When an avalanche killed an out-of-bounds snowboarder in Utah, many assumed he was a reckless novice. The scary truth? Experts make most of the lethal mistakes.

I enjoy cross-country skiing and snow camping in the Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota. I would like to buy my own skis as opposed to renting. I over 250 pounds and find that many of the skis I've used have had little or no glide. It ends up feeling like I walking on plywood boards. Do I need a stiff ski? Or a wide ski? I would also be using a Berwin binding with this ski. Tim Appleton, Wisconsin

First, I read about a woman who ran Chicago pregnant. Then I read about a woman who won a marathon while pregnant. Are they outliers, or is it safe to train and race while pregnant?

Hundreds take an icy swim in Dorchester Bay

More than 76 years ago, a visionary Australian coach had an epiphany that forged a generation of super-athletes: true fitness is all about translating fear into raw power.

Image by fergie_lancealot/Flickr Last month, the International Association of Athletics Federations decided that women who run alongside men in road races cannot set world records. The IAAF now believes that male pacers give women an undue advantage, and have made the incredible decision to remove male-paced times from…

And other lofty ideas that pop into one's head and refuse to leave

Jon Krakauer How can we prevent similar tragedies? Question: Jon, Is there any reason to believe that we can prevent similar tragedies in the future? Not that I want mountaineering itself to be regulated, but is there any indication that these guiding groups have learned anything from…

We loved Nature RX, Part 1, a spoof drug commercial that touted the legitimate health benefits of getting outside, when it came out earlier this year. And we're just as excited about the second installment in the series, Nature RX Part 2: Discover Your Dose of Nature. Nature RX is a…

So what if you have to endure endless hours in the air and shake out your piggy bank. Nothing this pure comes easy.