Teton Gravity to Set Chicago ‘Almost Ablaze’
On Sunday, November 23rd, Teton Gravity Research is bringing its hard charging ski and snowboard flick – Almost Ablaze – to the House of Blues in Chicago. Best of all, the film is free. Free? Yes...
View ArticleRed Bull Fuels Niagara Falls Ice Climb
On January 29, 2015, Will Gadd, a 2014 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, successfully climbed a frozen Niagara Falls – three times. Yes, three times. The plan was hatched last year when the...
View Article2015 Chicago Bike Winter Art Show
The immutable gray that is Chicago winter can be debilitating. For those of us that find therapy in cycling, the winter is down right detrimental to our mental health. One way or another, we all find...
View ArticleWinter Wonderland
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View ArticleClear & Cold Cinema: Michigan Ice Film
The fellas at Clear & Cold Cinema are at it again. As a follow-up to the toasty Cold Rolled series and some spectacular Michigan travel pieces, Aaron Peterson and crew have debuted the trailer for...
View ArticleLove Mud, Will Run
As a Midwestern’r, if you are running a Spring ultra then that can only mean one thing – you picked a fight with Old Man Winter and came out with the upper hand. I’ve been that guy on the Lakeshore...
View ArticlePreconceived Noceans
Mother Nature, for all her awe and beauty, is a fickle, frigid and possibly schizophrenic bitch. If we can agree on that then we can likely agree that Great Lakes surfing is an audacious yet scrappy...
View ArticleThe North Face Speaker Series in Chicago – Conrad Anker
On October 14, 2015, climbing legend and TNF athlete Conrad Anker will be in Chicago presenting The Other Way. From what I can tell, The Other Way is an apt title for a discussion that chronicles a...
View ArticleHow to Cyclocross Good By Cody Sovis
Cyclocross is a sport that some people do good, and some people don’t do so good. Here are some tips to make sure that you are one of the ‘do good’ people I was talking about earlier in this blog post....
View ArticleRide Ten Thousand
The Ten Thousand can be summed up as follows: 126 miles of Illinois Driftless gravel, rad people that want to set their legs ablaze, sadistic vert and post-ride beers. On October 17, 2015, the good...
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