Mark Anders is an award-winning journalist who has covered a wide range of topics from rock star profiles to surfing river waves in Africa and his work has been published in more than 20 different magazines and books. www.markanders.com
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June 07, 2011 By: Mark Anders About two months ago I picked up a pair of the new Revo Guide sunglasses ($179). I was stoked to give them a try because I'd heard they feature Revo's latest polarized lenses designed specifically for water activities. It's worth mentioning that I live at the beach and am a certified aquaholic--nearly everyday I'm doing something on or in the water, from boating to surfing to paddling to playing p… |
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May 31, 2011 By: Mark Anders I used a payphone today. I know, crazy. When's the last time you did that? I was on my way home from a week-long trip in Central America and I wanted to call my family and let them know all was well with me. I didn't bring my cell phone or laptop with me on the trip, so I was forced to use one of those coin-operated dinosaurs instead. Before I left for the trip, my wife told me she felt sill… |
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GoPro Gets Even Better with the BacPac May 03, 2011 By: Mark Anders I remember when the original GoPro wrist-mounted surf camera first came out back in 2004 the thing was clunky and even a little kooky, but I loved the idea of being able to capture the action while I was out on the water. Thankfully GoPro kept on improving the cam year-by-year and soon their Hero became a legit piece of photography equipment. Earlier this year, their High-Def Hero just becam… |
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Post-Earthquake Haiti Roadtrip April 06, 2011 By: Mark Anders More than a year after the 7.0 earthquake destroyed Port-au-Prince and many other Haitian towns, the clean up and rebuilding process is still going very slowly. In this gallery, you can join Doc Hendley, the founder of nonprofit Wine to Water, as he works to deliver aid supplies to Haiti from the Dominican Republic dodging massive potholes, garbage-eating pigs and corrupt border guards along the w… |
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April 02, 2011 By: Mark Anders It's been many years since the first TEVAs hit the market. I was a river guide back in the 1990s and had my first pair of Velcro strap-on TEVA sandals way back then--loved them. But TEVA has come a long way since those first river sandals. While they have expanded into boots and trail running shoes and such, I haven't been overly impressed. Until now. The first new shoes out of TEVA that have real… |
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February 16, 2011 By: Mark Anders When my buddy Joe Blair first invited me to go surfing with him in China, I thought he was mad. But I had to find out for myself. So after more than a solid day of air travel I landed in the tropical paradise that is Hainan Island. And guess what? There are waves in China after all. |
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Black Diamond Surfing... err, Skiing!? February 07, 2011 By: Mark Anders It all started in 2000 with a conversation between pro surfer Chuck Patterson and the late, great freeskier Shane McConkey. They were brainstorming ways to ride big waves on skis and now, more than a decade later, Chuck has made it a reality. And he didn't just try to ride any old big waves. Chuck decided to go full black diamond-style and surf Maui's Peahi, the famous big wave surf spot also kn… |
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February 07, 2011 By: Mark Anders Yesterday Brendan and I hooked up with my good buddy Joe Blair, a well-respected surfboard shaper from San Diego. I first visited Hainan last winter when Joe and I explored this tropical Chinese island for nearly a month. Our mutual friend, Fred Hohenadel from St. Thomas, USVI, turned us onto the place and I m really stoked he did. While we didn t really score great waves last year we had an i… |
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February 01, 2011 By: Mark Anders Brendan (my guide from Surfing Hainan) and I hired a taxi, loaded it up with surfboards and SUPs and drove an hour and half north along the coast of Hainan Island to the sleepy fishing town of Riyuewan in search of waves. The name of this place is roughly translated as "Sun and Moon Bay" which sounds kind of ethereal--and it really fits. There are dark green hills that spill onto a wide, palm-fr… |
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January 24, 2011 By: Mark Anders DAY ONE My body has no idea what time it is. Yesterday I traveled for 24 hours straight, 18 of those in an airplane, to get here to the tropical Chinese island of Hainan. It s early, 6 a.m., when I m awoken by the incessant honking of horns below my hotel room. Morning rush hour in the town of Sanya has cars and bicycles and tuk-tuks and pedestrians swarming the streets. I m surprisingly … |
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December 20, 2010 By: Mark Anders If you love water sports, and need to keep at it through the long winter months, then we think you'll love the items on this Winter Lust List. | For more coveted winter survival gear, check out the entire 2010 Winter Lust List. |
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BEST WINTER DOG-WALKING JACKET December 01, 2010 By: Mark Anders I'm not a mountaineer. But I look like one...when I'm walking my dog. Last winter, my family adopted a new puppy from the local humane society. Her name is Jossy and she's half Border Collie, half black lab (or at least that's what they told us). Anyway, she's cute and fluffy and fun but what I hadn't really considered were those pre-dawn walks in freezing weather. I absolutely hated those dark… |
