Frederick Dreier

Boulder

Articles Editor at Outside Magazine

Ski, run, bike, read, eat, repeat. Articles Editor at @OutsideMagazine. Former EIC at @VeloNews

Articles

The First Xenon-Powered Everest Climb Is Coming This Spring

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Frederick Dreier

For years, AEW star Darby Allin has been stating his intent to climb Mt. Everest, the tallest peak in the world. It looks as though the wrestler will …
The First Xenon-Powered Everest Climb Is Coming This Spring

2 weeks ago | climbing.com | Frederick Dreier

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Picture yourself in your office. Your phone buzzes with a text message: Time to go! You sprint downstairs to a waiting taxi and zip to the airport, where you board an overnight flight to Kathmandu. You land, hop in a helicopter, and soar over the Himalayas to Mount Everest Base Camp, where Sherpas hook you up to oxygen.
This Tiny Ski Bag Is a Game Changer for Parents. It Was Designed by Two Colorado Kids.

2 weeks ago | outsideonline.com | Frederick Dreier

I was smoked, shellacked, completely and utterly exhausted. It was a bluebird afternoon in late-March, and I had just finished a full day of skiing with my five-year-old daughter at Colorado’s Keystone Resort. My lower back throbbed from the several-dozen times I’d scooped her up from the snow. Carrying my skis and poles in one hand, her skis under an arm, and her hand in mine, I awkwardly hobbled through Keystone’s base area toward the bus.
This Tiny Ski Bag Is a Game Changer for Parents. It Was Designed by Two Colorado Kids.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Frederick Dreier

5 hours agoToddler trying to get out of the boat instantly regrets her decision *Hilarious*In this adorable video, a toddler girl, clad in a safety jacket, attempts to exit a boat and dip into the water. However, as she starts to go over the side, instant regret washes over her, and her reaction is utterly hilarious. The attentive mother, quick on her feet, intervenes and pulls the little adventurer back into the safety of the boat.
The Tour of Flanders Is Better than the Tour de France. Here’s Why.

3 weeks ago | outsideonline.com | Frederick Dreier

Back when I was a cycling journalist, I prepared myself to answer the same question whenever I encountered a fellow American bike nerd. What’s your favorite bike race? Most people assumed that I’d say the Tour de France. But my answer was always the same: the Tour of Flanders. That’s right, Belgium’s Tour of Flanders, which will commence this Sunday, April 6, is cycling’s best race. It’s my favorite race to watch on TV and to attend in person.
The Latest Mount Everest Controversy Involves Inhaled Xenon Gas

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Frederick Dreier

5 hours ago‘Ultimately, my goal is to use Scott's Shop to create and champion craft that is lasting and precious, with an emphasis on the highest level of craftsmanship. But on a small, limited-edition and sustainable scale. For me this is the ultimate luxury, shared Scott Stephenson, founder of Scott’s Shop, …
Can You Climb Mount Everest in One Week by Using Xenon Gas?

3 weeks ago | outsideonline.com | Frederick Dreier

Lukas Furtenbach, Everest’s Technophile GuideFurtenbach, 47, launched his own guiding business, called Furtenbach Adventures, in 2014. He made his first ascent of Everest two years later. These days, Furtenbach Adventures leads trips to 12 of the world’s 14 peaks above 8,000 meters, as well as to the seven summits, the highest peak on each of the seven continents. His company touts its use of technological innovations that aid safety and summit success.
The Sundance Film Festival Is Moving to Boulder

4 weeks ago | outsideonline.com | Frederick Dreier

The Sundance Film Festival is bidding adieu to Park City, Utah, its home for the last 40 years. On Thursday, organizers revealed that the festival will relocate to Boulder, Colorado in 2027, and continue there for the foreseeable future. “Boulder offers small-town charm with an engaged community, distinctive natural beauty, and a vibrant arts scene, making it the ideal location for the festival to grow,” the Sundance Institute announced in a press release.
Forrest Fenn’s Treasure Is Hidden Again. The Clues Are in a Netflix Documentary.

4 weeks ago | outsideonline.com | Frederick Dreier

The Forrest Fenn treasure hunt is back on, and if you want to find the loot, you’re going to have to binge-watch Netflix. That’s the big takeaway from Netflix’s three-part docuseries Gold & Greed: The Hunt for Fenn’s Treasure, which went live on Thursday, March 27. The series chronicles the decade-long hunt to find the chest that Fenn buried in the western United States—and the lives of the people who became swept up in the frenzy to find it.
Rescuers Saved a Lost Coast Hiker from the Side of a 100-Foot Cliff

1 month ago | outsideonline.com | Frederick Dreier

Two hikers in California are lucky to be alive after one of them fell 100 feet down a sheer cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The incident occurred on Saturday, March 22 on a remote stretch of California’s famed Lost Coast Trail, a rugged 53-mile hiking route along the Pacific Coast in Humboldt County.