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A Snowboarder Was Rescued After Falling 100 Feet Down a Colorado Mountain
Sep 12, 2025
A Snowboarder Was Rescued After Falling 100 Feet Down a Colorado Mountain
Sep 12, 2025
Sep 12, 2025
Chaos on Pobeda Peak Leaves Four Climbers Dead
Sep 11, 2025
Chaos on Pobeda Peak Leaves Four Climbers Dead
Sep 11, 2025
Sep 11, 2025
After a Trump Pardon, This Shark Diver Is Putting His Life Back Together. It’s Not Easy.
Sep 11, 2025
After a Trump Pardon, This Shark Diver Is Putting His Life Back Together. It’s Not Easy.
Sep 11, 2025
Sep 11, 2025
What’s the Latest Threat to Yellowstone’s Geysers? Hats.
Sep 10, 2025
What’s the Latest Threat to Yellowstone’s Geysers? Hats.
Sep 10, 2025
Sep 10, 2025
Big Bend Records More Deaths Per Visitor Than Any Other National Park Canyon
Sep 8, 2025
Big Bend Records More Deaths Per Visitor Than Any Other National Park Canyon
Sep 8, 2025
Sep 8, 2025
Michelino Sunseri Found Guilty of Cutting a Switchback in Grand Teton National Park
Sep 5, 2025
Michelino Sunseri Found Guilty of Cutting a Switchback in Grand Teton National Park
Sep 5, 2025
Sep 5, 2025
Here’s the First Clue to Find a Buried Canadian Treasure Worth Nearly $1 Million
Sep 3, 2025
Here’s the First Clue to Find a Buried Canadian Treasure Worth Nearly $1 Million
Sep 3, 2025
Sep 3, 2025
Two U.S. Hikers Fell Off-Trail to Their Deaths Last Week
Sep 2, 2025
Two U.S. Hikers Fell Off-Trail to Their Deaths Last Week
Sep 2, 2025
Sep 2, 2025
In Separate Attacks, Two Hikers Fend Off Bears with Bear Spray
Aug 29, 2025
In Separate Attacks, Two Hikers Fend Off Bears with Bear Spray
Aug 29, 2025
Aug 29, 2025
How Many Climbers Have Been the First to Flash V15?
Aug 28, 2025
How Many Climbers Have Been the First to Flash V15?
Aug 28, 2025
Aug 28, 2025
Owen Clarke
Ancient Penis Worms Used to Inhabit the Grand Canyon
Aug 11

Aug 11 Ancient Penis Worms Used to Inhabit the Grand Canyon

Owen Clarke
Outside, News

The extinct creatures were eight-inches long, had razor-sharp teeth, and resembled a character from the ‘Alien’ movies

What If We Gave Gorillas Bank Accounts?
Aug 8

Aug 8 What If We Gave Gorillas Bank Accounts?

Owen Clarke
Imagine5, Features

That’s the novel idea behind, Tehanu, a startup that envisions a world where “interspecies money” allows flora and fauna to financially advocate for their interests – with some help from AI.

Artificial Intelligence Helped Rescuers Find a Climber’s Remains
Aug 8

Aug 8 Artificial Intelligence Helped Rescuers Find a Climber’s Remains

Owen Clarke
Outside, News

Officials in Italy used a combination of flying drones and AI software to locate the remains of a man who vanished in September

Want to Try the Goliath Traverse? Everyone Who Has, Says: “Don’t”
Aug 7

Aug 7 Want to Try the Goliath Traverse? Everyone Who Has, Says: “Don’t”

Owen Clarke
Climbing, News

Tanner Wanish and Michael Vaill repeated the 32-mile “Goliath,” the longest technical traverse in the world. Would they do it again? Probably not.

Should the World’s Third-Highest Mountain Be Closed to Humans?
Aug 6

Aug 6 Should the World’s Third-Highest Mountain Be Closed to Humans?

Owen Clarke
The Outdoor Journal

Sikkim's chief minister called for Kanchenjunga (8,586m) to be closed to climbers. Does he have a point?

The National Park Service is Reinstalling a Statue of This Confederate General
Aug 6

Aug 6 The National Park Service is Reinstalling a Statue of This Confederate General

Owen Clarke
Outside, News

The NPS says that refurbishing and reinstalling the toppled statue “aligns with federal responsibilities under historic preservation law.”

A Backcountry Singer Prompted a Search and Rescue Mission in Canada
Aug 4

Aug 4 A Backcountry Singer Prompted a Search and Rescue Mission in Canada

Owen Clarke
Outside, News

A search and rescue team in British Columbia deployed drones, mounted police officers, and volunteers. They found a backcountry crooner.

The Definitive Account of an (Utterly Bewildering) Alpine-Climbing Controversy
Jul 31

Jul 31 The Definitive Account of an (Utterly Bewildering) Alpine-Climbing Controversy

Owen Clarke
Climbing, Features

Conflicting accounts surround a highly publicized speed link-up in the Swiss Alps and its 21-year-old predecessor.

A Road Trip Around the Wilderness of Eastern Oregon
Jul 30

Jul 30 A Road Trip Around the Wilderness of Eastern Oregon

Owen Clarke
PeakVisor

Western towns and rugged wilderness. Eastern Oregon has more to offer than you might think.

Olympic Gold Medalist Laura Dahlmeier Killed By Rockfall
Jul 30

Jul 30 Olympic Gold Medalist Laura Dahlmeier Killed By Rockfall

Owen Clarke
Outside, News

A famed German biathlete, Laura Dahlmeier, perished on Monday while scaling a remote mountain in Pakistan.

Would You Run a Marathon in Total Darkness, 4,300 Feet Below Ground?
Jul 29

Jul 29 Would You Run a Marathon in Total Darkness, 4,300 Feet Below Ground?

Owen Clarke
Outside, News

On October 26, 60 participants will run laps in a Swedish zinc mine in complete silence, 4,300 feet below Earth's surface.

Can a Boulder Be Both V17 and V14? Maybe It All Comes Down to Style.
Jul 28

Jul 28 Can a Boulder Be Both V17 and V14? Maybe It All Comes Down to Style.

Owen Clarke
Climbing, News

'L'Ombre du Voyageur' was proposed at V17, without shoes. Using shoes, gloves, and four kneepads, the second ascensionist says it’s just V14.

Florida Might Make It Legal to Hunt Bears Again
Jul 25

Jul 25 Florida Might Make It Legal to Hunt Bears Again

Owen Clarke
Outside, News

The proposal would allow for the killing of nearly 200 black bears over a three-week period in December.

Scientists Reveal That a Popular Backpacking Lake Is Chock-Full of Poop
Jul 23

Jul 23 Scientists Reveal That a Popular Backpacking Lake Is Chock-Full of Poop

Owen Clarke
Outside, News

The waters of Lonesome Lake, an alpine lake in the Wind River range, exceed the EPA’s safety threshold for fecal contamination by a staggering 384 times.

Yellowstone Has a New Hot Spring and It’s Ice-Blue
Jul 21

Jul 21 Yellowstone Has a New Hot Spring and It’s Ice-Blue

Owen Clarke
Outside, News

Located in the Yellowstone’s Porcelain Basin, the new thermal feature is believed to have appeared on Christmas Day.

An Injured Hiker Screamed Across a Valley. The Yelling Saved His Life.
Jul 18

Jul 18 An Injured Hiker Screamed Across a Valley. The Yelling Saved His Life.

Owen Clarke
Outside, News

A 31-year-old hiker in Washington State is lucky to be alive after suffering serious injuries in a fall. His screams for help led to a rescue.

Someone Made a Giant Elon Musk Head and Drove It Around Arches National Park
Jul 17

Jul 17 Someone Made a Giant Elon Musk Head and Drove It Around Arches National Park

Owen Clarke
Outside, News

The effigy was emblazoned with the words “Make America Wait Again,” and it toured the park on Saturday, July 12.

Wildfires Are Raging in These Two National Parks
Jul 15

Jul 15 Wildfires Are Raging in These Two National Parks

Owen Clarke
Outside, News

Officials in Arizona and Colorado have closed huge swaths of parkland to visitors after lightning-sparked blazes destroyed thousands of acres and hundreds of structures.

Scientists Detected a “Swarm” of Earthquakes Below Mount Rainier
Jul 11

Jul 11 Scientists Detected a “Swarm” of Earthquakes Below Mount Rainier

Owen Clarke
Outside, News

More than 300 tremors were recorded below Mount Rainier over the course of three days. Scientists say they were too weak for humans to feel.

A Botched Photo in Glacier National Park Led to a Dramatic Rescue
Jul 9

Jul 9 A Botched Photo in Glacier National Park Led to a Dramatic Rescue

Owen Clarke
Outside, News

Everyone survived, but rescuers and bystanders had to perform CPR on two people who fell into the water and extract a third from a tree above a steep gorge.

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