Piolets d'Or Announces the "Significant Ascents" of 2023
This list of 68 climbs is effectively a "long list" used to select nominees of the prestigious alpine award.
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Exclusive: Meet the Man Behind Gin Gliders
Gin Gliders is one of the most formidable names in the paragliding manufacturing industry today. Gin Seok Song, the man
2015: Worst year for climate, extreme athletes
It was a year of jaw dropping lows for the environment and for the outdoors community. We look back at
Will Paris Climate Deal save our planet?
Nations came together and agreed unanimously in Paris last week to reduce carbon emissions. Will it actually save our planet?
Exclusive: Interview with speed climber Ueli Steck
Swiss mountaineer and speed climber Ueli Steck climbed 82 four-thousanders alpine style, spread over Italy, Switzerland and France in 62
Surviving a snowstorm on Kamet, 7756m
A team of amateur climbers attempt Kamet in the Garhwal Himalaya in April 2010. What happens up there brings them
Wilderness First Aid: A newbie's account
An outdoor enthusiast goes on her first basic Wilderness First Aid course, and learns how to act in an emergency.
Biomechanics of the Outdoor Athlete
In the age of rapidly evolving outdoor sports, athletes deal with injuries while simultaneously growing faster, fitter and stronger. Their
Exploring the Highlands of Central India
The highlands of Central India were once wild and unexplored places, forested hills and gorges populated by unknown beasts and ruled by the Gond tribes. Today, one of India's best national parks conserves the remainder of this once-pristine wilderness.
Himalaya's Hardest Climb - The Shark's Fin on Meru Central
Mountaineer and photographer Jimmy Chin's exclusive story of a climb on the spectacular prow of the Shark'
First Indian ascent of Meru North -- a personal account
In 1986, mountaineer Mandip Singh Soin and a small group of friends made the first Indian ascent of Meru North,
Rescue 3 International and IRF train five Indian paddlers in river rescue (Part 2)
Five professional river guides were part of India's first combined river rescue course and assessment in Rishikesh. The
Rescue 3 International and IRF train five Indian paddlers in river rescue (Part 1)
Five professional river guides were part of India's first combined river rescue course and assessment in Rishikesh. The