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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Top 10 Running Poles for Beginners: Affordable and High-Quality Options
Running poles make both walking and running much easier for beginners - find the right fit from these top options!
Adventure By Osmosis: Introducing The Outdoor Parents Series with Ray Zahab
We ask one of the world's leading extreme explorers how we can pass down our passion for the outdoors to our children.
Book Review: Tales from the Trails
From the top of the world to the end of the earth, essays from a marathoner’s odyssey to compete on every continent and the lessons learned of friendship, life and pushing past borders
Meet Addie Bracy: Ultra's Upstart Signs with Nike
American Addie Bracy is an advocate for diversity, recently signed with Nike Trail Running and is making noise on the ultra scene. She's the pro trail runner who almost never was.
Carnets de Trail: La Hardergrat (Brienz)
Episode 1: To open Sébastien de Sainte Marie's "Carnets de Trail" series, one of the most beautiful ridges in the Bernese Oberland, the Hardergrat.
Ultra Resilience: The Tough Go Trail Running
A trail runner and endurance athlete’s take on heartbreak, and how he copes when the going gets tough. Queenstown,
New Ultimate Direction FKT Grants Awarded
FKTs—fastest known times—are the holy grail for elite endurance athletes these days. To set a speed record running
Destined to Run: How a Pro Runner was Born
How does a young, aspiring skier, became one of the best-known ultra trail runners in the world? This is Nikki’
8 Best Running Shoes For Beginners - Trail, Minimalism & More
Everyone looking to start running has one important question on their mind - which are the best shoes to buy?
Launch of the International Trail Running Association in Chamonix
With the growth of trail running as a sport and following talks between various outdoor industry players, international ultra runners
Trail running: two exclusive interviews
After Ultra Trail Mount Fuji (April 26, 2013 - April 28, 2013 - 3 days), we talked with our friends,