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Return to Paradise
Loading ...In 2009, Harry, Megi, and Tom set out to run the Aniakchak River. But adventure turned epic and ended when their camp was destroyed by 80mph winds. They returned this year to try again. Would Alaska’s rugged wilderness allow passage?
K7: Expedition Pakistan 2010
Loading ...Expeditions take much research, planning, training, packing. When the day comes it can be hard to believe its actually happening. Finally, our time to climb the Southwest pillar of K7 is finally here.
Connecting the Gems; From the Trail
Loading ...Gregg Treinish and Deia Schlosberg have embarked on an expedition to understand wildlife connectivity and the relationships between people and nature in the Northern Rockies of the United States.
Connecting the Gems
Loading ...The Northern Rockies of the United States are one of the most important and intact ecosystems found today in the world’s temperate zone. The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness in central Idaho are large, important landscapes that still fit the descriptions of Lewis and Clark, who came through [...]
The Roaring 40’s
Loading ...Josh Gross and I had big plans this past season in Patagonia. Fitzroy, Poincenot, and maybe Cerro Standhardt… whatever we could put together in a month. But, the Gods had other ideas…
The Ruth Expedition: Field Updates
Loading ...Washington Natives Mark Allen and Graham Zimmerman embarked on a four-week expedition to the Central Alaska Range, establishing a new routes on Mt. Bradley. Here are their field reports and videos.
Mt. Buckner, North Face
Loading ...Hidden dangers on the Boston Glacier. Jason, stemming the deep crevasse. Photo by Steph Abegg
Mountains have personality. We forget and all is forgiven, even when they are cantankerous, belligerent and vile. The pretty face and homely smile, seductive pull and salacious dress of rock and ice excite us climbers too much to turn away [...]
Ice Climbing in the Ghost
Loading ...It was dark out, my headlamp needed a battery change, and my coffee hadn’t quite yet kicked in. By 5am we were hiking over frozen creeks, bush crashing through trees, and shedding layers faster then leaves falling off aspens on a windy autumn day.
Kate, Cheryl and I were on a mission….we came to slay the [...]
Winter in the Grand
Loading ...The Grand Canyon is something many Americans associate with their youth, that family trip half endured and half enjoyed. But that view is not enough for a smaller subset driven to experience the power of the ‘Grand’.
The Ruth Expedition
Loading ...In March 2010, Washington State Natives Mark Allen and Graham Zimmerman will embark on a four-week expedition to the Central Alaska Range to establish two new routes on major peaks.
Spectacular, Violent Butze Rapids
Loading ...Not one wave but many including whirl-pools, pourovers, and breaking waves that form as tide water squeezes through narrow channels. Exactly what you want when searching for the biggest tidal rapids in the world.
