Outdoor features

Motivation, inspiration and more: showcasing the outdoor experience

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• Alberta skygazers hope for clear skies to see rare lunar eclipse: Gallery
• Brothers rescue outdoorsman trapped in icy water near Banff
• Run Angus run
• U of C researchers using math, technology in effort to predict avalanches
• Unscooped dog poop top concern of Calgary off-leash park users: Survey
• Woman survives six days in woods
• Grizzlies and Coast-Cariboo grandeur are highlights of dad-and-daughter road trip
• Intrepid senior 'young inside' to end
• Tigers may be extinct in 12 years, WWF warns
• Explorer likely author of scribble
• U.S. grateful for Canadian weasel gift
• Bear attacks surge in Japan due to environmental change
• Youth pays tribute to Terry Fox with trek in full leg braces
• Calgary pathway users surveyed on quality of routes
• Cancer survivor from Calgary makes whitewater expedition film
• Pooch Power
• Tiger Tale
• Loop the city on Calgary's best bike trails
• Lore of the flies
• Adventurers scale death-defying cliff 1.4-kilometres high on Baffin Island

Destinations

Dare to dream about your next outdoor adventure - and then start planning!

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• Hit the slopes in Kimberley
• Paddling through paradise
• Avalanche of opening days
• Nakiska and Fernie ski resorts ready for a long winter
• Banff National Park worth the 125th anniversary celebration
• Victoria's ban on daytime camping in parks upheld
• Canadian climbs twin peaks in Africa
• Pooch Power
• A new plan in a city of islands
• Reflections of the Rockies
• Utah: Snow sans celebrities
• Report from the slopes
• Beyond Whistler: A complete ski guide to British Columbia's peaks
• BC-Penticton-Warm water, fine wine, great rock
• Natural wonders abound in undiscovered Namibia
• Pilgrims flock to Santiago de Compostela
• In the Sierras, a trail-less treat for hikers
• Human-powered holidays
• Alberta Bound: Eight city and country breaks
• Family-friendly Alberta Hikes

Training

Get in shape for all your favourite outdoor activities

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• Add outdoor activities to your fitness program
• Capturing life in colour and light in Yosemite park
• Loop the city on Calgary's best bike trails
• Bike trip tips: Go easy on the hills, and on the wine
• New avalanche scale details backcountry risks
• Marathoner shares lesson of healthy living
• Running Your Way Fit
• Get in shape for snow season!
• Winter Wonders
• Dive into Scuba
• Taming the scariest beast of all: fear
• Running: 8 weeks to your first 5K
• Running out of your shoes
• Climbing: Movin' On Up
• Hiking and backpacking 101
• Hiking: Get trail-fit without leaving town

Grub

Ski resort restaurants, recipes, cooking and more - all for those who love the outdoors.

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• Canadian cookbooks for every cooking style
• Luxury tents aim to tempt campers to Jasper National Park
• Recipes: Simple menu ideas for a breezy meal in the outdoors
• Camping + fine cuisine: It doesn't get any better than this
• Six guys, three canoes -- and 12 days of great eating

Gear

Outdoor equipment, gift guides and more!

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• Backpacks: all about balance
• Ski helmets reduce head injury risk by 35%: U of C study
• Gearing up for Olympics in style
• Sanity-saving suggestions to keep family travellers happy
• Adidas wants to scale the mountaineering market
• Wheel fashion statement: bikes designed with clothes in mind — and vice versa
• Water bottle controversy sinks co-branding partnership

Photo Gallery: Outdoor Reader Photos

Outdoor activity photographs taken by readers of The Calgary Herald. To submit yours, email them to outside@thecalgaryherald.com.

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Banff and Yoho mountain parks may add access for thrill seekers

Banff and Yoho national parks are considering a plan to allow via ferrata climbing paths now that Ottawa has opened Canada's national parks to new adventure activities.

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Profile: B.C.'s first female aboriginal forester

Andrea Lyall may be the first aboriginal woman in British Columbia to obtain her registered forestry licence, but she’s grateful she won’t be the last.

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Website tracks city's coyotes

Researchers ask public to report sightings

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Breast cancer survivors, supporters run for cure in Calgary

Record funds raised, predict organizers

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