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Why I can’t help but take the Joshua Tree vandalism personally

Why I can’t help but take the Joshua Tree vandalism personally (via Matador Network) IN 1927, a Swedish immigrant built a small house on top of a hill in the middle of the Lost Horse Valley, just south of Quail Springs. John Samuelson, who was...

Ability to predict altitude sickness could be on the horizon

Trying to determine who could get altitude sickness still confounds scientists. And the milder form of altitude sickness, called acute mountain sickness, can progress to sometimes-fatal high altitude pulmonary (HAPE) or cerebral (HACE) edema. That...

Suncreens Tested & Recommended: Cotz, Sunology and Thinksport

Now that it’s closing in on the sunnier season when many people start thinking more about sunscreen (we advocate wearing sunscreen year-round of course) – Adventure Network® wanted to mention a few sunscreens it has tried lately that are now in...

LifeProof “Nuud” Case for iPad Review

There are a lot of cases on the market for iPads, but few boast the protection that LifeProof Nuud offers – waterproof, dustproof, snow proof and shock proof to military specifications. Designed for the iPad 2, 3 and 4, the case is a two-part...

Tyndýk, a different kind of mountain film

Twice, filmmaker Franz Walter was by the side of professional alpinist Ines Papert on her expedition to Mount Kyzyl Asker in Kyrgyzstan. Thus unfolded the short documentary film Tyndýk (www.tyndyk.com). We learn more about the project in a...

Adventure Network TV: Gray fox family

When a family of gray foxes took up residence next to the Adventure Network offices in the Sierra Nevada foothills, we could not resist setting up the video camera for a little close-up interaction. Though not too close. At times, we wondered...

ITB says OUCH

I’ve got iliotibial band syndrome and, unfortunately, there is way too much information out there on the web, some of it conflicting. What can I do? Are there any stretches I can do? M.G., Fort Collins, Colo. First things first, the ITB is a...

Fear and loathing on Moosedog Tower

I am not a skilled climber by any stretch of the imagination, although I am quite sure that I could hang 600 feet off the ground simply by clenching my butt cheeks onto the smallest of ledges should the need ever arise. It is true that I’ve done...