<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[StokedAF]]></title><description><![CDATA[The #1 newsletter for extreme mountain sports (climbing, MTB, snowboarding, skiing, mountaineering, BASE, etc). We deliver weekly stoke, destinations, and community stories that inspire bold sends!]]></description><link>https://news.stoked.af</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jGU7!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09516bfe-f341-4551-a2ca-ff3525206af6_512x512.png</url><title>StokedAF</title><link>https://news.stoked.af</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 01:57:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://news.stoked.af/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Stoked Media LLC]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[stokedaf@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[stokedaf@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[StokedAF]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[StokedAF]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[stokedaf@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[stokedaf@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[StokedAF]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[ 🔥 Being there when it happens!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A newsletter for people who&#8217;d rather be outside!]]></description><link>https://news.stoked.af/p/being-there-when-it-happens</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.stoked.af/p/being-there-when-it-happens</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[StokedAF]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:08:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/VnnBfRWBtbk" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After a few weeks of vacay in Espa&#241;a, I am back AF in the Stoke!</p><p>This week&#8217;s sends are a reminder that the best adventures and sometimes our favorite athletes are temporary... tying together the loss of the most respected and decorated athletes, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sketchyandylewis/">Sketchy Andy Lewis</a>, with a life well lived and worth living.</p><p>Before you scroll and feast, here&#8217;s a few shots fr&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[🌎 The world is weirder and wilder than you think]]></title><description><![CDATA[A newsletter for people who&#8217;d rather be outside!]]></description><link>https://news.stoked.af/p/the-world-is-weirder-and-wilder-than</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.stoked.af/p/the-world-is-weirder-and-wilder-than</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[StokedAF]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 19:15:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9NNS!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6d4f51e1-b87d-4d29-8754-9382c23ab1bc_1080x1350.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello world!</p><p>Out here in the high desert, we are shifting to summer, and most of us will be spending less time in the desert canyons and more time on the river!</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://news.stoked.af/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Subscribe here to join the rest of your tribe!</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>This week starts with a trip to the Amazon and then 13.8 billion years of cosmic history stretched across a desert and ends with climbers, surfers, an&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[🔥 Skiing Lhotse, surfing with orcas, and riding a unicycle around the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[A newsletter for people who&#8217;d rather be outside!]]></description><link>https://news.stoked.af/p/skiing-lhotse-surfing-with-orcas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.stoked.af/p/skiing-lhotse-surfing-with-orcas</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[StokedAF]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 19:02:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/INa3p0q-Qr4" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong> My StokedAF Fam,</strong></p><p>Greetings from the canyon life! </p><p>I was out scrambling with my daughter, and we came across this beauty. A reminder of how lucky we are to see and live among these magnificent creatures!</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0fcadf06-ab22-4ae9-95ec-d764ccb33653_2048x1536.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0fcadf06-ab22-4ae9-95ec-d764ccb33653_2048x1536.jpeg&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>Before we get to this week&#8217;s send, let&#8217;s say HI from the canyon rim!!</p><p></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[🏔️ Spring fever is here. Ski-BASE off the Sphinx?!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A newsletter for people who&#8217;d rather be outside!]]></description><link>https://news.stoked.af/p/spring-fever-is-here-ski-base-off</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.stoked.af/p/spring-fever-is-here-ski-base-off</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[StokedAF]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 10:32:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/bahnOgWwUls" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shout out to my <strong>StokedAF</strong> crew!</p><p>Last week I had the opportunity to get my daughter on her first desert tower, the much loved and <em>very solid</em>, Owl Rock, in Arches NP.</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[🚐 Longer days, open roads, and no excuses]]></title><description><![CDATA[A newsletter for people who&#8217;d rather be outside! &#127796; &#129481;]]></description><link>https://news.stoked.af/p/mayday-the-stoke-is-on</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.stoked.af/p/mayday-the-stoke-is-on</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[StokedAF]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:18:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/Oos4ojutOMM" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSb1kP9slm8&amp;list=PL0E5A45E6BE8F59E2&amp;index=40">Deep springtime</a>, we bring you the best curated adventure on the internet! </p><p>From climbing to paragliding&#8230; This week&#8217;s send captures big mountain encounters, creative flying, and full-send river laps!</p><p>With longer days, the conditions are shifting, and the energy is rising!</p><p>For us living in Moab, it means every day is different, climbing, biking, and floating&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[💥 Freedom, first ascents & legends we won’t forget]]></title><description><![CDATA[A newsletter for people who&#8217;d rather be outside!]]></description><link>https://news.stoked.af/p/freedom-first-ascents-and-legends</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.stoked.af/p/freedom-first-ascents-and-legends</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[StokedAF]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:37:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/um7clnPFKr8" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yoooo STOKED crew!</p><p>I spent the weekend riding in Richfield, Utah&#8212;home of the legendary Spinal Tap Trail. Eighteen miles of pure flow, desert drops, and big features. </p><p>Spring temps are firing, and this week&#8217;s <strong>send</strong> is leaning heavy into climbing&#8212;everyone&#8217;s getting after it!</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[🔥 Sending in spring: there are no rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#128293; A newsletter for people who&#8217;d rather be outside! &#127794;]]></description><link>https://news.stoked.af/p/sending-in-spring-there-are-no-rules</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.stoked.af/p/sending-in-spring-there-are-no-rules</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[StokedAF]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:03:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/9Tg85YiHFMg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Waddup StokedAF friends!</p><p>I&#8217;m sure many of you caught episode 2 from the Dean Potter documentary series (HBO) last night&#8230; amiright? </p><p>If you remember the 2007 film <em>Sharp End</em>, then you saw Potter free solo a route high up on the Eiger with a BASE rig on his back- the first time the world was introduced to Freebase! Last night, the world also got the story ab&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The wizard uncovered: Dean Potter's story finally arrived!]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#128293; For people who&#8217;d rather be outside! &#127794;]]></description><link>https://news.stoked.af/p/the-wizard-uncovered-dean-potters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.stoked.af/p/the-wizard-uncovered-dean-potters</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[StokedAF]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:03:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/Wzv6hmB1HZA" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello StokedAF fam&#8212;</p><p>You might&#8217;ve noticed we went quiet for a few weeks. Spring break hit, we reset, and now we&#8217;re back with fresh energy and a stacked lineup of sends. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://news.stoked.af/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">StokedAF wants you! </p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>Dive into this week&#8217;s curated mix of stories, lines, and wild moments&#8230; but first a message from Nico in Moab!</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter came up short. The sends did not.]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#128293; For people who&#8217;d rather be outside! &#127794;]]></description><link>https://news.stoked.af/p/winter-came-up-short-the-sends-did</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.stoked.af/p/winter-came-up-short-the-sends-did</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[StokedAF]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 12:05:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/_smOoXDuyJU" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>My friends,</strong></p><p>Winter has faded&#8230; snow season is a distant memory!</p><p>Moab&#8217;s already feeling like early summer, and we&#8217;ve been chasing shade like it&#8217;s June, sneaking in climbs on cool mornings. We got on <em><a href="https://www.mountainproject.com/route/105717913/sorcerers-apprentice-right">Sorcerer&#8217;s Apprentice (right side)</a></em>&#8212;a proper little Navajo sandstone adventure with some magic spice! </p><p>Held this one for Sunday. Feels like the moment to flip the&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[🔥 Blue bombs, big wall solos, and a new take on skateboarding]]></title><description><![CDATA[The newsletter for people who'd rather be outside!]]></description><link>https://news.stoked.af/p/blue-bombs-big-wall-solos-and-a-new</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.stoked.af/p/blue-bombs-big-wall-solos-and-a-new</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[StokedAF]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:01:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/4q8wZ15ALz4" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What&#8217;s shakin&#8217; <strong>STOKEDaf</strong> tribe!</p><p>Take your time to sample some of the finest sends and stories from the outdoor world&#8230; from a solo mission on Eternal Flame to a legendary sport climb proj going down in France. </p><p>We bring you the life on the prow, deep in the pow, and skateboarding wow from the streets of Paris, from one of the most creative skaters out there&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[🏔️ Trapped in a snow cave, big lines in Mexico, and Dean Potter's FreeBASE]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#128293; For people who&#8217;d rather be outside! &#127794;]]></description><link>https://news.stoked.af/p/7-skiers-in-a-snow-cave-and-a-storm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.stoked.af/p/7-skiers-in-a-snow-cave-and-a-storm</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[StokedAF]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:26:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/pCMsZt_1-Tk" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear readers! </p><p>Another week of big sends, wild places, and a few stories that remind us the mountains don&#8217;t always play nice. From storm-trapped skiers in Alaska to lava skiing on Mount Etna, here&#8217;s what&#8217;s been fueling the adventure world lately.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://news.stoked.af/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">More sends. More stories. More stoke. Delivered free every week!</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>Last weekend I disappeared into Utah&#8217;s <strong>San Raf&#8230;</strong></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[24 hours, no-fall zones, and pushing above 8,000m]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#128293; For people who&#8217;d rather be outside! &#127794;]]></description><link>https://news.stoked.af/p/24-hours-no-fall-zones-and-pushing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.stoked.af/p/24-hours-no-fall-zones-and-pushing</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[StokedAF]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:02:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/Qjtb2vu8O18" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We finally got snow out in Utah!</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Corbet’s Crown to Class VI Chaos ]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#128293; For people who&#8217;d rather be outside! &#127794;]]></description><link>https://news.stoked.af/p/from-corbets-crown-to-class-vi-chaos</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.stoked.af/p/from-corbets-crown-to-class-vi-chaos</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[StokedAF]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:19:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5DRL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3d01e52d-2e24-4472-98df-a122531ed4cf_5712x4284.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whaddup everybody!</p><p>The West finally got hammered. California got buried, and the rest of us scored what might&#8217;ve been the best stretch of an otherwise chaotically warm winter.</p><p>For Winter Break, we headed back to my hometown hill &#8212; Snowbasin Resort. In three days we went from bulletproof groomers to full-on blizzard conditions to bluebird powder laps with &#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[👉 Global, Wild, & Unpredictable: From Desert Roofs to Stolen Eggs]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#128293; For people who&#8217;d rather be outside! &#127794;]]></description><link>https://news.stoked.af/p/global-wild-and-unpredictable-from</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.stoked.af/p/global-wild-and-unpredictable-from</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[StokedAF]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:37:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/eaNQkBVcLtA" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Olympics are officially underway &#8212; flags up, edges sharp, and the world once again watching people do unbelievable stunts on snow and ice. At the same time, the forecast out West is finally lighting up blue, with storms lining up like maybe &#8212; just maybe &#8212; winter might show up!</p><p>This week&#8217;s newsletter has epic lines, desert roof cracks, ice climbing, P&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[💨 Some are lifted by the wind, others won't let go of the rock. This week, the sends are pure deeeeelight!]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#128293; For people who&#8217;d rather be outside! &#127794;]]></description><link>https://news.stoked.af/p/some-are-lifted-by-the-wind-others</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.stoked.af/p/some-are-lifted-by-the-wind-others</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[StokedAF]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:15:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/LNO4h1VS0NU" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Greetings everyone, from a splitter hand crack in the warm-wintering Moab, where, although it is February, we are looking for shade to climb!</p><p>Did you know that Moab has its own <a href="https://www.mountainproject.com/route/119943411/moabs-super-crack">Super Crack</a>? 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best MTN bike video of 2025? You choose!]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#128293; For people who&#8217;d rather be outside! &#127794;]]></description><link>https://news.stoked.af/p/best-mtn-bike-video-of-2025-you-choose</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.stoked.af/p/best-mtn-bike-video-of-2025-you-choose</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[StokedAF]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:02:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/dmhnfg39HI0" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is your weekly dose of stoke &#8212; a fresh curation of big sends, gnarly lines, and the stories we&#8217;re reading to fuel our nature-adventure-outdoor fix.</p><p>Still wrapping our heads around the fact that Alex Honnold got paid half a million dollars to free-solo a skyscraper.</p><p>In this week&#8217;s edition: Pinkbike&#8217;s top mountain bike videos of 2025 (what a year), a l&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Long Game — Greenland's wilderness & Alex Honnold's upcoming Free Solo]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#128293; For people who&#8217;d rather be outside! &#127794;]]></description><link>https://news.stoked.af/p/the-long-game-greenlands-wilderness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.stoked.af/p/the-long-game-greenlands-wilderness</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[StokedAF]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 20:42:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/21eb44c4-932e-4706-98ec-0cd8650746e6_2042x1148.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Dear Planet StokedAF!</strong> </p><p>New sport alert, for me! This weekend I put in some quiet miles on cross-country skis in Moab&#8217;s La Sal Mountains. It felt like the right way to frame this issue. </p><p>No rush, no agenda &#8212; just forward motion in winter terrain. </p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steep lines never die! 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