Anyone who knows me knows how much I love the people, culture, and fat backcountry lines in the mountains surrounding Jackson, Wyoming. And anyone who knows me knows how much I love sharing untracked pitches with people I don’t know, as well as scoring second tracks. There’s plenty for all. “No, you go first,” is […]
There’s no denying the catastrophic impact climate change is having—and will have—on the planet. But in Norway, melting glaciers are revealing immaculately preserved relics from the Viking Age. At the Leirvassbu Mountain Lodge, a way-station for Norwegian trekkers since the late 19th century, the young man behind the desk tells us what to expect on […]
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This weekend, nine climbers were killed when a storm ripped through their camp at Mt. Gurja, a 24,000-foot peak in the Himalayas. Among the dead were four Nepali guides and a team of five South Korean climbers, including world record-holding mountaineer and the trip’s leader, Kim Chang-ho. It’s a bit unclear what exactly happened. The […]
If you’ve spent much time hiking in the high country of Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park, you know its awesome beauty and rugged, rocky trails. Some of the Sierra’s highest passes are in that region, including 11,845-foot Kearsarge Pass, which connects a wonderland of backcountry opportunities from Rae Lakes and the Kearsarge Pinnacles to Onion Valley […]
Running? Climbing? Scrambling? Hiking? What’s your pleasure? For Rory Bosio, Fernanda Maciel, and Martina Valmassoi, the mountains around Chamonix provide a little bit of all of that, but mostly, it’s mountain running that calls them. Punishing, exhilarating, tortuous, soothing, terrifying, uplifting—all at once. These women sprint over knife trails with dizzying exposure, and power up […]
In the Machine Age, hunting tethers humans to a natural reality. The post Can Hunting Help Preserve Our Humanity? appeared first on adventure journal. See the full post >
Hey, hey! Adventure Journal has just launched its first merchandise, a collaboration with artist John Fellows. This limited edition—just 100 of each product—was extended first to subscribers of AJ in print and now we’re opening it to everyone. T-shirts are almost gone and bike water bottles are getting low, but you can still snap some […]
If you can’t get to New England for some good old-fashioned leaf peeping, to see the magic of fall as it sweeps through forests, turning green leaves to red and gold, you can at least get a taste in this beautiful short film by Jeff Thomas and Mike Rogge, Color Rush. Not only do you […]
Ethiopia’s wolves are one of the most endangered animals on the planet—even rarer than China’s giant panda. Travel writer Lizzie Pook crosses the remote Bale Mountains in hope of a glimpse. “I had a wolf named after me once,” says my guide Ayuba as we clomp towards the Sanetti plateau, our horsemen clattering by, trailing […]