Deep Into the Possible
An oral history of the first alpine-style ascent of the 9,000-foot north face of Jannu
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The Peak List for People Who Don’t Make Lists
Contradiction is at the heart of being human. So is climbing mountains
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AJ 32 • Recommended Reading Recommended Reading Hot springs culture, speculative eco-thrillers, rockhounding, climbing topo art, and adventures without kids By Emily White Issue 32 Hot Springs: Photos and Stories of How the World Soaks, Swims, and Slows Down Greta Rybus · Ten Speed Press · 2024 An assignment photographer for the New York Times, … Read more
Putting Values to the Test
REI makes much of its co-op roots. So why is it fighting unionization in its stores?
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Rivers of Data
A Washington cartographer blends art and science to chart the changing paths of waterways
Three Square
For these hearty spring options, we turned to the founder of a beloved California restaurant, cookbook author, and advocate of yummy plant-forward delights
Arts + Sciences
Jewelry maker and climber Kate Rutherford, visual artist Russell Crotty, and science communicator Perrin Ireland
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AJ 30 • Recommended Reading Recommended Reading Ocean depths, Grand Canyon botanists, wildfire in a hotter world, and the radical joy of mending By Stephen Casimiro Issue 30 Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World John Vaillant · Knopf · 2023 I’ve long loved John Vaillant’s award-winning nonfiction The Tiger and The Golden … Read more