sideways. Snowboarding, surfing, skating, or hopping a plane to travel the globe. Either way, I'll be boarding soon.

Colorado Cannabis Sales Are Trending Downwards For First Time Ever

Marijuana Sales in Colorado are declining

  Ever since cannabis was legalized in 2014 for recreational sales in Colorado the industry has trended up. Now, for the first since its inception, Colorado weed sales are enduring their first sustained downturn since sales began. A multi-billion dollar business, both medical and recreational sales have combined for the worst decline in its short history. It’s low times for […]
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Ultra-Runner Michael Wirth Posts a Ridiculous New FKT on Colorado’s Elks Traverse

New FKT on Elks Trail CO

Big congratulations to Michael C. Wirth and his incredible feat of posting a new FKT mountain running on Colorado’s Elks Traverse. Michael’s time clocked in at 22 hours, 30 minutes, and 50 seconds from start to finish, smashing notable mountain runner Rickey Gates’s previous record of 27 hours and 25 minutes posted back in August 2015. A Colorado native, Michael […]
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French Mayor Wants Visitors to Pay a $15,000 Deposit to Climb Mt. Blanc

Mont Blanc !5,000 Euro Deposit

Jean-Marc Peillex is the mayor of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, a French village situated at the base of the highest mountain in The Alps: Mont Blanc. Renowned for its tourism, stunning scenery, and world-class hiking and skiing options, it’s been a popular year-round holiday destination since the early 1900s. However, this year, Mayor Peilliex has a message for anyone seeking to climb Europe’s […]
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‘Colour the Slopes Summit’ for BIPOC Adventurers Coming to Revelstoke

Color The Slopes BIPOC Event Coming to Revelstoke

Colour the Trails, Tourism Revelstoke, and Revelstoke Mountain Resort have partnered up to host an exciting new outdoor summit. The goal: celebrate winter pursuits and bring together BIPOC adventurer seekers. The first annual Colour the Slopes Summit is a four-day event, taking place from December 8 through 11, 2022 in Revelstoke, BC. The summit will be held specifically for Black, […]
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A Dangerous Queue Formed on K2 as 145 Climbers Summit in One Day—That’s Double the Average Number of Summits for an Entire Year

K2 Traffic Jam

A scary scene emerged out of Pakistan just a few weeks ago as climbers documented a massive queue on the second-highest mountain on Earth. On July 22, a significant traffic jam occurred on K2 Moutain as a whopping 145 climbers summited the peak in just one day. A new record—that’s double how many usually summit in a season! It also […]
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What is High Altitude Pulmonary Edema and How to Spot the Deadly Condition

Gamow Bag used for HAPE in the field during a high altitude demo.

Summiting the peak of a high-altitude mountain is one of life’s most rewarding feats. However, it doesn’t come without its fair share of risks. Today we’re talking about High Altitude Pulmonary Edema or HAPE. A life-threatening condition influenced by high altitude which causes fluid to be generated and accumulated in the lungs. Occurring when individuals ascend above 8,200 feet, mountaineers, […]
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