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Taking a JUMP into New Media: Profile on SheJumps Executive Director, Claire Smallwood

Taking a JUMP into New Media: Profile on SheJumps Executive Director, Claire Smallwood

Photo Credit: Re Wikstrom For this week’s profile, we want to bring attention to an amazing organization that is inspiring women to take a “jump” into the outdoors, not just here in the States, but all over the world. SheJumps is a non-profit that was conceived by pro-skier Lynsey Dyer, with the help of her friends Vanessa Pierce and Claire Smallwood. In just a few months, they’ve jumped...

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To Russia With Love: A Benefit Casino Night for Kamchatka Project

To Russia With Love: A Benefit Casino Night for Kamchatka Project

Have a soft spot for James Bond movies? Never had the chance to channel your inner spy? Now is the time! To raise money for their upcoming expedition, the Kamchatka Project is throwing one fancy fundraiser party. It’s an evening of gambling, salmon and espionage, with great door prizes and sweet gear on raffle. All the action happens March 13, 2010 and you’ll want to get your tickets...

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Businesses Step Up To Help Haiti

Businesses Step Up To Help Haiti

Photo: Cassandra Nelson/Mercy Corps An earthquake, registering 7.0 on the Richter Scale, rocked the island of Haiti last week. Within 24 hours of the disaster, aid organizations, individuals and businesses responded in full force. And now, a week later, the outpouring of support isn’t waning. With more than $2.5 million donated via text message to relief organizations working in Haiti,...

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OR Winter 2010: Score Cool Gear by Donating Dollars

OR Winter 2010: Score Cool Gear by Donating Dollars

In our ongoing Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2010 coverage, we already rounded up a list of happy hours, but what we like even better than free beer is buying awesome gear and having your money go to a good cause. So here’s a list of cool swag you can score by donating money to super cool non-profits and causes; you’ll have new gear to show off at home and feel good about supporting...

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Friday Faves: Protecting Wild Places and Helping Haiti

Friday Faves: Protecting Wild Places and Helping Haiti

James Balog of the Extreme Ice Survey will speak next Friday at The Conservation Alliance's breakfast in Salt Lake City. The Extreme Ice Survey is the most wide-ranging glacier study ever conducted using ground-based, real-time photography. This week at Under Solen, we’ve been gearing up for next week’s Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City. While all of our heads will be...

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Epicocity Project's New Film — Flathead WILD — Premiering At Wild & Scenic

Epicocity Project's New Film — Flathead WILD — Premiering At Wild & Scenic

[video]3378[/video] The Epicocity Project’s awesome new film — Flathead Wild — will premiere at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival at the Nevada Theater in Nevada City, Calif. Saturday, Jan. 16. Proposed mountaintop removal mining in southeastern British Columbia, Canada is threatening one of America’s most endangered rivers and one of North America’s wildest remaining valley —...

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