Pax Himalaya outside
A tourism industry hobbled by years of civil war and political instability looks to rebound as Nepal makes moves toward a lasting peace. Is it finally safe to go back?
Australia's Garden of Eden
It takes apples, hiking boots, a tolerance of scorpions and snakes, an appetite for kangaroo steaks, a good guide, and a whole lot of knowledge to survive the country's largest parkland
The Mountain Magnet outside
Fast times in Chamonix, France, the once and future epicenter of high-alpine daredevilry
Can You Hear Me Now? outside
Good! Let's talk about what our experience of the wilderness has lost now that it's cheap and easy to stay connectedno matter how far out there you go. Ted Kerasote explores the new wired wild.
Climb Every Mole Hill outside
The highest points in heartland states like Kansas and Iowa aren't much to look at, but when you knock off seven of them in a four-day, 3,000-mile blitz . . . well, let's just say the little bastards have a way of kicking back.