Latin American Women Sets New World Record For Climbing Earth’s Three Highest Peaks All of us dream of being on the top of the world, but very few actually reach the top. Viridiana Àlvarez Chàvez had a bigger dream, climb the three highest peaks on the planet (Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga) in record-setting time; a daunting task for even the most experienced of climbers. Viridiana completed the task in an inspiring length of […] Climbing Ryan Flynn | August 28, 2020 2 Comments
VIDEO: Man Breaks Waterskiing World Record on 11-Foot Stilts [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eGHiqkMIhI"] Clay Malott | July 21, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Man Celebrates 95th Birthday by Setting Guinness World Record as Oldest Heliskier [arve url="https://youtu.be/YGpLCacHO2A"] SnowBrains | June 23, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
First US Paragliding Flight Over 500km Has Just Taken Place in Texas A new national paragliding record (507km) has been set by Sebastien Kayrouz in Texas this week, and also marks the first 500km paraglider flight ever in the USA. After launching by foot from 2,000 foot Caprock Mountain, Kayrouz was able to ride with the wind an astonishing 315 miles northward. He was in the air for over 10 hours, linking […] Elliot Levey | June 15, 2020 2 Comments
Prediction: 2080 Will Be The Golden Age of Space Skiing Intergalactic travel has been the dream of humanity ever since we figured out that those twinkling stars actually have planets circling them. Perhaps those planets have fresh water, perhaps they have mountains, and perhaps we can shred powder in the Cassiopeia constellation. Let’s light this candle baby, we’re going to the moon with Dynafits. But rather than searching for 0.00001% […] Elliot Levey | June 10, 2020 0 Comments
Aussie Adventurer Smashes The World Record For The Longest Solo Unsupported Traverse Of Antarctica In stark contrast to his home on Australian’s Gold Coast, multiple world record-breaking adventurer Dr. Geoff Wilson, 49, made history when he completed his solo Antarctic trek on January 7th, skiing into Russia’s Novolazarevskaya Station in the early morning. The 3,300-mile journey took 58 days and included heavy winds, rugged terrain, chilling temperatures, and a race around the clock. He completed […] Jacqui Davis | January 17, 2020 0 Comments
89 Year Old Arizona Woman Becomes Oldest Person to Summit Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa 89 Year old Arizona Native Anne Lorimor just became the oldest person to Summit Mt. Kilimanjaro… again. Just four years ago, Lorimor summited the peak at the age of 85, making herself the oldest woman to reach the highest point in Africa. However, when she found out that an older woman had broken her record, and that a man had also […] Climbing Jack Conroy | July 31, 2019 0 Comments
Woman Sets New Everest Climbing World Record | 2-Weeks Round Trip from California Berkeley, CA resident Roxanne Vogel became the first person to summit Mount Everest and return home in only two weeks, completing a normally two-month expedition in a fraction of the time, reports the Daily Californian. The 33-year-old San Diego native, a nutrition and performance research manager at GU Energy Labs, set the new world record by departing California on May […] Climbing CragBrains | June 17, 2019 0 Comments
Guy Smashes World Record for Running a Marathon in Ski Boots [arve url="https://youtu.be/3GBtQpqlj8U"] SnowBrains | May 3, 2019 0 Likes 4 Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: David Wise Sets New Record for World’s Highest Air – Quarter Pipe to Banked Landing [arve url="https://youtu.be/TqSl85gUKHo"] SnowBrains | April 26, 2019 0 Likes 2 Tweets 0 Comments
Kilian Jornet Just Smashed the World Record for Human-Powered Vertical Skied in 24-Hours View this post on Instagram This is not my definition of “fun day” but it is great to test yourself to see what you’re able to do. So feel great of this day doing the hamster at @tustenskiheiser during 24h. I felt good and bad, we spend many hours on our headlamp but also ski some pow during […] SnowBrains | February 11, 2019 0 Comments
O’Brady Hopes to Break Record For 50 State High Point Challenge [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s7hdVlUjZw"] Jenah MacGrain | June 14, 2018 14 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Norwegian Mountaineers Set New Ski Touring Records Skjervheim during his 24 hours of ski touring. Image: Outdoor Sportswire Lars Erik Skjervheim and Malene Blikken Haukoy of Norway set new world records in ski mountaineering last weekend, May 19th and 20th. The two set out to skin and ski as much vertical as possible in 24 hours at Myrkdalen Ski Area near Voss, Norway. Peeling off the skins. […] Featured Article Jenah MacGrain | May 30, 2018 1 Comment
British Snowboarder Jamie Barrow Smashes World Record for Most Vertical Feet in 12-Hours [arve url="https://youtu.be/HWnAsx186d0"] Steven Agar | May 17, 2018 24 Likes 4 Tweets 0 Comments
Killington, VT Man Breaks World Record for Vertical Feet in a Season | Skied 6-MILLION Vertical Feet this Season Talk about dedication and commitment (and maybe a little bit of crazy)! A 65-year-old Killington, VT man has just (unofficially) set a new world record for the number of vertical feet skied in a season. Scott Howard has been trying to set his record at Killington, VT who are currently one of a handful of resorts still open and plan […] Industry News Steven Agar | May 15, 2018 2 Comments
New Guinness World Record in Snow Biking A new Guinness World Record has been set in the ski industry. Hermann Koch and Herald Brenter set the record for the greatest vertical distance on a ski bob/snow bike in 24 hours (team of two) in Obertauern, Salzburg. They accumulated 208,786 ft. in 24 hours– a feat of motivation and teamwork. Guinness World Record reports, “They only had a […] Industry News Katy Shipley | May 10, 2018 0 Comments
Mike Foote Skis 61,000 Human Powered Vertical Feet in 24 Hours [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPTYOV4IngE"] Mike Lavery | May 7, 2018 39 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: Brazilian Surfer Breaks World Record for Largest Wave Ever Surfed | Monstrous 80-Foot Swell at Nazare, Portugal [arve url="https://youtu.be/bgXAAxvytPU"] SwellBrains | May 1, 2018 70 Likes 0 Tweets 1 Comment
VIDEO: British Snowboarder Sets New World Record for Fastest Speed on a Snowboard Whilst being Towed by a Vehicle British snowboarder Jamie Barrow just broke the official world record for fastest speed on a snowboard whilst being towed by a vehicle, clocking in at just over 93mph (150kph). Not too shabby. Reckon you could go quicker? SnowBrains | April 24, 2018 0 Comments
Life Goals: 91-Year Old Man becomes World’s Oldest Heli-Skier An invitation at a friend’s birthday party has turned into a world record for Stan Friedberg: It’s not officially official yet, but Stan Friedberg, 91, is probably world’s oldest heli-skier, reports the Vail Daily. The last weekend in March, Stan Friedberg took his son, Steve, and three of his granddaughters on a heli-skiing trip in the Canadian Rockies. There were […] Industry News Steven Agar | April 16, 2018 0 Comments
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