I take a moment to breathe and consciously relax my muscles before trusting my hands and feet to carry me one move further up What the Hell, a sport climb high on the north side of Little Cottonwood canyon....

Skiing a big face in July in Utah feels like it should be a contradiction. But, after a record year of snowfall, such a thing appeared to be a very real possibility. This is a story of my attempt to do...

You might think that spending every day of my childhood staring at the base of Mount Olympus would numb me to its grandeur—— that after seeing it so often I would forget to notice it entirely and walk...

From the time I moved to Salt Lake two years ago, the most prominent feature of the Wasatch from my window was always the rocky face of Mount Olympus. I’ve easily stared at the mountain hundreds of times,...

Salt Lake City inhabitants, and everyone who lives in the Wasatch front, experience an exceptional range of weather throughout any given year. While our favorite playgrounds up in Brighton and Snowbird...

Imagine: 3,000 years ago.    Difficult, isn’t it? It’s hard enough for me to imagine my “five-year plan” let alone what life was like thousands of years ago. But I will say this: it’s...

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To truly experience the wonder and comprehend the beauty of our planet, we need to explore the great outdoors. Going out for a walk or engaging in outdoor activities can rejuvenate us and make us feel...

The wind whips at the rain cover of my tent so violently I fear its pole will snap in half. I’ve already gotten up to secure things once but waiting for the weather to die down a second time seems pointless;...