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Quickest on Kilimanjaro: Fernanda Maciel Sets New Speed Record

Quickest on Kilimanjaro: Fernanda Maciel Sets New Speed Record

Brazilian Ultrarunner Fernanda Maciel shattered the female speed record on Kilimanjaro a week ago, bettering the old time by nearly three hours. As elite athletes take advantage of new research and technologies that allow them to train smarter and perform at unthinkable levels, it sometimes seems like the gap between

Searching for Wild Chimpanzees Part 2: Marvellous Mahale

Searching for Wild Chimpanzees Part 2: Marvellous Mahale

Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania, on the shore of Lake Tanganyika, half-way between the Burundi and Zambian borders, is home to a thriving population of some of the last wild chimpanzees in Africa. Mahale Mountains is one of the few National Parks in Africa that can only be experienced on

Anak Verhoeven Becomes First Woman to Establish a 9a+

Anak Verhoeven Becomes First Woman to Establish a 9a+

Anak Verhoeven has made history by suggesting the difficult grade of 9a+ for her new route Sweet Neuf in the South of France. Only one other woman has ever climbed the grade, and none have ever opened a route so hard. On September 11, 2017, a year that has already

Walking the Globe with Louis-Philippe Loncke

Walking the Globe with Louis-Philippe Loncke

Explorers like Mike Horn and Bertrand Piccard are household names. Though he may not have the same name recognition as them yet, the Belgian Louis-Philippe Loncke is pushing the limits of adventure and exploration in new, exciting directions, with just his pack and his boots. For Louis-Philippe Loncke, adventure is

Interview with Vanessa O’Brien, First American Woman to Climb K2

Interview with Vanessa O’Brien, First American Woman to Climb K2

A 52-year old former banker summited the world’s second highest peak in late July, with a commercial Nepalese expedition to the Savage Mountain. Over 295 days in 2012 and 2013, Vanessa O'Brien climbed the highest peak on each continent, completing the feat known as the Seven Summits

Australia Wins Fifth ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship Team Gold

Australia Wins Fifth ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship Team Gold

Team Australia capped off a historic week of competition in Denmark and continued their dominance in the ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship, edging out France and New Zealand to earn the overall Team Gold Medal. Coming into the Final day of competition in Vorupør, located on Denmark’s northwest

SUP Athlete Profile: Zane Kekoa Schweitzer

Zane Kekoa Schweitzer is singularly focused on the task at hand: Defending his gold medal in SUP surfing from the 2016 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship in Cloudbreak, Fiji. But once the tournament ends, he's got a whole lot else on his plate. At that point he&