Cyclist Hits 89 MPH to Break Human-Powered Speed Record

At highway speeds, it's the most efficient vehicle in the world. Credit: Courtesy Aerovelo Take the flattest, smoothest, straightest highway in the world, add the world’s fastest human-powered vehicle, and you’ve got yourself a new world record. The Mountain's Latest Badass Record: World's Highest Keg Toss The highway is the 305 in Battle Mountain, Nevada. And the bullet-shaped recumbent is the Eta, created by the Canadian design lab AeroVelo to break land-speed records. It’s done just that — twice. In September 2015, the bike hit a speed of 86.65 mph. Then, a year later on September 17, the Eta reached…

Los Angeles to New York on Two Wheels (and an Hour Nap)

Credit: Ryan Sorensen In August 2015, Carl Reese, from Santa Clarita, California, rode his 2015 BMW K 1600 GT from the San Fernando Valley to Manhattan in 39 hours. Reese trained for the record, which was verified this year, for two years, strengthening his core with spin classes, and temporarily gave up caffeine so it would have greater effect on the road. RELATED: Sebastian Copeland and Mark George's Record 404-Mile Trek Across Australia’s Simpson Desert "Most guys who try this lie down three-quarters of the way across and wake up hours later," he says. Reese's solution: meet his girlfriend in…

Four Ways to Maximize Business Travel (that aren't boring)

1. Invest in exceptional luggage I've been on forty three trips since January of this year--and let me tell you, nothing makes traveling worse than crappy luggage. I like to carry on my bags for ease of travel, and frankly, once you've had luggage lost and had to buy changes of clothes three times in a row, you become reluctant to let that bag out of your sight. I was using large duffels or canvass totes as luggage and my body was paying the price. The straps weren't padded and left my shoulders a raw mess, the bags didn't close…

What to Do on National Day of Adventure: Your Complete Event Guide

On Friday, October 14, we will remind all of you of your God-given right to ditch out of work to raft, hike, learn how to surf, or take a motorcycle tour — basically to do any fun, outdoors thing you've been putting off. National Day of Adventure is a skip day for adults where we encourage you to take a single-day adventure that will turn your sick day into a sick! day. NDOA CENTRAL: The Official National Day of Adventure Hub NORTHEASTNew YorkDumbo Boulders; Brooklyn: NYC’s first outdoor climbing facility in Brooklyn is offering free admission and rentals to the…

France's Wingsuit Graveyard Claims a Ninth Life

Nine wingsuit pilots have died on Le Brevent since 2012. Credit: PHILIPPE DESMAZES / Getty On August 22, 2016, Alexander Polli jumped off the cliffs of Le Brevent, adding to his near countless tally of flights down the French peak near Chamonix. Donning a wingsuit and action camera, the BASE jumping pioneer was filming another of his seemingly death-defying videos as he descended through the narrow, rock-strewn ENSA couloir. But while exiting the gully — with a barrel roll, no less — the YouTube star clipped a tree, lost control, and crashed, dying on impact. He was Le Brevent's ninth…

Summer Suds for Every Occasion

Summer is almost here and with long days by the poolside, backyard bbqs, and hot days stretching into even hotter nights, you're going to need some new ways to cool down. While summer is typically the season of light wheat beers and anything spiked with lime juice, there are so many new seasonal beers on the market just begging for your attention. From shandies, to fruit beers, to cream beers, to imported delicacies from the Caribbean and Mexico, there is sure to be something for everyone on our summer beer roundup.    Let's face it: summer can be downright miserable,…

Shelter of the Week: A Dwelling for Reindeer Herders in the Swedish Lapland

The Place: On the wild plains of Scandinavia’s northernmost reaches, a nomadic indigenous people with a history predating the Vikings take shelter in teepee-style homes scattered across the four nations they inhabit — Norway, Sweden, Russia, and Finland — while traveling with reindeer herds. They are the Sami. This particular shelter stands in Swedish Lapland, a sparsely populated region in the northernmost part of the country; the Swedish Sami refer to the shelters here as a kåta (they are known by different versions of this word in other parts of the North). RELATED: Shelter of the Week: A Snowboarder's Tiny…

Freediver Plunges 407 Feet in One Breath to Break His Own World Record

World Champion and double world record holder William Trubridge from New Zealand practices breathing techniques on the surface of the waters as he prepares to dive to 94 metres in the AIDA (Association for Development of Apnea) individual depth World Championships free diving competition off the coast of the Cypriot city of Limassol on September 16, 2015. Credit: Emily Irving-Swift / AFP / Getty Images This Saturday, New Zealander William Trubridge dropped 400 feet below the ocean's surface in the Bahamas' annual Vertical Blue competition to break his freediving world record on Saturday (the freediver also owns diving school Vertical…

Marley the Dog Saves Hiker Caught in Snowstorm

Marley, a rescue dog in Flagstaff, Arizona, knows how to pay it forward. The Labrador-mix is being heralded as a hero after leading emergency responders to a hypothermic hiker who was lost in the Coconino National Forest during a late April snowstorm.John Paul Roccaforte, Marley’s owner, said that it was a little after 1:15 a.m. on April 17 when Marley went outside and then refused to come back in, barking relentlessly and running into the woods. After going after Marley to get him inside, Roccaforte quickly realized what his two-year-old pup was trying to tell him. “I heard moaning and…
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