Category Archives: Outdoors/Adventure

March 14, 2011

Mad River Glen Paraskiing

I recently read about an event up in Vermont in which intrepid skiers strap on parachutes, jump from a plane and then proceed to ski down the mountain upon landing. The only thing I’m afraid of more than traveling downhill … Continue reading →

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March 9, 2011

Climbing Magazine Shots Part 2

I’m not a climber myself–anything above ladder-height sets my knees knockin’–but I do enjoy the wild and adventurous style of mountaineering types.

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March 7, 2011

Climbing Magazine Shots Part 1

In honor of the touring Banff Mountain Festival, which is currently showing at the Peter Norton Symphony Space on 95th Street, I’ve been pulling together images from old Climbing and Summit magazines. You can view the gallery from Summit over … Continue reading →

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March 5, 2011

Banff Mountain Film Fest

Looking forward to checking out the Banff Mountain Festival this Sunday and Monday at Symphony Space on 95th Street. In doing research on the Banff event, I came across complete collections of Summit and Climbing magazines, both of which were/are … Continue reading →

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February 4, 2011

A New Film on Peter Beard

Last night the Chelsea Room hosted a screening of Beard at Work, a short documentary directed by a couple of NYU film-school seniors (obviously) and produced by Brett Ratner. Since the film documents one of Beard’s photo shoots, it features … Continue reading →

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January 20, 2011

New Reader Crack

I recently discovered two new (to me, at least) sources of online inspiration that are like tall glasses of refreshingly cool water in the incestuous desert of workwear-laden, menswear-and-Americana–obsessed blogs that have proliferated the sphere in recent years: coldsplinters.com and … Continue reading →

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January 14, 2011

Safari Style

I know it seems weird to post about safari style on the heels of a post about the transatlantic slave trade, but I was so inspired by the July 1981 adventure issue of GQ that I couldn’t resist sharing some … Continue reading →

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