Here Is a little reblog from Beyond Coastal that I thought was pretty good info for everyone to read:

May is skin cancer awareness month: have fun in the sun and stay safe

May: Skin Cancer Awareness Month

Skin cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer in the U.S. More than 1 million people are diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer each year. Here are some facts to help you stay safe and spread awareness:

- One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime.

- One in three Caucasians will have skin cancer.

- The sun’s UVA rays are considered cancer causing. UVB rays may also contribute to skin cancer. That being said, the SPF rating on your sunscreen only indicates protection level from UVB rays alone. UVA rays penetrate deeper into the skin.

- One blistering sunburn episode as a child more than doubles your chances of developing skin cancer later in life.

- UVA and UVB rays change the skin’s texture over time causing wrinkling, age spots and premature aging.

- The good news is skin damage is largely preventable with a daily suncare program based on broad spectrum (UVA/UVB) protection.

What to look for in a Sunscreen:

SPF rating of 30: an SPF rating of 60 is NOT double 30. It only offers 1% more protection. Using the correct amount and reapplying often is more effective protection than a higher SPF rating.

Natural sunscreens rarely go above SPF 30, due to the lack of spreadability (think toothpaste). If you refuse to put in on, it can’t protect you.

It takes more active ingredient to increase SPF level, if you are using a non-mineral sunscreen this means more concentrated chemicals. Again, a healthier and more effective mode of protection is to use an SPF 30 and reapply.

True Broad Spectrum Protection. Means protection from both UVA and UVB rays. If your sunscreen does not have either Avobenzone or Zinc Oxide it is not offering protection from the full range of UVA rays.

Healthy Inactive ingredients:

Up to 80% of a sunscreens formula can be made up of inactive ingredients.

With few exceptions, most health hazard issues in personal care products, including sunscreens, are derived from inactive ingredients. Look for Paraben Free, Petroleum Free, Fragrance Free.

Beyond Coastal’s sponsored athletes are tremendous spokespeople for sunscreen use and efficacy, across a number of different sports; keep tabs on professional freeskier Grete Elliasen‘s Facebook page for weekly facts and tips related to staying protected during the winter. Professional kayaker Haley Mills and surfer Nikita Pandelos keep their fans abreast of tips for staying protected in the water and at the beach. And Rebecca Rusch, Leadville Trail 100 winner and endurance cycling professional helps riders understand how to use sun care products during long rides.

Visit BeyondCoastal.com for more information on staying safe year-round.

May 13th, 2011 | Category: updates | Leave a comment

Pretty cool interview by ESPN cinematographer Meredith Richardson:

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=6390768

April 25th, 2011 | Category: updates | Leave a comment

I have been home from traveling for about two weeks now, and have decided without reserve that I would rather, any day, be moving than stagnant. Not that this is an original sentiment by any stretch, but it leads to another interesting idea; how do you remain moving while staying in the same place? It is a bit of a strange question, because it is so easy not to answer. It is so damn easy to go about life in such a manner that could only be properly described as surviving, but not living exactly.. For a while I fell victim to the concept that I could somehow be happy while not adamantly pursuing any of the things that make me feel that way. Pretty fucking dumb looking at it now, but it is an easy dichotomy to fall into. Especially when on paper everything looks right. In any case, being on the road reminded me that directions only change while in motion, and thinking you should be happy is not the same as feeling happy. So that said, since being home I have had to make some changes in my life, changes that require a complete shift in mental capacity, motivation, and priority. The first and most important of these changes is something that should be obvious, but just like everything else sometimes falls victim to the force of habit, and is very simple; I have made a direct effort to say ‘yes.’

“Hey Cody, do you want to go for a tour tomorrow?”

“yes!”

Simple, right? Well, I guess it is. But like I said, force of habit.

The second is to remember, as I said before, that change doesn’t happen without forward motion first, and that only very very rarely has anyone sat down with nothing in particular in mind and all of a sudden out of the blue had an incredible moment of inspiration. More likely is that motion comes first. That all things were invented first with the intention to fix something, and the invention came with the natural creative momentum that the process breeds. So that’s where this whole idea started. Maintaining motion while staying still. For the moment I’m home, but I would hardly say stagnant. I’ve been making a point to remember what I’ve said for many years: only boring people get bored. There is always something that I could be doing, there is always something I could be learning, there is always somewhere to go, and a better way to get there that still needs to be invented. I don’t know the answers, but I think it’s pretty damn important to remember that they’re all out there waiting patiently to be found, and that everything in the world is pretty interesting if you pay attention.

–Cody

April 11th, 2011 | Category: updates | Leave a comment

He’s scoping a sweet line that he skied a couple days later.

I’ll write for real this weekend. I promiseish.

Cody

April 1st, 2011 | Category: updates | Leave a comment