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Hand-fishing for Swamp Monsters

"It's the most exhilarating thing I've ever done," says filmmaker Bradley Beesley, whose documentaries have popularized the ancient art of noodling
April 19, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

Backwoods Workouts With the World’s Fittest Man

Erwan Le Corre can climb a tree as quickly as cat. He is also is adept at carrying logs, hoisting rocks, scaling cliffs, slogging through mud pits and wrestling
April 17, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

Teahupoo, Tahiti

The Breathtaking Surfing Photos Featured in Swell

A new book catalogues some of the best sites around the world to catch a wave with stunning photography
April 17, 2012 | By Chloë Schama

The Most Dangerous Game: Chasing a Sea Snail?

Abalone divers die of exhaustion, heart attacks, or becoming entangled in kelp. The fear of being eaten by a great white shark is persistent and haunting
April 11, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

Infographic: The Rise and Fall of Scoring in Baseball

From the dead-ball era to the steroids era, the balance between pitchers and hitters has always been in flux
April 05, 2012 | By Craig Robinson

Baseball: The History, Science and Culture of the American Pastime

Everything you need to know to get you ready for a day at the ballpark
April 2012 | By Smithsonian.com

A Short Talk With a Legend of Rock

"Climbing without risk isn't climbing," says Yvon Chouinard, American rock climbing pioneer and founder of Patagonia
April 03, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

Clemente

Roberto Clemente: The King of Béisbol

Forty years ago, the sports superstar and humanitarian transcended baseball's borders
April 2012 | By David Maraniss

The World’s Best Uphill Bike Rides

Long, steady climbs on a bicycle are the holy grail of athletic conquests. We hill climbers measure the worth of a landscape by its rise over run
March 20, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

New Zealand: What’s Hot and What’s Not

From Stewart Island in the far south to the Surville Cliffs in the far north, New Zealand is a country almost as geographically diverse as the United States
March 01, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

Free Camping in New Zealand: Don’t Bank on It

Wild camping isn't just a pleasure; it's a necessity for many cyclists
February 28, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

Halfway to the Bottom of the Earth: The Catlins

To see this place on a globe, home of the world's southernmost tapas reastaurant, one must lift it upward to expose the underbelly of the planet
February 23, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

Is New Zealand Too Dangerous for Cycling?

A Christchurch gentleman claimed to have knocked two cyclists off the road with his black H-2 Hummer and threatened to "nail" more
February 21, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

What are Honesty Boxes?

Cyclists in New Zealand see these handmade, unguarded food stalls in the distance, usually first as a cardboard sign advertising some product of the homestead
February 16, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

Love on the Road

Traveling does seem to facilitate encounters—especially between like-minded people searching for similar things
February 14, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

Shattered: Christchurch After 10,000 Earthquakes

The abandoned boulevards and blocks of condemned buildings look like a scene from an unhappy future in which the world's cities are only inhabited by ruins, ghosts and silence
February 09, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

New Zealand’s Darkest, Bloodiest Secret: The Sandfly

Kiwi recommendations for stopping the biting beasts: DEET, geranium leaves, garlic, rancid bacon, Marmite, Vegemite. Does anything really work?
February 07, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

The Super Bowl’s Love Affair With Jetpacks

Thankfully, this Super Bowl spectacle never had a wardrobe malfunction
February 03, 2012 | By Matt Novak

Questing for Calories in New Zealand’s High Country

There is something liberating in running out of food. Concerns about rationing are out the window and the world is simplified into a playground for foraging
February 02, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

Football or Rugby: Whose Players are Tougher?

Could football players last 80 minutes in a rugby match? The great debate continues
January 31, 2012 | By Alastair Bland


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