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We’re a community of urban dwelling outdoor enthusiasts. Our goal at Mappy Hour is to create safe and supportive physical and digital spaces for urban dwellers looking to connect with nature, outdoor recreation and each other.

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Bike to Coney Island

We were going a little stir crazy a few weeks ago so we convinced a friend to grab his bike and join us on...

Bullseye: Archery is the perfect indoor outdoorsy adventure

Well, it’s finally happened: the temperature in New York has caught up with the season. So now that it’s so cold you can’t even...

NYC March Mappy Hour

Holy moly what a night at Snow Peak last week! Thanks to all who joined in for delicious brews from Sierra Nevada and intel...

Keep your head up and other surf tips we learned last weekend

We were back in the water last weekend giving surfing another try. This was our surf third lesson and we finally felt like we had...

Bundle up at the summit: Hike in Storm King State Park

Our mind melded with a few friends over the weekend and we all woke up craving a hike. So we bundled up and headed...

Tune up your bike, tune up your soul

The spring temperatures mean it’s time to tune up that bike you left chained to the light post all winter. We got a head...

Spring ski: Hit the slopes through April. Here’s how.

Back in November, we scheduled a bunch of snow-sports for our winter editorial calendar. This was the year we were going to try cross...

This video about urban climbing will inspire you to go to the gym

https://youtu.be/bYnOLvm1WgE We find it's hard to not talk about climbing as much as we'd like to (we don't want to be just a newsletter about...

Mappy Hour DC One Year Anniversary

Mappy Hour DC celebrated its one-year anniversary with a return to one of our favorite places (when we have to be indoors): Meridian Pint....

Snow day: Another chance to enjoy the best winter activities in the city

We didn't check the weather last night before we went to bed so we were pretty surprised this morning when we woke up to what looked...

February Mappy Hour NYC

Last Thursday night we gathered in Filson NYC's store for a conservation themed Mappy Hour with The Nature Conservancy. Rachel Holmes, a secret comedian...

A dummy’s guide to ski resorts

Sometimes it seems like everybody's family but ours took an annual ski trip, which means that most of our friends grew up going to...