adventure

Known for its dozens of rapids—including a few big drops that are western classics—Cataract Canyon also offers plenty of calm water and sublime scenery

Long after everyone else has traded skis for mountain bikes, fair-weather skiers glide out in search of the perfect crust

Learning how to survive steep stuff in the Sawtooths

The first person to have reached the South Pole, the North Pole, and Mt. Everest's summit within the span of one year

In deep Antarctica, a surprising snow kestrel appears

With each new plateau, the canvas changes color

Conservationists, the Olympics, and an indignant porcupine keep mountaintop-removal coal mining out of a wildlife paradise

A Great Plains native finds his way home

Snowboarding icon Jeremy Jones climbs his way to the top—and hopes others will follow

Jettison the tent, the candle lantern, and that copy of Moby-Dick. Ultralight through-hiking takes you farther, faster.