Climbing the Diamond Face of Longs Peak is an ordeal, a rite of passage and, for some, a portal to bigger things. Here’s a day in the life of ascending the famed face.
Do a group of artists and outdoor adventurers from the American West stand a chance battling foreign politicians and the power of Chile’s mining industry?
After decades of heli-futility, a skier finally strikes paydirt close to home in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains. Complaining that your heli skiing experiences have sucked is sort of like berating the butler for serving lukewarm caviar. But there you have it. I’m a snow pig, a shamelessly addicted skiing slut, who would do just about anything [...]
A pre-screening of 127 Hours, director Danny Boyle’s new, squirm-inducing film about Aron Ralston’s famed story of self-amputation in the Moab desert, has the audience falling to the floor. I am pushing myself deeply into a high backed theater chair, when I hear the unmistakable sound of a human body crumpling to the floor. On [...]
Telluride-based ski mountaineer Kim Havell will attempt to climb and ski Shishapangma this fall and you can follow updates on her training and trip at ElevationOutdoors.com. The 14th highest peak in the world at 26,289 feet, Shishapangma is a dangeorus goal—famed alpinist Alex Lowe died on the peak in an avalanche in 1999. Havell and [...]
