ϳԹ Magazine, Apr 2005
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THIS SUMMER, CLIMBERS Jared Ogden, 33, and Ryan Nelson, 25, hope to complete a new route up the 3,000-foot east face of Alaska’s Mount Barrille. Although the Durango, Colorado, residents are expecting only dry rock, they’re packing ice axes to “dry-tool” over any mirror-smooth granite pitches. Translation: They’ll use the…
LIKE HIS DAD, EVEL, 42-year-old “Kaptain” Robbie Knievel has a thing for hucking…well, just about anything. A veteran of more than 250 professional motorcycle jumps and twenty-something broken bones, he’s cleared the fountains at Caesars Palace, a 231-foot section of the Grand Canyon, and, for a 2003 Dawn dishwashing-soap commercial,…
This exotic archipelago used to be the sole domain of Darwin fanatics. Not anymore.
James Dean, Liz Taylor, and Rock Hudson had a "Giant" time in this high-desert corner of Texas—and so have generations of on-the-road seekers and, more recently, art-world hipsters. Whether you roll on down to the Rio Grande or stick around town, Marfa is the perfect place to shake off winter and look good doing it.
Four young climbers hit the road in search of big rock, girl power, and a heavenly interlude of physical bliss
Footloose Scots will tell you there's no such thing as trespassing in the Highlands. And no one is more passionate about possessing these craggy, heather-painted mountains than the "compleaters" who summit the Munros—all 284 of them.
What's the fastest way to bring power and stamina to your sport? Start moving very, very slowly. (No, even slower than that.)
Two guys, ten days, 500 miles by bike through gorgeous Norway. The only rule? No suffering.
Earth-friendly cool is everywhere, from Hollywood and innovative building design to hybrid cars and candy bars. You live, breathe, and play green already—so why not come full circle by bringing it all back home?
IF YOU THOUGHT PAUL GIAMATTI’S CHARACTER in Sideways was obsessed, consider the growing cult of American oenophiles for whom only ultranatural “biodynamic” wine will do. Biodynamic Wine Vintners producing this exalted juice concoct compost by burying cow dung packed in cow horns in the fall, unearthing them in…
F E A T U R E S
From high-style homes to great gear, fine food, and even movie sets, earth-friendly products and design have gone upscale and downtown. We survey the hottest goods for deluxe green living.
The low-impact residence. By Florence Williams
The new and improved bad food. By Kimberly Lisagor
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COVER STORY
When four twenty-something girlfriends head out on a two-month climbing odyssey, the road rules are simple: No guys (yeah, right), shared gear (of course), and no talk about real life until the end (climb on!).
By Elizabeth Weil
In Scotland, ambling around the countryside is a national pastime. And few goals are more noble than tagging the tops of the mighty Munros—all 284 of ’em.
By Rob Buchanan
REVIEW: BIKE SPECIAL
We have seen cycling’s future, and it’s built with carbon fiber, handcrafted aluminum, and flawless suspension. Welcome to the sweet spot, where aerospace engineering meets total two-wheel performance.
By John Bradley
D E P A R T M E N T S
DISPATCHES
» You’re such a ! Some crazy Coloradans are climbing with ice axes—but not on ice
» knocks the competition sideways with a cosmic buzz that goes way, way beyond organic
» Why do we always rush to blame the dead when a strikes?
» A cool new Blue Cross policy covers biffs, whippers, and wipeouts, brah
» , son of Evel, lands a reality show
» Jordan Fisher Smith’s Nature Noir vividly illustrates the decline of California’s wilderness
» Ecuador’s , with all those bizarre boobies and swimming iguanas, just got even more fantastic. Check out these four evolutionary excursions.
» explores crooning spiders, the ski resort closest to the equator, and whether ferrets and other critters have orgasms. PLUS: The most nutritious foods on earth.
We head to Marfa, Texas, the most sophisticated little town in the middle of nowher, for our gigantic blowout of .
Using , our writer kicks her tennis, running, and kayaking to the Zen level by fusing breath, balance, and motion. And we show you the best postures for your favorite sports.
By Katie Arnold
In a cycling tour of Norway’s spectacular back roads, our king of suffering teams up with a pal who prefers plush duvets to a sleeping bag, and discovers the .
By Mark Jenkins
World-renowned snooze expert Dr. Claudio Stampi teaches round-the-world solo sailors how to thrive on virtually . His strategy? Knowing when it’s time to take a nap.
By Tim Zimmermann