Tweet This article first appeared in The Washington Post. It was a dream destined to die on its improbable, quixotic vine. And at many turns…
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Tweet Descending a cliff used to be a straightforward affair: Climb down on your own two feet, base jump or zip on a squirrel suit…
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A father and son take on an ambitious backcountry camping trip in the Grand Canyon.
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Tweet Okay, I get it: I’m not going anywhere anytime soon. So as an inveterate adventure traveler facing a months-long adventure deficit, I decided in mid-March that…
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Tweet From a distance, it probably looks like I’m having fun. I am off the northeast coast of Brazil, kitesurfing across one of the largest…
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Tweet This article originally appeared in The Washington Post Sometimes, a shift in perspective makes all the difference. I am 100 feet deep in a…
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Tweet The path before me, etched into a shadowy gray massif high in the Rocky Mountains, is narrowing — two feet wide, one foot, six…
Leave a CommentTweet This article originally appeared in The Washington Post (Jose Soto/The Washington Post) “Jack, we should call someone. I don’t think he can do this.…
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Tweet ‘How do we even know we’re alive?” my 7-year-old son Kai asks. He is unleashing a torrent of existential questions, and before I can…
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Tweet In the Japan Alps, daunting terrain culminates in a smoldering volcano. (John Briley) This article originally appeared in the Washington Post. By John…
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