Following the Memories and the Leaves
An Adventure cycling adventure from Portland, Maine to the White Mountains of New Hampshire
Watch: Kareemah Batts, Diversity is More Than Color
“If our world is this diverse, then how is it that our outdoors are not as diverse? And then who’s job is it to...
Camp Cooking: Ramen Recipe
Kimberly Lee shares her favorite recipe and ingredients for making ramen while camping.
Trails, Tunnels and Tornadoes: Bikepacking the 400 State Trail and Beyond
This week, Mappy Hour Chicago athlete Dietrich Hunter shares his experience exploring the 400 State Trail which extends from Reedsburg to Elroy Wisconsin.
I...
Exploring Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park is one of those “perfect places”. Sunshine, world class climbing (who doesn’t love some granite), some of the wonkiest rocks...
Hiking and Biking As A Means For Social Change
Adapted from an October 2017 talk in NYC
For Courtney Williams and Katina Grays, the outdoors were always a passion, ever since they were little...
CHI: Women in the Outdoors: Building Community
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T0Zcpv6w08
In honor of International Women's Day, Mappy Hour Chicago's Women in the Outdoors: Building Community panel on March 11, 2020 featured various leaders around...
The Culture of Climbing with Pilar Amado
As progressive as the world of sports seems to have become, there are still many areas that need to be improved. Climbing, for one,...
NYC: Derick Lugo, The Unlikely Thru-Hike
While I'd read The Unlikely Thru-Hiker last year when it came out, hearing Derick Lugo recount his experience and read passages from his book...
Black Lives Matter
Hello dear Mappy Hour Community,
I wanted to start by saying: Black Lives Matter.
And while this post will be addressing macro events happening in the...
LGBTQ+ Visibility in the Outdoors – with Kelly & Jess of All Wild Up
"Realize that Pride extends beyond the month of June."
"Look at all the anti trans bills... speak out against them. Or if you hear someone...
Watch: Hiking and biking as a means for social change
Editor's Note: We know the audio is tough to hear so we wrote a recap of the entire talk here.
Featuring Katina Grays from Outdoor...
