Climbing Everest. Without Oxygen. In Winter.
> In the long history of climbing on Mount Everest, there have been only a handful of summits during winter. And just one person—Ang Rita Sherpa—has climbed the world’s highest peak in the off-season without the use of supplemental oxygen.…
You React to Trump's Bears-Ears Shrinkage
> During his visit to Salt Lake City on Monday, Donald Trump signed executive orders to shrink Bear Ears National Monument by nearly 85 percent and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument by about half. It’s possibly the largest attack on our nation's natural…
Lululemon Just Bought a Slice of 7Mesh. That’s Good News for Cyclists.
The well-known apparel company is showing a strong commitment to road wear by investing in one of North America’s top cycling brands Lululemon, the Vancouver, British Columbia–based clothing manufacturer, has made a minority investment in cycling apparel company 7Mesh. That’s…
A Fast Mile Is More Impressive Than a Slow Marathon
There’s something a little gimmicky about celebrating distance purely for distance’s sake Last year, speaking to Outside, ultrarunner Rickey Gates made the following observation while reflecting on Mount Marathon, the brief but notoriously brutal mountain race in Seward, Alaska: “There’s…
Nepalese Court Strikes Down Everest FKT
> On November 28, the Supreme Court of Nepal officially invalidated Pemba Dorje Sherpa’s claim that, in 2004, he ascended Everest in 8 hours and 10 minutes, setting the fastest known time on the world’s highest peak, according to Nepalese…
Real Talk on What It Takes to Become a Mountain Guide
Advice from IFMGA mountain guide Angela Hawse, the sixth American woman to earn the certification In August 1982, Angela Hawse and seven other Prescott College freshmen began compulsory wilderness orientation. Raised in West Virginia, Hawse figured the class would be…
The Fjallraven Kebs Pants Are Damn Near Perfect
> While glassing a wolf pack on a bison kill in Yellowstone National Park two weeks ago, I stepped off the road and into thigh-deep snow for a better look. My girlfriend joined me, and we stood there for a…
It’s Not Too Late to Book a Trip to See This Summer’s Total Solar Eclipse
America will soon be treated to its first total solar eclipse in decades. Here’s where to see it. On August 21, the mainland United States will experience its first total solar eclipse since 1979. It’ll last for only about two…
Eight of Our Favorite U.S. Swimming Holes
Who needs swimming pools? When summer temps spike, you need a place to cool off. You might as well make that place a scenic hideaway in a tumbling river away from the crowds. Whether you jump off a cliff or just…
Ryan Zinke Shows His True Colors
> Practically the entire membership of the National Park System Advisory Board resigned last week in protest, claiming they’d been frozen out by Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke. In the nine months since Zinke’s confirmation, members of the board…