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“The parents would take a drink, give him two drinks. They would take a drink, give him two drinks,” Otero County Sheriff Benny House told CNN affiliate KVIA. “I’m sure that’s a contributing factor on how he fared so well.”
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Couple Dies Hiking in White Sands

9-year-old son survives

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Liliya Shobukhova Stripped of Marathon Titles

Russian marathoner banned for doping

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Information about how to prevent contracting the plague will be available at Yosemite National Park.
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Child Contracts Plague in Yosemite

Disease last reported in 2006

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Adidas’ purchase of Runtastic comes on the heels of other sportswear brands expanding into digital fitness.
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Adidas Buys Runtastic

For $240 million

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The inmate, who’d been serving time for rape and narcotics, snuck out of a window, stole an old surfboard and toy shovel, and paddled to shore.
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Inmate Escapes Using Surfboard

Paddles to freedom with toy spade

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Production Begins on “Unstealable” Bikes

Yerka’s frame doubles as its lock

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In this photo provided by Azim Afif people approach the scene after an avalanche triggered by a massive earthquake swept across Everest Base Camp, Nepal on Saturday, April 25, 2015. Afif and his team of four others from the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) all survived the avalanche. (Azim Afif via AP)
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NSF Offers Grants for Himalayan Earthquake Research

$760,000 awarded

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Heavy metals, including iron and copper, poured into the Animas River, turning it bright orange.
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3 Million Gallons of Waste Close Animas River

EPA accidentally spills pollution from mine

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Munch began paddling from the mouth of the Lester River on May 20, spending a total of 49 days on the water and traveling at an average speed of about 3.5 miles per hour.
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Man Circumnavigates Lake Superior on SUP

1,350-mile paddleboard journey completed in 2 months

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The Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act prohibits development of 275,665 acres of the Boulder-White Clouds.
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Senate Passes Boulder-White Clouds Wilderness

Protecting more than 275,000 acres in Idaho

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Researchers collected data from hundreds of glaciers, dating back as far as 120 years, and found that they lost between about one-and-a-half and three feet per year.
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Glaciers Are Shrinking Faster Than Ever

New study compares data on hundreds of glaciers

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“Though very different from one another, these places reflect the creatively and ingenuity of the American spirit,” said NPS Director Jonathan B. Jarvis.
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NPS Announces 4 New National Historic Landmarks

Following designation of 3 new national monuments

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The first to announce the change in policy was Delta Air Lines, which specifically banned lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, and rhinoceros trophies.
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U.S. Airlines Ban Hunting Trophies

Delta, American Airlines, and United

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The Clean Power Plan, which establishes the first-ever national standards to limit carbon pollution from power plants, aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 32 percent, from 2005 levels, by 2030.
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White House Unveils Carbon Plan

Carbon pollution standards for power plants

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“It’s so much easier to be outside,” Staley told Yahoo News. “I don’t know why you would run on a treadmill.”
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New Record Set for Treadmill Running

Non-pro runs 81.62 miles in 12 hours

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Molchanova set 41 world records and claimed 23 world champion titles after switching from competitive swimming to free diving in her 40s.
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Champion Freediver Goes Missing

Natalia Molchanova did not emerge from dive near Spain

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Robbie Maddison rode a special bike in the waves of Teahupo'o.
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WATCH: Dirt Biker Surfs Teahupo’o

Australian stuntman rides ski bike

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Katie Ledecky Breaks World Record in 1,500 Meters

During preliminary race in Russia

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Tom Danielson tested positive for synthetic testosterone before racing the Tour of Utah.
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Tom Danielson Tests Positive for PEDs

Rider denies wrongdoing

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The Enduro World Series holds competitions in eight cities around the world.
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Enduro World Series Racer Dies in Crash

Remainder of the race canceled

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The HNF Heisenberg XF1 will feature a
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BMW Helps Heisenberg Build Mountain E-Bike

Works on suspension system

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Researchers often observe great white sharks near the Farallon Islands.
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Shark Interrupts Swim to the Farallones

Great whites known to roam the area

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Katie Mackey Wins Diamond League 3,000 Meters

Fourth American ever with first-place finish

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Mirror Wall is located in a rarely-visited part of Greenland's Scoresby Sund.
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Climbers Finish First Ascent on Mirror Wall

British team conquers Greenland route

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Birethanti, Nepal
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At Least 30 Dead in Nepal Landslides

Near Annapurna trekking route

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Robbie Dowling summited Mount Kilimanjaro to support health facilities along the Amazon River.
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Man Carries Bathtub up Kilimanjaro

To raise money for charity

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The female northern white rhino lived in the Dvur Králové Zoo in the Czech Republic.
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Northern White Rhino Dies

Population dwindles to four

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A teammate helps Tejay van Garderen of the U.S., left, after he fell ill during the seventeenth stage of the Tour de France.
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Tejay van Garderen Will Race Vuelta

Following disappointing Tour de France

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Pete Kostelnick Wins Badwater

Race returned to Death Valley

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WATCH: Big Wave Wipeout at Teahupo’o

“I got annihilated,” says Porcella

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North Korea Plans Surf Camp

Opening in September

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July Brings Snow to Montana, Wyoming

Blankets northern Rockies

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National Parks “Under Threat” from Air Pollution

Researchers show health, visibility effects

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Annapurna Sanctuary, a trek in north-central Nepal.
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Nepal Reopens Annapurna Trail

Safety assessment finds little damage

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Nike FuelBand Settlement Reached

Offering partial refund

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All Teams Leave K2

Himex decides against Broad Peak

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'Paradise Waits' is scheduled for release in September 2015.
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WATCH: ‘Paradise Waits’ Trailer Released

From Teton Gravity Research

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“I refuse to mortgage the future of the city away. I refuse to put Boston on the hook for overruns,” Mayor Marty Walsh told reporters.
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Boston Will Not Host the 2024 Olympics

Active opposition, budget doubts compel city to withdraw

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Madison led the first successful guided expedition of K2 in July 2014.
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Himex, Madison Mountaineering Abandon K2 Attempt

Citing avalanche risk, summit climbers turn back

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Froome also won the polka-dot jersey for best climber.
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Chris Froome Wins Tour de France

Second title for the Brit

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This is the fourth time that bikes have been checked for motors in this year’s Tour de France, but no motors have been found.
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Tour de France Bikes Checked for Motors

Including race leader Froome

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The fund is used to support outdoor recreational activities, outdoor industries on public lands, and state and local conservation efforts.
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Bill Proposed to Renew Land and Water Conservation Fund

Bipartisan bill to reauthorize LWCF

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Protesters believe that New Orleans can only become a great cycling town once the city government makes a serious commitment to improving road surfaces and creating dedicated bike lanes.
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Cyclists Stage Protest in New Orleans

Demonstration for better road safety

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The ascent was part of Steck's 82 Summits project, in which he plans to climb 82 summits, cycle 1,000 kilometers, and gain 100,000 meters of altitude in 80 days.
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Dutch Alpinist Falls to His Death

During Ueli Steck's 82 Summits project

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Jamie O'Brien surfs whilst lit on fire, at Teahupoo, Tahiti on 21 July, 2015.
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WATCH: Jamie O’Brien Surfs While on Fire

Because getting barreled unkindled is too easy

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The injured woman was the fifth person to be injured this year after approaching a bison in Yellowstone. Three of those incidents involved taking photos.
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Woman Injured by Bison in Yellowstone

Attempting to take selfie

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As an elite BASE jumper and big-mountain skier, JT Holmes is known for filming footage for extreme sports videos.
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UAG Hires JT Holmes as Brand Ambassador

Cites “fortitude” and “courageous spirit”

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In November 2014, Harris was skiing in Patagonia, with a traction kite, when a gust of wind lifted him off of the ground and whipped him into the mountainside.
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WATCH: ‘Places to Go’ Trailer

Film on Jim Harris’ spinal injury recovery

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Kimmel, the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, is an experienced fly fisherman and regularly visits Montana and Idaho to fish his favorite streams.
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Jimmy Kimmel Joins American Rivers Board

TV host is an avid fly-fisherman

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The four-minute clip features mountain biker Brandon Semenuk and was filmed using a GSS C520 (which Teton Gravity calls “the most advanced gyro-stabilized camera system in the world”).
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New Teaser for ‘unReal’ Film Released

Brandon Semenuk sequence coincides with iTunes release

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This is the first time that van Garderen has abandoned a Grand Tour.
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Van Garderen Leaves the Tour de France

Fell sick during Stage 17

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Day 5. Conrad and Renan take a break from building the portaledge camp at 19,000ft during sunset to look over the Gangotri Glacier and Shivling.
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WATCH: The Theatrical Trailer for ‘Meru’

In theaters August 14

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The project will be a 10-year search of the Milky Way, and 100 other galaxies, for planets that may contain liquid water and radio signals from intelligent life.
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Tech Tycoon to Invest in Search for Alien Life

Yuri Milner funding biggest SETI project ever

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A total of 16 countries and six continents will be represented in Mauritius’ races.
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Skyrunner Roster Includes Mauritius Races

First Indian Ocean races in Continental Championships

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The NOAA highlighted record and near-record warmth in the Southeast, on the West Coast, and in the Rocky Mountains, where a total of 16 states reported higher-than-average temperatures in June.
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June Ranked the Warmest on Record

Chart-topping year continues in summer months

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Channel Tunnel Chris Froome English Channel Eurotunnel Folkestone In© Jaguar La Manche Pinarello Sea Team Sky Tour De France Tunnel cycling photo Patrick Gosling
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Team Sky Will Release Data on Froome

To dispel doping accusations

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Grid is a multifaceted endurance and strength competition that pits two coed teams against each other in two-hour matches of weightlifting and bodyweight challenges.
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National Pro Grid League Contracts USADA

To prevent and eliminate doping

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An avalanche hit Broad Peak's Camp 1, but there are conflicting reports of the casualties on the world’s 12th highest mountain.
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Avalanche Hits Broad Peak

Climber injured, 1 dead*

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Mick Fanning Attacked by Great White

The three-time world champion escaped injury

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This is the first time since 2009 that Colorado has had so little drought.
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Colorado Is Nearly Drought-Free

For the first time in six years

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The movie tells the story of a western fur trapper who seeks revenge after being abandoned by his companions following a gruesome grizzly bear attack.
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Trailer for ‘The Revenant’ Released

True-story adventure thriller stars DiCaprio, Hardy

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Scott Jurek broke the Appalachian Trail speed record on July 12.
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Scott Jurek Cited for AT Celebration

Public drinking an issue after speed record

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genzebe dibaba track 5000m
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WATCH: Dibaba Breaks World Record in Metric Mile

Shannon Rowbury sets American record

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Eurostar passengers can now easily visit the Swiss and French Alps.
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Eurostar Expands Ski Area Service

Gives travelers easier access to Alps

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Madison led the first successful guided expedition of K2 in July 2014.
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Garrett Madison to Lead Expedition up K2

After surviving Everest avalanche

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David Lama climbing at Zion National Park, USA on May 15, 2015
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Anker and Lama Climb New Line in Zion

Returned to a route Anker failed to complete in 1988

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Two athletes received two-year bans after testing positive at their regional competitions of the CrossFit Games.
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4 CrossFit Athletes Received Drug Sanctions

Two in-contest tests reveal anabolic agents

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President of the UCI, Brian Cookson, has called for Armstrong to withdraw from the the Tour Charity Ride.
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Lance Armstrong to Cycle the Tour Charity Ride

Will complete two stages for a leukemia charity

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Mountain Accord’s goals are to improve transportation, protect the environment, and boost recreation and the economy in the central Wasatch Mountains.
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Mountain Accord Approved to Move Forward

Will now enter stage two

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This year, only three wolves have been documented in Michigan’s Isle Royale National Park.
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Isle Royale Begins Wolf Management Plan

Only three wolves left

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Hawaii, United States of America, June 28, 2015: Solar Impusle 2 lands in Hawaii with AndrÈ Borschberg at the controls. The First Round-the-World Solar Flight will take 500 flight hours and cover 35í000 km, over five months. Swiss founders and pilots, Bertrand Piccard and AndrÈ Borschberg hope to demonstrate how pioneering spirit, innovation and clean technologies can change the world. The duo will take turns flying Solar Impulse 2, changing at each stop and will fly over the Arabian Sea, to India, to Myanmar, to China, across the Pacific Ocean, to the United States, over the Atlantic Ocean to Southern Europe or Northern Africa before finishing the journey by returning to the initial departure point. Landings will be made every few days to switch pilots and organize public events for governments, schools and universities.
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Tech Issues Ground Solar Impulse

Circumnavigation delayed until 2016

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Few residents of North Korea own a car, so cycling is considered a popular alternative.
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North Korea Installs Bike Lanes

In an effort to reduce accidents

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Graham Agassiz broke his neck in a 2013 bike crash.
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WATCH: Graham Agassiz’s New Mountain Bike Trailer

‘Ashes to Agassiz,’ coming August 25

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101-Year-Old Breaks Rappelling World Record

For charity fundraising

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WATCH: First BMX Quadruple Backflip

Jed Mildon of Nitro Circus sticks it

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Canyoneer Dies in Zion National Park

Fell 100 feet in Heaps Canyon

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In 2011, Park Service Director John Jarvis requested a large reduction in sales of disposable plastic water bottles.
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Bottled Water Could Return to National Parks

Lobbyists seek to overturn ban

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Nearly 600 climbers have died on the Matterhorn.
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Matterhorn Closed on First Ascent Anniversary

Number of climbers on summit to be reduced

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Scott Jurek Breaks Appalachian Trail Record

By 3 hours, 13 minutes

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Kilian Jornet at the Colorado place (upside Saint Denis) at the end of Grand Raid 2010.
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Kilian Jornet Wins Hardrock 100

Montana runner Mike Foote finished second

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