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THE MOTORCYCLE QUEEN OF MIAMI WAS MORE THAN FAST ENOUGH
To ride a motorcycle across the United States in the 1930s meant harsh riding over unforgiving dirt roads, careful planning for fuel and food, no way of communicating for help other than waving down a fellow vehicle that might not come along for days, or hiking out, possibly desperate for water. Not only were there […]
Skiing
SKI BUM CULTURE HITS REALITY
Nearly two decades ago, I moved to the mountains to be a ski bum, chasing snow. I was a stereotype—an East Coast kid pulled west by the promise of bigger adventures and higher mountain ranges. I was also part of a counterculture that rejected social norms in favor of 100-day ski seasons. In ski towns […]
Skydiving
JOSEPH KITTINGER, THE MAN WHO DOVE TO EARTH
First, the indescribable view. Earth, many miles below, twinkling blue, whorls of white and grey clouds. Home is down there somewhere, familiar faces, too, but everything you find comfortable and safe is hidden beneath a blanket of impossible distance. No way to reach any of it but to jump. The silence of the stratosphere is […]
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Bike
THE TOUR DE FRANCE WINNING SMUGGLER WHO SAVED HUNDREDS OF LIVES IN WW2
Italian Gino Bartali is one of the all-time greatest road cyclists. If it hadn’t been for the Second World War and the obvious halt to grand tours among enemy nations, he might have won more Tours de France than anyone. After all, when war broke out, Bartali had already won the Tour once and the […] Read More
Bike
North Shore Betty
After nearly 30 years on the hallowed trails of southern British Columbia, Betty Birrell still thinks life is one big playground—and that you’re never too old to send. Lean back and let ‘er rip. Betty Birrell goes full send on Floppy Bunny, her go-to warm-up lap on Mount Fromme in southern British Columbia. Don’t be […] Read More
Bike
THE WORST ADVENTURE MOTORCYCLE MISTAKES AND HOW TO AVOID THEM
The adventure motorcycle market is one of the biggest in the UK for new bike sales. But do you know the most common mistakes off-road riders make? Here’s how to avoid them AN adventure motorcycle is a big, burly and attractive beast. The prospect of taking to the trails and going off-grid for a weekend is […] Read More
Inside the mind of an Adventure Bike Rider
Given the choice between wing flying over the Grand Canyon or watching a festival on the beach with locals, which would you pick? It seems the former is gaining the most traction with tourists or would be travellers than ever before. For wing flying, read ‘motorcycle adventure riding,’ and you suddenly become part of a […] Read More
THERE GOES MY HERO
I grew up surfing in a place where it was pretty much standard to have the lineup all to yourself. Or, if you were lucky, you might have a couple of friends to trade waves with. (This was in California, by the way— South of San Francisco, if you can believe it). Granted, you were […] Read More
Living on Easy
A trip to Amami Ōshima, Japan, transports Gerry Lopez to a familiar feeling on a distant land. Gerry Lopez’s first surf in six months. Unsurprisingly, he put himself right back where he belongs: in the pocket. Amami Ōshima, Japan. Photo: Hideaki Satou I was born in Honolulu in the late 1940s, before Hawai‘i was a […] Read More
The Quest to Save 100 Waves in Peru
A friendship built between waves becomes a powerful alliance for the protection of surf breaks. One of Peru’s best waves, Cabo Blanco. This was taken over 30 years ago, before the construction of the fishing pier impacted the wave . Photo: Steve Wagner Carolina Butrich loves to read and hates mangoes. She uses Microsoft Excel […]