Adventure

Diagnosing the likes of plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendonitis, stress fractures, and shin splints, Dr. Paul Langer is a podiatrist as well as a running expert.…

Can you say crap storm? I just got back from Mount Shasta, and I have a good story to tell. Winds reached 100mph on top,…

This is my profile of Mandatory Gear, a Minneapolis company that makes some of the lightest-weight backpacking and adventure racing gear available. Indeed, the company’s…

“K2” is a play by Patrick Meyers that opened earlier this month at the Jungle Theater in Minneapolis. Written nearly three decades ago, K2 has…

Rail Riders recently interviewed The Gear Junkie, and here’s the full Q&A, complete with ramblings on existential exhaustion, emotional breakdown and enlightenment. Questions in the…

Mike is back, and things did not go quite as planned, though he put up a courageous effort. As reported by Craig Medred in the…

In a story this weekend for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, I write about David Heitkamp of New Haven, Ind., who competed in the Arrowhead 135…

In a recent story for Forbes, I polled Ed Viesturs, Jack Tackle, Will Gadd, and four additional star alpinists to create a list that highlights…

I honestly thought the Iditarod Trail Invitational (the new name for Iditabike) self supported. That’s right. No drop bags. No outside help. He’ll haul all…