Meth, Skis, Soviets, and Surviving the Arctic: The Story of Aimo Koivunen As history would have it, Finland used an unconventional strategy in World War II. They started neutral, joined forces with the German Axis powers, and ultimately sided with US Allied powers. But their strategy is nowhere near as unusual as the approach one Finnish soldier took to stay alive when facing death on the battlefield. Related: 54 Days of Survival in […] Brains Nick DeRiso | August 8, 2025 1 Comment
Performance-Enhancing Drugs On High Altitude Mountains – Doping or Life Saver? In competitive sports, doping refers to the use of banned athletic performance-enhancing drugs by athletic competitors, where the term doping is widely used by organizations that regulate sporting competitions. The use of banned drugs to enhance performance is considered unethical, and therefore prohibited, by most international sports organizations, including the International Olympic Committee. Furthermore, athletes (or athletic programs) taking explicit measures to evade detection exacerbates the ethical […] Climbing Claire Weiss | January 8, 2017 4 Comments
Is Red Bull Giving Lindsey Vonn Performance Enhancing Drugs? | Outside Magazine + NY Daily Times Lindsey Vonn has been under suspicion of performance enhancing drug use since it was discovered that she has spent time with Dr. Bernd Pansold, a doctor who gave performance enhancing drugs to German athletes in the 70s and 80s and served prison time in Germany for doing so. Â Bernd is now a doctor for Red Bull (seems strange, right?). […] SnowBrains | June 6, 2013 4 Comments
Performance Enhancing Drugs… | Lance Armstrong Took Them, Why Wouldn’t You? Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) have been on the forefront of professional sports for decades.  Many of the best athletes use them and use them well.  The list of PED users includes some of the most elite athletes on Earth (see list at bottom) from Lance Armstrong to Barry Bonds.  Some of the athletes who’ve been caught using PEDs have […] Miles Clark | April 25, 2013 7 Comments
Brains
Climbing
