Adventure
Attempting a vertical ski record, amid eating disorders and depression
The dull beam of a headlamp bloomed in the dark as Sean Van Horn’s skis skidded to a stop at the bottom of Aspen’s Buttermilk...
Colorado’s two heli-skiing operators share the same mountain range, the same...
The first thing you notice are the mountains. They’re rough and jagged, and they stand tall against the rising sun, etching patterns in the sky. The second thing you notice, because it sits right in front of you, is the helicopter. A bird, waiting to take fight, with...
Head south for summer skiing
The mountains are the spine of the continent. They run for thousands of miles, in places jagged and impassible, in others friendlier, with passes...
Where fear and anxiety collide
I was at the entrance to Devil’s Castle when the first lightning bolt struck. From where I stood, on the rocky ridge connecting Unnamed...
Shouldn’t Be Alive
Flip through the channels of cable television on any given night, and you’ll probably find a survival-themed reality TV show. I Shouldn’t Be Alive features dramatizations of people who survived injuries or other mishaps in the wilderness. Survivorman follows the ...
Chasing dreams
The race was about to start, and all Laura Knoblach could think about was the fact that the swim she was about to embark...
Veterans’ hiking program is about breaking through
Before getting caught up in the destination — the 19,347-foot-high summit of the volcano Cotopaxi — it’s important to back up and look at the journey. That is, after all, what it’s really all about...
Rocking the gap year
Being caught in the middle of possibility and experience is a defining characteristic of youth. Somehow the experiences of the young are partially valuable...
Record in sight for World Cycle Racing competitor
Just over over two months on from their departure in Greenwich, London, the contenders of the World Cycle Racing Grand Tour bidding to become the new round-the-world record holder looks to have been whittled down to one...
A lion’s share of a rescue
When the Bolivian government passed a law banning animals from performing in circus acts, the first nationwide ban of its kind, the legislation was a huge step forward for animal rights activists long opposed to the conditions and treatment those circus animals faced...
