Wild green yonder
Sam Eifling, ESPNOutdoors.comUnique breed of 'Gladesmen' plunge into untamed marshes of South Florida
Story | Conversation | July 11, 2008Grime and glory
Sam Eifling, ESPNOutdoors.comJournalist Michael Kodas describes Everest's dark side in "High Crimes"
Story | Conversation | March 11, 2008Snakes on a Plain III
Sam Eifling, ESPNOutdoors.com Features Editor — March 17, 2007Snakes on a plain
Story | Conversation | March 16, 2007Tree Topping: Hart of gold
Sam Eifling, Great Outdoor Games staffGreg Hart, so quick up the pole on the way to the ESPN Great Outdoor Games Tree Topping gold medal, took his time coming down. He exchanged notes with silver medalist Wade Stewart as they rested atop the 65-foot cedar poles, per custom, then descended
Story | Conversation | July 07, 2005A gathering of wild competitors
Sam Eifling, Great Outdoor Games staffThe games don't lack hardcore elements, not when competitors fire shotguns and arrows, and chainsaws assembled from guts of motocross bikes rage through pine logs. Even the Big Air dogs, in moments of faltering cuteness, will snarl at each other, their
Story | Conversation | July 07, 2005Bartow takes gold by a hair
Sam Eifling, Great Outdoor Games staff — July 9, 2004Greg Hart was in light spirits, considering that he had just passed a torch to a man 18 years his junior, 65 feet above the Great Outdoor Games timber stage.
Story | Conversation | June 15, 2005Bow Wow Boom Run? Wow!
Sam Eifling, Great Outdoor Games staff — July 10, 2004When ESPN this spring asked Great Outdoor Games timber sports organizer Rob Scheer to suggest new sports, he thought of his black Labrador Tucker. The result is the Bow Wow Boom Run, which debuted as a demonstration event Saturday at the Games.
Story | Conversation | June 15, 2005Bow Wow Boom Run? Wow!
Sam Eifling, Great Outdoor Games staff — July 10, 2004When ESPN this spring asked Great Outdoor Games timber sports organizer Rob Scheer to suggest new sports, he thought of his black Labrador Tucker. The result is the Bow Wow Boom Run, which debuted as a demonstration event Saturday at the Games.
Story | Conversation | July 10, 2004Bartow takes gold by a hair
Sam Eifling, Great Outdoor Games staff — July 9, 2004Greg Hart was in light spirits, considering that he had just passed a torch to a man 18 years his junior, 65 feet above the Great Outdoor Games timber stage.
Story | Conversation | July 09, 2004Tree Topping: Hart of gold
Sam Eifling, Great Outdoor Games staffGreg Hart, so quick up the pole on the way to the ESPN Great Outdoor Games Tree Topping gold medal, took his time coming down. He exchanged notes with silver medalist Wade Stewart as they rested atop the 65-foot cedar poles, per custom, then descended
Story | Conversation | July 11, 2003A gathering of wild competitors
Sam Eifling, Great Outdoor Games staffThe games don't lack hardcore elements, not when competitors fire shotguns and arrows, and chainsaws assembled from guts of motocross bikes rage through pine logs. Even the Big Air dogs, in moments of faltering cuteness, will snarl at each other, their
Story | Conversation | July 09, 2003Back to the real world
Sam Eifling, GO Games staffAs airports go, Albany International is a fairly quaint little joint. It has plenty of carpet, a short walk to the gates, a pub that inexplicably doesn't melt the cheese on its nachos, a meditation room, security personnel not too overworked to be friendl
Story | August 07, 2002Stewart takes Tree Topping gold despite controversial cut
Sam Eifling, Great Outdoor Games staffDuring the semis, the judges determined that a clinging shard was within the rules, and allowed Stewart to advance.
Story | July 14, 2002Splinter and all, Bartow win's 2nd straight Speed Climbing
Sam Eifling, Great Outdoor Games staffAfter repeatedly scaling a 65-foot pole and cascading down, he was taken aside by a medical staffer with a pair of tweezers.
Story | July 13, 2002TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "climbing" make the list?
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