Here's a sneak peek of the much anticipated film 'Dream Result.' Premiering this Spring, filmmakers Tyler Bradt and Rush Sturges assembled a solid crew in Ben Marr, Lane Jacobs and Ben Brown. Filmed primarily in Norway and Iceland, this teaser has some great footage - including Bradt's huge 186-foot drop over Palouse Falls.

A young Aussie thrill-seeker has made BASE jumping history with a breathtaking launch off a rope swing in the Blue Mountains. The 26-year-old man has even captured his amazing feat on camera: using a 30m rope, known as the 'Death Swing', to launch himself off a mountain cliff top and perform a graceful double-backflip before opening his parachute jus... Read Moret 150m from the ground. The young Sydney resident, who goes by the adopted name Lucky Chance, said he had prepared for the jump for nearly a year and was thrilled with his success. "I grew up in the Blue Mountains and I knew this spot was awesome," Mr Chance told ninemsn. "To be able to swing out and just let go there's nothing like it." But Mr Chance said taking the jump was not as smooth as it seemed on camera. "On the day of the video it was atrocious conditions, really windy I hit the ground pretty hard and thrashed my hands and ankles." Mr Chance, who changed his name while working for a circus, performed the stunt one day last month after hiking 5km to the jumping point through a trail with photographer Josh

On display front and center at Mountain Hardwear's booth at the 2010 Outdoor Retailer show was an episode of the Family Guy. But it's not the content of the show that's important here, it's the method of display. Using the new women's Radiance Jacket as the screen, and a mini-projector attached to an iPod as the source, the entire set-up was powered by the the ... Read Morejacket's built-in Moshi battery pack from Ardica Technologies. Available for men in the Refugium Jacket, the Moshi battery pack provides continuous heat and can charge and power personal electronics. The lithium-ion battery array is both flat and flexible, allowing a natural integration into the Thermic Micro insulation. // Beta Heat > 8.6 hours on low, 3 hours on medium, 1.8 hours on high Power > electronics requiring under 10 watts - cell phones, MP3 Players, GPS, lights, satellite phones Charge > provides approximately 20 charges without needing a recharge - via USB cables Recharge > 1.5 hours for Fast charge (80% capacity), 3 hours for Full charge Moshi > 9" high x 6.5" wide, 10.5 oz. Jacket MSRP > $230 (battery pack sold se

Chris Alstrin's newest film, Waypoint Namibia, is now available on DVD, and 5% of the proceeds from the sale go to help fund Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation Trust, an organization that strives to improve the lives of rural people by diversifying the socio-economy in Namibia s communal areas to include wildlife and other valuable natural resource... Read Mores. To reach Namibia's incomparably remote climbing destinations, Majka Burhardt, Kate Rutherford, Peter Doucette and their crew drove washboard roads for days on end in search of undiscovered climbing. Along the way, they met Namibia's Himba people, tested their mettle in extreme heat and worked their way (somewhat accidentally) up a new route on the Orabeskopf face of the Brandberg Massif, Namibia's highest peak. The DVD is available for purchase off of Majka's site. This short features highlights from the full-length video: Waypoint Namibia Short from Majka Burhardt on Vimeo. If seeing the video at home isn't enough, try to catch Majka and Waypoint Namibia as they make the rounds with the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Fest

La Sportiva N.A., makers of technical climbing, mountaineering, Mountain Running and hiking footwear, announces its Mountain Running team roster and associate sponsors for 2010. Supporting the La Sportiva Mountain Running team is one of many ways in which we aim to improve the vitality of the sport, says Laura Fryer, La Sportiva s Marketing Manager. Ever... Read More since our Mountain Running team s inception in 2003, our goal has been to provide a network of support to regional race directors, volunteers, talented athletes and quality races throughout North America. We are very grateful for the assistance that our associate sponsors will be providing in 2010, as this mission would be impossible without their help. La Sportiva s running team roster includes over 25 athletes from around North America and includes such ultrarunning notables as Karl Meltzer, Luke Nelson, Leor Pantilat as well as the 2009 La Sportiva Mountain Cup Champions Matthew Byrne and Megan Kimmel. New additions to the La Sportiva team for 2010 include Andy Jones-Wilkins of Ketchum, Idaho, Nathan Yanko of San Francisco, CA,

The Outdoor Foundation today released a Special Report on Youth a new research report detailing youth participation in outdoor recreation. Focusing on youth ages 6 24, the report reveals, among other findings, the most popular outdoor activities among youth, the frequency of youth participation in outdoor activities, the motivations and barriers of young out... Read Moredoor participants and the most underrepresented demographics in youth outdoor participation. Today s young hikers, campers, climbers and paddlers are tomorrow s adult outdoor enthusiasts and conservationists, but sadly fewer and fewer youth are heading outdoors each year, said Christine Fanning, executive director of The Outdoor Foundation. The United States is now facing an unprecedented public health and conservation problem. Reconnecting youth with the outdoors has become critical to the health of future generations and the health of our natural landscapes. With the vital new information detailed within the Special Report on Youth, The Outdoor Foundation seeks to provide youth organizations, public agencies, businesses and no