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VIDEO: Alex Honnold’s ESPN Body Issue Cover Photo Shoot

There’s not a whole lot to explain here. Alex Honnold got naked and let people take photos of him climbing. The cover shot is impressive. If you haven’t heard, Alex recently free solo climbed (no ropes) El Capitan in Yosemite, CA and it was arguably one of the greatest achievements in human history and there’s a movie about it called […]

Industry News

CragBrains | September 4, 2019

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Gus Kenworthy Becomes First Openly Gay Action Sports Athlete

“I guess I should start by saying, ‘I’m gay.’” – Gus Kenworthy told ESPN last month 24-year-old Olympic medalist Gus Kenworthy has announced to the world recently via an ESPN article that he is gay. He reportedly began coming out about two years ago and now he’s ready to tell the world. Gus is one of the very best freeskiers […]

European ONLY Freeride World Tour Causes Stir for Athletes | by Griffin Post

This past April, the Freeride World Tour announced that its 2015 tour would have zero North American stops. Is it an insult to North American freeskiers? Yes. Griffin Post is a tried and true competitive skier. He’s likely competed in more freeskiing contests than just about anyone anywhere. He’s always been a huge advocate of freeskiing comps, until now. Griffin could no longer hold his tongue and gives us a quality education on just why the Freeride World Tour is so wrong to have robbed North America of any stops on its 2015 [..]

SnowBrains | June 27, 2014

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“I Met Sammy Carlson Roller-Blading Tahoe” Here’s His Winning ESPN Backcountry Edit Big Tricks into Deep Pow…

Sammy Carlson was the first skier to ever throw a switch triple rodeo 1260. He did it in 2010 at Mt. Hood, Oregon. The has been a big pro since he was a teenager. He’s only 24 right now. I spent an afternoon at Woodward Tahoe with Sammy this Fall. He was throwing crazy doubles on Roller Blades with no helmet […]

Backcountry

Miles Clark | May 21, 2013

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