Building and flying NASA wing kite, for skiing and fun on snow, required a better sewing machine and lots of work but it pulled like crazy.

Backpacking in the Wind River mountains of Wyoming in 2001, Wilson Lakes adventure for the Dawson WildSnow family, good fishing.

Independence Pass is a traditional spring destination for ski touring in the backcountry of Colorado, check out this trip report from an earlier adventure.

Recreation on public lands is not a right, and in some cases not even a privilege — read about the forces arrayed against the fun you take for granted in National Forest or Park.

Philosophical questions about risks in mountaineering and alpinism, especially related to skiing 8,000 meter peaks regarding death of Alex Lowe on Shisha Pangma.

Alpinist and backcountry skier Michael Kennedy is famous worldwide for his stewardship of Climbing Magazine as well as his mountaineering accomplishments.