You are lost! How do you find your way? Reach for your cellphone and turn on GPS! John Huth, author of The Lost Art of Finding Our Way thinks we should allow ourselves to get lost once in a while to create a better connection with our environment. Click on the link within this article to watch a video clip of John Huth’s view on navigation without maps.
Ed Viesturs is an American high-altitude mountaineer who rose to the challenge of climbing over 8,000 meters (26,246 feet) on Mount Everest in 1987 at 27 years old. 18 years later he was recognized as the first American to climb all fourteen peaks in the world higher than 8,000 meters.
The history of flight is full of bold actions taken by courageous people. Explore this site to learn about the Tuskegee Airmen, America’s first black military pilots and crew.
Ultra-endurance involves taking part in physical events, such as running, swimming, or cycling, that last for over 6 hours. It takes strong mental focus to last the pace, but what are the effects of endurance training on the participant’s health?
This is a great visual timeline of famous women explorers who made their mark in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Simon Wheatcroft didn’t let a degenerative eye disease get in the way of achieving what seemed to others like an impossible endurance task of running a 100-mile race!
From city life to circumnavigating the world, a husband-and-wife team show that almost anything is possible when you put your mind to it.
How might a vegan’s eating habits affect muscle and bone strength? Find out what some famous sporting vegans have to say on the subject.
Walking in Ernest Shackleton’s footsteps, Henry Worsley’s expedition involved crossing 900 miles of the Antarctic on foot without assistance or support.
Scott Jurek is known for his major victories as ultramarathoner in some of the most challenging and competitive endurance races in the world. Read his bio to find out more about his life.
As a Swedish team endured one of the hardest races in the world, they had an unlikely participant join them through to the end of the grueling challenge.
Snowboarder Zoltan Istvan describes the thrill and dangers of boarding down the side of Mount Yasur volcano in the South Pacific. Scroll to the end of the article to read Dr. Rhonda Cohen’s view of a risk-taker’s psyche.
In 1983, a 61-year-old potato farmer ambled up to the start of an over 500-mile-long Australian ultramarathon and made history with his stunning finish.
In Tennessee every year the Barkley Marathons push runners to their absolute mental and physical limits. Watch this short documentary to get an insight into what drives the competitors to take on this mammoth challenge, considering the small number that have ever finished the run.
Returning to the race that caused her to become an amputee, Boston Marathon bombing victim Rebekah Gregory has crossed the finish line.
A 10-year-old girl who learned sign language from her mother found herself putting it to use in an unexpected way.
Read about how daredevil Nik Wallenda broke two records tightrope walking on a steel wire more than 50 stories above the Chicago river.
In this article, teen Clementine Furber reviews the film Maidentrip while also discussing girls, sailing, and the importance of combining the two.
U.S. Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy went to Sochi to win but is coming home with a litter of puppies and their mother. Check out this article to see how the athlete is transporting the dogs.
A group of football players at Northwestern University are coming together, getting help from the United Steelworkers union, and trying to form a union for themselves. The goal is for college athletes to be recognized as employees of their school and receive improve health benefits. Do you think college athletes should form a union?
