Climbing’s elite headed to the jungle island in search of a bold way to the top of Mount Kinabalu. They had no idea how hard it would be just to find the bottom.
Continue reading...February 8, 2010
Like the prospectors a hundred years before them, eight grizzled ski bums came to the desert looking for a rare gem. They struck white gold when they found one of the most spectacular backcountry lines in California.
Continue reading...February 1, 2010
"North Face" tells the story of the 1936 contest between four men — outfitted with little more than fiber ropes, wool mittens, and perhaps a death wish — to climb the previously unscaled northern wall of the Eiger, all in the shadow of Hitler's rise to power.
Continue reading...December 4, 2009
Wherever you are this Saturday - on a trek through Missoula, the slopes at Salt Lake, a campsite in Appalachia, a cook-off in Baton Rouge - if you find an eight-foot wide, fire engine-red weather balloon, you could be on your way to $40,000.
Continue reading...November 5, 2009
What do you do when the concept of human wingsuit flight has become blasé? See who can plunge to Earth the fastest.
Continue reading...November 4, 2009
The economy is still a mess — but for exotic locales in even worse financial straits, there's never been a better time to go.
Continue reading...October 19, 2009
James Martin’s passion for glaciers has taken him to the ends of the Earth to photograph a vanishing resource.
Continue reading...October 15, 2009
Death can seem to come in waves to the climbing community, and for a month this summer it hit like a tsunami.
Continue reading...October 1, 2009
In his third epic on great American inventions after Baseball and Jazz, Ken Burns turns his lens on The National Parks.
Continue reading...August 27, 2009
Camping isn't meant to be gourmet. Eschew hard-to-prepare and time-consuming meals for the roughin-it version; add water and stir.
Continue reading...August 27, 2009
An underrated camping essential, the headlamp offers its user the ability to use their hands without losing light.
Continue reading...August 27, 2009
MJ's ultimate guide to camping has everything you need to hit the road and rough it, including the best campsites in the country, a complete packing list, and lessons in wilderness gourmet.
Continue reading...August 27, 2009
The perfect car-camping site — one that allows you to relax in style and sits just a few feet away from adventure — is a rare find. These are the 20 best places to park and pitch in the lower 48.
Continue reading...August 24, 2009
Finding unexpected solitude — and great pubs — along the new 220-mile New England trail.
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March 10, 2010
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