Mar 14, 2019
'Campfire Stories': Carson Storch
Carson Storch recounts a near disastrous run-in with a bear in the Yukon during a mountain-bike and raft trip down the Tatshenshini River
Yukon
Dec 21, 2018
The Road to the Iditarod
Our favorite musher will be at the start line when the Last Great Race kicks off in Anchorage on March 2, 2019. In the first of a pre-race series of dispatches, she talks about the remote Alaskan lodge where she's training for the big event.
May 22, 2018
‘Return to Mt. Kennedy’ Trailer
In 1965, mountaineer Jim Whittaker guided Senator Bobby Kennedy up his father’s namesake mountain, Mt. Kennedy.
Mar 2, 2018
The Cold, Hard Reality of Racing the Yukon Arctic Ultra
Temperatures were brutally low at this year’s running of the 300-mile competition, and one frostbitten competitor may lose his hands and feet. Is this just the price of playing a risky game, or does something need to change?
Feb 14, 2018
The Best Winter Boots for Women
The author spent the season testing the warmest kicks in Canada's Yukon Territory. Here are her favorites.
Jul 17, 2017
17 Days on North America's Second-Highest Peak
Due to the cold, altitude, and wicked weather, only half of those who attempt Mount Logan make it to the summit. We were fortunate enough to reach the top via the standard King's Trench route after 15 days on the mountain.
Mar 2, 2017
Fear and Loathing on the Iditarod Trail
Professional musher Aliy Zirkle was prepared for the minus-50-degree temperatures and the brutally long distances of the Iditarod. What she didn't expect was a midnight attack by a snowmobile-riding stranger halfway through the 1,000-mile course.
Feb 19, 2016
No One Had Ever Fat Biked the Yukon Quest Race—Until Now
An Alaskan engineer brought a bicycle to a 1,000-mile dogsledding race through the remote Yukon. He spent two weeks pedaling through the wilderness, with no tent.
