Climbing Stories: Yabadabadoo! An Indian climber and a foreigner hitchhike their way to hillside boulders in Avathi, and set up camp in a leopard's den, to scout Bangalore's best lines.
"Sidecountry is the Backcountry" - An Interview with The Director of The National Avalanche Center. Get the forecast, get the gear, get the training. Everything that you need to know before you head out into the back or sidecountry. They're the same thing.
Into the Valley of Deception: The Central Kalahari Game Reserve Sarah Kingdom takes us across the Zambezi River and into Botswana. Driving past the well visited national parks, and onto the huge Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
Is ‘Sidecountry’ a Four-Letter Word? A team of Avalanche experts define the word, and discuss how to deal with the phenomena. Do we attempt to stop the sidecountry locomotive, or shape the definition and attempt to harness its power?
Field Notes: Tracking Big Cats – The Life of a Wildlife Field Researcher in South Africa In a heartwarming tale, it might not have always been the adventure that was expected, but for these researchers, the rewards made all the hardship worth it.
Charge Hard, Stay Smart: Guru, Fritz Sperry, on Safety in Avy-Prone Backcountry. Local guidebook author Fritz Sperry knows the Colorado backcountry as well as anybody. The Outdoor Journal were invited on an outing, so Kela Fetters grabbed her Skis and started trekking.
A Passport To Freedom; Following Domestic Violence, a Publicized Divorce & Cancer. Embracing a complete change of lifestyle and travel in the face of adversity, Janice Lintz shares her story, along with a challenge, to visit every country in the world.