Ice Climbing in Cody, Wyoming Cody is an unassuming un-tropolis of 10,000 in northern Wyoming—about 50 miles from the East Entrance of Yellowstone National Park—steeped in history and rich with natural beauty that was surely created to entice adventurous undertakings.…
5 winter outdoor adventures that aren’t skiing or snowboarding The air gets a little thinner and the cold begins to wrap around us as summer leaves and fall and winter descends. The days may be shorter and our environment seems…
When I signed up for Pursuit Series at Snowbasin, UT, I knew it would be cool, but it didn’t know it would be so freaking cool! It’s is a three-day outdoor event that includes a ton of activities, courses, instructors,…
Overcoming Fear on Telluride’s Via Ferrata “Take deep breaths, in through your nose, out through your mouth,” our San Juan Outdoor Adventures Guide, Chris Murray, is coaching me as I stand frozen and shaking, clipped into a cliffside hundreds of…
Looking to visit the Mile High city this summer? Between driving to the trailhead, hiking to the crag, and getting back, a whole day can be spent on the process of just getting to and from a climbing spot. And although…
(Not) Climbing Ancient Art We stood in the parking lot at the base of the Fisher Towers early in the morning of our big ascent day and stared at the fecund clouds in the sky. Raindrops peppered the dusty ground.…
Climb4Life is a fun climbing event for a great cause! Check out the details below and don’t miss it! Whether you are a beginner climber, an experienced mountaineer, a courageous cancer survivor or a person whose life has been affected by…
4 Utah Peaks to Bag this Fall I was fresh out of grad school and newly transplanted to Utah when a friend invited me on a rim-to-rim dayhike through the Grand Canyon. With a couple of days’ notice and no…
Red Rock Canyon Climbing By Melissa McGibbon Climbing towers the size of skyscrapers in the desert seems normal—climbing desert towers within catapulting distance of actual skyscrapers does not. It’s among the oddest of juxtapositions to see a bustling city with…
It’s -2 degrees Fahrenheit, but feels like -9 with wind chill. I haven’t felt my toes in two days and my speech is starting to slur–a warning sign of hypothermia. I have dressed in my most serious base layers under…