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		<title>RIP: Brociety</title>
		<link>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/09/rip-brociety/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Mool</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since SteepandCheap.com came onto the scene many moons ago, Backcountry.com has introduced a flurry of new One Deal At A Time sites: starting with WhiskeyMilitia.com, moving to Chainlove.com and Bonktown.com, and ending with Brociety.com. Whiskey was billed as surf / skate; Chainlove = MTB; Bonktown = road cycling; Brociety = snowboard. Despite a stoney flying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Waterways In Utah</title>
		<link>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/07/public-waterways-in-utah/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JGW</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Currently in the great, wild, western state of Utah, it is illegal to enter any public body of water that flows over marked private property —that is if your un-permitted feet are specifically touching the ground. Would you like to know more about how that fact really affects kayakers, fishermen and fisherwomen, hunters, tubers, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gaper-Proof Your Biking</title>
		<link>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/07/gaper-proof-your-biking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Riser</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bike helmets]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To gape or not to gape, that is the question. For some reason, the things that make a mountain biker look like a gaper aren&#8217;t as cut and dry as they are in other outdoor activities. Some things change with time, and some things you can get away with if you ride well enough. Then, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outdoor Industry Takes on Climate Change</title>
		<link>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/07/outdoor-industry-takes-action-on-climate-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Showalter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, the Outdoor Industry Association joined the Business for Innovative Climate &#038; Energy Policy (BICEP), a coalition of major American businesses that is pushing for the passage of climate and clean energy legislation.]]></description>
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		<title>Snowbird Must Have More Lobbyists</title>
		<link>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/07/snowbird-must-have-more-lobbyists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JGW</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Snowbird offered a land-swap deal that traded land in watershed areas (right next door to where Alta and Solitude wanted to expand) for a swath in the Mary Ellen Gulch area (not watershed)—thereby allowing Snowbird to win where the other Cottonwood Canyon competition failed in their expansion attempts.]]></description>
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		<title>GTS: Get The Shot</title>
		<link>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/06/gts-get-the-shot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Riser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve seen some pretty nasty stuff happen to friends while I was holding a camera, but I rarely got the defining photo because I didn’t want to be that jerk who stood there taking pictures while his friend tumbled off a rock wall or got swept away by an avalanche. Yet, the first thing my friend will say when the gnar is over is, “Tell me you got a picture of that.”]]></description>
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		<title>Arkansas Campground Flash Flood: Learning Lessons from a Tragedy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miesbauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the night of Thursday, June 10, a flash flood took the lives of 20 outdoor lovers. Our hearts go out to the families of the victims, and to honor them we want to do what we can to reduce the chances of this tragedy happening again.]]></description>
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		<title>Make fun of the outdoors, and we&#8217;ll make fun of you.</title>
		<link>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/06/make-fun-of-the-outdoors-and-well-make-fun-of-you/</link>
		<comments>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/06/make-fun-of-the-outdoors-and-well-make-fun-of-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Riser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We hope you laugh while watching these outdoor outtakes as much as we did while compiling them. ]]></description>
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		<title>News coverage that makes climbers throw things</title>
		<link>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/06/news-coverage-that-makes-climbers-throw-things/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Riser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that every time a story involves climbing (or something the media decides is climbing), the news gets a hold of it and makes all climbers seem like idiots who are risking their lives for thrills. Maybe news coverage wouldn’t be so bad if every hiker who falls off a trail gets labeled as a “very experienced climber.” ]]></description>
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		<title>Everest: A Cynical View of the Latest &#8216;Firsts&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/06/everest-a-climbers-rant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Riser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mt. Everest is the highest peak on earth. So what? It’s been a long time since climbing Everest was actually the pinnacle of mountaineering achievement. ]]></description>
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