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Intro Intro
16
Mementos, Notes, and Fragments Mementoes, Notes, and Fragments
22
Recommended Reading Recommended Reading
26
Natural Curiosities Natural Curiosities: Long Life in the Slow Lane
Greenland sharks might live to be 500 years old—or older. Can we learn their tricks?
30
Feature ‘That Girl is Going to Get Herself Killed’
Exploring the line between stoked and stupid might be the very heart of adventure
40
Feature Canyon Years
Getting loose at the bottom of the Big Ditch, no apologies necessary
50
Feature Mickey Muñoz Is a Fish
With a surfing legend as his guide, an ocean neophyte considers the currents of evolution
60
Feature Still in Motion
The profound beauty of birds in flight
68
Feature Walking in the Shadow of Giants
150 years after John Muir first explored California's cathedrals of trees, a writer tries to follow his steps
78
Feature Places I’ve Carried* My Bike
*And pushed, pulled, dragged, dropped, walked, rappelled, slushed, submerged, and llama’d it
90
Feature One Day Among Many
Sixty years later, Tom Hornbein's West Ridge ascent is still celebrated, but he found deeper treasures on Mount Everest than a single bold climb
100
Feature The Cyclist and the Bear
An early morning meeting on a country mountain road leaves one limping and the other lighter
104
Weekend Cabin Weekend Cabin: Lagom Cabin
Not too little, not too big
108
Three Square Three Square
An enthusiastic camper when not in the kitchen, guest chef Joshua Yap created these recipes just when our palates start craving lighter fare
114
Portfolio Portfolio: Lighting the Darkest Dark
AJ caught up with Robbie Shone, one of the world’s preeminent cave photographers, via phone in February 2023
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