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Swiss Resorts Helicoptering in Snow to Try to Keep Pistes Open
It’s warm in the Alps this winter. Very warm.
Relocated Black Bear Hiked 1,000 Miles to Get Back to Fave Digs
When was the last time you took a little four-state wander through the American South?
Good News for Bears, Birds, Whales, and People
Good news for people who…love good news.
YETI Coolers Are Buoyantly Washing Ashore By the Hundreds After Cargo Spill
Not bad PR for YETI, as the coolers are fine after a year at sea.
No Real Climate Benefit From 10 Years of Forest Carbon Offsets in California
Satellites show forest offsets might not actually be doing much for the climate.
Apple Sat Service Rescues Stranded Man; How Does It Compare to inReach?
With an iPhone 14, do you need a satellite messenger anymore?
Grizzlies Reintroduced in Washington? Feds Are Thinking About It
How will the grizzlies get here? What will their arrival mean for local ecosystems? And will I run into them…
Adventure Journal’s Winter Issue Is Done and Is On Its Way to You…Maybe
But only if you subscribe. We can help with that.
You Don’t Need Reservations to Visit Yosemite Anymore
For better or worse, Yosemite will again be open to all comers in summer 2023.
Unraveling the Plight of the Pinyon Jay
A nasal, laughing bird call echoed through the Ortiz Mountains in northern New Mexico this September. A couple of pinyon…
10,000 People Have Hit ‘SOS’ on a Garmin InReach—Here Are the Data
Here’s who calls for rescue and why.
Colorado Town Seizing Ski Resort’s Land To Stop It Building Employee Housing
The Vail Town Council says that while affordable housing is desperately needed in the community, Vail Resorts’ Booth Heights project…
Aspen Snowmass Has Cool Idea to Help Housing Crunch for Workers
Rent out your room, ski for free.
Rangers Don’t Want to Have to Patrol Crags to Keep People From Defacing Them
Wyoming’s Tensleep canyon is being loved, and climbed, to death.
Developers Loom As Boy Scouts Sell Thousands of Acres to Fund Legal Issues
Conservation groups rush to preserve camps across the United States as some properties sell to the highest bidder.
Ski Mountaineer Hilaree Nelson Found Dead On Manaslu
Celebrated mountaineer last seen swept into a giant crevasse.
Unprepared New Hampshire Hikers Were Charged With a Crime After Rescue
Be prepared, or be prepared to face the consequences.
New Mexico Courts Rule Public Can Wade Streams On Private Property
Rejoice, river walkers and anglers.
Little Cottonwood Canyon Poised to Get a Big Ole’ Gondola
Little Cottonwood’s nasty traffic issues may get a swinging reprieve.
California Set to Ban Single-Use Propane Canisters
Bye bye, little green cylinders, you wasteful things you.
Melting Himalayan Glaciers Alter Water Supplies Near and Far
The retreat means countries like Nepal and Bangladesh, which rely on these mountain water cycles, will have to adapt.
Saving the World’s Last Great Wilderness
Addressing environmental threats in Antarctica could help spur global action.
K2 Sherpa Train Hauls 145 People To The Summit In One Day
Has K2 jumped the shark?
Harrowing and Fascinating First-Hand Account of June’s Capitol Gorge Flood
Get this short an Oscar.
In the Wake of Historic Flooding, Yellowstone Will Rebuild
Haaland: Climate crisis, resiliency guide Yellowstone rebuild.
The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias Will Survive Current Raging Fire
Good news in the midst of a damaging wildfire.
Our Backyard Just Got Way, Way Bigger
We’ve now boldly seen what no one has seen before.
Dude Needs Rescue After Trying to Solve Case of Family Who Died Hiking
Ironic, strange, nearly tragic.
The Supreme Court Sucks, But We the People Are Not Without Power
Ruling limits EPA’s ability to regulate carbon emissions
The Colorado Stream Case That Could Revolutionize River Access
‘There are waters I’ve wanted to fish for 50 years, and I’ve been denied the use of a state-owned resource.’
Yellowstone Closed as Roads, Bridges Destroyed by Flooding
Big rains and lots of melting snow equal disaster in Yellowstone.
A Fight Over Wolves Pits Facts Against Feelings in Wisconsin
The state’s wolf population is determined by political volleying, with each side of the debate seeking easy answers.
The Summer Issue of Adventure Journal is a Doozy of Stoke and Happiness
And you can get one for yourself. It’s easy!
Thoughts on Outside’s Layoffs, Outdoor Media, and Adventure Journal
In the wake of magazine closures and reductions, it’s time for readers to reconsider what they value
Colorado Rafting Businesses Hire Right-Wing Law Firm to Keep Guide Pay Low
The libertarian Pacific Legal Foundation fights to strip clean water and environmental protections across the country. Now, critics say they’re…
Update on the State of Adventure Journal
Hello, everybody. I’m Steve Casimiro, the founder and editor of AJ. Also, the photo editor, copy editor, fact checker, sales…
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…
Pocket Outdoor Buys Outside Magazine, Other Brands In Huge Shakeup
The media acquisitions keep coming, the conglomerates keep growing.
The Mystery of Deceased Hiker ‘Mostly Harmless’ Is At Long Last Solved
Editor’s note: In Adventure Journal 17, summer 2020, we published a story called “The Ghost in the Tent,” by journalist…
Bike, Powder, Snowboarder, and Surfer Magazines Shut Down
Owner American Media pulls the plug less than two years after buying the titles
Leaked Interior Department Plan Puts Energy First, Environment Last
The first DOI ‘Strategic Plan’ in 5 years is big on drilling, low on conserving