When I was first getting into indoor bouldering I took a climbing class to learn the basics. As I was learning to shift my hips and trust my feet, I found mysel...
Arizona, with all of its desert, sand and sun, epitomizes astonishing contrasts—and the personality of Phoenix is no exception. The state’s capital is nestled i...
We drove into Guerneville, a charming town in the Russian River Valley of California, around dinner time. Hungry and tired, we dropped our bags at a rented cabi...
As climbers, we have the opportunity to experience nature more closely than many people do—hiking remote approach trails, perching on belay ledges, sleeping on ...
If you’re heading out to the crag to try outdoor rock climbing for the first time, it’s natural to have lots of questions. After all, nobody wants to be that pe...
“How long have you been sleeping outside then?”
“Oh that's a hard question. This would be, oh I don't know, it's going to be, 15 years. . . We put the bed ou...
A new multiuse trail connecting Washington state to Washington, D.C., is more than halfway complete. Called the Great American Rail-Trail, the route makes use o...
Imagine a trail-running vacation where you are shuttled every day to various trailheads that bring you to wild heights and stunning vistas. Imagine finishing yo...
If you’ve ever wanted to see what life in the outdoor industry looks like, take a jaunt across the floor at the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show in Denver, which wrap...
Today, more than 60 CEOs of leading outdoor companies will announce that they are signing a pledge to lead an industry-wide effort to ensure that the full range...
This story begins in 2014 at the Boston Marathon. At the end of the race, Thomas Panek, the CEO of Guiding Eyes for the Blind, a nonprofit that trains and provi...
The Himalayas are the highest-reaching and most dramatic collection of peaks in the world. Shaped like a crescent, the range curls unremittingly for 1,550 miles...
