52+ min ago   (1207+ words) WorldAtlas Colorado's silver rush left behind hundreds of tiny towns that stayed tiny. Most kept their Victorian storefronts and their populations under a few thousand. That is exactly what makes them so easy to fall for today. Silverton still counts…...

12+ hour, 57+ min ago   (549+ words) Years of declining water levels finally caught up with the last public boat ramp at Lake McConaughy. August 15 marked the official closing of the last public launch site (Spillway Bay) within the Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area. The area has…...

9+ hour, 34+ min ago   (89+ words) The hikers were safely guided off the hill by rescue teams Three 19-year-olds were safely rescued after becoming stranded on Broad Crag Col due to adverse weather conditions. Cumbria Police received a call from the group stating they were stuck…...

6+ hour, 48+ min ago   (231+ words) I’ve had 4 different visitors join me during portions of my thru-hike. Having friends and family join can be both exciting and daunting. Exciting because I miss my loved ones and cannot wait to reunite with them and show them what…...

11+ hour, 36+ min ago   (646+ words) Leah McDonald is a registered Maine guide, wilderness first responder and licensed clinical social worker. She lives in Cumberland. On Wednesday, Aug. 12, my family and I hiked the iconic Tumbledown Mountain Loop trail in Weld. Like most Maine families, we…...

14+ hour, 37+ min ago   (339+ words) Austria’s ski season is just around the corner. The country’s first slopes set to welcome skiers and snowboarders from early October and some continue into May. From high-altitude glacier skiing in the autumn to the wider opening of Austria‘s…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (387+ words) Views from Mount Sanitas, Boulder At 6,843 feet above Boulder, sunrise on Mount Sanitas feels like a private performance staged above the city. For generations of Boulder residents, climbing Mount Sanitas has been more than a hike. It is a ritual,…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (79+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Rush to rescue woman after 30m fall in Blue Mountains, NSW The No. 1 source of…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (165+ words) A 30-year-old Massachusetts man died Thursday after falling while climbing rock ledges along the Appalachian Trail in Kent, Conn., police said. Collin Salmon, of Great Barrington, was rock climbing in a section of trail known as St. John’s Ledges when…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1655+ words) About our reporting: Climbing journalist Ryleigh Norgrove spoke with three gym owners and the president of the Climbing Wall Association to investigate how outdated city zoning codes are delaying openings and forcing closures, even for successful climbing gyms. "As the…...