Locations

You know you’re getting old when they start replacing the bolts you used for a first ascent. That was my…

The Korean folklore goes: the Creator called upon all domes and boulders of Korea to gather up north, where they…

I. Trapped Kaiser Santa Clara Hospital, June 2018 The haul bag sits, a stuffed pig in the trunk. Cams, nuts,…

Over hundreds of thousands of years, water has trickled, raged, and poured down cracks and creases, winding and weaving through…

I know he knows. Adam Lawton is proud. In every group of adventurers, there is a leader, and every great…

I see it being used all around me to describe women, often by other women: badass. I have always considered…

The best thing about America is that it gives you space. I like that. I like that you buy into…

I clipped her to the anchor, untied her knot, and pulled the rope through the gear. “I need more time.”…

Trigger warning: This article discusses topics of depression, suicidal thoughts, and anxiety. For some, the content may be triggering. Please…

In the late 1300s, experts point to drought and other environmental stressors impacting the Puebloan people in the Southwest leading…

I remember arguing with my partner about wearing his helmet before starting a climb for the day. “It’s only 5.9,”…

November is closing in fast, and on this turn around the fireball, we reach a strange and interesting milestone in…

“If Jesus can’t save you, life starts when the church ends.” Empire State of Mind by Jay Z Some call…

It’s 1981, and I’m 22 years old, about to graduate from college, trying to sort out what happens next. And…

Mudstrosity Yes, it wobbled. Three feet high, one foot wide, a foot deep, probably outweighing me, the block sat at…