Climbing the Grand Teton For a Cause
There’s no surer way to ensure a successful trip than hitting the mountains for charity.
Climbing/Mountaineering
Learn the rock climbing and mountaineering skills you'll need to ascend technical routes in the mountains during any season.
The Best Beginner Rock Climbing Gear of 2015
Start right with this bargain kit—helmet, harness, shoes, rope, and belay device—assembled by the editors of Climbing magazine.
Traverse a Glacier Safely
Learn to identify the terrain hazards of glaciers to stay safe in ice country.
Peakbagger Skills
Tips for overcoming jetlag, gathering beta, and getting your summit gear to foreign peaks in one piece.
Heroes: Kyle Maynard, 26
Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro is plenty hard with two strong legs. Imagine crawling to the top, like the first congenital quadruple amputee to reach the summit.
Outdoor Retailer Roundup: Climbing Gear
Shoes that stick, rope worth investing in, and a Grigri 2 overhaul.
Ultimate Adventure Handbook: Easy Upgrades
Kick it up a notch with these quick fixes.
Ultimate Adventure Handbook: Climb to Heart-Pumping Heights
Scramble a class 3 route and claim your own private peak.
Secret Switzerland
Discover solitude on the Swiss border with this highlights tour of John Harlin's favorite trips—rope not required.
True Tales: Can't Breathe at High Altitude
A scape of pulmonary edema sends this reader down the mountain, fast.
True Tales: Uncontrolled Slide Down an Icy Slope
A summer snow slope gives this reader the scare of his life.
Ski Strong: Kick Turn Like a Pro
Perfect this move for on-a-dime turns in steep, rugged terrain.
Ski Strong: Adjust Your Ski Poles
Use telescoping shafts for stability on any angle.
Ski Strong: Ski Any Snow Conditions
Change your technique and style to manage any snow conditions.
Select a Safe Route: Avalanche Terrain Travel
Recognize these avalanche-risk signs and learn how to choose routes that avoid them.
Select a Safe Route: Study the Snowpack
Hidden layers are the key to stableor slide-readyslopes.
Select a Safe Route: Watch the Weather
All conditions affect avy potential. Check forecasts and assess risk.
Maintain and Repair Your Ski Gear
A broken binding or a skin that wont stick could mean a night spent out in a snow cave, or worse. Have your kit tuned up before you go, but make sure you know how to fix common problems in a pinch.
Ski Strong and Smart
You dont need pro-level skills to ski off-piste, but honing your kick-turn technique and avoiding rookie mistakes will ease your transition to backcountry terrain. Heres how to master the ups and downs when lifts and groomers are miles away. Plus: Prevent blisters, stay energized, and negotiate steeps.
Select a Safe Ski Route
Caused by variable weather, unstable snowpack, and steep terrain, backcountry avalanches claim an average of 25 lives a year in the United States. Your first safety step: Brush up on the basics below. Next, take a course accredited by the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education
