Straight Talk

Stronger Than Fiction: Largo’s career has traversed from the first free acscent of The Nose to writing. Photo: Keith Ladzinski

King of Rock: John "Largo" Long

by Chris Van Leuven July 4, 2011

Elevation Outdoors talks with the legendary John “Largo” Long about a lifetime of ink, iron and stone.

What Can Brown Do For You? Michael behind the lens. Photo: Adventure Film School

Michael Brown

by Cameron Martindell June 2, 2011

The filmmaker, teacher, adventurer (and self proclaimed geek) talks about how to bring the wild to the screen and confesses his love for books.

Jonathan Waterman

by Doug April 27, 2011

The author, explorer and conservationist talks to EO about the crisis facing the Colorado River and the future of water in the West.

Lead pig: Hampsten in a retro Giro leader’s jersey. Photo: Marty Caivano.

Andy Hampsten

by Doug March 7, 2011

Twenty-five years ago, a kid from North Dakota claimed the white jersey as best young rider in the Tour de France, helping Greg LeMond win the race for the first time.

Greg Hill

by Elevation Staff January 7, 2011

Meet the man who skied two million vertical feet in a year, without ever using a lift. Greg Hill is an animal. He doesn’t look like it. The thin mild-mannered Canadian, seems like a normal guy. But this is a man who once hiked and skied 51,000 vertical feet—almost two Everests from sea level—in a [...]

Lindsey Vonn

by Rachel Odell Walker November 8, 2010

The golden girl talks to EO about the year ahead and how to keep the torch burning. She is the most decorated American skier—man or woman—in history, with an Olympic gold (downhill, 2010), three consecutive overall World Cup championships (2008, 2009, 2010) and 33 World Cup wins in four disciplines (downhill, Super G, slalom and [...]