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Deaths, injuries, and helicopter rescues are a regular occurrence on Longs Peak, but that doesn’t stop people from trying to climb it
At just 6,288 feet, this would be considered a hill anywhere else
If operators can’t get things moving again, here’s what to expect
Tips, gear, and goals to make the cold less torturous
Can you sense the weather in your joints? Here's why that happens.
From the Norwegian Elkhound to the Tibetan Mastiff, these are the 20 best dog breeds for cold-weather climates
Haboobs? Volcano lightning? Keep your hat on, the sky isn't falling just yet.
Some high-energy, athletic dogs, unable to sweat, will work to the point of self-injury, so make sure you're able to recognize the warning signs of exhaustion
A basic 10-question checklist to make sure that you're focusing on the right things when you head out into the backcountry
During the Great Flood of 2011, the Mississippi was an unleashed monster, with deadly currents and a flow rate that could fill the Superdome in less than a minute. Defying government orders, Delta native W. Hodding Carter and two wet-ass pals canoed 300 miles from Memphis to Vicksburg—surfing the crest, watching wildlife cope with the rising tide and assessing 75 years of levee building.
Famed explorer Alan Arnette gives us the inside scoop on what he wears to stay warm in the South Pole
Master all things meteorological with our expert primer on sun, wind, snow, and rain
India's Shark's Fin is a 6,500-foot rock route that's twice as long and just as steep as anything on El Capitan, and once left me defeated. When I took it on for the second time, at 45, a blizzard promptly pinned our team to the wall like insects. Which made me wonder: was the mountain telling me something?
Every hour of every day, behemoth container ships cruise the highways of ocean commerce, loaded with stereos and lobster and plastic air fresheners. And during the winter storm season, massive waves from out of nowhere can wreck these arks of global trade.
Before the rains, before the winds, before the tens of thousands of missing and dead, Patrick Symmes sneaked into Myanmar's secret capital, where the military rules from a sun-baked plain, guided by the forecasts of astrologers. A report from the last flight out of a shuttered nation, where, even hours before Cyclone Nargis hit, nobody had a clue.