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Leave it Better: Hikers Being Sponsored to Pick Up Your Trash

Leave it Better: Hikers Being Sponsored to Pick Up Your Trash

Upping the ‘Leave No Trace’ ante! To reverse the poor state of some of America’s trails, Granite Gear has hand-picked a team of dedicated ‘Grounds Keepers’ to hike their butts—and toenails—off, to clean up the parks you love. “I'm confident that together we can inspire

Climbing Free: The Ropeless Ascents of Matt Bush

Climbing Free: The Ropeless Ascents of Matt Bush

While other free soloists—rock climbers who shun ropes and other safety gear—have parlayed their artform into major sponsorships and TV commercials, South African Matt Bush has largely flown under the radar. But his solos are some of the most palm-sweat-inducing, heart-racing feats rock climbing has ever seen. Dangling

One Million Acres Donated for Creation of National Parks in Patagonia

One Million Acres Donated for Creation of National Parks in Patagonia

Doug Tompkins, founder of The North Face, and his wife Kristine spent roughly 25 years buying up pieces of land in Chilean Patagonia with the end goal of donating it back to the host country for the creation of protected wilderness areas. Mr. Tompkins died in 2015, never having seen

Nepal Will Give Climbers GPS Devices to Stop False Everest Claims

Nepal Will Give Climbers GPS Devices to Stop False Everest Claims 

Last year, Nepal banned an Indian couple from climbing in the country for 10 years after they faked a photograph showing them on the summit of Everest. Now, climbers attempting the world’s highest peak this year are supposed to wear GPS tracking devices to stop frauds, as well as

The TomTom Adventurer: A Watch That Saved My Life

The TomTom Adventurer: A Watch That Saved My Life

Good gear can keep you alive in the mountains. I always carry a probe, a shovel, and an avalanche transceiver, but what brought me down to safety was a watch I had never heard of. Adventurer is TomTom's latest addition to the world of navigation. I met a

Robbie Phillips Finds His Dawn Wall: New Big Wall Mega-Project in Chile

Robbie Phillips Finds His Dawn Wall: New Big Wall Mega-Project in Chile

Cochamó is widely regarded as the Yosemite of South America. With lifetimes of untapped climbing potential on its granite walls, Robbie Phillips knew it would be a great place to plan an expedition with the goal of establishing a hard, new big-wall free climb. Over five weeks down there earlier

First Ascent of Huge Arch in China

First Ascent of Huge Arch in China

China is home to some of the world’s most spectacular natural arches, providing rock climbers adventures aplenty. A new arch was just recently climbed and it’s one of the biggest yet... The first time that Eben Farnworth rode the new high-speed train between Guilin and Yangshuo in China’