First-time heli-riding in Wānaka: nerves, safety, and epic terrain.

Cam’s already put Pirelli’s new Scorpion Gravity tyres through their paces.

Properly packed rucksack = happy hiker

Back in the Winter issue, filmmaker Jack Homan took us behind the scenes of Steve McClure and Molly Thompson-Smith’s attempt on Gee Gee Rider (E3 5c), a deep cave climb in the UK. On May 18, the pair completed the fourth ascent of the notoriously wet and wild route. In an interview with UKClimbing Molly Thompson-Smith described the experience. “It’s such an overwhelming and overstimulating place down in the main chamber.”  Read Jack’s original account of the project below. Left: Molly Thompson-Smith Right: Steve McClure You’re two metres into a 140-metre climb and you’re already soaked through. Water pours through cracks and fissures […]

Ultra Gobi returns to China’s Gobi Desert for its 21st edition, with four race formats and a journey through the landscapes and history of the ancient Silk Road.