Mont Blanc Lines

A new book by a mountaineer and photographer chronicles classic climbing and skiing routes from the birthplace of alpinism, Chamonix, France

Mementos, Notes, and Fragments

Antlers that are freaking large; an extreme sport you’ll take sitting down; the fruits of lying low; a good, old-fashioned treasure hunt

Intro

Winter is the only season that arrives with the flick of a switch. Spring can’t figure out what it wants, and by the time it does, it’s summer, which sneaks up on you like the gradual heating of an oven. Autumn’s a bit of a tease. One day it feels like the earth just crossed … Read more

Learning to Chill

Swimmers rave about the effects of cold-water plunges, but do they really deliver anything more than goosebumps?

Blameless

An Idaho skier hoped to enjoy midweek turns at her local hill. A few hours later, people were dead. This is her story