Ankles and shins caked in a layer of dust. Beads of sweat dripping down the frame of a sun-kissed face, red from the heat and exertion of the continuous downward press of a pedal. Fingers strained from...
Ask any number of University of Utah students, especially students who have come to the university from out of state, and they’ll likely tell you that Utah’s natural wonders and accessibility to the...
Since July 2021, I’ve been living and working as a housekeeper in Southern Utah at Zion National Park. Recently, I was able to plan a road trip through the surrounding areas before heading home for the...
Leah Button is a junior at the University of Utah studying Architecture and Environmental and Sustainability Studies. She grew up in Salt Lake and has always loved exploring the amazing hiking trails in...
In 2003, Aaron Ralston amputated his own arm after being trapped in a slot canyon for five days. It seems that more people have seen this incident as an invitation to try a new activity than as a warning...
It has been several months since the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, and I still find myself and all of my peers in the middle of a collective sigh of relief. The...
Moab is known as Utah's very own desert heaven here on Earth. Until recently, over 114,000 acres of southern Utah land owned by the Bureau of Land Management was going to be opened up by the Trump Administration...
Alright, brace yourself for an unpopular opinion, I used to hate the desert. Every year back in high school, spring break would roll around and my parents would decide — with the help of my sisters but...
Steph Davis is a professional rock climber, free-soloer, BASE-jumper and more. She's written the books Learning to Fly and High Infatuation. She answered six questions for Wasatch on risk and the outdoors.
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