Montana Adventurer

I am stone-cold stupid when it comes to hair-brained adventures, but this gives me pause:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YTibVhFDSw

Missoula kayaker and Renaissance man Doug Ammons has been named one of Outside magazine’s top 10 adventurers since 1900. Ammons, who edits scientific journals and raised five children in his non-kayaking
life, is in extremely heady company. Here’s Outside’s list:
10. Loic Jean-Albert
9. Robyn Davidson
8. Greg Noll
7. Doug Ammons
6. Yvon Chouinard
5. Lynn Hill
4. Thor Heyerdahl
3. Beryl Markham
2. [...]

The Season Episode 9 from Fitz Cahall and Bryan Smith on Vimeo.

If you’re ready to get your run on, check these out:
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When Stoic announced its first line of outdoor gear last fall, I was nervous about testing one of the company’s jackets because new lines often take a season or two to work out everything from simple fit problems to finer details. But after a few months wearing the Bombshell jacket — and reading reams of positive [...]

So we premiered a new section in the newspaper today. It’s called Booming and it’s targeted to the those of us at middle age, though it’s actually interesting enough to draw readership across the spectrum.
The feature story is about Missoula kayaker Doug Ammons, written by yours truly. Doug and I have been having a little [...]