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5 Point Film Festival: Gratitude

5 Point Film Festival: Gratitude

Baby Champ of Scraper Bikes accepts 5 Point Jury Special Selection Gratitude. That may have been the one word that everyone walking out of the auditorium at 5 Point Film Festival felt on Sunday. After the second round of a live performance by climber and artist Jeremy Collins, set to his film The Wolf and the Medallion, it was hard to come away with any other emotion. It got me thinking about...

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5 Point Film Festival: Babes, Bikes and Boards

5 Point Film Festival: Babes, Bikes and Boards

Baffin Babes giving a presentation on their 2009 expedition Two words: Baffin Babes. We’ve been following the adventures of the Baffin Babes — a group of four Scandinavian bad ass women who skied 1,200 kilometers across Baffin Island in 2009 – for quite some time now. So when we were told that we’d be rooming with them at 5 Point Film Festival we had a few minutes of...

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Films That Do Some Good: Screenings in PDX

Films That Do Some Good: Screenings in PDX

Over the last year, we’ve had the chance to attend both Mountainfilm and Wild & Scenic Film Festival. After attending festivals like these, it’s hard not to believe in the power of documentary films to do some good in the world. Tell a compelling story, rally people around a cause and give them tangible ways to take action. Yes, yes and yes. Which is why we’re very excited...

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Where to Get Down (And Dirty?) At Outdoor Retailer Winter 2011: Your Guide To Happy Hours and Beyond

Where to Get Down (And Dirty?) At Outdoor Retailer Winter 2011: Your Guide To Happy Hours and Beyond

Once again we’re getting revved up for Outdoor Retailer, and since our collection of all the hip and happening events was so popular the last two times around, we figured we’d do it again! 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. Ongoing Conservation...

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Friday Faves: Go Wild! Couture Fashion Show + Benefit For Elephant Ivory Project

Friday Faves: Go Wild! Couture Fashion Show + Benefit For Elephant Ivory Project

Best. Party. Ever. Local fashion, brews, costume contest and a wild dance party… All to benefit Elephant Ivory Project. That’s what we’ll be up to this Friday. If you’re in PDX, we expect to see you tonight. If you can’t make it, you can still support the team by donating online. And we’ll make sure to post hawt photos next week! Happy...

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Photo of the Year: Awesome Contest, Great Cause

Photo of the Year: Awesome Contest, Great Cause

Our friend John Waller over at Uncage the Soul Productions is one fo the brains behind Photo of the Year, and it’s such a cool contest/event/initiative that we decided to post about it here and encourage you to take part! An annual photography contest benefitting natural science education through the MESD Outdoor School Program, in Portland, Oregon. So not only do photogs get to show off...

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