Author Bio

Maureen O’Hagan

Maureen O’Hagan is a Portland-based journalist with recent bylines in The New York Times, Red Bulletin, Undark, The Washington Post, Kaiser Health News, and elsewhere. In her spare time, she enjoys rock climbing and cycling—not to mention chips, guac and a good margarita.

Stories by Maureen O’Hagan...

Hikers make their way across the infamous knife edge on Capitol Peak in Colorado.

Accidents Happen. This Climbing Book Helps Turn Them Into Lessons Learned.

Maureen O’Hagan|October 5, 2020

In 1948, the members of a then-rather exclusive club realized they had a problem. A “startling” number of people were getting injured, or even killed, doing the...