

Brendan Leonard
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You are the mountain's disciple
It was mostly trial and error
The former Powder editor shares his tricks of the trade
Does he not have nerve endings?
Step into the void
Because you know you want your car to smell like your weekend
The writer, cyclist, artist, and producer doesn't have a secret for getting her art into the world. She just does the work.
This one is not for the weekend warriors
Its an oldie but a goodie
I drew them. You liked them.
Lots of things sucked this year. But there was a ton of good too!
Don't look down (and other lessons)
I'm not crying. You're crying.
Got a spare $35K lying around? Blow it all on these moderately priced holiday gifts.
There's no place like home, and that's a good thing
An ode to those who can't sit still
Your last Instagram picture DOESN'T have a seventh wonder in it? How... quaint.
Do it for the pizza
People are worried. But, naturally, it's usually about the wrong things.
We did whatever the hell we wanted
Not only do you get to watch the sunset, you also get to sleep in first
Chances are, you've ticked a couple of these boxes
Let's get horny
You can learn almost anything you wantfor free!on YouTube. Just make sure it's from a reliable source.
Most sports aren't that complicated. You can usually boil them down into one simple rule. (OK, maybe two.)
When your life is a Saturday Night Live skit
An all-encompassing chart
Ask yourself: Is that french press really necessary for the backcountry?
It's all fun and games until you're hiking alone with Kevin
12 totally legitimate excuses
It's not just for the views
But maybe don't give us a hug
You just have to unfollow all those downers first
Humor isn't something you're born withit takes work
It was long, long ago, on a wall far, far away
Spoiler: The world doesnt end
Basically anything
Dream big, work hard, be kind
Or not climbing one, whatever you want to do
Why do we push ourselves, anyway?
No bears were subjected to Kanyes rants in the making of this article
And which one you see says a lot about how you exist in the world
A minute-by-minute account my attempt to run across the Grand Canyontwice
A nostalgia-filled trip into the Grand Canyon
Location, location, location! This one-bedroom is close to nothing.
For when you dont have tens of thousands dollars just laying around
As artist Chuck Close said, Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work
Just dont ask to follow me
Including how to get that coveted wet-dog smell
*Epic, as in a very long daynot were-gonna-die
What's the point in owning something if you're not going to make the most of it?
And you shouldn't leave home without it
Don't try to justify what we do in the outdoors. Just enjoy it.
We need safe spaces from our addictive, IQ-lowering technology
Theres more to the season than holidays and snowsports
Lest the world suffer my wrath
Who cares how you funded your nice van or thru-hike? What matters is that you're spending time outside.
We know youve been lacking this yearheres how to change that
No one wants to have the conversationbut no one can avoid it, either
The trick to making it look easy is a heck of a lot of hard work
Wouldnt you like to get away? To a place where you can be pampered and just relax? Of course you wouldnt.
Because sometimes during the holidays you'd rather be skiing, even if you don't want to say it out loud
If you have great people in your life, tell them now rather than later
Everybody has a few one-liners that always crop up in their head when theyre out hiking, skiing, climbing, and/or having a good time or bad time outside.
Thoughts from the chairlift
Because its good to stay safe and happy out there
Meet Gregory Crichlow, the man fixing bikes for underserved communities in Denver
And maybe make yourself feel better, too
Did you hear that? What was that? Some possibilities:
In short: its miserable
Why should Scouts get all the rewards?
Electric cars are the future for commuters, but can they go the extra mile on a road trip?
Sometimes people are looking for more than a good belay
In the end, what it comes down to is this: Choosing to have wonder in your life, or not