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Ashes to Ashes

Ashes to Ashes

Nearly two years ago Indonesia had dual volcanoes active at the same time. These photos tell an incredible story… -courtesy of The Atlantic

Alex Hall
Dangerous Roads… Would You?

Dangerous Roads… Would You?

The aptly named ‘Killar’ road sliced a path through the Himalayas. Would you dare drive it?

Cooper Wilt
Outside Online

Outside Online

Outside Online profiles the Outback in their “Covet” Section. Of course they liked what they found.

Cooper Wilt
FALL COLORS, OR LACK THEREOF

FALL COLORS, OR LACK THEREOF

I love living in southern California. It’s almost always sunny and warm, and you can do pretty much any outdoor activity year-round, except those that require rain or snow. Wait, do any outdoor activities require rain? Raindancing? No, that makes rain. Anyway, this time of year is the only time I feel like I’m missing […]

Cooper Wilt
Visual Variety

Visual Variety

A little street cruising treat for your eyeballs—A new short film done by Brian Lotti.

Cooper Wilt
How I Tried To Be One Of Those Survival Story Idiots

How I Tried To Be One Of Those Survival Story Idiots

By Peter Brown Hoffmeister I was swimming on Whychus Creek in Central Oregon last year when three kayakers came paddling down the creek in inflatable kayaks. I said to them, “Where are you guys going?” The front guy paddled on, but the back two stopped to talk to me. One of them said, “All the […]

Cooper Wilt
Can’t Wait for Winter

Can’t Wait for Winter

The heat wave passing through Southern California right now has us wishing fall and winter would hurry up and get here… Here are some amazing photos by our friend Trevor Lee , who we learned about during his stay in Yosemite— this blog post of winter in Yosemite looks spectacular to us right now… Trev Lee's Tumblr

Cooper Wilt
Northwestern Wandering – Part 2

Northwestern Wandering – Part 2

  We did plenty of traveling on this trip, but the majority of the time we spent in Central Oregon near Black Butte and the Metolius River. The Metolius springs from the base of Black Butte about 300 feet from where this photo was taken, just around that bend to the left. The water is […]

Cooper Wilt
Northwestern Wandering - Part 1

Northwestern Wandering - Part 1

When the opportunity arises to travel to Oregon for some outdoor fun, we’re always bound to accept the offer. That’s exactly what we did for the better part of this past August, and it did not disappoint. We’re native to Long Beach, CA, and that’s where we call our headquarters. But there will always be […]

Cooper Wilt
Tagged: oregon summer travel
Featuring Features!

Featuring Features!

We get a lot of comments from people along the lines of, “Hey Ridgemont, sure your shoes are probably the best looking shoes I’ve ever seen in my life, but are they really built to withstand my radical active lifestyle?” Our answer is usually something like, “you bet your ass!” followed up with a double […]

Stacy Lowery
The North/South English Paragliding Cup

The North/South English Paragliding Cup

Our Ambassador, Sir James Mallinson recently competed in the North/South English Paragliding Cup — this is his report from the frontlines! — We (30 northerners and 30 southerners) met up at the Bridge of Orchy in the Highlands but then drove east to the Cairngorns and set a task of a 75km triangular tour of […]

Cooper Wilt
HOW TO: PACK FOR ADVENTURE TRAVEL

HOW TO: PACK FOR ADVENTURE TRAVEL

Our friends over at The Leap can go toe to toe in an airline miles showdown with almost anyone. Considering the amount of adventure traveling they do, you can be sure they've packed a bag or 2,000. They've got packing for far-flung places down to a science. Here are some of their pro tips on packing a backpack for your next destination adventure.

Alex Hall