Jan 24, 2018
A Father's Last Shot at Cheating Death
During his fourth attempt on a dicey Chinese peak called Nyambo Konka, Mark Jenkins examines the rewards and personal costs of a risk-defying career.
Mark Jenkins
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Jan 24, 2018
Bumps in the Road
A professional adventurer has to break a few eggs along the way—and, apparently, several bones and a skull. Mark Jenkins tallies up the most memorable injuries and mishaps from a life lived on the...
Sep 18, 2013
How to Get Up and Go
One thing you shouldn’t leave behind with your foolhardy youth: the great American dirtbag road trip. Mark Jenkins explains how to do it right.
Apr 9, 2012
Learning Wilderness First Aid
As MARK JENKINS knows, wilderness first aid can hurt. (Just ask his patients.) So he finally did what everyone should do: he took a class from real experts.
Oct 6, 2011
Amundsen Schlepped Here
Norway’s forbidding Hardangervidda Plateau nearly killed Roald Amundsen when he attempted a ski traverse in the winter of 1896. But the failure set him on a path of training, study, and exploration...
Jun 15, 2011
The World's Most Interesting Alpha Male
Dos Equis actor Jonathan Goldsmith on what it takes to truly be the Most Interesting Man in the World
Oct 19, 2010
A Soul-Crushing Sufferfest I'll Never Do Again
He knew the Death Race would hurt his body. What he didn't expect was the deep-down way it messed with his soul.
Oct 2, 2006
Above and Beyond
In adventure and in life, Mike was my best friend—my stronger, wiser, wilder half. And in the end, when the last climb was over, that's all that really mattered.
Aug 24, 2006
Infinite Sorrow
The disappearance of two of North America's best alpinists left a grave question: What happens when the only way out is up?
Jul 31, 2006
What the Pros Know (The Complete Conversation)
Is it possible to guide safely on Everest? Or will the mountain always demand its pound of flesh? Mark Jenkins talks to a dream team of veterans in a frank look at the risks, rewards, and nightmares...
Jul 31, 2006
Because It's Sacred
Why climb America's most spectacular—and controversial—natural landmark? For the same reason you shouldn't.
Jun 1, 2006
Breaking Away
What happens when a Type A relaxation-phobe takes his first vacation in years? Life gets good again.
Jun 1, 2006
Light Fantastic
Get the most out of long summer days with featherweight performance gear for running, riding, climbing, and hiking
May 1, 2006
Out of His Mind
For a compulsive adventurer who can't stay put, sometimes there's only one cure: Get Zen. If only it were that easy.
Mar 1, 2006
Lost Horizons
Naysayers claim the age of adventure is over. On an unclimbed peak in Tibet, our man declares that it has just begun.
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