Hunters versus mountain bikers: Colorado’s trails become a flashpoint in a bitter dispute over wildlife, access, and who the wilderness belongs to
In Colorado, longstanding tensions between hunters and mountain bikers have intensified as both groups compete for space on public trails. The disputes center on how increased recreational use affects wildlife habitats and shapes decisions about land…
Aid climbing makes a comeback: a new generation of young crushers is dusting off the big wall gear and rewriting speed records in Yosemite
Aid climbing — long considered the province of seasoned veterans with hooks, beaks, and haul bags — is drawing a new wave of young practitioners. In 2025, climbers pushed the style to speeds that left the record books looking slow, with a trio completing…
Bear encounters on the Appalachian Trail have soared by 75 per cent — and the annual survey says hikers themselves are part of the problem
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s latest annual review documented 42 bear reports from hikers in 2025, a 75 percent increase from the 24 encounters recorded the previous year. This rise reflects broader pressures on the trail, where expanding black…
The congressman who jogged the Mississippi: Washington representative runs 2,300 miles from source to sea and finds a country divided along the banks
Representative Greg Nance of Washington completed a 2,300-mile run along the Mississippi River from its headwaters in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana. The journey, finished in late October 2025, offered him direct contact with communities…
Romania’s rewilded forests are drawing a new breed of traveller: bison, brown bears, and lynx are back — and so are the people who want to find them
Romania’s Southern Carpathians have quietly become one of Europe’s most compelling wildlife destinations. After decades of logging, overhunting, and state-imposed neglect, the region is now home to the continent’s largest concentrations…
Buried under 16,000 pounds of rock: how nine rescue agencies moved a mountain to save a climber pinned by a boulder on Mt Hood
On the morning of May 24, 2026, a male climber on Oregon’s Mount Hood stepped off a trail near Silcox Hut to let other climbers pass — and was swept beneath a 16,000-pound boulder when loose rock gave way beneath his feet. What followed was a…
Thirty minutes a week is all it takes: researchers say short bursts of high-intensity exercise can transform your health — no gym membership required
Researchers have found that brief periods of vigorous activity, totaling about 30 minutes across a week, deliver meaningful gains in cardiovascular fitness and overall well-being. These short efforts, often lasting one to two minutes at a time, challenge…
From Taliban survivor to Everest summit: Afghan refugee makes history as first woman from her country to conquer the world’s highest peak
An Afghan refugee climber has drawn international attention after reports of reaching the summit of Mount Everest, a development that, if confirmed, could mark a historic milestone for women from Afghanistan in high-altitude mountaineering. Details of…