Congrats to Eddie Bauer First Ascent Guide Melissa Arnot on her 5th Everest summit.

May is literally flying by for the Backbone team. Here's a quick roundup from Penn on where we've been and where we're going.

We've been doing it by keeping spring ski mountaineering season alive but our friends at Ski.com want to know how you're keeping your #goggletan. Check it out for a chance to win some sweet POC gear and a summer ski trip to Chili! https://www.facebook.com/SkiVacations/app_357184831023286

Check out these beautiful portraits of Everest luminaries on National Geographic.

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RT @adventurevida: AJ + Camp4 Collective have both launched new zen-like video series. He... http://t.co/llllJuP1Ry http://t.co/rpma67cEHw [more…]

Awesome to see the Feds get behind a project introduced by local kayakers to restore rapids to Grand Rapids, MI http://t.co/RIfgezoypn [more…]

Stoked on our newest client! Sperry Top-Sider Signs Backbone Media for Performance Line PR http://t.co/gQtiKVGiru [more…]

(Washington, D.C.) - Warning that “winter is in trouble,” 75 Olympic medalists and other winter sports athletes – including White House “Champion of Change” awardee and pro snowboarder Jeremy Jones – are sending a letter to President Obama today urging the President to take action on climate and clean energy.[more…]

(Golden, Colo.) – Big City Mountaineers (BCM), the leading non-profit that instills critical life skills in under-resourced urban youth through wilderness mentoring expeditions, will raise over $250,000 from a series of Mt. Whitney Summit for Someone (SFS) fundraising climbs April 16-29.

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May means change. As the weather warms up we’re switching from spring backcountry skiing to cycling, rock climbing, paddling, fly fishing and running–moving seamlessly from alpine snow to swollen rivers, sticky dirt and dry rock. (Of course, Ajax just announced … Continue reading →

Spring is the best time of year in Colorado. The abundance of recreational opportunities  matches the sunny outlook for new and exciting business programs, campaigns and projects. It is a great thing when you can be equally inspired by colleagues … Continue reading →