Many climbers today get their start at indoor climbing gyms. Available almost everywhere across the country, gyms let you explore the sport of climbing in a com...
Please do not kick rocks down onto your girlfriend, I remind myself as I carefully pick my way up 35-degree talus in the morning shade 500 feet below Angel Pass...
As summer comes to a close, it’s hard to think of anything except swimming holes, bike rides, flip flops, and backyard BBQs. But, don’t let that blind you from ...
It’s in the air already–the subtle changing of the seasons. Last weekend we asked our Instagram community to get out and capture the early signs of fall.
We ...
I'm not really a hiker. I don't hike for the love of burning quads, burning lungs, or a sweaty back hugged up against a daypack.
If anything, I'm a seer. Not...
In the summer of 1984, Steve Gluckman lay in a hospital bed recovering from serious injuries sustained in a car accident. He was 20 years old and had no idea th...
Some of us have an extra little vial of energy stored away that can only be drained in nature, on adventures and when we are a little out of our comfort zone. W...
Do you ever feel like you want to disconnect, leave the comfort of home in the rearview mirror, and escape into the nearest wilderness?
Nothing can rejuvenate ...
What is light painting? It’s a technique used in night photography to add additional light to the ambient scene. But what does that really mean?
Well, this a...
Through the dark forest we hike, headlamps bobbing in the inky blackness, my vision focused solely on the narrow slot of trail illuminated before me.
Every n...
When we first picked up a pair of the adjustable, three-section REI Carbon Composite Power Lock trekking poles, we were amazed by how impossibly light they felt...
A Q&A with Andy Wacker
Andy Wacker made his debut to the world of ultra trail running with a bang, winning the USATF 50k Trail Championships and setting ...
