The No Fall Zone outside
When freeskier Kit DesLauriers dropped in at 29,035 feet on Mount Everest in October, she became the first person to ski off the Seven Summits. Kit, her husband, Rob, and photographer JIMMY CHIN—whose exclusive images appear here—also became the first Americans to ski from the top of the world's tallest mountain. Outside correspondent DAVE HAHN, who guided the climb, reports on the epic descent.
Steeped in Adventure
Within the Chandpur Tea Estate in Himachal Pradesh, India, awaits the Country Cottage, a series of rustic, personable retreats with unfettered access to endless outdoor-adventure pursuits—provided you can break away from all that giddy relaxation.
Why India? outside
Prepare for sensory overload—regal palaces, wireless tech, urbanized elephants, Bollywood style, and more than a billion coexisting citizens—in the giant, baffling spectacle of modern India
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?
Group Monuments at Mahabalipuram
Archaeological splendor mix with southern India’s rich cultural legacy to create a one-of-a-kind 1.5-square-mile treasure trove.
Over the Top outside
David Sharp's lonely death on Mount Everest revived the old, raging debates about personal ethics and the wisdom of commercially guided climbing. But whatever went right and wrong in 2006, the bottom line remains: You challenge this peak at your own risk, because its punishments are swift, terrible, and blind.
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