culture
Easy Riding is Boring—Long Live Hard Trails
‘Tis but an hour past dark and the rain that began moments ago is already turning to snain on its way to becoming snow. Three or four inches in...
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culture
How Fly Fishing Makes — and Consumes — a Life
Dylan Tomine is one of them. A steelheader. A fly fisherman obsessed with pursuing steelhead trout, the ocean-going form of the rainbow trout. He ...
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culture
Rockfall Changes World-Famous Teton Skyline Forever—Well, Until the Next Rockfall, That Is
A giant rockfall has forever changed what’s arguably the world’s most famous natural skyline — the iconic Cathedral Group view of the Grand Teton...
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historical badass
Meet the 'King of the Ocean'
On February 22, Aleksander Doba made the last few strides to the top of Kilimanjaro, a pleased 74-year-old man, waving to fellow climbers with hi...
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culture
Raise a Glass to Capitol Reef National Park
Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, is, even amidst the seemingly endless red rock landscape of the Southwest, a universe unto itself. Green vall...
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culture
We Pledge Allegiance to Duct Tape
Regardless of your choice of outdoor pleasure, nothing MacGyvers better than duct tape. We all know the silvery salvation is a must-have for any ...
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culture
Who Cares What You Look Like When You're Doing Your Thing?
Editors note: this piece was originally written with surfers in mind but really, it applies to any outdoors activity where fashion plays a part o...
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gear
The Shoes We’re Hiking In This Fall
If you haven’t read my treatise on why boots are the vastly, inarguably superior option over trail runners, maybe start there (or listen, here). T...
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culture
Tom Hornbein, Legendary Everest Pioneer, Dead at 92
In May, 1963, Jim Whittaker summited Everest from the South Col, becoming the first American to reach the highest point in the world. But later th...
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culture
The Fun and Ultimate-Ish Guide to Off-Trail Hiking and Bushwhacking
Dr. Suess titled one of his books Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Such a great title, isn’t it? Totally worthy of the exclamation mark. It captures the...
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historical badass
Hallie Daggett, First Woman Fire Lookout for USFS, Blew Minds: 'I hope your heart is strong enough to stand the shock.'
6,600 feet up a mountain in a small wood box, three hours by foot from the nearest dirt road, the rest of the world a million miles away, no conve...
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culture
Climbing Is Pointless
So is hiking. So is camping. So is skiing, surfing, rafting, catch and release fishing, trail running, mountain biking. And that's what makes thos...
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