Adventure
ArchiveGlacier from Kili’s Summit Kilimanjaro was all I expected and much, much more. The climb itself was not the hardest but the descent was amongst the toughest when I twisted my ankle and had to be carried down from 15,000 feet. In my normal manner…
Located in California's Sequoia National Park, The General Sherman is the largest living single stem tree on Earth. Or at least the largest living single stem tree that we know about. No, it's not the tallest. (That award goes to the Hyperion…
Barking tree frogs, exploding dragonflies, crackling Arctic fjords—these are the top 10 wildest field recordings.
There are plenty of great footwear companies out there. But over the past few years, we often find ourselves lacing up the ones that were made by the little company based in Bozeman—Oboz is shorthand for “Out of Bozeman.” The reason is pretty simple: they make burly…
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A few weeks ago we reported on Jeb Corliss's plan to shoot through a hole in China's Tianmen Mountain while wearing a wingsuit. This past weekend, the American flew through the 360-foot-tall, 96-foot-wide, 260-foot-long hole after jumping out of…
https://www.youtube.com/embed/FAAqZHR0OGg?rel=0 Dean Potter free solos Heaven Talk about upping the ante. Last week, 26-year-old Alex Honnold completed Yosemite's hardest known free solo to date, Cosmic Debris, a 5.13b overhanging finger crack in the Valley. Apparently not satisfied, later that same day he nabbed another hard free solo…
Alan on Kilimanjaro Summit While climbing Kilimanjaro was not the most difficult of my climbing life, getting down was perhaps in the top three! We made the summit in good time and style after leaving the Barafu Camp at 15,000′ around midnight. The climb to…
Magnus Midtboe bolting. Photo: Kieran Kolle/Made Earlier this month, Norwiegan climber Jorg Verhoeven made the first ascent of a project called Nordic Flower in Flatanger Cave, a new sport climbing area an hour and a half from the…
I've been wearing an Avalung II and Avalung backpack for years. Technically known as an artificial air pocket, the device has long been proven to prolong avalanche survival by preventing carbon dioxide displacement asphyxia. Last year, Black Diamond posted an internet report of a skier surviving a non-avalanche…
What's SUP San Juan? It always takes a little while to get into the flow of a river trip, but I know I’m there when, on a recent Saturday night in early September, I find myself sitting on a sandbar, margarita in hand,…
Torres Strait (Courtesy of Google Earth) Who knew that diplomatic relations over an international shipping law could play out like a Mexican wrestling match? Turns out the latest set of confidential government documents released by WikiLeaks shows that the…
In July, the International Ski Federation decided to require longer, straighter skis for skier safety. Did they make the right decision?
Teton Gravity Reseach’s latest ski flick was shot in nine locations. It premiers in New York City on Friday.
The best bays, breaks, lakes, and rivers for learning the world’s fastest growing paddle sport
Trad climber at Smith Rocks, Oregon. Photo: Maria Ly/Flickr Traditional climbing, where climbers place their own removable protection, is best learned slowly. Which is not at all what I did. My first stab at the sport was a thinly-protected 5.5 route up a tower…