You (Probably) Can’t Everest Mt. Everest
byMaybe you’re familiar with this thing known as “Everesting,” in which maniacs people pick a hill of a certain height and bicycle or run…
Maybe you’re familiar with this thing known as “Everesting,” in which maniacs people pick a hill of a certain height and bicycle or run…
Last month, the American Alpine Club announced that Mitsu Iwasaki would be the organization’s new CEO. This was big news, as the new CEO…
It was one of those weekends when everything went right. The weather was perfect—sunny, not a cloud in the sky, and just cool enough…
You may have seen Nirmal Purja’s photo of the huge line of climbers queued up on their way to the summit of Mt. Everest…
Mark and I sat in the front window of a Denver coffee shop, talking about aging. Mark was 44, I was 37. Thirty-seven and…
I trudge forward, the muddy road tugging at my running shoes, splattering my ankles and shins, as I finish the uphill part of my…
I was in Zermatt last week and was fortunate to gaze upon the incredible Matterhorn, at the south end of town, on posters and…
Hey, I was wondering if you might want to go climbing this weekend? I think it’ll be really fun—if you’re up for it. I…
A couple hundred feet from the top of Avalanche Gulch on Mount Shasta last Monday morning, my friend Abi and I had a check-in….
Want to climb the Seven Summits? Sure you do. Want to pony up $157,000 (not including flights)? If the answer to that second question…
Every once in a while at a book signing or during an interview, someone asks me: What’s your favorite piece of outdoor gear? I…
Earlier this year, my book Surviving the Great Outdoors came out, representing about 12 years’ worth of poking around in the out-of-doors—climbing, backpacking, hiking,…
Every year, the American Alpine Club publishes Accidents in North American Mountaineering, a compilation of notable climbing accident reports from the previous year. Flipping…
Near the top of the Palmer Snowfield on Mt. Hood, the two mountaineers had been skinning uphill for about 2,600 feet when they saw…
Today, I get to share something that some wonderful people and I have been working on for almost two years: a big, fat book…
I was sitting at the counter of Higher Ground in Salt Lake City back in 2012, tapping away on my laptop, and I overheard…
Last Saturday afternoon, I was about to nod off in the passenger seat of my friend Mitsu’s car while we drove across Portland. I…
Hey, it’s Everest season again. In case you aren’t yet properly psyched for mountain climbing coverage, here are some more facts about the Greatest…
I padded down the talus in the moonlight, my headlamp switched off, in front of my girlfriend. I was just happy to be moving…
Normally I use this space to talk about not buying a bunch of shiny new gear, to sarcastically review entire categories of gear, or…
Do you ever say “yes” to a bike ride, day of climbing, run, ski day, or other outdoor activity, and immediately after, notify your…
It is a fact that if you are reading this, there is a 75 percent chance you have touched at least one rock in…
When you’re buying a rain jacket, you probably have lots of questions, none of which really matter besides “Which rain jacket is best for…
Hey Are you sick and tired of diets that JUST DON’T WORK? Do you feel like a sucker after losing a few pounds with…
I sat down exhausted last Tuesday night next to my friends Chris and Forest in front of a granite shelter we’d just built on…
My dad told me the other day he’d won a three-day Harley rental at a raffle. I said Dad, I think you have to…
Are you going hiking this weekend? Planning a climb of Mount Hood, Shasta, Rainier? There are two things you should be doing: training, and…