Adam Roy
@adnroy.bsky.social
EIC of Backpacker, journalist, hiker/skier/climber/paddler. Very tired dad. Jewish, probably too much. Opinions mine and mine only. Signal: adnroy.02
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Adam Roy
@adnroy.bsky.social
· Sep 21
The New Joint - Adam's Cool Website
Daddy's got a brand new website. Plus: bouldering, horror novels, and a big land acquisition.
adamroy.net
Surprise: After procrastinating for two months, I finally relaunched my personal website. In my first post, I wrote about shirtless bouldering, a big land acquisition in Montana, and why Goldie is simply the best to ever do it. adamroy.net/the-new-joint/
I'm going to create a science fiction franchise about how it's fine and actually morally uncomplicated to kill robots.
in a long life filled with saying stupid shit this is may be the stupidest shit he's ever said
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I'm going to create a science fiction franchise about how it's fine and actually morally uncomplicated to kill robots.
Notched a wild @blairbraverman.bsky.social sighting at my local library this morning.
November 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Notched a wild @blairbraverman.bsky.social sighting at my local library this morning.
Has anyone ever tried inventing a political pundit who's normal? I think that would be good, and very cool.
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Has anyone ever tried inventing a political pundit who's normal? I think that would be good, and very cool.
Because I contain multitudes, I also published this ungodly instant Baja Blast pie recipe today.
November 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Because I contain multitudes, I also published this ungodly instant Baja Blast pie recipe today.
Arizona Trail hikers are no longer able to reach the AZT's southern terminus after the DHS blocked it off with razor wire. The AZT Association's executive director says he expects this closure will be permanent www.backpacker.com/news-and-eve...
Hikers Blocked From the Arizona Trail's Southern Terminus After DHS Installs Razor Wire
The Arizona Trail Association says it expects the terminus's closure, which its executive director called "nothing less than desecration," to be permanent.
www.backpacker.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Arizona Trail hikers are no longer able to reach the AZT's southern terminus after the DHS blocked it off with razor wire. The AZT Association's executive director says he expects this closure will be permanent www.backpacker.com/news-and-eve...
MLB's official Twitter account...hid a Gundam in the back of their Dodgers World Series post.
November 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
MLB's official Twitter account...hid a Gundam in the back of their Dodgers World Series post.
I am once again begging everyone to read Soccer in Sun and Shadow by Eduardo Galeano, one of a few truly essential pieces of sportswriting in history.
November 6, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I am once again begging everyone to read Soccer in Sun and Shadow by Eduardo Galeano, one of a few truly essential pieces of sportswriting in history.
“The nine most terrifying words in the English language are 'I'm Bernard-Henri Lévy and I'm here to help.'”
The way all of these people convinced themselves that Mamdani is antisemitic is a subject far more worthy of media examination than any of the ‘groupthink on campuses!’ thinkpieces we’ve been subjected to
November 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
“The nine most terrifying words in the English language are 'I'm Bernard-Henri Lévy and I'm here to help.'”
Very bizarre situation in Japan, which has had so many bear attacks this year that the government has now deployed the military to deal with them.
Japan's Bear Attacks Are So Out of Control, the Country Is Sending In the Army
A least 13 people have been killed and more than 100 people have been attacked by bears in Japan since April.
www.backpacker.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Very bizarre situation in Japan, which has had so many bear attacks this year that the government has now deployed the military to deal with them.
Less money for billionaires, more money for whatever is happening here.
VIDEO: Utah man drops 2,000 pound pumpkin on an old car
Watch a massive pumpkin obliterate a car after being dropped from nearly 14 stories high
www.ksbw.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Less money for billionaires, more money for whatever is happening here.
A lot of people from outside of Colorado are missing this important detail: We had universal free meals already, and have for a couple of years; this measure was about funding them so they could continue.
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A lot of people from outside of Colorado are missing this important detail: We had universal free meals already, and have for a couple of years; this measure was about funding them so they could continue.
Immediately reminded of this Onion article, which is accidentally a very trenchant piece of sports commentary. theonion.com/shohei-ohtan...
November 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Immediately reminded of this Onion article, which is accidentally a very trenchant piece of sports commentary. theonion.com/shohei-ohtan...
A professional through and through, M. John Fayhee braved other hikers judgement and his own fear of being carried off, Wallace-and-Gromit-style, by his own robotic pants to bring you this look inside the rise of powered hiking exoskeletons.
Are AI Exoskeletons the Future of Hiking? To Find Out, I Became Robohiker.
A longtime backpacker hits the trail with the help of AI-powered motion assistance and wonders: Will these gadgets change hiking forever?
www.backpacker.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
A professional through and through, M. John Fayhee braved other hikers judgement and his own fear of being carried off, Wallace-and-Gromit-style, by his own robotic pants to bring you this look inside the rise of powered hiking exoskeletons.
I hate using the I-word (inspirational), but when I see an old guy doing something cool, I see a very desirable future. On that note, I'm cheering on Greybeard as he tries to become the first person to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail in his 90s.
Inside Dale "Greybeard" Sanders's Quest to Thru-Hike the Appalachian Trail at Age 90
An AT legend hopes to become the first person to thru-hike the trail in their tenth decade—and the man whose record he’s trying to break is along for the ride.
www.backpacker.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I hate using the I-word (inspirational), but when I see an old guy doing something cool, I see a very desirable future. On that note, I'm cheering on Greybeard as he tries to become the first person to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail in his 90s.
Look, as long as he doesn't move it to Denver.
now that's what I call a Mamdani endorsement. Don't threaten New Yorkers with a good time, Dave. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Dave Portnoy Threatens To Move Barstool Sports Out of New York City If Zohran Mamdani Becomes Mayor: ‘I Hate This Guy So Much’
Portnoy, 48, admitted that he has already asked his "finance guy" to begin looking at potential office spaces outside of the city.
www.yahoo.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Look, as long as he doesn't move it to Denver.
(More!) bad news from magazineland.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
(More!) bad news from magazineland.
I wake up, chained to the radiator in the newly-remodeled Lincoln bathroom, the crystal chandelier flickering ominously off the marble. A puppet on a tricycle rides up and hands me a solid-gold bone saw.
And now he’s on a posting spree of photos showing the remodeled bathroom. At least half a dozen of these posts so far.
October 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I wake up, chained to the radiator in the newly-remodeled Lincoln bathroom, the crystal chandelier flickering ominously off the marble. A puppet on a tricycle rides up and hands me a solid-gold bone saw.
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Will never not be fascinated by the "Why isnt anyone talking about [thing people are definitely talking about]" genre of post
like if a Nazi tattoo is news, I think this, coming from a government agency, should probably be news
October 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Will never not be fascinated by the "Why isnt anyone talking about [thing people are definitely talking about]" genre of post
CHOTINER: Call it.
Gas Station Proprietor: Call it?
CHOTINER: Yes.
Gas Station Proprietor: For what?
CHOTINER: Just call it.
Gas Station Proprietor: Well, we need to know what we're calling it for here.
Gas Station Proprietor: Call it?
CHOTINER: Yes.
Gas Station Proprietor: For what?
CHOTINER: Just call it.
Gas Station Proprietor: Well, we need to know what we're calling it for here.
October 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
CHOTINER: Call it.
Gas Station Proprietor: Call it?
CHOTINER: Yes.
Gas Station Proprietor: For what?
CHOTINER: Just call it.
Gas Station Proprietor: Well, we need to know what we're calling it for here.
Gas Station Proprietor: Call it?
CHOTINER: Yes.
Gas Station Proprietor: For what?
CHOTINER: Just call it.
Gas Station Proprietor: Well, we need to know what we're calling it for here.
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Oh hey, a reason to be hopeful: groves of American chestnut trees have once again become self-reproducing in the wild.
Turned off comments so 12 people don't show up to tell me why this is actually very sad. Be happy, you assholes.
Turned off comments so 12 people don't show up to tell me why this is actually very sad. Be happy, you assholes.
Nearly a Century Ago, American Chestnut Trees Died Off. Now, Hikers Can Walk Among Them Again.
Efforts to restore the American chestnut comprise "one of the most epic conservation stories ever told.”
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October 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Oh hey, a reason to be hopeful: groves of American chestnut trees have once again become self-reproducing in the wild.
Turned off comments so 12 people don't show up to tell me why this is actually very sad. Be happy, you assholes.
Turned off comments so 12 people don't show up to tell me why this is actually very sad. Be happy, you assholes.
Reposted by Adam Roy
Reposted by Adam Roy
the stadium stopped selling alcohol seven innings ago. everyone at this game is sober now
October 28, 2025 at 5:31 AM
the stadium stopped selling alcohol seven innings ago. everyone at this game is sober now
If we're going to make up rules to speed the game up we should at least make them more fun. In the 10th the pitcher has to wear boxing gloves. In the 11th they pick a position player's name out of a hat and they're the pitcher now. Starting in the 12th they make the bat 1 inch longer every inning.
imagine being Rob Manfred, watching this intense world series game and saying “this would be so much better if a fake runner had ended the game five innings ago”
October 28, 2025 at 5:58 AM
If we're going to make up rules to speed the game up we should at least make them more fun. In the 10th the pitcher has to wear boxing gloves. In the 11th they pick a position player's name out of a hat and they're the pitcher now. Starting in the 12th they make the bat 1 inch longer every inning.