Fri., Nov. 17, 2017, 3:45 p.m.
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour lineup of films starting tonight in Spokane was decided this afternoon, and ticket holders should be thrilled with the mix of adventure, adrenaline, culture and humor...
Mon., Oct. 23, 2017, 9:01 a.m.
ADVENTURE -- The World Tour from the Banff Mountain Film Festival will make its stop in Spokane with three nights of different adventure films showing at the Bing Crosby Theater on Nov. 17-19. The tour is sponsored in Spokane by Mountain Gear where advance tickets...
Thu., Aug. 10, 2017, 8:01 a.m.
ADVENTURE -- Allison Roskelley is expanding her range of joy and fulfillment through misery. After becoming one of three paddlers to ride stand-up paddleboards the 112-mile length of the Spokane River, Roskelley reflected on the self-improvement concept. For background, she was already a fitness buff...
Fri., Nov. 25, 2016, 7:10 a.m.
PADDLING – “My Sea-kayak Adventures with the Girls,” will be presented at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28, for the Spokane Canoe & Kayak Club at Mountain Gear Corporate Headquarters, 6021 E. Mansfield Ave. in Spokane Valley. The free slide program will be presented by...
Fri., Nov. 18, 2016, 3:10 p.m.
OUTDOOR FILMS -- The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour lineup of films starting tonight in Spokane was decided this afternoon. Of the 28 festival films authorized so far for the 2016-2017 tour, 21 will be screen in Spokane during the three-day run at the...
Tue., Jan. 26, 2016, 7:11 a.m.
ADVENTURE -- A British adventurer attempting to become the first person to cross the Antarctic alone and unsupported has been reported dead after collapsing from exhaustion. After 71 days and more than 910 miles, he was within 30 miles of his goal. Former army officer...
Tue., Jan. 5, 2016, 6:02 a.m.
OUTDOORS EDUCATION -- Instead of pumping so much time and money into exams, our schools should focus more on well-being and encouraging children to connect with the natural world. That's the message from Ben Fogle in a piece he wrote for The Guardain. ‘I don’t...
Mon., April 27, 2015, 8:19 a.m.
ADVENTURE -- Two well-known Spokane adventurers climbing or traveling in Nepal have reported they are unharmed and doing OK as earthquakes continue to rumble and cause widespread havoc and death in the Himalayan country. Jess Roskelley, who's on a filming expedition to climb Annapurna, the 10th highest peak...
Fri., Nov. 21, 2014, 3:59 p.m.
ADVENTURE -- The lineup of films for the three-day run of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour in Spokane has been decided — just hours before the first films will be shown tonight starting at 7 p.m. at The Bing Crosby Theater. Shows are...
Mon., Jan. 27, 2014, 6 a.m.
BACKPACKING -- Most of us have marveled at the Radical Reels-type films of hard-bodied and sometimes weak-thinking adventurers challenging themselves to the limits of life and death to climb mountains or plunge off waterfalls in kayaks or cliffs on skis... whatever. That's why I find...
Tue., Nov. 5, 2013, 1:49 p.m.
ADVENTURE -- Here's a Canadian survival story with an unusual twist that has some animal lovers saying a desperate man made a heartless decision. But doctors treating Marco Lavoie after his rescue in the wilderness of northern Quebec say he may not have survived his...
Wed., Oct. 30, 2013, 6 a.m.
ADVENTURE -- Alaskan author Erin McKittrick and her family, who are all traveling by camper van from from Alaska through California on a book tour will present a program Sunday, Nov. 3, at 1 p.m., at Auntie's Bookstore in Spokane. Published this month, the book,...
Tue., Aug. 13, 2013, 8:52 a.m.
OUTDOORS -- Spokane is featured in Outside magazine's 2013 list of 18 Best Towns for outdoors enthusiasts. Park City, Utah, was ranked No. 1 by a feature in the September issue. I'm proud Spokane is in the spotlight. I know that even a lot of...
Tue., May 15, 2012, 10:28 a.m.
FISHING -- Coeur d’Alene attorney Denny Davis will share photos and stories from his trip to Russia starting at 7 p.m. May 16 at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave. Davis’ free program, “Moscow and Fishing in the Russian Far East,” is...
Wed., Jan. 18, 2012, 7:02 a.m.
WINTER SPORTS -- The Spokane Downtown Library's Northwest Room is featuring a timely display celebrating winter in the Northwest, including a lot of snowy outdoor recreation. Winter weather conditions have long created both challenges and opportunities for Northwest residents. The late nineteenth and early twentieth...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.