Published June 30, 2012 12:00AM
Here are the best stories, videos, and photos I didn't post this week—until now.
ADVENTURE
In England, Indoor Climbing to Overtake Outdoor Climbing in Popularity, The Guardian
A Stinky Problem on Denali, Alaska Public Radio
Your Urban Camping Options, Outside
Memory of Pre Prevalent at Trials, Sports Illustrated
A Birthday Wish for Michael Phelps, The Detroit Free Press
Crazy Glacier Bike Race, Canon
Arctic Row, Explorer’s Web
Out With the Old, In With the New at the Olympic Trails, Sports Illustrated
Six Divers Near Malaysian Island Rescued After 21 Hours at Sea, Zee News
Records Shattered at the Western States 100, iRunFar
Master of the Shot Put and the Cube, The New York Times
One Photoshop Worth Sharing, Grind TV
Ashton Eaton’s Record Worth $750,000 Bonus, San Francisco Chronicle
HEALTH AND FITNESS
Footstrikes at the Olympic Trials, BYU
Craving Carbs on an Empty Stomach, The New York Times Well
Sun Damage Can Cause Surfer’s Eye, The Body Odd
What Runners Can Learn From Cheetahs, The New York Times Well
SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Thousands Flee Colorado Springs Area As Winds Fuel Fire, The New York Times
A Timelapse From Boulder of the Flagstaff Fire, Vimeo
Obama Calls Colorado Fires Region a Disaster Area, Bloomberg
Why Colorado's Forests Are Bugging Out With Beatles, Colorado Westword
Nature Mocks North Carolina’s Senators, Nature
Just How Fast Can Usain Bolt Run, Mathematically Speaking, Science Daily
Space Things That Look Like Earth Things, The New Yorker
The Country's Cleanest and Dirtiest Beaches, Natural Resources Defense Council via The New York Times
The Robot That Always Wins at Rock, Paper, Scissors, YouTube
What the Bony Labyrinths of Our Early Ancestos Reveal About Speed, Science
Scientists Say, Until Lead Bullets Are Eliminated, Condors Won’t Rebound, Science
A Video Look at an Extinct Species, Grist
TRAVEL
Expedia's Best Hotels, Gadling
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