Jun 6, 2018
Fatimah Hussein Is America's Sports Hijab Pioneer
The Minnesota basketball coach launched Asiya, a brand with the goal of making playing sports better for hijab-wearing women everywhere
Sports
Jun 1, 2018
This New Fund Will Help Climbers Cope with Death
The new Climbing Grief Fund will offer long-overdue tools for dealing with the pain of death in a community that is uniquely affected by it
May 1, 2018
Like the Appalachian Trail, But with More Stoplights
An energized group of explorers are bringing the spirit of wilderness through hiking to American cities. Record-breaking distance trekker Liz Thomas and others are altering how we see urban spaces and inviting folks new to the outdoors along for the fun.
Mar 6, 2018
Enough with the Podium Girls Already
We must resolve the sexism ingrained in cycling—starting with ditching the outdated practice of flanking successful male athletes with scantily clad women
Feb 8, 2018
Sexism in Big-Wave Surfing Isn’t Dead Yet
Two big-wave pros on shitty things they've heard in the lineup and their work toward creating pay equality in the sport
Jan 29, 2018
Women (Finally!) Get a Big-Wave Heat at Mavericks
After a nearly two-decades-long fight, women will surf in the iconic event. It's about time officials recognized what these athletes have been doing for the past half century.
Dec 21, 2017
Saving BASE Jumping’s Most Famous Party
Since about 1977, West Virginia’s New River Gorge Bridge has been the site of Bridge Day, an iconic BASE jumping party that’s seen some rough years lately. Will this most storied of adrenaline-junkie events survive?
Dec 15, 2017
A Realistic Defense of Skiing the East
Why one would want to ski the Ice Coast, from a diehard defender
Nov 14, 2017
A Mountaineer’s Choice to Never Have Kids
The accomplished alpinist Lydia Bradey looks back at her life, 31 years after making the decision to get sterilized
Nov 1, 2017
It’s Like the NFL. But with Horses and a Headless Calf.
In buzkashi, Afghanistan’s violent and ancient national pastime, riders battle for control of an animal corpse that they carry toward a goal. Sixteen years after the U.S.-led invasion that ousted the Taliban, the sport is dominated by rival warlords who will do anything to maintain power in a turbulent country that once again is up for grabs.
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