Adventure travel doesn’t have to mean heading off to the next hot locale where social-media posts promise solitude and excitement. You can just as easily score ...
A version of this story appeared in the fall 2019 issue of Uncommon Path.
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A small dirt road winds its way through open grasses punctuated by low-lying mesquite brush in a Texas field. But you’re not here for the scenery. You’ve come t...
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Gone are the days of hand-drawn topos, primitive sketches of a climbing route’s pitches and main features. Thanks to a two-year-long project completed this summ...
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Caroline Gleich is a professional ski mountaineer and activist who used her platform at the top of Mt. Everest early this summer. Her “Climb for Equ...
There has never been a more important time to act on climate. Science-based targets from the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report give t...
