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- Sunny Skies Greet Runners at 9th Annual Salinas Valley Half Marathon
  Over 1,000 participants were treated to clear conditions and exceptional views during the 9th presentation of the Salinas Valley Half Marathon and the inaugural 5K fun run Saturday morning.Read More »

- Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz Debuts New Membership Program
  Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz (MBOSC) recently announced a new membership program, with 100% of its members' dues benefiting trail stewardship in Santa Cruz County. MBOSC's new program offers six levels: Trail Steward, Trail Guardian, Trail Boss, Trail Champion, Trail Hero, and Trail Angel. Each features exciting perks such as a "Trail Badge" for one's bike, custom socks, and jerseys. The organization maintains suggests the most exciting reward is knowing how much this program will support local trail building and maintenance efforts.Read More »

- The Great Ski Race
  37th Anniversary, Sunday March 3rd, 2013, 9AM Hundreds of cross-country ski racers will gather for the 37th annual Great Ski Race on March 3. This historic 30K (18-mile) event begins at Tahoe Cross Country Center above Dollar Point in Tahoe City, winds through the forest and mountains of North Lake …Read More »

- Sea Otter Classic 2019
  2018 was a big year for the Sea Otter Classic. For four days in April, Sea Otter Classic saw over 74,000 visitors, 9,800 athletes, 8,500 campers, 900 corporate brands and 370 international media. 2019 promises to be even bigger and better. Register today to be a part of the action.Read More »

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- Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz Debuts New Membership Program
  Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz (MBOSC) recently announced a new membership program, with 100% of its members' dues benefiting trail stewardship in Santa Cruz County. MBOSC's new program offers six levels: Trail Steward, Trail Guardian, Trail Boss, Trail Champion, Trail Hero, and Trail Angel. Each features exciting perks such as a "Trail Badge" for one's bike, custom socks, and jerseys. The organization maintains suggests the most exciting reward is knowing how much this program will support local trail building and maintenance efforts.Read More »
- Sea Otter Classic 2019
  2018 was a big year for the Sea Otter Classic. For four days in April, Sea Otter Classic saw over 74,000 visitors, 9,800 athletes, 8,500 campers, 900 corporate brands and 370 international media. 2019 promises to be even bigger and better. Register today to be a part of the action.Read More »
- Women’s Adventure Film Tour
  The Women's Adventure Film Tour has arrived in the United States for the first time ever and will be in Santa Cruz for one night only on January 26, 2019. This tour is a celebration of the fantastic women around us who are doing extraordinary things. The films are to be enjoyed by women and men of all ages!Read More »
- Yosemite Climbing Movies Reach New Heights
  A climber risks his dream to help a friend. Another risks his life for hard-to-fathom reasons. Yosemite big wall climbing comes alive on the big screen like never before in two new adrenaline-pumping films. Brilliantly filmed and produced, both stories will leave audiences awestruck and breathless.Read More »

- Gear We Love: ENO Upcycled Dog Collar & Leash
  Longtime ASJ supporter Eagle’s Nest Outfitters, the company known for high quality backpacking hammocks, is now making dog collars and leashes from upcycled webbing.Read More »
- The Gear Junkie — Skora Running Shoes
  Nike, New Balance, Saucony, Asics. . . the big boys used to be the only option when you stepped into a store in search of running shoes. No longer. These days, a mega-trend of footwear that is more minimal and "barefoot style" has pushed dozens of new brands into the spotlight.Read More »
- NuVinci Bike Transmission
  With a simple twist of the wrist, the promotional materials read, you can shift this bike in a way that's "as easy as adjusting the volume on a radio." As bike-industry marketing speak goes, the "radio" analogy was about as weird as I'd seen.Read More »
- Fat Bike Trend
  It was a frozen day in 2006 when I first swung a leg over the frame of a fat bike. Back then these large-tire bikes were made only by custom frame-builders who liked to pedal in snow and a single Minnesota brand, Surly Bikes, which mass-produced the first notable bike in the “fat” genre with its Pugsley frame.Read More »

- How You Can Help California Wildfire Victims
  We at Adventure Sports Journal extend our sincere condolences to those in the California wildfires who have lost their homes and/or loved ones. Below are three ways people can help the victims of these tragic fires. It is inspiring to see how the community is pulling together in support of one another.Read More »
- Headlands Brewing Company
  Have you heard the saying “Never trust a skinny brewer”? Whoever said that never tasted Phil Cutti’s beer.Read More »
- The Rise of Craft Hard Cider
  Hard cider is hot. Virtually non-existent in the United States just five years ago, cider consumption has more than tripled between 2011 and 2013, from 9.4 to 32 million gallons according to the Beer Institute.Read More »
- California Brewing: Anheuser-Busch
  Anheuser-Busch’s Fairfield brewery is part of a company-wide pilot program, where environmental and cost saving processes are tested and evaluated for export to the other eleven breweries Anheuser-Busch operates nationwide.Read More »

- Official Trailer: Warren Miller’s “Face of Winter”
  09/07/2018
  Loving the pure joys of winter is something we have in common with the late, great Warren Miller, who helped create and capture the magic of skiing.Read More »
- Official Trailer: Ode to Muir – The High Sierra
  09/03/2018
  Teton Gravity's newest film Ode To Muir pairs professional snowboarder, adventurer and founder of Protect Our Winters Jeremy Jones with two-time Olympian Elena Hight as they embark on a 40-mile foot-powered expedition deep into California’s John Muir Wilderness.Read More »
- Trailer: Free Solo — A Film about Alex Honnold’s Lifelong Dream to Climb El Cap without a Rope
  08/20/2018
  From award-winning documentary filmmaker E. Chai Vasarhelyi and world-renowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin, comes Free Solo, a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of free soloist climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world’s most famous rock... the 3,200ft El Capitan in Yosemite National Park… without a rope.Read More »
- VIDEO: “Mountain in the Hallway” Trailer
  08/02/2018
  Teton Gravity Research (TGR), best known as the global leader in action and adventure sports media, has tackled something far larger than a steep ski line in their recent documentary, Mountain in the Hallway. Mountain in the Hallway explores the stark realities that surround colorectal cancer.Read More »

- Earth Talk: Are E-Bikes Greener than Human-powered Bikes?
  01/12/2018
  Well, actually, there could be … E-bike pioneer Justin Lemire-Elmore argues that e-bikes are better for the environment, at least if you compare the carbon emissions associated with producing enough extra food to fuel the rider of a standard bicycle against the emissions from coal-derived electricity used to charge an e-bike.Read More »
- EarthTalk: How to Recycle Paint, Primer and Stains?
  07/05/2015
  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that about 10 percent of the house paint purchased in the United States each year—about 65 to 69 million gallons—is discarded. Leftover and unusable paint wastes causes pollution when disposed of improperly, the EPA warns.Read More »
- Earth Talk: Should I Recycle My Disposable Batteries?
  04/24/2015
  Truth be told, those old used up disposable alkaline batteries (AA, AAA, C, D, 9-volt, etc.) aren’t the environmental menace they used to be before the federal government mandated taking out the mercury, a potent neurotoxin linked to a wide range of environmental and health problems, as part of the Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act of 1996.Read More »
- Earth Talk: Is backyard firepit smoke a health hazard?
  04/07/2015
  With summer approaching, many of us are eagerly anticipating the first night we can gather with loved ones under the stars around our backyard fire pits. But neighbors might have not-so-warm feelings about wood smoke entering their yards and homes. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), wood smoke is a complex mixture of gases and microscopic particles, and when these microscopic particles get into your eyes and respiratory system, they can cause health problems such as burning eyes, runny nose, and bronchitis.Read More »