Adam Roy
Matador ID: adnroy
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Chicago native Adam Roy is editor at Matador Sports and an aspiring renaissance man to boot. For more of Adam's writing, check out his blog at Ill-Advised Adventures.
Posts by Adam Roy:
- 5 Pro Playlists: Athletes’ Favorite Pump-Up Music 31 Aug 2010
- How Climbers Can Help Pakistan Rebuild 30 Aug 2010
- 5 Intense Wilderness Rescue Stories 26 Aug 2010
- Photo Essay: Climbing Epic Sea Stacks 18 Aug 2010
- Tricky Tuesday: Big Air Goes to Australia 17 Aug 2010
- Women Rank Rock Climbing as the Sexiest Sport 13 Aug 2010
- How to Make Your Own Hamboard 12 Aug 2010
- iClimb: Climbing Films Go Digital 10 Aug 2010
- NASCAR Fines Driver Over Twitter Comments 02 Aug 2010
- The Math of Falling Off a Cliff [Video] 30 Jul 2010
- Photo Essay: Wreck Diving in the Great Lakes 29 Jul 2010
- High-Speed Drifting in Malibu [Video] 26 Jul 2010
- Fall Film Preview 2010: Under-the-Radar Fests 22 Jul 2010
- Tour de France Roundup: Andy Schleck Will Have Revenge 19 Jul 2010
- Friday Fun: The One Hit Wonder Down Under 16 Jul 2010
- Dive the Great Lakes, Save a Shipwreck 14 Jul 2010
- Interview: Filmmaker Peter Mortimer on the 2010 Reel Rock Tour 12 Jul 2010
- Friday Fun: Soothsaying Octopus Predicts World Cup Winner 09 Jul 2010
- Soccer is a Republican Sport 08 Jul 2010
- World Cup Woes? Blame the Ball. 07 Jul 2010
- FIFA Threatens To Ban Nigeria and France From World Soccer 02 Jul 2010
- 5 Tips for Desert Camping 30 Jun 2010
- Friday Fun: Adam Ondra Climbs Everything [Video] 25 Jun 2010
- Would You Watch a Vuvuzela-Free World Cup? [Poll] 22 Jun 2010
- Friday Fun: Weird Goalkeeper Injuries 18 Jun 2010
- The Ultimate World Cup Calendar 17 Jun 2010
- The World Cup is 246x Bigger Than the Super Bowl 14 Jun 2010
- 3 New-School Ways to Watch the World Cup 12 Jun 2010
- Friday Fun: How to Use an Aquatic Pogo Stick 04 Jun 2010
- Photo Essay: 40 Tribes Skis the Kyrgyz Backcountry 02 Jun 2010
- Friday Fun: A Short History of the Bicycle Kick 28 May 2010
- Friday Fun: Nike’s Epic World Cup Commercial 21 May 2010
- Maradona Moments: Diego’s Most Outrageous Antics 20 May 2010
- Friday Fun: Running on Water 13 May 2010
- The Insiders: Big UP Releases New Short [Video] 13 May 2010
- World Cup May Not Air in North Korea 11 May 2010
- Viva Los Suns: Arizona Team Comes Out Against Law 07 May 2010
- Immigrant Rights Activists Protest at Diamondbacks Games 29 Apr 2010
- What on Earth is a Vuvuzela? 20 Apr 2010
- Friday Fun: A Sneak Peek at ‘Face Time’ 16 Apr 2010
- Photo Essay: Climbing Utah With Photographer Garrett Smith 12 Apr 2010
- Friday Fun: Airline Responds to FIFA Complaint With Parody Ad 08 Apr 2010
- 5 Climbing Videos We Can’t Wait to See 06 Apr 2010
- Why a Netherlands World Cup Win Could Help US Soccer 05 Apr 2010
- Lucid Dreaming vs. The Game: The US’ Hardest Boulder Problems Compared 01 Apr 2010
- Interview: Kevin Jorgeson on Free Climbing El Cap’s Hardest Route 01 Apr 2010
- American Football vs. Rugby, Round II: The Pros Speak 29 Mar 2010
- Friday Fun: Amputee Biker Patrick Male Tears Up the Trail 26 Mar 2010
- Skydiving From the Edge of Space 23 Mar 2010
- Friday Fun: Bouldering at the ‘Speed of Life’ 18 Mar 2010
- Notes on Missing the World Cup 15 Mar 2010
- Behind the Scenes of Big UP’s New Indoor Climbing Film 09 Mar 2010
- Pro Climbers Psyched for Sport Climbing to Join Olympics 04 Mar 2010
- Friday Fun: Richard Branson Hosts the BVI Kite Jam 25 Feb 2010
- It’s On: Mavericks Surfing Contest Called 12 Feb 2010
- Friday Fun: BASE Jumping Off the Death Swing 12 Feb 2010
- Friday Fun: Super Bowl Commercials the Networks Banned 06 Feb 2010
- Could Running Barefoot Be Good For You? 03 Feb 2010
- Could the 2010 World Cup Cause a Food Shortage? 30 Jan 2010
- 5 Mega-Hard Sport Climbs From Around the World 28 Jan 2010
- Friday Fun: Snow Kayaking, Big Mountain Style 22 Jan 2010
- Friday Fun: Jeremy Jones’ “Deeper” Tackles Huge New Lines 15 Jan 2010
- New Shark Monitoring System Warns Lifeguards By Text 07 Jan 2010
- Friday Fun: Pastrana Celebrates 2010 With World Record Car Jump 01 Jan 2010
- 5 American Adventures for 2010 01 Jan 2010
- From the Editor: Up, and Up, and Up 31 Dec 2009
- Climbing an Artificial Waterfall at Teton Ice Park 28 Dec 2009
- Friday Fun: Santa Heli-Snowboards Whistler 25 Dec 2009
- Friday Fun: ‘Superunknown’ Niklas Ericsson Tears It Up 18 Dec 2009
- Stem Cell Treatment Saves Climber’s Leg 17 Dec 2009
- Thierry Henry Foul Gets ‘Heavy-Handed’ Reaction 27 Nov 2009
- Pitching a No-Hitter on LSD [Animation] 24 Nov 2009
- Friday Fun: Wreck and Cave Diving With No Air Tank 20 Nov 2009
- Why Manny Pacquiao Can’t Save Boxing 16 Nov 2009
- Is Free Soloing Ever Worth the Risk? 12 Nov 2009
- Photo Essay: Sailing Without Water 11 Nov 2009
- In Brief: Adventure Race World Championship 2009 06 Nov 2009
- Sick Freeski, Straight From the Midwest 04 Nov 2009
- Photo Essay: Trekking Ice in Los Glaciares National Park 03 Nov 2009
- Riding and Studying with Utah’s Winter At Westminster Program 28 Oct 2009
- Friday Fun: Trampoline Wall Practice at Cirque du Soleil 22 Oct 2009
- Solving the Shoe Problem 19 Oct 2009
- Friday Fun: Kiteboarding Accident? Or Sickest Ride Ever? 16 Oct 2009
- Three Coaches We’d Canonize (and Three We’d Excommunicate) 14 Oct 2009
- Saint Soccer?: Chilean Fans Ask Vatican to Canonize Coach 13 Oct 2009
- Rugby to Debut as Olympic Sport in 2016 09 Oct 2009
- Wheels on Reels: the Best of the Bicycle Film Festival 08 Oct 2009
- Friday Flashback: David Belle’s SpeedAirMan 02 Oct 2009
- Panoramic Photo Essay: Scaling and Land-Sailing in San Juan 29 Sep 2009
- The Rat Race: Adventure Racing Comes to London 25 Sep 2009
- Friday Fun: Skysurfing Meets Extreme Ironing 25 Sep 2009
- World Cup Team Profile: United States 24 Sep 2009
- The Polar Plunge: 5 Cold-Water Dive Destinations 23 Sep 2009
- By the Numbers: Scuba World Records 16 Sep 2009
- Breaking News: Silva Sets Scuba World Record With 48-Hour Dive 16 Sep 2009
- Naughty Boys vs. Tobacco Monopoly: 10 Hilarious Pro Soccer Team Names 15 Sep 2009
- Friday Fun: Cowboy Quidditch 11 Sep 2009
- A Ticket, But No Seat 10 Sep 2009
- Sailing Around the World at 13: How Young is Too Young? 09 Sep 2009
- Friday Flashback: Battle of the Pacific War Dances 04 Sep 2009
- Friday Fun: Extreme Bowling 28 Aug 2009
- How to Deal With Altitude Sickness 26 Aug 2009
- Photo Essay: Winter Hiking in El Rodeo 24 Aug 2009
- Calculating the Human Speed Limit 21 Aug 2009
- By the Numbers: Usain Bolt’s Record-Breaking Race 17 Aug 2009
- 3 Exercises for Free Divers 13 Aug 2009
- Friday Fun: Extreme Skipping 07 Aug 2009
- Quench Gum vs. Sport Beans: Battle of the Sports Candies 06 Aug 2009
- Photo Essay: Climbing Enchanted Rock 03 Aug 2009
- Volcano Boarding: Nicaragua’s New Adventure Sport 19 Jul 2009
- Through Heaven and Hell: Ultramarathons That Go Beyond Human Limits 09 Jul 2009
- 5 Great Grudge Matches From Around the World 08 Jul 2009
- Profile: Robert Silva, Endurance Diver 06 Jul 2009
- Tour de Twitter: Lance Armstrong Takes Microblogging to the Races 03 Jul 2009
- Confederations Cup: US Beats Spain, Advances to First Ever FIFA Final 25 Jun 2009
- Where to Hike After You’ve Finished the Appalachian Trail 24 Jun 2009
- 5 Out-There Hybrid Sports 23 Jun 2009
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