Author: mountainmanpioneer

With the rise of indoor climbing, what happens when the gym rats show up at the outdoor crags? Auto-belay training in a gym, while delivering the basics of rock climbing technique in a safe, secure environment, simply can’t prepare athletes for all the nuances of climbing outside. “What has shifted is the way people are […]

Between July 21 and 22 as temperatures pushed 100 degrees on the Yosemite Valley floor, high above the ground, Joe Baker and his son Samuel (age 6) climbed the tip of Lost Arrow Spire, a slender finger of granite extending out from the wall near the top of Yosemite Falls, 2,700 feet above the ground. […]

With all the time you’ve been working from home the last few months, you might have noticed—as we have—that to do it efficiently, you need more than a laptop and a kitchen table. Whether it’s plowing through emails to reach inbox zero or Zoom calls, upgrading a few pieces of gear can help you work […]

Is 2020 over yet? There’s no sugarcoating the fact that this year has been a complete and utter dumpster fire. We’re frustrated. We’re exhausted. And we’re all about to lose our damn minds. You need a serious dose of self-care right about now, and the best way to do that is with remote (read: COVID-19 […]

We go North! Two months of lockdown gave us plenty of time to plan for our next adventure. We were eager to jump on our bikes again and ride some trails, and if there is a place that has plenty of trails to ride is the Basque Country! We got in touch with the guys […]

In episode nine of Dew Tour Live, we’ll be featuring an all-star Canadian skater lineup. We’ll be catching up with none other than Ryan Decenzo, who now resides in Huntington Beach, CA, and see what he’s been up to as of late. We’ll also follow up with three-time Dew Tour Team Challenge champions Blind Skateboards […]

When Bode Miller officially retired from ski racing in 2017, the natural question sports journalists asked was, “Who’s next?” Now Miller himself hopes to answer that question. Partnering with the Institute for Civic Leadership Academy, a private online school for grades 7-12, Miller is launching the Bode Miller winter sports academy—a fully accredited, full-time online […]

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