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Will Paris Climate Deal save our planet?

Will Paris Climate Deal save our planet?

Nations came together and agreed unanimously in Paris last week to reduce carbon emissions. Will it actually save our planet? Climate change is real. 2015 was the warmest year on record in human history - and going by current trends, each year will be, on average, warmer than the previous.

Exclusive: Interview with speed climber Ueli Steck

Exclusive: Interview with speed climber Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and speed climber Ueli Steck climbed 82 four-thousanders alpine style, spread over Italy, Switzerland and France in 62 days, between 11th June and 11th August 2015. In the interview below, he talks about his motivation, the highs and lows of his journey. It wasn’t like the 82

Surviving a snowstorm on Kamet, 7756m

Surviving a snowstorm on Kamet, 7756m

A team of amateur climbers attempt Kamet in the Garhwal Himalaya in April 2010. What happens up there brings them face-to-face with the force of nature, leaving them struggling for their lives high up on the big mountain. The sun shone brightly over the refulgent expanse of the glacier. From

Wilderness First Aid: A newbie's account

Wilderness First Aid: A newbie's account

An outdoor enthusiast goes on her first basic Wilderness First Aid course, and learns how to act in an emergency. You’re out in the backcountry, somewhere deep in a bugyal, (alpine meadow) about 5000m above sea level on a Himalayan peak. Blue sky, white clouds, snowcapped peaks and acres

Biomechanics of the Outdoor Athlete

Biomechanics of the Outdoor Athlete

In the age of rapidly evolving outdoor sports, athletes deal with injuries while simultaneously growing faster, fitter and stronger. Their bodies are like fingerprints, a balance of its nature versus the nurture it receives. What dictates the course of their bodies - musculoskeletal injuries, diagnosis and learning? Vibram USA – a

Exploring the Highlands of Central India

Exploring the Highlands of Central India

Himalaya's Hardest Climb - The Shark's Fin on Meru Central

Himalaya's Hardest Climb - The Shark's Fin on Meru Central

Mountaineer and photographer Jimmy Chin's exclusive story of a climb on the spectacular prow of the Shark's Fin, a.k.a. Meru Central, in India's Garhwal Himalayas in 2011. The last move was merely a mantle: Hands on the edge of a sharp granite