A solo hiker’s death in New Hampshire’s White Mountains marks the eighth rescue operation in a single week. State officials are sounding the alarm: your spring trail gear is likely not enough for the summits.
After a fatal fall at Emerald Bay's 90 Foot Wall, friends and family recalled Noah Sebastian Ortega Wiley’s relentless drive and deep bond with climbing.
As water levels at Lake Powell reach new lows, officials are warning of shifting channels and limited access. Here’s what you need to know about closures and submerged hazards, with a few expert safety tips for a successful trip.
Most people may have headed for the car. Instead, California photographer Erica Houck waited out the storm.
A federal panel just gave the oil industry a free pass to bypass wildlife protections near ten National Park Service sites. Now, environmentalists are suing to stop them.
From rescues on beginner trails to near-hypothermic flash flood escapes, search and rescue teams in Utah’s Goblin Valley say they are exhausted.
Can you legally carry a firearm in national parks? While carrying on the trail is legal, a new lawsuit seeks to end the ban on guns in facilities like gift shops and visitor centers.
Why are the world’s best climbers building their own testpieces instead of confirming each other's? We asked them.
Shaunna Burke has spent decades researching cancer. Now facing a stage IV diagnosis, she’s heading to Mount Everest to study her disease at extreme altitude, and to prove the adventure isn’t over.
The mountaineer, REI visionary, and environmental advocate was a defining figure in 20th-century American climbing.
We traveled to the front lines of Japan’s battle against the moon bear, which experts say is responsible for hundreds of attacks on humans and more than a dozen deaths.
The Trump administration is fast-tracking a plan to strip protections from Chaco Canyon, potentially opening more than 300,000 acres to oil and gas. Indigenous leaders call the seven-day comment window corrupt. Here’s what’s at stake and how to weigh in.
A record 38 rescues in March have the NPS on high alert. We spoke to a veteran guide about the microclimates and rhododendron hells that can quickly turn America’s most popular park into a survival situation.
Following a fatal 60-foot fall on the popular Alum Cave Trail, a veteran guide breaks down the extreme ecosystem and hiker behavior that causes issues for visitors to the nation’s most popular park.
When a climber died on the Greek island last week, witnesses were quick to blame the haphazard response from a local volunteer rescue team. The real culprit? Hundreds of corroded bolts.
For an extra $12,000, the Summit+ permit allows wealthy climbers to skip the bottlenecks, while sticking economy-class mountaineers in designated waiting zones.
Rescuers used an Apple Crash Detection alert to find a fatal plane crash site in Northern California, leading to a several-week closure of a large wilderness area.
When leaked data revealed a plan to remove hundreds of signs, one outdoorsman created an interactive guide to archive them before they disappear.
With temperatures reaching triple digits before spring begins, officials are closing popular routes to prevent heatstroke.
In November 2025, editor-at-large Owen Clarke toured Tokyo and the island of Kyushu, witnessing Japan’s charming blend of authenticity, tradition, and innovation.
