The Bottleneck on K2
It’s one thing to imagine the most hazardous spot on the most dangerous mountain in the world. It’s quite another to come face to face with it
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Mementos, Notes, and Fragments
Eskimo blanket toss, starscapes of a tortured artist, XC freak skiers, and love letters to trees
Natural Curiosities Sleeping Cold
New understandings of mammalian hibernation point to potential medical breakthroughs for humans
Portfolio: Nursery At Risk
A vast petroleum reserve in Alaska is home to one of the world’s greatest wildlife breeding grounds, and enormous reservoirs of untapped oil
Recommended Reading
AJ 15 • Recommended Reading Recommended Reading Off-grid Appalachian fiction, a cave diver’s life beneath the surface, and Terry Tempest Williams on erosion By Emily White Issue 15 Stay and Fight: A Novel Madeline ffitch · Farrar, Straus and Giroux · 2019 Stay and Fight is land-loving, community-rooted fiction in the tradition of Wendell Berry, … Read more
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The Snow Shoveler
After a lifetime of flakes and drifts and banks, nobody digs this job more
Man in the Middle
Wyoming’s Teton Pass ambassador is responsible for keeping order at one of the nation’s most beloved—and endangered—backcountry skiing destinations
Stubborn, Smart, Strong, and Driven
A thru-hiker explores what it takes to complete one of the world’s most beloved trails faster than anyone else
Recommended Reading
“` AJ 13 • Recommended Reading Recommended Reading Desert essays from Ellen Meloy, a wilderness thriller on the water, and the science of finding your way By Emily White Issue 13 Seasons: Desert Sketches Ellen Meloy · Torrey House Press · 2019 “I have just stapled my hair to the roof,” begins Seasons, a glimmer … Read more