Don’t Try This Gear Test At Home, Or Anywhere, Really
Is this technically a commercial for Arcteryx? Yes. Is it also fun and in a way, poking fun at geared up city folks? Yes.
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Saving the World’s Last Great Wilderness
Most of us will never make it to Antarctica, the ice-covered continent at Earth’s southern tip. But that doesn’t mean we should ignore its pressing environmental challenges, says Claire Christian, the executive director of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition. The Antarctic Peninsula is one of the fastest-warming regions, with average summer temperatures climbing 3 … Read more
When You Absolutely Positively Have to Get the Gear
Sure this is an oldie. But somehow in 2022, especially with big brands like REI converting to “experiences” like city walks and jogging at the expense of actual adventures, this seems even more relevant today. Plus, we just freaking love this skit. Hey, we’re just as over-geared as anyone else.
Supermom Jasmin Paris Loves Wild Camping and Crushing Ultra-Marathons
Jasmin Paris is really a very modest person. She’d prefer not to talk about herself at all, but when a new mom crushes the course record in one of the world’s toughest ultra-marathon races by 12 hours, the phone doesn’t stop ringing. Paris did just that in the 268-mile Montane Spine Race along England’s Pennine … Read more
World’s Coolest Boat Race Is On, And First One To Alaska Wins
“What if we nail 10 grand to a tree in Alaska and say, ‘Come and get it’?” The idea came to him in the beer tent. Jake Beattie told friends at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival back in 2013. Beattie, the executive director of the Northwest Maritime Center, was fed up with high-dollar, high-tech yacht races. … Read more
She Said Trump’s Land Abuses Can’t Stand—Now She’s Tapped To Knock ‘Em Down
When Adventure Journal last spoke to Tracy Stone-Manning in September, we wanted her take on William Perry Pendley, the mustachioed ex-oil lobbyist who had been calling the shots at the Bureau of Land Management for the previous 14 months, despite never being confirmed by the Senate. A federal judge had just ruled that Pendley’s tenure … Read more
Tragedy and Triumph on Winter K2 as Sherpas Claim Last Great Himalayan Prize
An all-Nepali team of 10 climbers stepped together onto the summit of K2 (8611m / 28,251 ft) late this afternoon local time, making the first winter ascent of the world’s second-highest peak. As the team descended in darkness to Camp 3 (23,760 ft), word of Spanish climber Sergi Mingote’s death lower on the mountain tempered … Read more
Sherpas Are Gunning For a K2 Summit in Winter—Alpinism’s Last Great First
The first winter ascent of K2 was supposed to be the last great prize in Himalayan alpinism. Now it’s starting to look a bit like a circus. As of today, four expeditions have set their sights on the world’s second-highest mountain this winter, including Seven Summit Trek’s 45-strong commercial expedition. Add to that a pair … Read more
The Biggest Dam Removal Project in American History Is Back On Track
The biggest dam removal project in American history is back on track, following an agreement last week to move ahead with demolition of four dams on the Klamath River in southern Oregon and Northern California. By securing additional state funds to guarantee the project, the agreement clears a financial logjam that has long delayed the … Read more
So, Pendley Is Out As BLM Acting Chief—Will His Policies Go With Him?
A federal judge ruled last Friday that William Perry Pendley, a crusading former oil industry lawyer and self-avowed sagebrush rebel, had served unlawfully as head of the Bureau of Land Management for 424 days. Any function or duty Pendley performed during that time, the judge ordered, “would have no force and effect and must be … Read more