With the rush to buy backcountry gear this winter, we pulled some stats about yearly avalanche deaths over the last decade. And we’re here to tell you, the safest thing to do in the backcountry folks, is “Other”. And snowboarding. Stay off the skis and snowmobiles folks. Be safe.
London Marathon Is This Weekend
The London Marathon is moving forward as planned this weekend, in-person for 100 elite runners and virtual for the remaining. To maintain social distance these athletes are all wearing Bump devices that beep when you get to close to another device.
https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a34219150/bump-device-london-marathon/
Nique Miller Is A Pretty Good Surfer
There is….a house…..in New Orleans……It’s Wed afternoon 9/30, 34 day till the end of this presidential sh$tshow. Hopefully. Take a breath, put on your headphones and escape for 11 seconds watching professional surfer Nique Miller long board. https://instagram.com/nique_miller/
Throwback Tuesday
Just a reminder that ICER Air used to truck snow into AT&T park and it was fun.
Normcore Will Make You Vomit A Bit
Perhaps we’re late to the game, but we learned a new term today. #Normcore is no longer a thing, #gorpcore is THE thing. Congrats, u trendsetters. Leading the way, of course, @thenorthface and Gucci. The horror. š¤®Is Patagucci pissed or stoked? https://rb.gy/kdikiy
Coree Woltering Is Pretty Fast
Ultrarunner Coree Woltering @GCXC13 broke the 1,147 mi Ice Age Trail FKT w/ a time of 21 days, 13 hrs, 35 min fueled by 8K daily calories of Kwik Trip gas station meals of burgers, chicken sandwchs, & 50 cans ea of Campbellās Chkn & Stars Soup & Spaghettios https://bit.ly/36wlDSi
Put A Pico On Your Butt
Folks, you could either buy a $1,600 chalk bag from Luis Vuitton https://rb.gy/w7occx orrrrrr this pretty cute Totoro (and other unique bags) chalk bag from Etsy Seller PicoPowder https://rb.gy/qvgddu for $56. We’ll let you decide.
Garmin Fenix
Friend of ours once went looking for peyote in the Chihuahuan Desert. Took hours to find the 1st one, but then, they appeared everywhere. We feel the same way about all the new GPS in feeds suddenly. Everyone has one, but us. @highsteph has been showing off her @GarminOutdoor
Outdoor IG is f#$king Exhausting & Vacuous
How many perfect climbing or biking or paddling pictures can you look at every day? Even pros get lost in the deluge. But then, then you find comedy gold like this and your hours of wasted life are worth it. https://rb.gy/68fshm
Zeb Powell Is Pretty Good At Snowboarding
Red Bull athlete Zeb Powell getting some inverted air from a knuckle huck at the X Games last Jan. We think that’s what the kids are calling it. Follow him on https://instagram.com/zebpowelll. Amazing shot by https://instagram.com/phil_ellsworth/