Arkansas Outside note: Mountain biking can be a gateway to more diverse outdoor activities in Arkansas. Rock climbing, paddling, backpacking, hiking, and trail running are all exciting participatory sports that
Come out to Rattlesnake Ridge for an afternoon in the sun. Meet up with local climbers and Central Arkansas representatives from the Arkansas Climbers Coalition. Light refreshments and snacks will
It’s a muggy friday morning in the Ozarks. A leanly muscled man in cowboy boots, denim short-shorts, and a tank top that looks painted on is standing in the bed
This list from last year includes three routes in Arkansas’s own, Horseshoe Canyon Ranch Climbing Area. It’s no wonder this is the home of 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell, one
What happens when you mix 280 climbers; not including their groupies, from all all across the U.S. with perfect weather, perfect location, great swag, vendors, and some of the best
Three years ago on perfect late October day, I made my first trip to Jamestown. It was my first outdoor climbing experience and the beginning of a very “special” relationship
Over 50 years ago, Jim Whittaker became the first American to summit Mount Everest. In his own words, he did not conquer Everest, “You never conquer a mountain. Mountains can’t
Since I missed racing in the Raid the Rock adventure race last year, I’ve been itching to do some sort of multisport race. Enter the Medi-O-Core triathlon, a trail run,
Warm beams of sunlight warm your tent, begging you to brave the cold morning air to make coffee. Reluctantly you unzip the tent, careful not to disturb the thin layer
In the forward of her book Climbing Free: My Life in the Vertical World, Lynn Hill is described by her longtime friend, sometime climbing partner and early climbing mentor John Long
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