How to Stay Warm Outdoors: Clothing, Stops and Sleeping Systems
Good winter clothing gives you choices. You can release heat while moving, add warmth when you stop, and keep a dry layer ready for later. ...
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Ben Pierce’s Northern Lights Wish: The Story Behind the Photograph
In the photograph, a child raises his arms beneath the northern lights. The sky is spectacular, but the small figure makes this much more t...
Canadian Winter Humour: Snowbanks, Cold-Weather Scenes and Everyday Life
A calendar says March; the snow seems unconvinced. Elsewhere in this winter gallery, cars, wildlife and ordinary outdoor routines become th...
Robert Bösch’s Mammut Photographs: People Giving Mountains Scale
Red jackets draw the eye across enormous expanses of rock and snow in Robert Bösch's photographs for Mammut. Sometimes the people form ...
Nine Climbers on the Jungfrau: A Mountain Turned into a Tiny Planet
The summit seems to curl into a small planet, with climbers standing around its edge. Mammut’s Jungfrau image is immediately playful: a fam...
Chuck Berry’s 5X1NZ: Five Adventures in One Film
One adventure finishes just as the next begins. In 5X1NZ , Chuck Berry links skydiving, snowboarding, mountain biking, bungy jumping and je...
The Matterhorn Lit in Red: A Photograph with 150 Years of History
A trail of red points climbs the dark outline of the Matterhorn. The lights make a route visible in a way that a daytime photograph cannot, ...
Kaspars Daleckis’s Latvian Aurora Time-Lapse
Dark trees hold their shape while the sky changes colour above them. Kaspars Daleckis’ Latvian aurora film finds its drama in that contrast...
Highline Hammocks in the Italian Alps: The Work Behind the Picture
From a distance, the hammocks resemble bright punctuation marks between the cliffs. Move closer and the scene becomes more surprising: peop...
Peter Oswald and the Sheep: A Rescue Photographed in New Zealand
It is an unusual passenger for a ski descent. In Dan Power’s photographs, Peter Oswald carries a sheep through snowy mountain terrain, crea...
The Luca Vuerich Bivouac: Shelter High in the Julian Alps
The hut is small enough to seem almost misplaced against the bare rock around it. That contrast gives the Luca Vuerich bivouac its striking...
Twelve Remarkable Weather Photographs—and What They Show
Hair standing straight up makes an unforgettable photograph. In a storm, however, it is a reason to think about lightning exposure, not a r...
Ten Ways to Make a Ski Season More Memorable
A satisfying ski season does not require a bigger jump or a more remote slope. Sometimes the best improvement is finishing a day more comfo...