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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The Next Horizon
The Next Horizon tells the tale of Sir Chris Bonington’s adventures as a mountaineer, photographer, journalist and expedition leader. The following excerpt documents his journey to Chile to climb the Central Tower of Paine in 1962, along with Don Whillans.
Opinion: Don't Vote For This Guy. Don't Buy This Jacket. Don't Read This Article.
TL;DR: Vote the assholes out. But most importantly, stop buying shit. Because 70% of our GDP comes from consumerism and eventually, that’s what’s destroying the planet.
Not Your Typical Fashion Show: Promoting Sustainable Fashion on Everest
The Everest Runway set a Guinness World Record for the highest altitude fashion show, but focused on raising awareness about climate change, our footprint, and sustainable fashion.
Unbounded: Cotton Hoodie-Wearing Newbs Go Expeditioning Across Patagonia
We love expedition documentaries, but weren’t sure whether to laugh or cry while watching total newbies packraft without knowing how to swim, or put on makeup before hiking the Greater Patagonia Trail… wearing cotton sweatshirts.
Then & Now: The Evolution of Outdoor Gear
The Outdoor Journal decided to raid their attics, storerooms, and basements to show how gear has changed over the years-
Fred Beckey, Legendary American Climber, Dies at 94
Fred Beckey, the American climber whose list of epic first ascents reads like a history of North American climbing in
Hitting the High Seas with 'Sea Gypsies,' A Swashbuckling Adventure Documentary
Infinity is a 36.7-meter long sailboat built in 1977. German Captain Clemens Gabriel Oestreich bought the boat as a
Leave it Better: Hikers Being Sponsored to Pick Up Your Trash
Upping the ‘Leave No Trace’ ante! To reverse the poor state of some of America’s trails, Granite Gear has
One Million Acres Donated for Creation of National Parks in Patagonia
Doug Tompkins, founder of The North Face, and his wife Kristine spent roughly 25 years buying up pieces of land
Robbie Phillips Finds His Dawn Wall: New Big Wall Mega-Project in Chile
Cochamó is widely regarded as the Yosemite of South America. With lifetimes of untapped climbing potential on its granite walls,
32 Days Alone: Silvia Vidal’s Patagonia Big Wall
This is a tale of isolation, patience, grit, happiness, pleasure, and uncertainty. It usually takes Silvia Vidal half a year
Days in the Life of Professional Ultra Runner Krissy Moehl
Being a professional ultra-distance runner is certainly not the planet’s worst job. You may not sign advertising contracts worth