Spring 2025
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An inside look at what makes super trainers super, and how they differ from their racing cousins
For centuries, people have left all sorts of notes in summit registers. I looked through 100 years of love letters and spontaneous exaltation, including my own family's, to find out why.
We’ve redefined the modern adventurer’s bucket list
Alpine locales have their own microclimates, which makes forecasting a tricky business—and a local fixation. Who dares try their hand? A few brave amateur meteorologists. We talked to one of the most elusive to find out why.
The risks of training while depleted are finally getting lots of attention—maybe too much
We rounded up some of the most creative signs from last weekend's protests, including one from a junior park ranger and another from a golden retriever
When I was a kid, I was fascinated by a traditional katana my grandfather had brought home from Japan in 1945. Years later, I decided it was time to find the heirloom’s rightful owner.
For decades, field technicians have scoured the Mojave Desert monitoring threatened tortoises. Their searches sometimes uncovered human remains. Our writer untangles a mystery dug up by the turtle counters.