Mount Everest Then And Now: Remembering The First Few
Each year, climbers from across the globe trek to the Himalayan monarch to test their mettle against more than five and a half vertical miles of mountain.
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Stories By Brian Berkovitz
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Picking The Perfect Paddle: Kayak Edition
Whatever water you're breaking, from calm multi-day tours to frothy, mad-dashes through boulder gardens and big drops, a kayaker's best friend is her paddle. As with any...
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Road Rules: Tips For The Drive Of Your Life
On July 24th, four friends and I left Trumbull, Connecticut, bound for a three-week cross-country drive. Our destination was Portland, Oregon—where two of us were planning a...
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Tips To Take Your Climbing Outdoors
If you want to get out of the gym and wrap your fingers around real rock, the secret's simple. Get social.It was the summer of 2006 when...
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Cotton Will Kill You: A Case For Better Fabric
What's wrong with this picture (aside from the designer shades, silly hats and fake lens flare, that is)? These backpackers are wearing head-to-toe cotton, a perfectly reasonable...
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13 Brag-Worthy Mountains (Almost) Anyone Can Climb
At first glance, mountaineering seems, well, hard. There are howling winds and freezing-cold temps to contend with; the gear is expensive, and so is traveling to reach...
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The 15 Craziest Daredevil Stunts Ever
Last year, when Nik Wallenda strolled across Niagara Falls on a two-inch steel cable—becoming the first-ever do so—1,500 feet across, 200 feet above the frothing rapids of...
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Built To Thrill: 12 Crazy Man-Made Adventures
Especially now that summer's upon us, there's nothing quite like catching the wind in your hair, reaching out for the next rock hold high above the valley...
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Honnold's New Hardest Route Goes Unnoticed
In June of last year, Alex Honnold became arguably the most famous rock climber in the world. In less than 19 hours, he climbed the "Triple Crown,"...
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Open Season On Yellowstone Grizzlies?
It's been 38 years since grizzly bears were placed on the Endangered Species list. In that time, they've made a fantastic recovery, rebounding from fewer than 200...
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Enviro Groups Are Strong, So Why Is The Movement Weak?
As I strolled down Broadway today, one of Manhattan's busiest avenues, two bright-eyed employees stood outside an outdoor sports shop, offering handfuls of colorful markers, waving customers...
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Hanging On: A Climber's Staggering Recovery
In late March of 2012, a group of climber friends brought me to the famed crags of New York's Shawangunk Ridge, a.k.a. the "Gunks," to touch real...
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How To Catch A Giant Squid? It's Complicated ...But Worth It
Though humans have been aware of giant squids' existence for thousands of years—Pliny the Elder wrote of one in his Natural History (the creature was said to...
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10 Untamed Winter Getaways
In Mid-February, when the winter itch sets in, snow-sick travelers start browsing flights and booking their next getaways.While Hawaii or Key West may be easy go-to's, we've...
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