Stories

Graham Zimmerman on Control: Climbing, Climate, and Creating Space

Outdoor Research Ambassador Graham Zimmerman on the controllables and uncontrollables surroundi...

Graham Zimmerman pushes the limits on expeditions—here’s how he prepares beforehand. This summ...

Piolet d’Or-winning alpinist Graham Zimmerman collaborated on the new Outdoor Research alpine ...

Right away, I pointed to the ice I wanted to climb—a stand-alone pillars on a tall wall facing ou...

Alpine climbing probably sounds like an endeavor requiring a lot of skills, practice and a lot of...

Maybe you’ve enjoyed day hiking, or a little backpacking, and are feeling the urge to challenge y...

Talking or thinking about standing on top of a mountain is always easier than the process of actu...

When you’re pushing hard above tree line, change might be the only constant. A puckering wind th...

I first went ice climbing 25 years ago—and the experience was terrifying, educational and, of cou...

The author, Chris Simmons, has never kept track of how many laps he’s taken on Mount Rainier, but...

The Matterhorn is likely the most iconic mountain in Europe, quite possibly, the world. It rises ...

“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are...