When Maximo Kausch climbed his first 6,000-meter peak in the Andes mountain range, he decided that he would climb every single one of them. Fifty-eight 6,000ers later, Kausch is still climbing, and he will likely be climbing for at least one more year. Despite his first assumption, there are 118 6,000ers in the Andes mountain range, …
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The Moose’s Tooth is 10,355 feet of steep deep snow, cornices and danger – a mountain Mark and Janelle Smiley plan on climbing. Located in Denali National Park, 15 miles southeast of Mount McKinley, the mountain isn’t the tallest in the range, but it’s one of the more difficult and storied climbs in the region. …
For the National Parks Epic Challenge, legendary climber Alex Honnold took on Half Dome, El Capitan and Mount Watkins – all that Yosemite had to offer. Honnold has traveled all over the world in search of the most perfect walls to climb. The irony, however, is that the best he has found are a mere …
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Despite the elements, Mount Rushmore stays in mint condition for one reason: sustained aerial maintenance by the park rangers that patch up the massive sculpted rock. The park rangers rappel from the top of the 86-year-old monument to patch cracks and install strain gauges near the Abraham Lincoln structure’s nose and hairline. “The first time is …
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Tackling just one of the 28 segments that make up the 486-mile Colorado Trail is tough enough, but Wesley Trimble hiked the entirety of the Rocky Mountain trail in one go. Every year, a handful of Adrenalists take to the trails of Colorado by horseback or mountain bike, but not Trimble. From Denver to Durango, the …
When the National Park Foundation asked Jimmy Chin to return home to the powdered slopes of Grand Teton National Park for a serious climb and ski session, he just couldn’t resist. “I just remember showing up and the Tetons just totally blew me away,” says Chin in an interview with National Park Foundation. The professional climber, …
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Adam Ondra is a 20-year-old climbing champion, but his conquests aren’t of the towering peak variety – Ondra is a boulderer. Ondra contorts himself for a living, wrenching his weight over the hardest rock lines on Earth. At first glance, Ondra’s rocks don’t always appear difficult. They aren’t the legendary peaks at the top of the …
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No ropes, no oxygen, no problem – Ueli Steck has conquered Annapurna, the most treacherous of the eight-thousanders, solo. The best climber on earth destroyed one of this planet’s most difficult and dangerous climbs, and he did it alone, without a rope or oxygen tank. Setting off from base camp in the early morning on …
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“Never stop climbing” is just one of the motivational posts on Urko Carmona’s Facebook – a creed the Barcelona native lives by, despite only have one leg to do his adventuring with. Involved in a motorcycle accident when he was just 16 years old, Carmona lost his left leg. That, however, hasn’t stopped him from doing the …
When you think of polar exploration, your mind might turn to hoary greats like Captain Scott and Shackleton. If you thought that society doesn’t make them like that any more, however, you’d be wrong. This century has its share of hardy mavericks ready to venture into the depths of the Arctic and Antarctica. Meet five …