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Fire on the Mountain: Behind the Scenes of the Night-Surf Sequence

The Grateful Dead defied genre, encompassing multiple styles in a seamless whole. Similarly, 2019 short ﬁlm Fire on the Mountain led viewers on an improvisational journey of snowboarding, skiing, surfing,…

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Mountain Lifer

Happy, Healthy or Both? The Art, Science and Philosophy of Movement

words :: Dr. Carla Cupido. The art of movement is obvious—we see it in the dance a climber shares with the rock or in the paint-like strokes a skier carves…

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Winter Surf? You Crazy.

Words :: C.G. Fuego Photos :: Colin Field. People say we’re crazy. Surfing in the winter goes against the grain of just about everything surfing traditionally represents; beaches, great tans…

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Surfing

Boards & Blizzards: Winter-Surfing Nova Scotia

Would you don a neoprene suit to go surfing in an ocean with the consistency of a slushy? Words :: Noah Cohen // photos :: Marcus Paladino. The unrelenting winds…

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Snowboarding

Powder, Pedalling and Pandemic: Searching for  Roots in the Mountains of Japan

On a trip to Japan interrupted by the coronavirus, pro snowboarder and environmentalist Tamo Campos discovers that the long, winding road leads him exactly where he needs to be. Words…

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The Great Outdoors

The Beef Is Real: Action Sports Rivalries Ranked

For every popular action sport, there is a weird step-brother that seems to have come around for no better reason than simply because it can. Some have been hugely successful,…

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Board Booster: Is This Propulsion System the Wave of the Future?

When Collingwood local Chris Vermeulen started his Kickstarter campaign he worried it wouldn’t work. But there was no need for concern; he raised the funds in three days. And money…

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Surf Mama: Paddle Harder To Live Better

My first foam-top surf session was typical in nature. Standard dryland training: how to “pop up” and “stay low” drills. Then it was straight into the ocean to float like…

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The Aviator: Rory Bushfield

“The Edge… There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. The others –…

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Videos

Nazaré: What it’s Like to Surf one of the Biggest Waves in the World

In November, 2017, filmmaker Jamie Hancock flew to Portugal from the UK with huge waves inbound for Nazaré. In the morning of the big swell, Andrew Cotton had a nasty…

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Pete Devries on Protecting our Coastline and Growing up a Second Generation Canadian Surfer

In cold-water surfing circles, Pete Devries needs no introduction. A second-generation Canadian surfer from Tofino (yes, they do exist), and first Canadian to win an international surfing event, Pete’s passion…

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The Great Outdoors

Strong Water: The Ebb And Flow Of Canada’s Biggest Tidal Rapids At Skookumchuck Narrows

As the crow flies, the Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park is only 53.2 kilometres from the Watershed Pub in Squamish, BC. Almost due west over Lake Lovely Water, the Tantalus Range…

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Chris Burkard on Leaving His Comfort Zone ‘Under an Arctic Sky’

In his new film, Under an Arctic Sky, explorer, photographer, filmmaker, speaker and author, Chris Burkard takes audiences on a journey far from the safe routines of everyday life to…

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The Great Outdoors

Breaking Good: Family Surf Camp in Costa Rica is as Amazing as it Sounds

On our last day of surf camp, I paddle into a whitewater wave. I stand up and enjoy the feeling of riding the wave. It’s not the coolest, biggest wave,…

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Watch Mick Fanning and Mason Ho Surf in the Shadows of Glaciers

Mick Fanning and Mason Ho find cold waves and clarity in the frozen north. After a rollercoaster 2015, Mick figured he had met his drama limit for the decade and…

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Nocturnal Navigations and the Subtle Art of Realizing You’re Totally Screwed

Young, dumb, surfboards underarm. We’d been advised by the drunk loggers at the local pub that walking into the beach at night was a very bad idea. “Not without cork…

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The Great Outdoors

OceanGybe: A Journey Across Maps, Cultures and Garbage

Maps inspire me. Following the boundaries of the continents, tracing the fine ridges of the mountain ranges, and discovering the sinuous meanderings of the great rivers and currents, I spend…

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The Great Outdoors

Rx: Go Surfing and Call Me in the Morning

“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” The old saying holds a lot of truth and while speedy descents and deep pow tracks are integral to life…

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MULTIPLICITY

MULTIPLICITY 2016: Rory Bushfield — Flying High into Low Tide

Professional skier and television personality Rory “Bushy” Bushfield began his versatile career as a moguls skier on the Canadian Alpine Ski Team. He quickly made a name for himself, winning…

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Paddling

Riding Freshwater Giants: Coldwater Kayaking Lake Superior and Georgian Bay

Invariably, rough-water kayakers and board surfers on Lake Superior turn to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration when the first high, wispy clouds foretell of strong winds. NOAA’s predictions…

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Fire on the Mountain: Behind the Scenes of the Night-Surf Sequence

Happy, Healthy or Both? The Art, Science and Philosophy of Movement

Winter Surf? You Crazy.

Boards & Blizzards: Winter-Surfing Nova Scotia

Powder, Pedalling and Pandemic: Searching for  Roots in the Mountains of Japan

The Beef Is Real: Action Sports Rivalries Ranked

Board Booster: Is This Propulsion System the Wave of the Future?

Surf Mama: Paddle Harder To Live Better

The Aviator: Rory Bushfield

Nazaré: What it’s Like to Surf one of the Biggest Waves in the World

Pete Devries on Protecting our Coastline and Growing up a Second Generation Canadian Surfer

Strong Water: The Ebb And Flow Of Canada’s Biggest Tidal Rapids At Skookumchuck Narrows

Chris Burkard on Leaving His Comfort Zone ‘Under an Arctic Sky’

Breaking Good: Family Surf Camp in Costa Rica is as Amazing as it Sounds

Watch Mick Fanning and Mason Ho Surf in the Shadows of Glaciers

Nocturnal Navigations and the Subtle Art of Realizing You’re Totally Screwed

OceanGybe: A Journey Across Maps, Cultures and Garbage

Rx: Go Surfing and Call Me in the Morning

MULTIPLICITY 2016: Rory Bushfield — Flying High into Low Tide

Riding Freshwater Giants: Coldwater Kayaking Lake Superior and Georgian Bay

Another War in the Woods? What You Need to Know about the Stand-off at Fairy Creek, B.C.

Win Adventures to the Filming Location of the HISTORY® Channel’s “Alone” Season 8!

The Changing Landscape of Search and Rescue

Freedivers: Mountaineers of the Sea / Apnée sportive : les alpinistes des profondeurs

Written in Stone: Finding Unity in ‘Deep Time’

Summer Soakin’: Got Pain? Get Hydrotherapy

Ask a Coach: Consummate Athlete Peter Glassford on the Power of MTB Fundamentals

Size Doesn’t Matter: When it Comes to Backyards, it’s What’s Outside That Counts

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