Background The Wilderness Act passed in 1964, created the National Wilderness Preservation System with large and small wilderness units managed by the National Park Service, Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and the Fish and Wildlife Service. We often think of wilderness areas as having “primeval character” and landscapes and ecosystems absent most (if not…
The Fixed Anchor Schism (In Wilderness) Continues
Oh the places we go. Safe travel sometimes requires the use of fixed anchors. New proposals could put their placement in designated wilderness into question. Photo: Billy Haas.
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Boris Langenstein on the first ski descent of India’s Meru Central. Photo: Tiphaine Duperier
A First Descent on India’s Meru Central
Tiphaine Dupérier and Boris Langenstein pull off another small-scale big-mountain descent.
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Ryan Griffiths, somewhere cold. Photo: Aidan Whitelaw
The High Route Podcast
The Progression Episode with Ryan Griffiths
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Teton shadows extending toward the Gros Ventre.
Public Lands and the Touring Scene
A look at proposed rule changes in the public lands space that could affect the touring scene.
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