I can’t remember if this was day 2 or day 3 of the 2013 Pipeline Masters. But that rainbow was a good one. I think I made a good compromise between focusing on the action and getting a piece of the rainbow but this one was one of those rainbows that take you aback for […]
Month: April 2014
Interview with Katrina Strand: Pro Mountain Biker
In the sport of Mountain biking, there are people who ride, then there are those who absolutely rip — personifying the winning spirit and charging through every turn, every crank of the pedal on a climb, and through every second of glorious air time. The rippers are the ones we look up to, and who […]
4 Tips for Shooting Photos Near Water
If you’re an outdoors-oriented person, odds are you’ll be drawn to water. But water has some characteristics to it that make it very difficult to capture on film. But if you follow these tips, you’ll come away with some epic shots that can help show people back home just what an awesome life you live. […]
Video: Sunset at Kawela Bay
Sometimes you can just tell when it’s going to be a good sunset. Saturday of Easter weekend 2014 was one of those days. A few hours before I called a friend and said I was going to take out my drone somewhere on the North Shore of Oahu. We drove the short distance to Kawela […]
Interview With Matt Maddaloni: Pro Climber and Tinkerer
If you have thumbed through a climbing magazine at some point in the past ten years, there is a very good chance that Matt Maddaloni is in it. Not too long ago Matt was one of the world’s most showcased and celebrated climbers, helping to push the sport to new heights (no pun intended) through […]
Crankworx: 10 Years of Evolution
Canadian Open Downhill by Steve Andrews Surfing has the Triple Crown. Snowboarding has the US Open. But the multidisciplinary nature of Mountain biking made it quite the effort to get all the different sects of the sport into one place at one time. Thanks to industry visionary, Skip Taylor, that was made possible. See, ten years ago, Mountain […]
8 Easy to Learn Campfire Sing Alongs
Gatherings in nature can bring a group of friends together better than any noisy house party. There is something about sitting around a campfire that strikes a primal chord in our collective interactions. Here are a few modern day songs that are easy to learn and should be well-known enough that most people can at least […]
8 DIY Tips for Tuning your Skis/Board
DIY TUNING: 8 TIPS FOR TUNING YOUR SKIS/BOARD By now you have hopefully read the Part I ofDIY Ski/Board Tuning, which focuses on the equipment you will need for your at-home DIY tuning shop. Getting the equipment is great, but unless you know how to tune your setup properly, you might be in for disappointment and […]
Interview with Richie Porta: ASP Head Judge
Professional surfing is a complex organism that takes the efforts of many. While fans are inclined to root for their favorite personality in the water, many fail to recognize the talent on the beach. Though it may sound like fun, judging a big surfing competition is a thankless job that doesn’t pay very well, requires months […]
Dan Carr: Self-Made Outdoor Photographer
Originally published on theclymb.com For many photographers, the jump from amateur to professional can seem like a daunting task. In the action sports realm, that game can be even trickier with the fact that there are many talented people vying for a relatively small amount of commercial work (in the grand scheme of things). There […]
Interview With Kimi Werner: Champion Spearfisher, Artist, Traveller
As far as job descriptions go, Hawaii’s Kimi Werner has one that pretty much anyone on the planet would envy. She travels the world exploring the deep ocean using no more than her fins and a speargun as tools. When she gets back home, she trades the speargun for a paintbrush, creating dazzling paintings inspired […]
Epic North American Whitewater Trips
Originally published on The Clymb Whether you are a city slicker or country bumpkin, odds are you don’t spend the majority of your day paddling down a river. Even if you are an avid paddler, odds are that most of your river trips leave you shuttling back to your car at the end of the […]
The World’s Best Bike Parks
Originally published on The Clymb Mountain biking continues to see a constant evolution in its definition. Only a few short years ago, the concept of “slopestyle” on a mountain bike was only known to a few crazy riders and trail builders. Today, events such as Crankworx continue to push the sport forward into one of […]
The Jam at the Man [Tales From The Playa]
It was Wednesday night of my first burn, and I was dancing amongst the treetops of a mobile tropical island. I can’t remember what time of the the night it was, nor did I care, having let go of any inclination to know the exact hour and minute the night before. There are only two […]
Whistler Backcountry Early Season Trip Report
Growing up near the mountains, I have learned two basic tenets to follow for when to go, and when not to go. It relies on: a) trusting my intuition. b) completely disregarding the pessimistic naysayers who are almost always just guessing. Yesterday solidified both such tenets. After a five day+ apocalyptic rainstorm that soaked the […]