It has now been more than six years since Geoff and Pam MacDonald of Calgary set out to paddle across Canada. They began in March, 2007, from Victoria, paddled up the B.C. coastline, portaged to the Nechako River, on to the Fraser, then the Columbia, and, with their dog harnessed to the canoe, they dragged it and their packs with ropes up three ranges covering more than 100 kilometres of “mountain portaging” until they reached the Continental Divide, whereupon they cracked open a bottle of champagne, raised a toast, did a little dance and then stared east into what seemed like eternity.
And what today … More
At least if global warming continues, extreme sports can welcome an unlikely new event- glacier surfing.
Daredevils Garrett McNamara and Kealii Mamala have done the unthinkable and spent 20 hours a day over the course of one week in almost freezing waters to become the first people to ride a wave created by 300-foot tall glacier … Great pictures and more
The Smithsonian Museum of American History honored Cindy Whitehead of Hermosa Beach this past Saturday by accepting several of her old skateboarding items into its sports history exhibit.
Whitehead, who was ranked the No. 1 female skateboarder in the world during her teen years in the 1970s, signed over several items to the museum’s care as a part of Innoskate put on by the Smithsonian in partnership with the International Association of Skateboard Companies … More
A new generation of women is making its impact on the NHRA, not that it necessarily ranks as ground-shaking news. Drag racing long ago served as the testing ground for women to break into mainstream American auto racing.
It’s a testament to how far the sport has come that today’s male drag racers hardly bat an eye when they see a female pull up to the starting line across from them.
“It’s funny when somebody asks us about … More