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From Wildland Media, Beyond Trails in the Atacama follows mountain biker Lorraine Blancher on a cycling trip through the Andes.

By triggering a diving reflex, athletes who perform breath-holds can increase red blood cells—and, possibly, endurance

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Guidebook author and local resident James Dziezynski highlights the coolest mountain hikes and scrambles in the Colorado Rockies

Climber Melissa Arnot has summited Everest 5 times, the most by any American woman. In this episode of Smith Great Days, she reminds us that “great days aren’t always easy days. They’re hard fought, well earned and unforgettable.” Video by Jon Mancuso.  …

Three continents, a dozen of sets of ski skins, and a lot of candy—we asked the new record holder for vertical feet skied in a year for the keys to his success

The Alaska ferry system is creaky and unpredictable. But it may be the best way to reach the wildest trailheads and abandoned shorelines in America.

For decades, field technicians have scoured the Mojave Desert monitoring threatened tortoises. Their searches sometimes uncovered human remains. Our writer untangles a mystery dug up by the turtle counters.