For what ended up being their final climb, Dempster and Adamson traveled to a highly remote spot of the world not frequented by mountain climbers. Base camp on the Choktoi Glacier was a three-day hike following a 7-hour drive from the nearest city. The last time anyone saw them w...
and we picked it up from Guildford, having memorably reached it in Hike XV (aka the one where we bought a box of 20 pints of beer from Denby’s brewery and strapped it to Max’s back and everything went off the rails).
the retrospective exhibit at the Queens Museum isn’t just a bittersweet walk down memory lane but a unique experience to surround yourself in everything that made you come alive when you bopped and bounced around to music from the
That goal, along with the mouth-watering prospect of seeing another Black-backed Woodpecker, propelled me to go on one last birding hike in the early morning on our last day of camping. Sadly, I did not encounter any of the shadowy Woodpeckers on Schoolcraft Trail, but I did find another ...
to keep us in touch with all of you who are far awayYo ️Japan! 01 Feb This year we thought we would try a last-minute powder chase to Japan. Instead of scheduling a trip, we would watch the weather and book on the spur of the moment, based on the snow forecast. Since we...
I don’t care how old he is, every dad is going to love being a kid again with these cool walkie-talkies. But they’re not just a novelty or gag gift, if he hikes or takes cruises, they will be essential for communicating with a partner or kids when a cell signal is hard to ...
The day before I arrived in Kauai, my uncle’s friend, Jason, suggested that I hike the “Kalalau trail.” Upon my arrival in Kauai, I was delayed for a few days due to weather conditions. Eventually, I grew weary of hanging out at the hostel and decided to take my chances – rain...
brother, christened Benedict. Edmund immediately adjusted his daily routine to take two sons on his hikes, and he spent a week holed up in the stables, working with his leathersmith to devise a special pack that would hold Anthony on the his back while he held the baby Benedict in his...
It is not uncommon for the nightly newscast to resemble a nature hike through the Book of Revelation. Yet most of the news media completely ignore how such events are connected to the climate crisis, or dismiss the connection as controversial; after all, there are scientists on one side of ...
While on an amazing hike along the north coast of the island of Santo Antão on my birthday, it occurred to me that even if the sailing world does call to me, and I am excited to fold it into my lifestyle. In my heart I will always be a land-traveler. I understand that for so...