Published July 14, 2012 12:00AM
The best videos, photos, and articles I didn't post this week—until now.
ADVENTURE
The search to find an autistic boy in the wilds of Virginia, Outside
Meet the woman with the most Olympic medals, Sports Illustrated
Britain's Olympic bodies, The Guardian
The Body Issue, ESPN
Lost during the Mount Marathon Race, Alaska Daily News
Raccoon attack, Runner’s World
An Invitation to Save the Waves, Surfer’s Village
Kiteboarding to replace windsurfing in the Rio Olympics, The New York Times
Sending his hardest route at age 56, DPM Climbing
Why do so many top sprinters come from Jamaica? CNN
The Olympic Buzz, Blake Vs. Bolt, and the Tour de France, The Science of Sport
How the BBC is building the first social Olympics, Co.Create
Jed Noll on his father, Surfline
The little known history of how the Olympics got their start, Smithsonian
The Irish priest who trains Olympic gold medalists, Outside
A ” target=”_blank” title=”Teva Mountain Games”>video recap of the Teva Mountain Games, Teva
On shooting the Tour of Rwanda, PDN
SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
A gold rush in the abyss, The New York Times
The amazing testicle-eating fish, The Huffington Post
The pirates of the rainforest, The Sierra Club
There's been a big leap in rattlesnake bites in California this year, Marin News
On hunting polar bears, L.A. Times
The ecology of disease, The New York Times
South Dakota, meet the Asian silver carp, Grind TV
Black Diamond CEO and Founder Peter Metcalf resigns from Utah Ski and Snowboard Industry Working Group, Black Diamond
Poachers murder seven at reserve in Congo, Discovery
Last days in Patagonia, The New Yorker
TECHNOLOGY, GEAR, AND DESIGN
Warning: The air you're running in isn't clean, Co.Exist
Can the world’s fastest shoe really have come from a printer? Co.Design
World’s first solar ski lift, Discover Siemen’s Africa
The next great airplane design, CNET
Would you run in a hamster wheel to save the earth? Outside
Weekend Cabin: Bovina, New York, The Adventure Journal
HEALTH AND FITNESS
Will we ever run the 100m under nine seconds? BBC
Why less power output in the Tour de France may be a good sign, Science of Sport
What does that concussion you had a long time ago mean now? The New York Times Well
Does stress slow your recovery? Sweat Science
A bit of background on why we sunburn, Scientific American
TRAVEL
Dancing around the world again, The New York Times
UNCATEGORIZED
Photos of people reading around the world, Steve McCurry
Chasing danger, capturing beauty, The New York Times Lens
Summer freeze, PDN
—Joe Spring
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