Answer: D) All of the above.
The author learns to trust the wisdom of his elders on a wildly jinxed motorcycle-mountaineering trip to Ecuador.
On a motorcycle trip to Italy, we learn it’s not when you arrive, but how, and it’s not what you bring, it’s how you pack it. Sponsored for EVERGOODS.
At The North Face Climbing Festival in London, I spoke with Stefano Ghisolfi, Fay Manners, Nathaniel Coleman, and others about their upcoming projects.
To Grammy-nominated violinist and activist Vijay Gupta, classical music was made for the streets.
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On May 9, Konstantin Smirnov’s mountaineering guide abandoned him at 25,900 feet on the fifth-highest mountain on Earth. He's now taking the guide company to court.
Two Wyoming campers did everything right—keeping food out of their tents and using deterrents—but a black bear refused to back down.
Over intense opposition from the Havasupai Tribal Council, state officials quietly approved a request from the Pinyon Plain uranium mine to adjust acceptable levels of toxic chemicals in the mine’s monitoring well.
The Indian government has definitively identified the mountain's most famous dead body. Now comes the dangerous, expensive reality of hacking him out of the ice.
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We all have gear we rarely (or never) use. Donating or selling our used gear is a great way to lower climbing’s financial barriers to entry.
By all accounts, climbers do a good job of watching out for each other in the backcountry. Online, however, it’s a different story. What is it about the digital platform that makes us all quick to jab at each other?
Thinking ahead and preemptively evaluating possible split-second calls is a critical skill that all climbers should spend more time fostering.
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Climbing competitions are about more than just climbing hard routes, and they’re designed for more than just super-strong climbers.
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Climbing’s financial barriers to entry are extremely high, but there's one underutilized workaround.
Learning to cultivate a healthy fear response is a good move, whether you’re on K2 or in the boulder cave at your local gym.
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Ever wanted to climb... but not actually climb at all? Climbing video games are perfect for you!