First Ascent Climbing Movie

Outside magazine has honored Peter Mortimer's First Ascent as one of the "7 Must-See Films
of 2006"! Look out for the article in Outside's March issue, on shelves in
mid-February.


If the above movie player doesn't work, see the preview of the First Ascent Climbing Video on YouTube

Need a Snow Date?

Yahoo says you can find a snow date- someone to snuggle up with during these cold months in their personals section. No guarantees from us, but check it out!

Ultralight backpacking tips and websites

Check out Joe's Ultralight backpacking site. He's an aging guy who wanted to take some weight off his knees. Some cool gear lists and trip notes there.

Backpacking Light is a magazine called "Home to the most fanatic pound-shedders on the planet" by the L.A. times. This is a big time serious site full of content, reviews, ways to put your 2 cents in... requires a paid subscription for some content.

Adventure Alan's Website is pretty original too- especially interesting is the complete ultralight backpacking checklist of items you can buy for the lowdown total of $250. If that's too much scrimping, try the $700 one.

This site is chock full of free info, my favorite kind: The Ultralight Backpacking Site.

Boot Wearing Tips: Beat 6 Common Boot Problems

Check out these boot tips from Backpacker Magazine: "These simple tricks can prevent typical trail maladies and keep your hike going."


Check out our related products:
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You can also view it on YouTube: Backpacker's Gear School: Fix 6 Common Boot Problems

Crazy Timmy O'Neill Enviroman Patagonia Recycling Video

Climbers are a different breed- crazy, many of them. Timmy ONeill is a good example. Patagonia actually paid him to fly over to Japan with film producer Peter Mortimer and made a funny video about their Capilene Recycling program. But it's not all a joke- EnviroMan saves the day during an underwear crisis. Don't miss it!

Click on the YouTube video below to play, or go to Google video ("Timmy ONeill Peter Mortimer Capilene Recycling Video") to see it.

Traveling Big Sur via Recumbent Trike, Pictures

Recently our Tarzana store manager, Neal Oren, took an awesome scenic trip of Big Sur with some friends on recumbent trikes. Here's an excerpt of their story with pictures- link to the rest is at the bottom of this post.

"Intro: Dana wants to go for a ride

"This journal is being written by two different riders. We will try to clarify which writer is writing as best we can... With that, here we go!

"My name is Neal, this is the story of our tour through Big Sur, CA. Around this time every year Dana gets the itch to go for a tour. He says business slows down a bit and he can squeeze out a few days for a cycle tour. Last year it was Death Valley, the only place we could go that wasn't too far to drive and had decent weather. This year the weather looked much better and the decision was made to take a few days and ride through Big Sur along the California coast line. All he had to do was mention it to me and I was in. I'm a sucker for a cycle tour. I don't care that much where we go, or when, I'm not even that concerned about the weather. I will figure out how to have a good time no matter what comes. There is only one provision - you have to not mind waiting for me at the top of the hill. Just take a look at the pictures and you will understand why..."



Recumbent bike picture with historic bridge

Recumbent bikes next to Big Sur Coast & Ocean

Read the rest of the recumbent bike trip and see more pictures

VOICES IN THE WILDERNESS: a prayer for wild things

Very interesting find:

Check out the endangered species photo group at Flikr called "VOICES IN THE WILDERNESS: a prayer for wild things"

Here's a pic of some polar bears by the group's founder. And also see the mosaic of animals on their main page right now- quite moving to see a bunch of beautiful endangered animals together.

San Diego Banff Film Festival Tickets For Sale in Adventure 16 online store

Now available in our online store, tickets to the...



BANFF Film FESTIVAL - OUTDOOR, MOUNTAIN AND ADVENTURE FILMS

Ignite your passion for adventure! Dunham Boots & National Geographic present the 31st Annual Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, brought to you by Adventure 16.

Exhilarate your senses with journeys to exotic lands, paddles of the wildest waters and climbs of the highest peaks in the world.

Watch the amazing preview video now on YouTube

Bringing the Outdoors to the Next Generation of Kids

In Jackson Tennessee, a first-grade teacher brought the outdoors into her classroom. "With the lights turned out in the classroom, students were able to act out the story, "Let's Camp Out," in the classroom last week... Drew Tyson, liked roasting the marshmallows during class, but his favorite story in class wasn't "Let's Camp Out;" it was a book about snakes..." read more


On a related note, see the book, Last Child In The Woods Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv in our online store.

Mt Tacoma/Mt Tahoma/Mt Rainier Naming Controversy

Reader feedback: The postcard you recently sent with the picture of Mt. Rainier stated it was formerly known as Mt. Tacoma. That is not correct, it was known as Mt. Tahoma with an "h" which comes from a Puyallup Indian word meaning "mother of waters". -- Question From H. S.

Our response: The Mt Rainier postcard is a reproduction of an original 1940's postcard--complete with the name of the mountain as Mt. Tacoma. In researching the name, we found it has been known as several different names, including Tacoma, Tahoma and Ta-co-bet — depending on who you ask. Here is but one of the many references to the Mt Tacoma/Mt Tahoma name controversy