Outdoors
Testing Forks and Knives, er, Spatulas With Alex Honnold
Thanks to this newly developed high-performance sporting utensil, you too can eat like a free-soloing champion.
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Outdoors3 Essential Workouts for Rock Climbers
Before your next ascent, prepare your body with these workouts from climbing instructor Eli Strauss.
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OutdoorsClimbing Just Became an Olympic Sport. We Talked to the USA’s Best Chance of Grabbing Gold in 2020
Ashima Shiraishi, the 15-year-old American sport-climbing phenom, on the Olympic ruling and what it means for the sport.
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OutdoorsIs Climbing Everest Without Supplemental Oxygen Reckless?
Climbers Adrian Ballinger and Cory Richards talk about the merits of climbing Everest without supplemental oxygen.
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OutdoorsHow to Find the Perfect Climbing Rope
From top roping to lead climbing, these are the best ropes to bring to the crag this summer.
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OutdoorsTested: NW Alpine
There are big-name brands in the outdoor clothing market that turn out lustworthy, cutting-edge shells, baselayers and insulation pieces season after season. But every once in a while, we stumble upon a small brand doing things a little bit differently yet equally well.
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OutdoorsThe Easy Way Up: Heli-Hiking in the Bugaboos
The rotor wash from a Bell 212 helicopter is startlingly strong. Though I was getting used to the pick up and drop off routine — kneel, huddle together, cover your face — every time the helicopter landed I was nearly blown off my feet.
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OutdoorsTested: Topo Designs x Howler Brothers Klettersack
Retro gear is retro for a reason: modern outdoor gear design performs better than its forebears in almost all respects. But we still have a soft spot for the leather, wool, canvas alpine designs of the 1950s and ‘60s — you know, before things got all sleek and neon.
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OutdoorsClimbing the Volcano
Mount Rainier rises 14,410 feet above the landscape two hours to the southeast of Seattle. It towers above its surroundings, dwarfing the smaller peaks of the nearby Tatoosh Range and creating its own weather systems.
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OutdoorsKit: Climbing Ancient Art Tower
No other sport relies quite as heavily on gear during life-and-death situations as climbing. Your gear is the only lifeline (and sometimes when you’re a few hundred feet up a sheer wall, no amount of gear seems to be enough) holding you to the rock.