If Conrad Anker could be any animal, he’d be a mountain goat. “I’ve seen them climb 5.8 for sure,” he tells me over the phone, relaxing after an early fall hike...
For more than a decade, The North Face has designed its Summit Series, featuring apparel, packs, and tents, to be the technical pinnacle of the brand.
But...
Nearly every year, I gather with friends for a campout at Steens Mountain, a remote gem in Oregon’s high desert roughly 350 miles southeast of Portland. We nest...
Everything you need to know about where to go, when to visit and what to bring to this historic site
Along the train tracks next to the Urubamba River, a steady...
I recently gave an author talk in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, about the mental health benefits of walking in nature. I shared some of the latest research about h...
Five months. 4,700 miles. 2,130 pounds of trash.
On April 26, 2017, Seth Orme and Abby Taylor set out on a cross-country bike tour to pick up trash. Beginnin...
In honor of its 100th birthday, Kristen Pope, who worked there for three summers, breaks down the history and rugged wilderness of this 6-million-acre park.
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Rob’s Wild Idea: To live a sustainable, minimalist lifestyle and inspire others to do the same. To do awesome adventures and spread the message of good in the world.
In a year already deemed one of climbing's biggest, 2017 keeps on pushing the limits
The Nose Sees a New Speed Record
Two hours, 19 minutes and 44 seconds. T...
Patapsco Valley State Park is a world unto its own, just a few short miles from one of the nation’s largest population centers.
To be surrounded by the buildin...
“When you become a better place for women to work, you become a better place for everybody to work.”
It’s late September and while fall temperatures have be...
In 1995, Paul Hlina became the first person to complete Minnesota's Superior Hiking Trail—and he did it on crutches. Two decades later, locals are still working...
