Friday, September 30, 2022

Clinging to the Spine of the Teton Over the Cathedral Traverse

Palm sweats? Yeah. Gorgeous views? You betcha.

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Siberia as Vast, Melancholic, and Hilarious In This Masterpiece

Ian Frazier's 'Travels in Sibera' is a grand adventure tale through one of the world's biggest, and strangest lands.

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Thursday, September 29, 2022

Thoughts on Honoring the Dead, and the Living

Almost exactly eight years ago, in late September 2014, the mountain world lost three of its biggest stars in two separate avalanches in South America. Heartbroken and not knowing what to do with the sadness of the loss of more friends to the mountains, I wrote this essay. This week, late September 2022, we lost […]

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

How to Bikepack the Silk Road Mountain Race

Difficult, remote, asskicking.

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Actually, Wild Horses and Burros Deserve a Home in the West

In which the author argues we can let wild horses roam free in the West with minimal impact, or at least, far less than that of livestock.

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Monday, September 26, 2022

Ski Mountaineer Hilaree Nelson Missing After Falling Into Manaslu Crevasse

Celebrated mountaineer last seen tumbling into giant crevasse.

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There Are Way Too Many Wild Horses Out West

What to do about wild horses always is controversial, and any discussion tends to pit emotion against research.

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Friday, September 23, 2022

Thursday, September 22, 2022

In Defense of Camping Comfort

He slept on the ground. He slept on rocks. He mocked the air mattress. And then he tried it.

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Alexander Von Humboldt, The Last Person Who Knew It All

Alexander Von Humbolt was a meticulous scientist, intrepid explorer, and at one time had climbed higher than anyone else.

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Hike Slow

Hiking, observing, living. Slowly.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Ghost Islands of the Arctic

The world’s ‘northern-most island’ isn’t the first to be erased from the map.

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How to Up Your Bike Touring Food Game

Let's get the after-ride party started with an easy recipe for this cilantro and heirloom tomato bruschetta appetizer.

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Review: Can the Altra Lone Peak 6 Shoes Convert This Hiking Boot Evangelist?

Thru-hikers swear by them. What about hiking boot lovers?

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Here’s How We Track the Ancient Paths of Bird Migrations

The latest high-tech tools scientists are using to study their amazing journeys.

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Monday, September 19, 2022

Some of My Best Friends Have Been Bicycles

Sometimes you have to say goodbye. Some it's easy, sometimes it's not.

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A Shaman’s Tale Is Beautiful

Embrace the connection.

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Friday, September 16, 2022

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Mother Earth Now Owns Patagonia. Next: Rattle Capitalism

Yvon Chouinard has gained a reputation as a radical all his life. He invented rigid crampons and perfected a drooped-pick ice axe that hurtled ice climbing out of its classic days of cutting endless steps (“stairways to the stars”) to clawing up vertical ice. I got swept along in its early days and am proud […]

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Surfer Mark Foo Died Doing What He Loved, Which He Thought No Great Tragedy

The first surfer to die at Mavericks was one of the most beloved.

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Bird Migration (Psst, It’s Happening)

Always look up.

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Into the Woods With Bee Boots

Having kids can cramp your adventures. On his first backpack with his 8-year-old, he discovers it doesn't have to be that way.

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Behind the Lens With Chris Burkard in Iceland

Never gets old.

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Monday, September 12, 2022

Leaving Your Politics at the Sand (Or the Crag, the Trailhead, etc.)

There really is nothing a good day of surfing won't cure. Even political screaming matches.

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Unprepared New Hampshire Hikers Were Charged With a Crime After Rescue

Be prepared, or be prepared to face the consequences.

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How to Bikepack the Silk Road

Step one: Learn to suffer.

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Friday, September 9, 2022

Jeep’s Fully Electric Off-Roader ‘Recon’ Will Debut in US in 2024

Like 'em or not, the EV overlanders are coming.

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And the Award for Best Old Firetruck Converted to Adventure Rig Goes To…

Cozy is as cozy does.

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What Is an Old-Growth Tree Actually Worth?

In setting fines for timber poaching, experts are looking at different ways to calculate the financial value of trees.

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

Douglas Mawson, Antarctic Explorer, Refused to Die Out on the Ice

Amundsen, Scott, and...Mawson? This polar pioneer was overshadowed by brighter lights, but he was the real deal.

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Surfing As Jazz

Let them be chill.

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Eric and the Bees

Healing in nature takes all forms. Even honeycombs.

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Jimmy Chin Is About To Take Us Over The Edge

Jimmy Chon ponders the biggest question of all: Why?

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022

How Ebikes Are Like Snowboards

The author, a skier, remembers the pearl-clutching when snowboards arrived on the mountain and finds lots of similarities to ebikes.

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It’s Entirely Too Hot Out West, So Here’s Some Night Skiing to Cool Things

Two of our favorite things right now—nighttime and snow—to cool things down in the Great Western Furnace.

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Friday, September 2, 2022

New Mexico Courts Rule Public Can Wade on Streambeds Over Private Property

Rejoice, river walkers and anglers.

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Shoulda Listened to the Trees

Businessmen, lawyers, and scientists weighed the fate of a Tennessee forest. They should have listened to the trees.

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A River Runs Through It (Luxembourg Edition)

The beauty of fishing knows many geographies.

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

Little Cottonwood Canyon Poised to Get a Big Ole’ Gondola

Little Cottonwood's nasty traffic issues may get a swinging reprieve.

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Biketown: The Sometimes Unlikely Partnerships Forged by Mountain Bikes

No matter where you live, if you ride a mountain bike, you'll find something deeply familiar here.

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Shane McConkey Was More More than Just a Skier Skier

A look at what made an icon a truly remarkable man.

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