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The Greatest Grand Canyon Speed Runs, Ranked (Not By Speed)
We’re pleased to report, a crew called “Team Beer” came in at number one.
Underappreciated Badass Davo Karnicar Skied Everest’s Impossible Line
Remembering Slovenia’s underground legend, the first climber to make a full ski descent down Everest.
Free Spirited Solo Paddler Audrey Sutherland Did the Most Important Things
The first time Audrey Sutherland explored the rugged northeast coast of Moloka’i, she swam the 20-mile stretch. Forty-one years old,…
Buzz Holmstrom, First to Solo Row the Grand Canyon, Built Own Boat
Holmstrom paddled 1,000 river miles in a boat he built in his mom’s basement, for $20.
Impossible To Roast a Turkey Outdoors, Eh?—We Say You Can’t Screw It Up
Have Thanksgiving outside? Why the heck not?
Rower Peter Bird: It’s Just An Adventure. You Don’t Have To Justify It
On rowing around the world—and not thinking too deeply about what it means.
A Canoe-Level View of the Mississippi’s Lowest Water Ever
From a canoeist who knows.
This Canoe Movie About Snowboarding Will Make You Think Out Of The Box
“There’s kind of only two people that I know of, that I hang out with, that would be dumb enough…
Cyril Derreumaux’s Excellent Kayak Adventure From California to Hawaii
3 months, 2,400 miles, and oh about 8 million paddle strokes.
Meet the Boundary-Smashing Climber Called The ‘Queen of The North Faces’
A a Swiss woman, Louise “Loulou” Boulaz couldn’t vote, but she sure as hell could climb.
Jimmy Chin Is About To Take Us Over The Edge
Jimmy Chon ponders the biggest question of all: Why?
Ageless Rock Climbing Legend Marcel Rémy Kept Climbing at 99
The climbing pantheon gets another bronze bust.
Kayaker Ben Stookesberry Over the Edge and Behind the Scenes
“You think you’re going to die one minute, and then you don’t.”
Eric Shipton’s Style and Whims Shaped Mountaineering History
He gave Hillary and Norgay their shot at Everest, kickstarted the search for the Yeti, and created a style of…
K2 Sherpa Train Hauls 145 People To The Summit In One Day
Has K2 jumped the shark?
The Nutso 1910 Attempt to Plant a Flag on Denali’s Summit—In Winter
None of them had climbed so high, let alone in winter. But the Alaskan frontier’s pride was at stake.
Meet the Canoe-Racing Texans Tackling The Arctic’s Toughest Passage
From Texas to the Northwest Passage.
The Cooler People Know About Whitewater, Too
Yeti’s new book, Whitewater, kicks ass.
The Used Gear Marketplace Is Betting You Don’t Want to Buy New Stuff
Let’s check in on Geartrade, a company trying to help you offload those old tents in your garage.
Wilderness Guides Lead Winter-Long Snowshoe Epic Across Ontario
The lure of the frozen north will last as long as the frozen north does.
Alpinist and WWII Saboteur Freddie S. Chapman Was All Kinds of Badass
Alpine pioneer, Arctic explorer, feared WWII saboteur, Chapman survived everything but himself.
The First Woman to Sail Around the World Was a Cross-Dressing Botanist
Women weren’t allowed to sail on French naval vessels at the time, so Jeanne Baret improvised her way on board…
Al Faussett Never Met a 100-Foot Falls He Wouldn’t Run in a Dugout Log
He plunged down any thundering mass of whitewater he could find, all in early 20th-century handmade boats.
Lionel Terray, Mountaineering’s Conqueror of the Impossible
Cut his teeth around Chamonix, then went on to scale everything.
The Single Mom Who Became An Arctic Robinson Crusoe
Meet the tough-as-nails woman who survived an incredible polar stranding.
When Everything Goes Sideways, Ocean Rower Aaron Carotta Just Keeps Going
Heart attacks, hunger, dissolved marriages, busted boats—yet he keeps on going. Why?
How ‘Adventure’ Aaron Carotta Paddled 5,000 Miles On Box Wine and SpaghettiOs
Well, okay, he caught some striped bass too.
This Forgotten Japanese Dreamer Raced Scott and Amundsen To The South Pole
One hundred and ten years ago this month, an extraordinary drama was playing out at the bottom of the world.…
Snowshoe Thompson Had to be the Most Badass Backcountry Skiing Mailman Ever
We’re off this week, spending time with our (growing) families. That in mind, we’ll be posting some of our fave…
Neal Moore Finishes Two-Year Solo Canoe Journey With a Pack Of New Friends
A journey of discovery comes to an end.
Ron “Canoe” Drummond Was A Bodysurfer, Big-Wave Canoeist and Pro Wrestler
The prototypical ‘waterman.’
Let’s All Give Thanks For Doggie SAR
‘Cause our best friends need searching and rescuing too, sometimes.
Nimblewill Nomad, Oldest AT Thru-Hiker at 83, Says He’s Finally Done
Seems like a fine way to hang ’em up.
Alpinist Wanda Rutkiewicz, the First Woman On K2, Got There On Crutches
One of the most badass of all historical badasses.
Alfonsina Strada, The ‘Devil In A Dress’ Who Rode The World’s Toughest Tour
She beat men, she beat women, she beat everyone.
Adventurer Jon Turk On The Myths We Love And Kill For
Legendary adventurer on what makes us human, and preparing for the biggest expedition of all—death.
Chad Kālepa Baybayan, Teacher and Master Navigator
A master of the old ways.
What Happens When Adventure Ambition Trumps Mental Health?
Incredible new kayak film looks at the fine line between emotional well being and pushing way too hard.
Meet The Chain-Smoking, Cave-Dwelling Godfather of Ultralight Camping
Millican Dalton knew how to make an impression. When a correspondent from the Sunday Chronicle newspaper came calling in 1933,…
The Coolest Prof on Campus is Luddite Backpack Builder John Campbell
John Campbell of Alpine Luddites makes gear the way it should be made and is teaching students the way.
Walter Greaves, the Vegetarian, One-Armed Cyclist, Rode Further Than Anyone
Meet your new favorite badass cyclist.
We Ask Erden Eruç Why He’s Rowing Around The World Again (And Climbing Everest)
The man does not set small goals.
These Polish Dudes Slipped the Iron Curtain and Changed River-Running Forever
One of the most inspiring chapters in whitewater history was written by an unlikely group of young Polish men who…
‘Big Wall Bev’ Changed the Calculus of Women’s Climbing in Yosemite
“She found intense joy in the journey, not just the discovery, and the journey of her life is a story…
Neal Moore’s Two-Year Canoe Journey Across America and Into the Light
Moore paddled right through the pandemic and into a whole new way of thinking.
Indigenous Paddlers May Have Run the Grand in Reed Boats Just Like This
A couple lifelong Southwest river rats put a theory to the test and come out thrilled with the results.
Canoer Natalie Warren’s Goal For Her New Book is “Ruining Young Women”
A great paddling trip in Minnesota blew up Natalie Warren’s whole life once, and she hopes to do the same…
Many Climbers Claiming 8,000-Meter Summits Are Wrong
Without really trying, Australian polar explorer and mountaineer Damien Gildea has become the world’s foremost bearer of bad news for…
Will a Biden Administration Actually Wean America Off Big Oil?
Public lands and fossil fuels have been connected for so long, but the author argues that the new administration offers…
Mountaineer Hamish MacInnes Saved Hundreds of Climbers—And His Own Mind
Climbing mountains wasn’t necessarily MacInnes’s biggest feat.
Ski Map Artist Jim Niehues Is The Picasso of the Piste
You’ve used his maps at ski resorts, now get to know the artist, and plop a copy of his book…
Rock Climbing Pioneer Sonia Livanos Was 99 Pounds of Dynamite
Small in stature, giant in accomplishment.
The AJ Interview: Climber Renan Ozturk on Mountaineering’s Biggest Mystery
Could Irvine and Mallory have summited Everest? And what happened to Irvine’s body? We talked to Ozturk about his new…
John Fairfax, Shark Wrestler and Gunfighter, Also Rowed Across Oceans
How does this guy not have a Hollywood blockbuster telling his story?
Wilfred Thesiger, First Foreigner to Cross Arabia’s Emptiest Deserts
Thesiger was the last of the Great English explorers, lunching in a dinner jacket in London, quite at home among…
Tom Frost Was the Photographer and Engineer Behind Climbing’s Golden Age
Frost took the photos, climbed the routes, and designed the gear that spurred the clean climbing movement—the glue behind America’s…
Gertrude Benham Couldn’t Stop Climbing Mountains and Walking Entire Continents
Meet the little-known climber and wanderer who bagged more peaks and miles than almost anyone who’s ever lived.
Kayaker Lars Holbek Pioneered Sierra Rivers and Wrote Whitewater’s Bible
Meet the man who led the charge on many of the Sierra’s wildest first descents.
Climber Jeff Lowe Changed The Calculus of Possibility
The best climber of his generation climbed everything he wanted to and then some.