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Backcountry Tours
Risk & Reward in the Backcountry
Training and preparation are paramount to playing safe in the backcountry, and recently guides and instructors are putting more e...
Mountain Biking
Pilgrimage: Sam Pilgrim Photo Essay
pilgrim n 1. A wayfarer, a foreigner, a stranger, a homeless wanderer, a traveler.2. One who embarks on a quest for some...
Rock Climbing
Mizugaki’s Precious Stones
Having scoured the globe for rocks to climb, imagine my excitement when I discovered a priceless gem not far from my new home in ...
Skiing
A Focus on Fun: Celebrating 50 Years of K2 Skis
There are brands out there, bigger than the products they make. They make good stuff, of course, but a company becomes iconic whe...
Trail Running
Trail Running on the Moon in Oshima
What would it feel like to run on the moon? Would you settle for blazing a trail on a live volcano in Tokyo? On a c...
Japan Angler
Better Off in the Bay
I’m sitting in a pub near Shinagawa Station, sipping a pint, when a slightly inebriated gentleman with an unmistakable Geordi...
Cycling
Chichibu Pilgrimage
Chichibu is a basin town in western Saitama Prefecture where people come to embark on a pilgrimage to the 34 temples in the area. ...