“Most people consider me a washed-up junior high track star turned trail runner,” University of Utah sophomore Ethan Hilding said as he fiddled with the zipper of the camping chair he is perched in....
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...
All I can hear is the sound of my breathing in sync with the crunch of metal on snow. I slowly make my way up the slope, each step firm enough to ensure that the snowshoe has caught hold of the crust....
The concept of “microadventures” was popularized by the adventurer Alastair Humphreys to encourage the notion that adventure is possible for everyone, regardless of time, money, age or location. Microadventures...
Our beautiful state provides diverse natural environments ideal for every hiker’s preference. One of the many joys of living in Utah is being able to travel from the beautiful mountains to the vast desert...
Mount Superior is a well known peak in Little Cottonwood canyon that tops out just above
11,000 feet in elevation, and towers above the canyon road with a vertical gain of 3,000 feet.
Superior is mostly...
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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On May 3rd, Caroline Himbert, a third year PhD student in Population Health Sciences at the University of Utah, boarded a plane for Tucson, Arizona. From there, she bussed three hours to Lordsburg, New...
At 76 years old, Ben Woolsey plans to hike Mount Timpanogos for the thousandth time this summer.
Currently known as “that guy,” Woolsey has 45 more treks to go until he reaches his goal of one thousand....
