The Choss Pile: Being a Good Climbing Partner Means Being a Pest — Owen Clarke

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A Snowstorm Blew Over Mount Washington. More than 20 Hikers Were Trapped.

Oct 27, 2025

A Snowstorm Blew Over Mount Washington. More than 20 Hikers Were Trapped.

Oct 27, 2025

Oct 27, 2025

Two Hikers Were Struck By Lightning on Arizona's Tallest Peak

Oct 24, 2025

Two Hikers Were Struck By Lightning on Arizona's Tallest Peak

Oct 24, 2025

Oct 24, 2025

Prosecutors Offer Trail Runner Plea Deal After He Is Found Guilty of Cutting Switchback

Oct 22, 2025

Prosecutors Offer Trail Runner Plea Deal After He Is Found Guilty of Cutting Switchback

Oct 22, 2025

Oct 22, 2025

“I Am a Different Person”: Inside the First Ascent of an Unclimbed Himalayan Giant

Oct 20, 2025

“I Am a Different Person”: Inside the First Ascent of an Unclimbed Himalayan Giant

Oct 20, 2025

Oct 20, 2025

Cars Keep Hitting Moose Near Grand Teton National Park. Experts Aren’t Sure Why.

Oct 20, 2025

Cars Keep Hitting Moose Near Grand Teton National Park. Experts Aren’t Sure Why.

Oct 20, 2025

Oct 20, 2025

Jim Morrison Just Became the First Person to Ski Mount Everest’s Hardest Route

Oct 16, 2025

Jim Morrison Just Became the First Person to Ski Mount Everest’s Hardest Route

Oct 16, 2025

Oct 16, 2025

Two Hikers in British Columbia Were Hospitalized After a Grizzly Attack

Oct 15, 2025

Two Hikers in British Columbia Were Hospitalized After a Grizzly Attack

Oct 15, 2025

Oct 15, 2025

The Tail End of the Head Beginning

Oct 14, 2025

The Tail End of the Head Beginning

Oct 14, 2025

Oct 14, 2025

Backpackers Rescued From Icy Alpine Pass in Sierra Nevada

Oct 13, 2025

Backpackers Rescued From Icy Alpine Pass in Sierra Nevada

Oct 13, 2025

Oct 13, 2025

Locals Have Kept Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fully Open During Shutdown

Oct 11, 2025

Locals Have Kept Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fully Open During Shutdown

Oct 11, 2025

Oct 11, 2025

Aug 13

Aug 13 The Choss Pile: Being a Good Climbing Partner Means Being a Pest

The Choss Pile, Rock & Ice

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Alone in a Frozen Sky

Aug 13 Alone in a Frozen Sky

The Choss Pile: Stop Grading Climbs

Aug 6 The Choss Pile: Stop Grading Climbs