Next to Mt. Rainier and the Colorado 14ers, Mexico's volcanoes are probably the most popular mountaineering destinations on this blog. So to help you understand what a Pico de Orizaba climbing tour is …
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How to Motivate Yourself to Work Out When You’re Training for Something Big
It you’ve ever trained for a really big mountain — or an epic ride, or just a summer of all-purpose badassery — you know that its tough to keep the fitness momentum going. It’s freaking grueling to …
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11 Tips You Need to Know When Dating a World Traveler
So you’re meeting a hot girl for beers, and her online dating profile looks like Nat Geo's Instagram feed. Or maybe that new guy you're seeing spent a year in the Gobi desert installing solar panels …
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What It’s Like Living Under Terrorist Threat
When I accepted a job at an international school in Jakarta, almost no one was excited for me. I was in Shanghai at the time, so my coworkers were pretty adventurous souls. But everyone seemed to …
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How to Finally Pull the Trigger on Your Travel Dreams
In a past post, we talked about how there's no perfect time to plan a trip. If you wait for the travel stars to align, you'll never get off the couch. There will always be problems at work, hard …
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16 Ways to Protect Your Skin When You Play in the Sun
I'm sure we all agree that adventure sports athletes (selves included) are some of the hottest people alive, right? But it’s hard to feel sexy with a sunburned face, chapped lips, a scabby nose, and …
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