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Taking on cycling Scotland; Photos by Lizz Corrigan.

The Adventure of a Lifetime; Bikepacking Scotland

Lizz Corrigan
July 10, 2019

Roughly Route 7 Scotland is not for the faint of heart, at least not by bike. While the country is incredibly bike-friendly, the weather can be grueling and unpredictable. The terrain is varied but...

Photo by Nathan Caines

An Evening in the City with Naresh

Nate Caines
July 10, 2019

Few have lived in Salt Lake City long without seeing a parade of hundreds of bikers suddenly ride by and shout "Happy Thursday!" at you. That parade would be the “999” bike ride, an unofficial event...

Photo by Annie Duong

How to Survive (And Enjoy) Utah Hiking

Annie Duong
July 10, 2019

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...

Photo by Ian McMillan

The Thaw

Kendall Zylstra
July 10, 2019

Limited by the elements, mountain bikers must wait until the landscape frees the familiar trails from the asperity of winter’s grasp to ride once again. Once the ice and slush melt away and the glorious...

Photo by Kiffer Creveling

An Overview of What Your Favorite Ski Resorts Are Doing for the Environment

Gentry Hale
May 9, 2019

ALTA SKI RESORT Maura is the Sustainability Coordinator for Alta Ski Resort. Maura was a sort of guru in the Wasatch resorts, paving a sustainability road for other resorts, such as Solitude and Snowbird,...

Photos courtesy of Kendall Zylstra

Pushing Peaks- Mount Superior.

Kendall Zylstra
May 9, 2019

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...

Mark Miller's antique ski and snowshoe collection in Park City, UT on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling)

Throwback Gear

Kiffer Creveling
May 8, 2019

Skiing really is much older than most think. There are ancient drawings of humans skiing great distances to follow and hunt herds of reindeer and elk using fur coated skis (modern day skins). In more recent...

Courtesy of Steph Davis

Six questions with Steph Davis

Nate Caines
May 8, 2019

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. 1.)...

Photos courtesy of Caroline Himbert

U Student Goes for Her PhD in Through Hiking: Caroline Himbert Hikes Thousands of Miles and Raises Money for Cancer Research

Nick Halberg
May 7, 2019

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...

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