Mark and I sat in the front window of a Denver coffee shop, talking about aging. Mark was 44, I…
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I trudge forward, the muddy road tugging at my running shoes, splattering my ankles and shins, as I finish the…
I was in Zermatt last week and was fortunate to gaze upon the incredible Matterhorn, at the south end of…
Hey, I was wondering if you might want to go climbing this weekend? I think it’ll be really fun—if you’re…
A couple hundred feet from the top of Avalanche Gulch on Mount Shasta last Monday morning, my friend Abi and…
Want to climb the Seven Summits? Sure you do. Want to pony up $157,000 (not including flights)? If the answer…
Every once in a while at a book signing or during an interview, someone asks me: What’s your favorite piece…
Earlier this year, my book The Great Outdoors: A User’s Guide came out, representing about 12 years’ worth of poking…
Every year, the American Alpine Club publishes Accidents in North American Mountaineering, a compilation of notable climbing accident reports from…
Near the top of the Palmer Snowfield on Mt. Hood, the two mountaineers had been skinning uphill for about 2,600…
Today, I get to share something that some wonderful people and I have been working on for almost two years:…
I was sitting at the counter of Higher Ground in Salt Lake City back in 2012, tapping away on my…
Last Saturday afternoon, I was about to nod off in the passenger seat of my friend Mitsu’s car while we…
Hey, it’s Everest season again. In case you aren’t yet properly psyched for mountain climbing coverage, here are some more…
I padded down the talus in the moonlight, my headlamp switched off, in front of my girlfriend. I was just…
Normally I use this space to talk about not buying a bunch of shiny new gear, to sarcastically review entire…
Do you ever say “yes” to a bike ride, day of climbing, run, ski day, or other outdoor activity, and…
It is a fact that if you are reading this, there is a 75 percent chance you have touched at…
When you’re buying a rain jacket, you probably have lots of questions, none of which really matter besides “Which rain…
Hey Are you sick and tired of diets that JUST DON’T WORK? Do you feel like a sucker after losing…