Marcus Callahan
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Marcus Callahan
Marcus Callahan has spent 14 years guiding whitewater rafting trips in Colorado and leading climbing routes across Patagonia and the Canadian Rockies. He has logged over 400 guided expeditions across four continents and completed three Spartan Ultra races. When he is not on a trail, Marcus writes about adventure sports full-time, helping readers train smarter and choose gear based on what actually works out there.
There’s a frozen lake, a sail catching wind, and a boat gliding across the ice with no water in sight.
Two teams, one ball, and constant swimming, passing, and shooting make water polo one of the fastest games played in
Parasailing and paragliding get confused constantly, and the names don’t help. Both put you under a canopy in the air,
I watched a sailboat do this once and couldn’t figure out what I was looking at. It was cutting forward
Cross-country skiing is one of the easiest and most beginner-friendly winter sports to try. Unlike downhill skiing, you do not
Nordic skiing has been around for at least 5,000 years, making it one of the oldest forms of human travel
Most winter sports demand either speed or precision. Biathlon demands both, at the same time, in freezing temperatures, with a
A lot of new skiers think staying warm means piling on the thickest jacket they own. That usually works for
Ever watch someone ski down a slope and wonder how they make it look so easy? There is a good
Most people assume cross-country skiing is something you figure out naturally. Strap on skis, push off, done. Then the first
Before ski resorts had dedicated slopes for it, snowboarding was something kids did on makeshift boards in their backyards. What
Snowboarding has its own language. And if you’re new to it, hearing words like “goofy stance,” “halfpipe,” or “buttering” for