Circling Heaven
A high-elevation bikepacking expedition to Pakistan asks why we’re compelled—and what it means—to build memorials near the places where good friends disappear
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Alpine Faces
A years-long photography project gives an intimate look at pioneers of climbing
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A little over 100 years after the famous loss of the Endurance to Antarctic pack ice and the rescue of its entire crew of 28 more than a year later, Ernest Shackleton remains the archetype for heroic leadership under extreme duress. He kept his men alive through months of polar darkness and a major crossing … Read more
Does Nature Have Legal Rights?
How a wild idea is holding court around the world and changing how people think about the land
The Veneer of a Deeper Narrative
Wildlife artist Obi Kaufmann strips away the modern world to reimagine California’s wild future