Looking for the comfort and peace solitude can bring, Kyle Dempster left for open land and big sky spending three months biking and climbing through Asia.

[ November 18, 2011; 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm. November 19, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:30 pm. November 20, 2011; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Midwest Mountaineering presents the 53rd Annual Fall Expo, November 18-20th. Featuring programs on mountaineering including a presentation by Peter Athans on “Everest’s Summit to the Silk Road”, cycling, canoeing, dogsledding, hiking, and more to pique the interest of outdoors people of every skill level. The Fall Expo also coincides with the Banff Mountain Film Festival. [...]

Molly on the 6+ hours up
We had seen Fitz Roy posing out there in the distance, like a monument to adventure, as we made our way further south on Argentina’s Route 40 to El Calafate.
Our group had recently covered 1600 kilometers (994.19 miles) from Bariloche to this Southern Patagonia region with our captain, Rodrigo Harding, [...]

I’m not sure how many times it will take before I learn that I am not cut out to be a ski guide. A misjudgment I frequently make is that everyone’s idea of fun is the same. I think it was that expectation that got me into trouble this time.

[ October 1, 2011; October 8, 2011; November 5, 2011; ] Coming this fall! Three bouldering comps in some of the Southeast’s premiere bouldering locations to benefit the Southeast Climbers Coalition and the Carolina Climbers Coalition. Join in for one or all three and push your passion for the sport! We’ll see you at:

Saturday, October 1 at Hounds Ears, Boone, NC

Saturday, October 8 at Stone Fort, [...]

“On a snowy ledge at almost 19,000ft, Janet, Kirsten, and I curl together to wait out a clear, cold night high above the Sakang Lungpa glacier…” The all-women’s team returned from the Karakoram successful but not how they intended.

“In the winter of 2010, Mark Allen called me about a photo he had come across of a glacier in Alaska of which we had never heard. We determined that it was possibly accessible with skis from the epicenter of Kahiltna Basecamp and by all accounts unknown. With a bit of work, photos lined up to maps, together showing steep terrain and big relief, our excitement built. We planned for the Alaska range in the spring.” The Pirates of Rad returned to Alaska for adventures into the unknown. Here is their story…

At the end of a trip, where do our adventures fit into the scope of our lives? In a lifetime, how do our expeditions and climbs and epics all add up? Sarah Garlick shares Reflections on Greenland.

[ September 15, 2011; ] The 7th Annual Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival wants your submissions!

Film submissions are due September 15th! Professional and grassroots filmmakers are all encouraged to submit their films under 30min that take place in winter, and feature non-motorized recreation or climate change.

More details can be found on the Winter Wildlands Alliance site.

[ October 1, 2011; ] The Winter Wildlands Alliance and US Forest Service are teaming up for the CLIF Bar Day of Action, October 1st.

Join in to help maintain wildlands near you. There are opportunities to participate at three work sites:

1. Winegar Hole Wilderness – near Island Park Idaho: At this work site you will dig holes and [...]