ϳԹ Magazine, Jun 2003
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Lance Armstrong in Girona, Spain “I don’t like to lose. I just despise it.” Armstrong in Girona, Spain, his spring training grounds for the 2003 Tour de France. Armstrong on a road ride in Spain, March 2003 SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, the warm air pungent with pollen,…
Experience is the key to mountaineering prowess, but high-altitude fitness makes all the difference on summit day
With their nifty new windmills, tidy techno-homes, and enviro-crusading queen, the Dutch are busy creating the cutest little ecotopia on earth—while stoking a booming hypercapitalist economy. What does tiny Holland know that America is too big and dumb to figure out?
Three years after a notorious kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan, new evidence and big changes emerge from Central Asia
Last summer, U.S. wildfires cost $1.6 billion to stop and claimed the lives of 23 firefighters. The statistics were depressingly familiar, but the expense and sacrifice did nothing to solve the problems of overgrown forests, misguided government suppression policies, and misspent resources. Is there a way out? Maybe. But only if we get serious about rethinking
The release of Michael Kelsey's new tell-all canyoneering guide has land managers worried about trouble in the slots
Australia's first great adventure was part Lewis and Clark, part Donner Party—searing proof that fame is a four-letter word
Cut your alpinism chops on North America's best routes.
F E A T U R E S
With his home life strained, his training widely emulated, and a score of riders hungry to dethrone him, Lance Armstrong faces his toughest Tour yet. In an exclusive interview, the world’s top cyclist reveals why he’s obsessed with remaining king of the road—and what it may cost.
By Eric Hagerman
The U.S. spent $1.6 billion (and lost 23 lives) battling wildfires last summer. This year could be worse, thanks to huge swaths of forest that remain clogged with explosive fuel. There’s a way out, but it requires a dramatic shift in how we tame the demon in the woods.
By Douglas Gantenbein
In Holland, a benevolent eco-queen named Beatrix has kick-started an environmental revolution that, lo and behold, now drives a humming economy. Up next from the country that gave us windmills and clogs? Planetary salvation.
By Florence Williams
So you want to climb the big mountains? Rope up for our multi-peak course, beginning with a Yosemite walk-up and ending on the summit of McKinley. We map the routes, choose the guides, rate the gear, and get you started on the trail to high adventure.
By Nick O’Connell
D E P A R T M E N T S
DISPATCHES
In the aftermath of war, evidence emerges casting new light on four American climbers’ harrowing tale of . PLUS: A tell-all guidebook riles rescue officials in the Southwest; and this months .
How far out to sea can mosquitoes stalk us? Is runner’s high for real? Do raptors ever crash because they can’t release their prey?
By Brad Wetzler
Track caimans and jaguars from a remote ranch in the Pantanal, a 90,000-acre freshwater wetland where the critters don’t play hard to get. PLUS: Five-star fly-fishing at Montana’s posh ; in the Caribbean; and more.
Retracing a doomed expedition through the Australian outback, our man confronts adventure’s harshest truth: Death and glory keep close company.
By Mark Jenkins
Before taking on the routes in this month’s mountaineering guide, elevate your by building power, stamina, and technique. PLUS: , and more.
Hit the trail with an innovative new wave of wilderness-ready GPS units, phones, radios, and watches. PLUS: Kick-back from RLX Polo Sport, The North Face, and others.