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Hiker’s Delight
Elevate your next adventure with the latest and greatest in packs, sacks, boots, and tents.
BOOTS
1. La Sportiva FC 2.0 GTX
La Sportiva has found the way to keep the rock scrambler nimble while not forgetting about stability. According to our tester, this versatile, low-cut, multi-sport/hiking shoe had enough flex for freedom on quick aerobic summit jaunts, [...]
Brave New Routes: Climbing Access Secured in the South
You’ve got to hand it to rock climbers. When they see a stretch of cliffs that needs to be scaled, they secure access by any means necessary. But the days of rogue trespassing missions are now frowned upon. Instead, slabs of stone that are ripe for new routes are opened through civil negotiations with private [...]
What’s Next?
The recent opening of the Boulders Area of Crowders State Park has many climbers wondering what other state parks might provide more access to climbers in North Carolina.
The Carolina Climbers Coalition (CCC) has approached park management about climbing at Grandfather Mountain and is currently drafting a comprehensive proposal about climbing opportunities at Grandfather to be [...]
Natural Fitness: Wild Workouts with the World’s Fittest Man
I know this about myself: If I were being chased by a man with a hatchet, and I had to sprint up a hill, balance on a log across a river, and climb up a tree to escape, I couldn’t. I’d run out of steam about halfway up the tree. I also know that I [...]
Head of the Class: Best Rapids for Every Level
Slip on your spray skirt: The Southeast is whitewater country. Here are the best rapids for every level of whitewater, from easy class I floats to class V hairboating adventures.
Class I
The James River, Va.
Eagle Rock to Horseshoe Bend
For 343 miles, the James River sweeps across the state of Virginia, connecting the Allegheny Mountains with [...]
Broken Down
After shattering his heel bones rock-hopping in the Linville Gorge Wilderness, A SOLO HIKER CRAWLS OUT ALIVE
Triple Crown Bouldering – Part II – Horse Pens 40
Chris Sharma was in town for the Horse Pens 40 competition, and many of the competitors had seen his slideshow in Raleigh and Boone just a few days before the comp. So the mood was set by inspiration from his stories, and many climbers had dreams of 5.15b and V16 as they taped up their [...]
Gorge-ous
Explore the seven best river-carved canyons in the Southeast—including an oasis of first ascents in the undiscovered Big South Fork.
