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Photo by Jennifer Koskinen We do love a good photo contest, mostly because it gives you the excuse to peruse your old travel and adventure photos and take a few minutes to reminisce, but also because there’s usually the chance to win something really good. Enter the Mountainfilm Photo Contest. Leading up to this year’s festival, Mountainfilm is celebrating by hosting a three month...
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Tonight, we at Under Solen will join an estimated 1.4 billion people in tuning in to watch the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. While the Olympics often get a bad rap because of the media circus surrounding them and the city-wide disruption and massive public expenditure for the country hosting the games, the ideals behind them are good — and still alive and kicking. Perhaps these are most...
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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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For our Portland friends, here’s an event you’ll definitely want to check out. We’ve mentioned Mountainfilm before, but what’s really cool about the film festival is that they take the whole thing on tour, giving people that can’t make it to Telluride to experience some of the amazing films and inspiring messages. Mountainfilm on Tour will be in Portland this...
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Here at Under Solen HQ we’re getting revved up for Outdoor Retailer, so we figured we’d keep track of all the cool and happening events in one ultimate guide. Keep checking back as we’ll be updating leading up to the show. And if you’ve got something that should be on here, track us down at @undersolen or leave a comment on this post. Keep reading to get the full guide! ...
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If you don’t have plans for this weekend yet, take a moment to check out Winter Trails. The initiative, founded by partners American Hiking Society and Snowsports Industries America, was created to offer children and adults new to snow sports the chance to try snowshoeing and cross country skiing for free. We’re all for getting more people out on wintry, white trails! It all takes...
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Lola on New Site + New Team, We’re Ready To Rock!: Grattis! on the new site and team members. Here’s to a fantastic 2010 for Under Solen. Skål
Julie on How to Be an Explorer of the World: Thanks so much for sharing this. It totally applies to my life and work, as well as to what I do with Matador!
Nancy D. Brown on New Site + New Team, We’re Ready To Rock!: Congratulations on your new site. Keep me in mind when you have clients introducing new travel-related products....
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