Tag: adventure

When 30 Days Turns to 365

Rockaway Times
The rules of the challenge were straightforward: each day for 30 consecutive days, I must find and participate in a new outdoor adventure from yoga to kayaking to biking.

Two-Day Escape into the Stunning Stockholm Nature

Pink Pangea
When I head to a new city I always commit part of my time to exploring its natural areas. Hiking, biking, and boating abroad give me a peek into the global lifestyle options of others who, like me, live in urban centers and want to feed their passion for the outdoors.

Discovering San Francisco Through its Outdoor Spaces

Pink Pangea
Every time I visit a new city, I first look to outdoor recreation as my way to explore. My first day in Vienna was spent on a bike, Capetown on a long run, and most recently – San Francisco in hiking boots.

Searching for Snow

Pink Pangea
I’d been to Deer Valley once as I child. I remembered nothing of the skiing and only a little of the Utah resort–mainly a souvenir shop where we purchased an extremely large ceramic mug that my brother and I would fight over for years.

Skiing in Vermont

Pink Pangea
The initial plan was to leave New York on Saturday morning to go skiing in Vermont for International Women’s Ski Day (IWSD).

A Conversation with OutdoorFest’s Founder

By Jaclyn Mishal, Pink Pangea

Ever dream about starting an event that would bring together thousands of people who are passionate about the same things you are? Sarah Knapp, founder of OutdoorFest, brings the outdoors to New York City through hiking, biking, kayaking, sailing, climbing, slacklining and other outdoor sports.

Jumper Profile

SheJumps.org

“What is your North Pole?” explorer Barbara Hillary asks a crowd of New York outdoor enthusiasts a few weeks ago.

Sarah Knapp: Founder of NYC’s OutdoorFest

By Jessica Malordy, Misadventures A few weeks ago, Sarah Knapp and I met in Union Square, one of New York City’s busiest pub­lic spaces, to chat about her amaz­ing new ven­ture.

An Interview With Sarah Knapp

By Avi David Edelson of Traverse
Sarah Knapp, the creative energy behind New York City’s OutdoorFest, is quickly establishing her bonafides as an expert on building participatory outdoor communities in urban contexts.

11 Outdoors Hacks for City Dwellers

The Clymb Stories
As a city-dweller, accessing the great out­doors isn’t impo­ssi­ble; you just need a few good hacks.

The Why

OutdoorFest blog
I moved out to Utah for the snow – and good lord there was a lot of it.

Climbing the Hardest Route

Discover Outdoors Journal
As I write this, three of the best climbers in the world are literally hanging on the side of a sheer rock face waiting for night to fall so they can begin climbing again. The only true way down? Finishing the route or the onset of winter

Returning After Adventure

Discover Outdoors Journal
The hardest parts of adventuring are not the 16-miles of hard hiking or the bug bites from camping out. The hardest part is the return to routine.