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Canada to offer free pass to National Parks and Historic Sites for expropriated people
In a highly anticipated move, the Canadian Government announced a free pass to access Canadian national parks and national historic sites for up to three generations of expropriated people. This will allow expropriated people, their children, and their grandchildren access to areas dear to them and their culture. Steven Blaney, Member of Parliament for Lévis-Bellechasse [...]
Climbers rescued on Mont Blanc
Last week, two British climbers were rescued from Western Europe’s tallest mountain, Mont Blanc. Finn McCann and Tom Greenwood had climbed to roughly 3,500 meters when they realized that they were unable to climb and further up the mountain. Unfortunately, they were also unable to climb back down again. One of the pair had a [...]
Why outdoor blogs have to compete with the big names in outdoor media
Earlier this year at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, there was a panel discussion that sounded pretty interesting. “The media is dead. Long live the media” was going to have some of the major people behind the outdoor media world discussing the changes going on behind the scenes in the industry. Intrigued, I decided to show [...]
Columbia Sportswear buys OutDry
If you’ve been following the news of the outdoor industry, you’re probably well aware of OutDry. The competitor to Gore-Tex in shoes and gloves that we have been extremely impressed with in our own tests. Well, the big news of Outdoor Retailer this week is the announcement by Columbia that they’re buying OutDry. We had [...]
Going to Mt Baker-Snoq National Forest? Time for a new map.
If anyone is planning on heading to Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest (aka Seattle’s back yard), as of this weekend you’ll need to make sure you have the new map. The forest service isn’t going to sign roads as to permissible use anymore and you are responsible for knowing which road that you’re allowed on. Don’t [...]
The Economic Impact of National Forests and Grasslands
The USDA Forest Service released a report this week detailing the economic impact of recreation in our National Forests and Grasslands. It turns out that we Americans spend a rather large amount of money on our way to the forest. A total of $13 billion is spent directly in the communities surrounding the forests, which generates a further $14.5 billion in economic activity.
Conflict over new CIEDRA bill in Congress
In the latest wilderness related legislation, Rep. Mike Simpson (Idaho, R) is attempting to re-introduce HR 222, CIEDRA (Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act) and it is causing quite a stir. Conservationists and recreationists are on either side of the bill, which, if passed, would designate 312,000 acres of wilderness. However, it would also [...]
Weird: Painting mountains to restore glaciers
In what has to be the strangest news I’ve read all day, the BBC comes out with a story about a man painting a mountain. Eduardo Gold of Peru, is painting up to 3 Peruvian mountains with a combination of lime, egg white, and water to reflect light back into space. His idea is that [...]
China sets Everest age limit
In the wake of the extremely controversial summit of Everest by 13-year old Jordan Romero, China has instituted age limits to those allowed to summit Everest. The China Tibet Mountaineering Association that regulates the permitting process for climbing the north side of Everest released the new restrictions Thursday. From now on, climbers must be between [...]
British Columbia Expands Parks
It would appear that our friends to the north are looking to expand their parks. The government of British Columbia just introduced legislation to establish seven new “Class A” provincial parks, one new conservatory, and to expand 12 current parks. In total this will add 13,219 hectares to their current parks and tons more for [...]
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