Welcome to IndefinitelyWild鈥檚 weekly roundup of news from the outdoors. What鈥檚 new outside?
What鈥檚 the Best Base Layer?
has applied its obsessive compulsive testing to the world of performance base layers and crowned winners for men and women. We鈥檙e not sure we agree with their results (no mention of Patagonia鈥檚 excellent new Merino Air range?), but it鈥檚 still a great place to start if you鈥檙e shopping for the first time, particularly if you鈥檙e on a budget.听
How the Outdoor Industry Is Saving the World
You know Seattle鈥檚 for its Therm-a-Rest sleeping pads聽and MSR snow shoes. But did you know they鈥檙e involved in major efforts to give clean drinking water to the developing world? Read about that in the .听
Meet the Outdoors鈥 Enemies
introduces you to the elected politicians who are flying in the face of public will in order to sell off your public lands for energy exploitation. It鈥檚 short-term (and private) profit at the expense of our nation鈥檚 wild heritage.听
Another Peruvian Mystery, Solved
You know about the Nazca lines, but did you know about ? Turns out they were used to harness the wind to power an extensive system of underground hydraulic system for distributing water from aquifers, making the otherwise arid region viable for agriculture.听
What It Feels Like to Be Hunted from the Sky
The Independent has , a local Pakistani official who has spent the last six years being targeted by America鈥檚 drone killing program. It鈥檚 terrifying, heartbreaking, and senseless.听
Rooftop Farming, Photographed
Rooftop farms鈥攕ome private, some part of larger programs鈥攁re exploding in some American cities. What do they look like? has an excellent photo essay.听
Captain Planet Is Real
has a profile on Pete Bethune聽who聽hunts animal smugglers on land and at sea聽with a team of elite commandos. And they do that unarmed!聽
More Perspective on Jackson Hole Surplus Killing
So a pack of wolves killed 19 elk near Jackson Hole聽in one night. As we told you, that's actually a normal feeding behavior from wolves, in which they capitalize on an opportunity in order to feed themselves for months after. Now, writing in the Jackson Hole News & Guide, Timothy Preso provides .听
New Mid-Size Yamaha Tenere Spied
Yamaha鈥檚 1,200cc Super Tenere聽is , despite its leviathan 636 pounds wet weight. So, this new, upcoming model should be even better. Especially if they鈥檙e able to keep the new mid-size Tenere鈥檚 weight close to the MT-07鈥檚 400 pounds.听
Underneath Chernobyl
Holy crap. You remember the 鈥淓lephant鈥檚 Foot?鈥澛營t was a flow of molten, radioactive material straight out of Chernobyl鈥檚 reactor, and the most dangerous portion of that whole disaster. Well, someone with absolutely zero regard for his own safety .听
African Governments Oppose EU鈥檚 Trophy Hunting Ban
Trophy hunting is, on the surface, a blood-thirsty exploitation of rare animals. But聽it鈥檚 also a financial lifeline for large animal species in Africa, economically incentivizing land owners to cultivate wild animals rather than livestock. Ban it聽and that land will revert to cattle farming, not only throwing local economies into a tailspin, but also putting the outright survival of species like lions in jeopardy. Post #CecilTheLion, the EU wants to ban the importation of hunting trophies, but, motivated to save both the income and animals, African governments like Zimbabwe鈥檚 are . It鈥檚 a complex issue, one that requires you to put aside your anthropomorphic love of animals and .听
What You鈥檒l Be Reading Next
Chris, our photographer, is departing next Friday to paddle the 30 miles of open ocean聽from Long Beach, California, to Catalina Island in a folding kayak. Meanwhile, I should be getting an exclusive look at the new, head-up display equipped helmet from Russian firm . We鈥檒l also have stories on a revolutionary new bicycle wheel from Reynolds, and an in-depth look at the diet Mike Horn will use when he travels human-powered-only to both poles.听
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