I am sitting at the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers at the…
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Should You Take The Day Off Work To Go Skiing?
Here is a flow chart to help you decide: But wait, you say, it’s not…
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How To Be A Terrible Adventure Partner
Sometimes, when you invite a new friend out skiing, biking, climbing, or backpacking, it goes…
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The Dawn Wall And The Idea of ‘Wasting Time’
A week ago, two guys finished climbing an astronomically difficult 3,000-foot route on El Capitan as…
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How To Be A Writer: One Story
Every few weeks, I get an e-mail or a Facebook message from someone who has…
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‘Funny Shit in the Woods: The Best of Semi-Rad.com’ Available Now
After Semi-Rad.com passed the three-year mark this spring, I started to think a lot about…
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Notes From A #VanLife
One Saturday last May, I slid a key into the lock on a scrappy little…
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The Selfie Stick And The Game Of Life
One day last August at a popular tourist destination, I noticed as a guy walked…
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Utahlorado: An Idea For A Mega-State Of Awesomeness
Dear states of Utah and Colorado: Hey, so you know what would be cool? If…
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The Definition Of Adventure
As I descended the corniced summit ridge, I saw a climber coming up the same…
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It Turns Out You Can Buy Happiness
A couple weeks ago, Alastair Humphreys told me about the Explore feature on Kayak.com that…
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Dear Helmets:
Dear helmets: You guys are my favorite hats. Sure, other headwear may be more stylish,…
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The Back-To-Civilization Buffet
My friends and I drove down a dirt road out of the Sangre de Cristo…
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The Benefits Of Discomfort
About a year ago, psychologist and author Kelly McGonigal gave a TED Talk on “How…
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The Three Laws Of Stuff Dynamics
Do you have trouble fitting that last item in your backpack, or struggle to hang…
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The Lost Art Of Dreaming Over Maps
I was talking to my friend Mark about mountain biking a while back when he…
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Surviving a 4K (4,000-Calorie) Run
When Forest and I had discussed the rules at a coffee shop in Brooklyn three…
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Are You Coming Off The Couch?
Do you ever say “yes” to a bike ride, day of climbing, run, ski day,…
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What Story Are You Telling Yourself?
Chad Kellogg died in Patagonia on Valentine’s Day this year, at 42 years old. I…
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The Not-So-Bad Bad Day
Rob at Green Garage in Denver understands the art of telling someone how expensive their…
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The Guy Who Puts The Fun Back In Fun
I jogged in my bike shoes with the couple hundred other riders down the dirt…
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A Weekend In The Outdoors, As Told By Viral Nova
SCENE: Monday morning at the office. You arrive, drop your stuff at your desk and…
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Sometimes It Ain’t Rocket Science
Herb and Jan Conn developed almost all of the early climbing in South Dakota’s Needles…
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The Moments Before Your Big Moments
I got an email from Statigram the other day offering to collect my “best Instagram…
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Do Things And Make Things Next Year
My parents gave me Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York book for a holiday gift,…
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‘The New American Road Trip Mixtape’ Available Now
With the help of a bunch of great friends, I spent the last couple years…
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Announcing A Book: The New American Road Trip Mixtape
About 2 ½ years ago after a breakup, I moved out of my apartment in…
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