Both parties were on the non-technical Clear Creek route. We spoke with the local sheriff’s office and Shasta’s lead climbing ranger to find out what happened, and why.
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.
Forget the 5.14 sufferfests. We asked elite athletes like Alex Honnold, Sasha DiGiulian, and Alex Megos to share the moderate lines they love.
Siebe Vanhee, Séan Villanueva O’Driscoll, and Symon Welfringer completed a first ascent two decades in the making. Now, Vanhee reveals the scariest moments and whether the 5,000-foot route was worth the risk.
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.
Both parties were on the non-technical Clear Creek route. We spoke with the local sheriff’s office and Shasta’s lead climbing ranger to find out what happened, and why.
The “Save Our Signs” project is attempting to archive as many signs as possible before they are removed, and hopes park visitors will contribute.
Thousands of people flock to “Snake Road” in Illinois every year to view the slithering serpent crossing.
Several participants were disqualified from this year’s World Stone Skimming Championships in Scotland after being caught cheating.
Responders said the incident was a preventable waste of time and resources.
A helicopter crash, brutal storms, and multiple dead climbers. For the world’s northernmost 7,000er, tragedy remains a familiar face.
Tanner Mansell, a Florida diving guide, saw his life turned upside down after he freed captured sharks on a fishing line.
Geologists at Yellowstone National Park have already collected more than 300 hats from the park’s hot spring areas this year.
Big Bend does not see many visitors, but it has a high relative death rate.
Last year, Sunseri broke the speed record for ascending and descending the 13,775-foot peak. The record was soon revoked.
Five years after Forrest Fenn’s bronze chest was found, a Canadian treasure hunt is reigniting the wild search for riches.
Fatal accidents occurred in Glacier National Park and the Red River Gorge.
Hikers in British Columbia and Montana successfully deterred bears in two separate incidents using bear spray.
Yannick Flohé and Jules Marchaland just flashed V15, becoming—by most accounts—the first and second climbers to flash the grade, but the history of attempts is far from straightforward.
The area around a popular lake trail is replete with human waste. Park officials may install a permanent toilet.
Lincoln Knowles says he is “free soloing a harder route every day” until he falls. Why are we watching?
Hundreds of festivalgoers are injured at Burning Man each year. For some, the medical bills are astronomical.
Pete Thompson flew 190 miles over western Colorado by harnessing updrafts and wind. It’s believed to be a record-breaking flight.
Friends and climbing companions shared their memories of “Iron Uncle Kolya,” Nikolay Totmyanin, who died August 11.