I remember the first time I had to pee outdoors. I was eight or so years old, and the reason I remember it is because it didn’t go well. There was just pee, e...
The other day, I found myself fighting to get to the end of the work day. 5:00 rolled around and all I wanted was to melt into a puddle on the couch.
I thou...
Gail Jenkinson is the real deal. As a camerawoman, she works above and below the water. Her work on films and documentaries takes her around the world, and, on...
One of the less-discussed impacts of global warming is that it is very difficult to field-test toddler snowsuits. Combine the near-total absence of snow in Bost...
If you understand the difference between cuben and carbon fiber, spend more on hiking gear than on everyday clothes, and know the calorie content of every energ...
On International Women's Day of this year, Anna Paxton and Hetty Key launched an independent research project, Women in Adventure, which aims to increase women...
“You’re doing what?”
Most people asked this question during the fall as I explained my winter plans: Costa Rica, Ecuador, and paddling at the Grand Canyo...
No matter what wrinkled line travelers follow across an atlas, they have an instant heart connection with other wandering spirits. Even if one group is going to...
Perhaps you've heard the phrase, "April showers, May flowers," or something like that? Well, April's come early and we need some waterproof shoes, stat.
The PF...
Epic journeys often start with buses on rocky backcountry roads, chartered planes to remote peaks, lost luggage, new languages and that first step to the edge ...
I remember looking up from my volume of Little House on the Prairie as a child and seeing my dad come back in from ice fishing. His face was red with cold. Some...
According to Somerville Theatre’s Hermitlake organizer, Paul Fitzpatrick Nager, the film The Search for Freedom sets the tone for the Banff Mountain Film Fest...