Anna Callaghan
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Santa Fe, NM, United States
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‘Beat Monday’ Rethinks What You Can Fit into a Weekend
In their Outside TV series, Mike Chambers and Jason Antin take on crazy adventures between Friday evening and Monday morning, inspiring the rest of us to do more with our Saturdays and Sundays, too → Read More
So You Want to Get a Bidet
In the woods, you're often using leaves, a stick, a smooth rock, or toilet paper on your backside, and accepting those as your only options. Could a travel bidet change the game for outdoor pursuits? → Read More
Your Buff Is Not an Ideal Face Mask
The experts we spoke to agreed: something is probably better than nothing. But there are a few important caveats. → Read More
Is Everest Season Canceled?
There's been no official declaration in Nepal, but according to one government official, no one is likely to climb the world's highest peak this spring → Read More
Flash Foxy Just Launched a Climbing Education Program
This spring, Shelma Jun’s company will partner with local guiding outfits and use AMGA-certified guides to teach the new Flash Foxy curriculum for recreational climbers who want to be safe while climbing outside and develop their skills. → Read More
10 Things to Keep You Moving Outside This Winter
Cold weather shouldn't stop you from getting outside. This gear will help. → Read More
Women's Ski Bibs That Make Pee Breaks Easy
This review is for anyone who has experienced ice pellets pummeling her sorry bare behind while popping a squat on a windy day or who has purposely avoided drinking water to skip the ordeal of peeing while skiing. → Read More
Kirstie Ennis Is the Toughest Mountaineer on Earth
After Kirstie Ennis lost her leg in Afghanistan, she started climbing, mountain biking, snowboarding, and mountaineering. → Read More
The ABCs of SOS
Having a device like a Garmin InReach is great, but only if you know how to use it. → Read More
Nirmal Purja Just Shattered the 8,000er Record
Over six months and seven days, the Nepali climber summited all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks → Read More
The Best Men's and Women's Flannel Shirts of 2020
These shirts do it all—dinner, drinks, and (yes) lumberjacking → Read More
The Best Women's Running Shorts
Everyone can find a pair that fits perfectly, whether you prefer compression, roomy cuts, full coverage, or a barely there fit → Read More
Nirmal “Nims” Purja Is More Than a Viral Photographer
The man who took the most shocking Everest photo of the year is about to break one of mountaineering's stoutest records → Read More
How to Be a Super Commuter
Copy these overachievers and make the most of your trek to the office. → Read More
The 25 Best Runs in the World Right Now
Epic ultras in the Alps. An urban loop in running's most beloved city. High desert treks through the American Southwest. These are without a doubt the best runs on the planet. → Read More
The Uncertain Calculus of Surviving a Himalayan Peak
Sometimes dying in the mountains is just the luck of the draw. → Read More
The First Dog Ascent of a 7,000-Meter Himalayan Peak
We don't want to hear about the time your dog did a fourteener. Mera, recently renamed Baru, made the first canine ascent of Nepal's 23,389-foot Baruntse in November 2018. → Read More
How a Mountain Guide Makes It Work on $35,000 a Year
We dig into the finances of an Alpine Ascents International guide → Read More
How to Fund Your Adventure
Funding your dream trip can be expensive. But if you know where to look, your next big idea might just be free. → Read More
Nepal's Guides Are Making Big Money on Phony Helicopter Rescues
Lightheaded or feeling woozy? Trekking companies are convincing tourists it's an emergency and making tens of thousands off the insurance claims. → Read More