Community, Advocacy, and Adventure Science: Making Connections at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
Lisa White spreading the ASC message at one of the largest Outdoor Industry events in the country. Photo Credit Lisa White. I first became familiar with the Outdoor Retailers Show two years ago when I was coincidentally in Salt Lake City during the Summer Market...
Adventurers and Scientists for Cheez-Its? The Little Things Matter When You Are Rowing Non-stop from Canada to Russia Across the Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Row Team Checks in via Blog on The First Stretch of Their Row Across the Arctic retrieved from https://www.arcticrow.com/blog/Well, you know what they say about the best-laid plans…. And so, despite packing enough Cheez-Its to fill a 3rd...
Paddling for Science: The Wilderness Classroom Collects Data on Water Quality in the Great Lakes
The Wilderness Classroom Blogs about Their Experience Collecting Data for ASC As part of the final 5,000 miles of our journey across North America we spent seven weeks paddling along the north shore of Lake Superior and into the North Channel and Georgian Bay of Lake...
Adventure Science and Mountaineering in Asia: Fast and Light with Hari Mix
Our Adventure athlete, Hari Mix, is on Mt. Lenin and just attempted the 20,000ft summit. He checked in from camp 1 with this phone message. Hari is involved in a number of science projects with us, and we are always excited to hear of his progress.
Go Big or Go Home: ASC Adventurer Andrew Badenoch’s recent 77zero blog addresses the myth of light and fast backpacks
Bring everything and the kitchen sink? Photo Credit: Andrew Badenoch Bikepacking: 5 Reasons to Take a Bigger Pack Notice right away that I didn’t say I’m going to give you any reasons to pack bigger.If you’re getting tips and how-tos from the...
Adding Science to Adventure: Searching for diatoms on a hike to Beehive Lake
I love alpine lakes. There is nothing better than getting to the top of a hike, whether it takes several hours or all day, and seeing that calm, flat, reflective body of water waiting at the top for me. If I can jump in I will, bracing myself for the sharp...
Adventure Science and Roadkill Identification: Turning Observations into Research Data
“How did a great Red-tailed Hawkcome to lie - all stiff and dry - on the shoulder of Interstate 5?” This question, posed by Gary Snyder in his poem “The Dead by the Side of the Road” is at the heart of ASC’s newest project: “The...
Eddie Bauer Sponsors Arctic Row 2012 Expedition To Achieve “One Of The World’s Last Great Firsts”
Four Americans Set Out to Row Across the Arctic Ocean to Increase Awareness of Climate Change Download imageBELLEVUE, Wash., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For more than 90 years, Eddie Bauer has helped people explore the world by outfitting adventurers...
Paddling for SCIENCE! – Tracy and Traci kayak from Seattle to Ketchikan
Our mission: to explore strange new waters; to seek out new life and new algae conditions; to boldly go where no kayak has… oh, sorry. Got a little carried away there. Turns out we get to do SCIENCE after all! In fact, we get to do DOUBLE...
Adventure Science – Collecting Data while Kayaking the Colorado
Tomorrow we will hike to the source and begin our journey down the Colorado River. It seems amazing that we are already leaving. I returned to Colorado on Tuesday and a few things have struck me so far. First, it is amazing how many little details of planning remain...