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READY TO GRAB FRESH BIG AIR? We’ve got hemispheres of the white stuff—and timely beta on boosting your stamina, choosing the right equipment, and finding singular steeps close to home. Who says winter ever needs to end? Get Out There For more great worldwide skiing and snowboarding destinations,…
“Schoening leaned into his ax and braced himself for the impact. The rope thinned, then drew taut as a steel wire. For the next five minutes, he kept six men from falling of the face of the mountain.”
Everybody knows that many athletes cheat by using performance-enhancing drugs like steroids, testosterone, and EPO. But what is it like to take these banned substances? Do they really help you win? To find out, we sent an amateur cyclist into the back rooms of sports medicine, where he just said yes to the most controversial chemicals in sports.
With exploding ratings and a new book—not to mention a wardrobe makeover!—can anything stop wildlife-show host Jeff Corwin?
Brothers Tom (the good son) and Jerry (the bad seed) are about to join their fellow flatlanders for a zero-to-60 weekend of skiing and snowboarding at a skyscraping resort two miles above sea level. Watch as they confront the pitfalls of poor preparation, altitude sickness, dehydration, muscle fatigue, and draft beer. With this survival guide, we'll show you, w
To maximize the return on your investment in wanderlust, you need know-how and solid advice. We’re here to help. From saving on destination packages and high-value gear to insider trips and the bet reasons to blow a bundle, we’ve got the lowdown on affordable, rip-roaring, full-value adventure travel.
Philip Smethurst is training young adventurers to spread Christianity to the planet's wildest corners
Thirty years after losing his brother on a Himalayan peak, Reinhold Messner battles ugly accusations that he abandoned him at the top.
F E A T U R E S
VALUE TRAVEL 2003/2004
Wanna buy low and fly high? You need our insider’s guide to bargain trips, smart travel, and dream adventures—from skiing Whistler to camel trekking in Mongolia. We dish on 44 high-value outings you can’t afford to miss, showcase five destinations eager to cut you a deal, wring priceless advice from veteran globetrotters, and chart a few epic rambles that don’t require a second mortgage.
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Living large, and less large, in Cabo San Lucas. By Mike Steere PLUS: Tips for snagging affordable airfare And lodging, our yearlong travel-savings calendar, gear steals, and more.
What happens when an amateur athlete turned doping guinea pig begins using banned performance enhancers like anabolic steroids, EPO, and human growth hormone? In this exclusive firsthand report, he gets bigger and faster, and starts to feel very, very strange.
By Stuart Stevens
COVER STORY
Nobody made it to the top of K2 in 2003, and it’s no wonder: The world’s second-highest peak is a far deadlier and more challenging goal than Mount Everest. A terrifying look at the riskiest climb there is, and the brave souls who can’t resist taking it on.
By Kevin Fedarko
Danger, danger, Croc Hunter! Jeff Corwin is the new alpha male of television’s animal world. We corral the host of The Jeff Corwin Experience to chat about elephant constipation, snacking on worms, and hot critter sex.
By Hampton Sides
D E P A R T M E N T S
DISPATCHES
In an explosive controversy over ‘s 1970 ascent of 26,660-foot Nanga Parbat, two members of his expedition accuse the alpine legend of sacrificing his brother’s life for his own glory. Now Messner, 59, is vowing to return to the Himalayas to clear his name. PLUS: The star of turns big mountains into glorified terrain parks; : Philip Smethurst is training young adventures to spread Christianity to the planet’s wildest corners; Roger Daltry through adventure’s hairiest moments; and this month’s .
Why do flies have compound eyes? What factors determine where base camp goes? Can you dream your way into better shape?
By Brad Wetzler
On a two-week rock-and-ice-climbing tear through New Zealand’s Southern Alps, our man discovers that sometimes it pays to turn off your brain, trust , and see where your body takes you.
By Mark Jenkins
Go global and think local in your search for fresh powder. We’ve got the planet covered, from to —and rate our faves for domestic bliss. PLUS: Whether you crave freshies, steeps, glades, or ice, we’ve got the you need to carve the earth’s vertical playgrounds.
Rip it up—the smart way—when you follow our illustrated fitness prescription for the .