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El capitan in 40 Billion Pixels
How one of the world’s largest photos is changing the way we climb Yosemite’s iconic big wall.
Gone are the days of hand-drawn topos, primitive sketches of a climbing route’s pitches and main features. Thanks to a two-year-long project completed this summer, we now have El Capitan—the Big Stone—captured in over 40 billion pixels.
10 ADVENTUROUS THINGS TO DO IN THE ADIRONDACKS
How to explore the Northeast’s biggest greenspace like a local
Adirondack Park is more difficult to define than most state—or even national—parks. For starters, it’s massive: The greenspace, codified in the state constitution, protects roughly six million acres of upstate New York, meaning it’s larger than the Yosemite, Yellowstone, Glacier, Grand Canyon, and Great Smoky Mountains national parks. Combined.
WHERE’S DEBBIE? A LOOK AT THE VOLUNTEER FORCE BEHIND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA’S DOWNIEVILLE CLASSIC
Since 1995, this brutally hard and dusty mountain bike race has evolved to a fully fledged festival that’s contributed to the rebirth of its namesake community. One of the people who made that possible is Debbie Bonovich.
ATLANTA OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES GUIDE
Peek out the window as you fly into Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the world’s busiest passenger airfield, and you’ll understand why this Southern metropolis is known as the “City In a Forest.”
HOW TO GET A MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL BUILT IN THREE “EASY” STEPS
Lake Tahoe is experiencing a golden age of trail building with the biggest project of all on the horizon. But it wasn’t always this way. Here’s the story of how a group of people in Tahoe rose up to the task of making big ideas become reality.
Best CLIMBING AREAS IN EUROPE
Considered the birthplace of climbing, Europe is, without a doubt, one of the best places to visit if you’re looking to get on some rock.
HOW TO ADVENTURE AROUND EUROPE BY TRAIN
Our 8 favorite hiking routes, climbing crags, bike trails, surf spots and more across the pond, no car required.
HOW TO HIKE THE GRAND CANYON RIM TO RIM
Cross the Big Ditch like a pro with this do-it-all guide to route planning, campsites, permits, desert skills and more.