“When I lost my foot, I put two feet on the ground.”
Kathy Pico, an Ecuadorian native, lost her leg to cancer at age 38. Reassessing her life's value, Kathy ...
Instead of “Did Not Finish,” think “Did Not F-Up.” Here's how to know when to throw in the towel—and how to get back on the horse.
A Did Not Finish (DNF) is...
On suffering, doping and victory: a Q&A with one of today's most famous runners
Kilian Jornet hardly needs an introduction. The ski mountaineer and mount...
The deaths of two beloved climbers shocked the community
Hayden was 15 when I first met him. It was 2005, and I’d just moved from Yosemite Valley to Colorado t...
When she's not speeding by on the trails of Pisgah, you can find her teaching yoga, writing and producing running films.
The Southeast is a hotbed for outdoo...
Over the summer, a wildfire ravaged nearly 50,000 acres of the Columbia River Gorge. It will be months, if not years, before some of the area’s best-loved hikes...
What we can learn by looking at climbing accident trends
I’ve worked as an editor of Accidents in North American Climbing, the annual publication of the Americ...
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Editor's Note: Today, REI's Divisional Vice President of Sustainability Vik Sahney wrote to staff a...
In the Nepalese Himalayas, the Chhetri sisters are empowering local women and revolutionizing the trekking industry—one female guide at a time.
In the early ...
Until last week, the last rockfall-related death in Yosemite was nearly two decades ago, but slides in the park are more common than you may think.
On the afte...
