UPDATE: Thai Cave Rescue – Boys 7 & 8 Pulled Alive From Cave This Morning ***UPDATE – 5:35 am PST 9th July: Thai officials are not confirming this morning’s reported rescues as they happen, but eyewitnesses have told media at the scene that four boys have so far been brought out on Monday, taking the total number of rescues up to eight. Reports earlier on Monday said a group had been brought up to a […] Industry News CragBrains | July 9, 2018 0 Comments
Time is Running Out for Soccer Team Found Trapped Underground as Monsoon Season Looms UPDATED: 5th July 2018 – An international group of rescuers in Thailand are racing against the rains to free 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand. A deluge is expected to hit in a matter of days and could force the water level up, threatening to flood the pocket where the group has taken […] SnowBrains | July 5, 2018 0 Comments
Plastic Waste and Toxic Chemicals are Being Found in the Remotest Areas of the Planet Plastic waste and toxic chemicals found in remote parts of the Antarctic this year add to evidence that pollution is spreading to the ends of the Earth, environmental group Greenpeace said on Thursday. Microplastics, tiny bits of plastic from the breakdown of everything from shopping bags to car tires, were detected in nine of 17 water samples collected off the […] Steven Agar | June 9, 2018 0 Comments
Today Is World Oceans Day | Last Week A Whale Died After Eating 80 Plastic Bags Today, June 8th, is World Oceans Day. The focus for this years global event is preventing plastic pollution in the seas. It’s a huge problem. A sad highlight to this issue happened last week when a lifeless pilot whale was found in Thailand with 80 plastic bags in its stomach. That’s 17 pounds worth. Veterinarians tried to save the whale […] Featured Article Mike Lavery | June 8, 2018 1 Comment
“The Spirit of Sailing” | From India to Egypt Through Some of the Most Perilous Waters on Earth The Spirt of Sailing by Lucas Ayoub Follow Lucas on Instagram: @lookatook Half an hour ago, I fell 18ft onto the deck. Descending the newly installed mast steps after removing a old coaxial cable jamming the main’s halyard, the topmost step came off. Shit. As I fell the world slowed, I looked at the mast passing by and the step […] Trip Report Guest Author | April 5, 2017 0 Comments
Japan to Alaska: 2014 Season Review, Part 1 With my northern winter coming to a close, I thought it would be a good time to look back on what has been a pretty fun season for me. Bear with me here, this could take awhile. My winter actually kicked off with a trip to Thailand and Myanmar. While I do enjoy the occasional non-skiing adventure, it was hard to focus […] Backcountry Lee Lyon | May 9, 2014 7 Comments
Crickets Energy Bars | The New (Little) Idea in Sports Nutrition The ski community tends to be more environmentally minded that other groups of society, since our livelihoods and sanity are tied to weather patterns. Reducing your impact and adopting sustainable practices aren’t new ideas any more. From a sustainability standpoint eating insects is much more efficient than eating larger […] Backcountry SnowBrains | April 1, 2014 0 Comments