Issue 94 | Is this the best 3-mile hike in the world?

Issue 94 | Feb 17, 2023

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Happy Friday 🤠 This is Adventure Fix. The adventure newsletter that gives you the same feeling as when you hear the Ice Cream Truck driving around your neighborhood.

Here’s what we've got for you today:

• Splitboarding fresh lines

• Hiking through nature's masterpiece

• Caribbean shore diving paradise

• Exploration opportunities (new section)

​Let's do this 🤙

Split your board in two and tame the backcountry

Do you love a day out in the mountains, riding fresh powder, but hate the crowds?With the power of your own two feet, it's still possible to walk upon untouched mountains, without seeing any other person, and ride the best snowboard lines of your life.

See why pro snowboarder Jeremy Jones thinks splitboarding is the way forward when it comes to carving out fresh lines.

Is this the best 3-mile hike in the world?

If you're like us, nature is your all-time favorite artist. Some of her most impressive works of art can be seen by hiking the Navajo Trail in Utah's Bryce Canyon National Park.

From the trailhead, you'll make your way down through switchbacks, surrounded by towering walls of colorful limestone. The trail takes you through Douglas-fir trees and past the park's most famous hoodoo, Thor's Hammer.

Water and ice have sculpted the park into the wonderland it is today. Melting snow and torrential rain erode the softer stone and carry it downhill, leaving behind massive slabs of standing rock. Ice cracks this rock apart as it freezes and thaws, weathering it into fins and hoodoos that spark curiosity and imagination.

Watch this: Hiking the Navajo Trail to find out why the National Parks Service named this trail the "best three-mile hike in the world".

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Create incredible icy images

While winter photography has all kinds of challenges, it has plenty of unique opportunities.

To make the most of this dramatic season, you'll need to hone your eyes and skills.

From finding texture in the snow, taking advantage of those pristine white foregrounds to making the most of bad weather, there's always something new to learn.

Here are 7 artistic and practical tips to step up your winter shots.

💰 REI Winter Clearance: Save up to 50% @ REI on past-season winter clothing, footwear, and gear. 💰 Black Diamond Presidents Day Sale: Save up to 25% on BD apparel and select equipment.

💰 Osprey Winter Yard Sale: Save up to 25% on select Osprey snow packs.

The shore diving capital of the world

Imagine suiting up on the beach and slipping into warm, crystal-clear waters with little to no current. It's just you and your dive buddy. You descend and swim over colorful corals and are surrounded by schools of fish.

Diving from the shore has plenty of perks. Say goodbye to early wake up calls, sea sickness and overcrowded dive boats.

The best place in the world to shore dive is without a doubt Bonaire. This Caribbean Dutch island has over 60 official dive sites, incredible viz (100 ft+) and warm water year around (average of 80 degrees). Watch this: Caribbean's Best Diving to see for yourself why Bonaire is the shore diving capital of the world.

🧠 Mind shift: If you think you're not making progress, keep going.

😂 Just for laughs: Skiing stereotypes.

🔭 That's interesting: Where do ocean names come from?

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🐦 DIY: Build a wildlife pond.

The Last Tepui

Mysterious towering tepuis in South America have been the inspiration for movies such as Avatar and Up, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel The Lost World.

They are sort of islands in the sky surrounded by dense jungle. Not many scientists have been able to study this unique biosphere, until now.

In The Last Tepui, streaming on Disney+, Alex Honnold delivers legendary biologist Bruce Means to the top of a tepui, via a first ascent on a 1,000ft wall. They are on a mission to search for the cliff wall for undiscovered animal species.

Watch the trailer here.

Where in the World

Wanna flex your adventure geography skills? Take a guess at where this pic was snapped!

Stumped? No worries! The answer is at the end of this email.

🐢 Sloth monitoring and turtle conservation: Volunteer in Costa Rica.

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ANSWER: Mount Bromo, Indonesia 🇮🇩