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081 “Picture walking through a parking lot with a ski mask rolled up on your head and a pistol in your pocket. You’re getting closer to the bank, your heart’s beating faster, adrenaline’s starting to rush through your head, and you can’t believe you’re about to do what you’re about to do,” says Roland Thompson. […]
Endangered Spaces — Bears Ears
Bears Ears “If you really want to have an adventure that’s not going to be sexy–it’s gonna be dirty and it’s gonna be rowdy–there’s a place a out here for you,” says Josh Ewing. “It’s the chance to do something where you’re not going to see another climber.” In the beginning, Josh came to Bears […]
The Year of Big Ideas 2017
The Year of Big Ideas 2017 No matter who they voted for, right now, a lot of people in this country would agree that things could be better. In the long term, if we want things to go well or if we want move forward or to grow, then two, almost evenly divided, sides of […]
The Shorts — Vanlife
Vanlife “I have now officially sold out,” writes Chris Kalman. “I work more than I climb. I pay rent and sleep in a house. I’m getting rich off of writing–so rich, in fact, that I do my grocery shopping inside the store now.” Today, we bring you the story of Chris’ life through the eras […]
Mileposts — Greater than the Sum of its Parts
Greater than the Sum of its Parts In the fall of 2015, photographer Pete McBride and writer Kevin Fedarko embarked on a journey to rally support to protect one of our most awe-inspiring national treasures: the Grand Canyon. Their method? A 700+ mile sectional thru-hike of the wilderness that lies between the rim and the […]
The Threshold Moment
The Threshold Moment When Kevin Fedarko stepped through the door of the O.A.R.S. boathouse in Flagstaff, AZ, he didn’t realize he had crossed a figurative threshold as well as a literal one. Kevin had planned on rafting the Grand Canyon for a wilderness medicine course. Then, he planned to go back to his life as […]
Stepping Stones
Stepping Stones Jessie Stone has a resume that would make any dirtbag proud–raft guide, pro whitewater kayaker and member of the U.S. freestyle kayak team. At the end of that list is medical doctor. And the director of the Soft Power Health Clinic in Uganda. She is a career shape shifter who followed her passions and […]
The Earth Throne
The Earth Throne What defines you? Is it your past? How you look? I doubt it. It’s the course we chart from dawn to dusk that makes us who we are. Seventeen years ago, Sean O’Neill–artist, athlete and big brother to pro climber Timmy O’Neill–lost the use of his legs after jumping from a bridge into […]
The Shorts — Indiana Powder Day
Indiana Powder Day Great outdoor writing lacks ego. When listener Andy Guinigundo’s email appeared in the inbox on a rainy spring day, I read through it, read it again and thought “Damn, I wish I could have been there.? That’s because no matter where you ski, whether it’s the Alaskan steeps or a local hill […]
