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All About Cosplaynew

Is that a lightsaber or are you just glad to see me?

NUVO | Ed Wenck | 03-13-2015 | Recreation

Bottom Scratchers with Speargunsnew

San Diego spear fishermen of today come from a lineage that began in the ’30s, with the Bottom Scratchers of La Jolla. Today there are less fish but the equipment is superior. Nevertheless, it’s easy to drown when a big sea bass takes you for a ride through a kelp ball.

San Diego Reader | Dave Good | 10-09-2013 | Recreation

Chills, Thrills, and Gillsnew

Ice fishing in Rochester.

City Newspaper | Kathy Laluk | 03-01-2013 | Recreation

Man Gone Wildnew

Primitive skills could save your life — and open your eyes.

Boulder Weekly | Elizabeth Miller | 10-01-2012 | Recreation

Video: Lifting Off With a Legendnew

Take to the skies with stunt flying legend Sean D. Tucker for a flight in advance of the California International Air Show. "We can't kill you before the air show. That would be bad P.R."

Monterey County Weekly | Mark C. Anderson and Joel Ede | 09-25-2012 | Recreation

CATS iPHONE KARDASHIAN OSAMA BIN LADENnew

Cats are the mass entertainment of our time. How did our feline friends get bigger than Jesus?

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Wyatt Williams | 04-12-2012 | Recreation

Tags: Cats, LOLCATs, kittens!

Chasing the White Horsenew

After four days and hours of non-stop, high-altitude running, friends found the missing ultrarunner Micah True. From appearances, he had paused on his run to sit down beside a stream and dip his feet in, and died.

Boulder Weekly | Elizabeth Miller | 04-06-2012 | Recreation

Tags: ultrarunning, Born to Run, running, Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon, Micah True

Getting a Gripnew

Last year, Cory Richards became the first American to top an 8,000-meter peak in winter. This spring, he's attempting the summit of Mount Everest on a route an American team completed in 1963 that has not since been repeated.

Boulder Weekly | Elizabeth Miller | 03-21-2012 | Recreation

Tags: conrad anker, cory richards, everest west ridge, mount everest, mountaineering