Day of the Dagger
The difference between luck and misfortune is as thin as a crack in the ice.
Epics
Epics
Flying off the Grand
A shattered leg, a new direction.
In the Doghouse
Forbidden to climb, two soldiers go rogue.
The Worry Stone
The scariest lessons are ones you don’t learn.
Genesis on the Grand
A near-ending is a new beginning
Sara: Three Friends, Fresh Snow and an Avalanche
A story anyone should read, every year, before backcountry and avalanche season.
Never Back Down (Unless You’re Trad Climbing)
Turns out trad isn’t the same as sport climbing.
Zeus’s Target – One Climber’s Shocking Story of Lightning Strikes
Everyone was soon thoroughly engaged in the climbing—everyone, that is, except me. Earlier I’d heard distant thunder, and I watched the intensifying clouds uneasily.
Mountain of Trouble – Mt. Katahdin, Maine
On Katahdin, the problems begin as soon as you leave the car.
Hanging By A Thread
Unbelievable best-case scenario, in the absolute worst case.
A Brush With Death – Surviving an 800-Foot Fall on Mount Stuart
Eddy’s foot slipped. He barreled down the nearly 60-degree slope straight at me. His crampons hit me as he slid through the anchor. The belay ripped. Wham!
To Hell and Back – Local Outing Turns Into Nightmare
Scottish climber Robbie Phillips enters the White Room on the classic Deep Cut Chimney (4 IV) of Hell’s Lum, a 2,700-foot peak in the Cairngorms, Scottish Highlands.