Adventure Film School

Luggage Reinvented: Trunkster with GPS + Battery + Scale

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As a frequent traveler, I’m always looking for the perfect bag. So it wasn’t surprising when the kickstart project “Trunkster” caught my eye. Ability to power my devices? See if I’ve gone over bag limits? Track my bag at all times?…
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Rex Pemberton: How To Make a Living as an Extreme Athlete

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How exactly do extreme adventure athletes make a living? Through sponsors. And how do they get those sponsors? By providing something in return—usually some form of compelling content, like thrilling adventure films, or interesting articles about their trips. “I make a living from extreme sports, so filming is everything these days,” says Rex Pemberton.…
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The Journey Within

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“I’m thirty-years-old, and a complete and utter failure,” writes Chris Kalman. “My mom is a PhD astrophysicist, my dad, a PhD mathematician, and my sister has a Master’s in epidemiology. They all have jobs, children, houses. I, on the other hand, am a dirtbag.”…
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Interview Lighting Tips You Need to Know

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An interview starts with finding a subject that has not only a great story, but great on-camera presence with an innate ability to be real and honest. The second part of that, and they go hand-in-hand, is an interviewer who asks the right questions to bring out the soul of the story that makes the audience invest.…
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Unlimited access to Adventure Films at Film Festival Flix

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If you have ever wished for a library of adventure films you could watch from the comfort of your couch, you’ll want to know about Film Festival Flix’s Mountain & Adventure Film Festival. Film Festival Flix is an online distribution option for independent films.…
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Gift Giving That Gives Back: 6 Outdoor Gear Gifts You Can Feel Good About

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Everyone loves giving gifts this time of year but not everyone likes figuring out what to give. Nor do they want to end up digging through the DVD bargain bin on Christmas Eve. Here are 6 gifts that give to two places at once.…
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BeeWorks 5 Lightweight Gimbal Innovates Kinetic Remote

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Seattle-based tech company BeeWorks is developing the next generation of camera stabilizers. Aimed at lightweight camera setups, the BW05 can support a camera + lens up to 5 lbs. Launching their new product on Kickstarter, they need to raise 75K to move their prototypes into full production.…
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What You’re Handed

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Regardless of how you choose to play outside, if someone gets hurt in the mountains, the first step on the checklist remains the same: “scene safety”–you make sure the thing that hurt your buddy isn’t going to hurt you too. But there’s no checklist for emotional safety when things go wrong.…
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5 Steps to Bailing

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“The reality of climbing is, if you climb long enough, you’re bound to bail,” writes Dean Fleming. “I’ve left rappel biners on sport bolted 5.8s. I’ve bailed from trees, chockstones, fixed cams, and Manzanita bushes. Sure, sometimes my pride gets a little dinged, but so far I’ve survived some pretty weird situations.”…
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Mother’s Have It Hardest

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“I remember really quickly going from, ‘Wow, I’m home, this feels great’, to ‘Holy s***, what did I do to my mom’?” says alpinist Kyle Dempster. “And that was the first time I saw how truly difficult it is for mothers.”…
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