Last winter, I learned about Wasatch Adaptive Sports through a series of coincidences. Needing volunteer hours for a class in the spring semester, I had investigated a series of options, none of which...
While mountain adventures abound in the Salt Lake Valley, beautiful canyons are everywhere, and are just as great for local recreation. If you like to breathe hard and enjoy great views, road biking up...
“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...
Most people agree that it’s a good thing to expand your comfort zone. It’s exciting to push the boundaries of your hobbies and become stronger. It can also be terrifying, and rightfully so. Sometimes...
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 two travelers, clad in face masks and rubber gloves, sat on the front porch
of their Sugarhouse home, staring quizzically at me as I approached. They had reached out to
me, not I to them. They...
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...
When we are making decisions in the outdoors, there’s often a pivotal moment when our safety hangs in the balance. We’ll weigh risk and reward to decide whether to drop into a chute, hike through a...
