3 Peaks 3 Weeks: The Breakfast Wall
In the final week of their quest, the 3 Peaks 3 Weeks women reach Mt. Kilimanjaro. Part one of their last quest.
Our Hero: Chloe Graftiaux
Extreme ports are just that: extreme. Despite the risks–sometimes because of them–we indulge our adrenaline-junkie selves in adventures that have an element of danger.
Movie Buff
What does the phrase “adventure film” mean to you? Art, storytelling, documenting a disappearing lifestyle, or the 3-year endeavor to create the film in the first place? Two filmmakers are sharing the story of American climbing… and trying to figure out how to finance it.
From Climber Chick to Mountain Mama
Reader Erica Lineberry doesn’t let pregnancy stop her from enjoying her sport right up to the arrival of her son.
Songs on the Rocks
Pumped and ready, 23-year-old climber Emily Harrington sets out March 30 for a North Face-sponsored climbing expedition in Turkey. While training, she hangs out on the rock, and rocks out to an edgy playlist.
Summit For Someone – Mount Shasta
There’s something different about climbing a mountain when you know it’s about more than just getting yourself and your team to the top.
Pseudo-Sidetracked: My Eldorado Climbing Adventure
My partner and I, at first assessment, said that we were off-route on that early October evening. In some ways this was true, and we aim never to repeat the mistakes we made.
Climbing Makeover
Always surrounded by climbers, the American Alpine Club’s Dana Richardson has seen it all when it comes to gear. “I borrowed this rope from my boss. And this harness? I think it came out of a garage somewhere,” she laughs.
My view of the world will never be the same
Imagine standing at the summit of Mt. Cotopaxi, Ecuador’s tallest active volcano. The sun has risen on the horizon bathing the world below in a rosy glow, and casting shadows from the mountains of the Andes.
Leigh Ann’s Kili climb Part 3
Every minute starts to feel incredibly slow, every step taken requires dramatically more effort. I start to get a bit of paranoia. I’m afraid I am getting mountain sickness.
Leigh Ann’s Kilimanjaro trip
This morning we awake to catch the 8 am bus to Moshi from Nairobi. Already, Lex and I are excited to meet the first Americans we’ve seen since we arrived in East Africa less than three days ago.
