Ueli Steck and his climbing partner, Tenzing Sherpa, notched some of the first Everest summits of the season. The speed climber topped out on May 18 without supplemental oxygen. Last year, Steck turned around a few hundred feet from the summit rather than risk frostbite on his toes.

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Love Acadia, the Tetons, and the Grand Canyon? Wait until you meet their crazy little cousins.

By Stephen Regenold With the subtle pull of a single finger, the FlashPoint knife flicks open to reveal its stout and serrated three-inch blade. Unlike pocketknives of yore, which could sometimes bend a thumbnail before they opened up, today companies like Buck Knives seem to thrive on making designs…

Whether you're an elite rock climber or just plain hard on your hands, these are the tips you need to keep your skin strong and healthy.

Is Osprey's new "super ultralight" Levity/Lumina right for you? Unless you're a dedicated thru-hiker or gram weenie, probably not. But it's still pretty impressive.

Colorado’s Haute Route Of soldiers and snow and one man’s vision Aspen architect Fritz Benedict dreamed of a hut system to honor his fellow vets of the Tenth Mountain Division The trail and hut system was named in honor of the Tenth Mountain Division of the U.S.

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Patagonia nailed the details on their first sleeping bag, from the bivy-friendly front zipper to the roomy footbox and ethically sourced down.