Alan Gordon compiled this film of himself climbing glaciers and exploring ice caves off-shooting from the Juneau ice field. He’s lived there for years, and seen the glacier melt accelerate. “My goal for the film is to show everyone places in time that won’t be there forever. It is an opportunity that I want to take to not only explore but to capture on film these beautiful places that are constantly evolving and melting away.”

A man in Unalaska decided to head into the woods for a hike while he was very drunk. Shortly thereafter he realized he’d become quite lost, so he dialed 911 and reported to the dispatcher that he had gone drunken hiking and was now lost. Police officers found him on a hillside and strongly advised that he not hike in the dark while drunk anymore. Oh yeah? Sounds like someone forgot to remind those officers that this is America, where last time I still checked, we were free to hike drunk in the dark.

via Outdoor Pressroom

Photo by Nic McPhee

A 34-year-old marathoner became the first man to complete a run of the entire 92-mile road through Denali National Park. It took him 25 hours while a friend pedaled alongside on a bicycle. Besides a sore hip the biggest danger on the way was nearly running head on into a caribou that crossed his path. Hopefully his friend’s bike was a tandem so he could get a lift home.

I have to say, the first time I heard about this I was shocked no one’s done it before. While it’s an impressive accomplishment, there are plenty of ultra marathoners who would love add something like this to their resumes, and we all know there’s no shortage of adventurers heading to Denali. I guess most of the people who go all the way there are doing things other than running on the road.

Thanks Adventure Journal

Alaskan hero Brooke Collins saw a black bear in her Juneau neighborhood walking around carrying her dachshund Fudge “like a salmon.” Before common sense could take over the young woman charged out of her house and slugged the bear right in the nose. Brooke’s boyfriend heard her screaming and ran to find her. When he arrived on scene he saw the bear scampering away and her running back to the house after grabbing the small dog, though I’m sure he’ll tell the story differently later at the bar.

A grizzly bear and her cub mauled several teens taking part in a 30-day survival skills NOLS course in Alaska. Two among the group were badly injured, but they all survived. The group was on day 24 of their trip, and no instructor was present at the time. This is in accordance with the skills taught, as the goal of the class is for these kids to not only survive on their own in the backcountry but also to be able to take other people into the backcountry. The group applied first aid to each other, set off their personal locator beacon and stayed put until they were able to get the proper help in for evac.