The falling death of a 66-year-old man on the Mount Wilson Trail prompted a warning from authorities. But experts say the route—which includes precipitous ledges and a fixed rope—is safe.
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.
The falling death of a 66-year-old man on the Mount Wilson Trail prompted a warning from authorities. But experts say the route—which includes precipitous ledges and a fixed rope—is safe.
The National Park Service maintains a highly specific and strictly enforced list of prohibited items. Here’s what to double-check before you hit the trail to ensure your adventure stays legal and low-impact.
The new budget aims to promote “visitor-facing roles,” but critics argue the cuts will gut the agency's science and conservation capabilities.
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.