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  • A National Park Takes Shape In Patagonia

    Down in Patagonia, along the Chile-Argentina border, a new national park is taking shape thanks to the efforts of Kristine and Doug Tomkins. The two industry legends—Kristine...

    By Megan Taylor Morrison Read More

  • VIDEO: Paraglide Over Paradise

    Ever feel like escaping to a virtually uninhabited island where the plants and animals look like they sprang from Dr. Seuss' imagination? Picture turquoise surf pounding against...

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  • Chasing Mavericks Is Out, And Reviews Are In

    [embed=https://www.youtube.com/embed/VJajgML6nWM]Chasing Mavericks opened in theaters today, and the reviews have been coming as fast and furious as the waves. With big actors (Gerard Butler), perhaps bigger surfers...

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  • Getting A Ski Pass The Hard Way

    With others to the left and right of me, we're on the job, stamping our feet backward down an icy slope of manmade snow recently sprayed into...

    By Nelson Harvey HCN Read More

  • Southbound For Adventure

    Now that the fall Himalaya climbing season has wrapped, it's time to turn our attention southward. As I write this, teams of adventurers, explorers and researchers are...

    By Kraig Becker Read More

  • Can Your Dog Paddle?

    Man's best friend can be a skipper extraordinaire, but canoeing or kayaking with your pet isn't as easy as a walk in the park. You need to...

    By Molly Raisch Read More

  • The Importance Of Bad Sportsmanship

    It's been said that I like a good controversy. True. But I've seen so many half-truths, faulty reasonings and outright lies bandied back and forth since Julian...

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  • "Father Of Modern Skiing" Dies At 100

    He won four world championships at the dawn of competitive skiing; helped found one of the world's largest ski schools (École du Ski Française); coached French, Canadian...

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  • SLIDESHOW: Hayden Kennedy's Climbs

    Hayden Kennedy, son of renowned mountaineer Michael Kennedy, is making a name for himself and blazing his own trails. [slideshow:569]As an ambitious climber in the new generation of...

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  • VIDEO: Return To Meru

    [embed=https://www.youtube.com/embed/qNvUNPDfDwc?rel=0]Four years ago, climber/photographer Jimmy Chin clung to the upper flanks of northern India's Meru Central (6,310m), his feet bloody with frostbite. "Maybe this just wasn't meant...

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  • Wild Things

    It began even before the kids were born, more than 20 years ago. Marypat finally got pregnant after years of miscarriages. We were halfway through winter in...

    By Alan Kesselheim HCN Read More

  • First Ascent On New Himalayan Route

    Four French climbers from the Groupe Militaire de Haute Montagne claimed the first ascent of the 25,445-foot southwest face of Kamet in the Himalayas.Kamet is located in...

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  • PHOTOS: An Expedition Gone Horribly Wrong

    Countless historical expeditions are remembered for their leaders—brave, charismatic characters, mostly male and often military officers at one point or another. Think, for instance, of...

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  • Backcountry Skiing (And Boarding) 101

    Backcountry is gaining momentum as the apex of the skiing experience. Why? When serendipitous conditions contribute to a day of favorable weather, dynamic terrain and light, stable...

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  • Inside Climbing's Kennedy Dynasty

    [embedImage=https://www.theactivetimes.com/sites/default/files/u9331/hayden_jason_kruk_patagonia_2.jpg] Hayden in the Canadian Rockies. (credit: Jason Kruk) For more on what it's like to watch your son head into the mountains, check out...

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  • Dog Breaks Human Long-Jump Record

    If you're looking for the most athletic dog to take on the trails, we have a suggestion.Belgian malinois are known as an active, friendly and energetic breed,...

    By Megan Taylor Morrison Read More

  • Locked Out Of Our Own Land?

    When I parked beside the locked gate at the Forest Service's recreation site, a hefty entrance sign that had been bolted together out of four-by-fours lay flat...

    By David Feela HCN Read More

  • EXCERPT: 'Surviving Survival'

    Laurence Gonzales knows the world of survival—the stories, the science, the survivors themselves—as well as anyone alive today. His latest book, Surviving Survival (W.W. Norton), tells the stories of...

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  • Alaska: Wild Frontier No Longer

    Alaska. The word tumbles out like a wild stream, carrying a cascade of images: Grizzly bears, glaciers, vast mountains, Native villages. It's the Alaska we believe in,...

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  • Down The (Drier And Drier) Colorado

    Last October, Will Stauffer-Norris and Zak Podmore set out on what would be a 113-day, 1,700-mile paddle trip down the Colorado River, from its source in Wyoming...

    By Will Vunderink Read More

  • Babes In The Woods

    My daughter once tripped on a rock before the eyes and capable reflexes of four adults, none of whom had a chance at catching her before she...

    By Mark Stephens Read More