Ascending California’s 15 highest peaks marks a great achievement for anybody, but it was thrilling for a climber who thought he was more likely to lose his foot than climb a mountain.
In the new film “Remaining Native,” Kutoven “Ku” Stevens runs to remember and honor his great grandfather who escaped from an Indian boarding school as a child.
Let’s appreciate outdoor experiences which bolster faith in human nature this holiday season.
Outdoor Writers Association of California invites California high school juniors and seniors to enter the sixth annual Pat Vachini Outdoor Writing & Photography Contest.
Outdoor Writers Association of California proudly honors winners of its 2025 Pat Vachini Writing & Photography Contest.
Outdoor Writers Association of California invites California high school juniors and seniors to enter the sixth annual Pat Vachini Outdoor Writing & Photography Contest.
Three cheers for wolves, sea otters, beavers and the Klamath River. Wildlife comebacks and conservation successes highlighted California’s outdoor news in 2024.
A climb of Washington Column proved there will always be mountain-sized room for improvement for those who would test themselves in outdoor places like Yosemite.
Trekking along the top of the Sierra Nevada mountains challenges hikers every summer. This snow-covered range provides a far greater challenge for skilled mountaineers in winter. But 2023 will go down in history as the year summer and winter combined for the hardy few in the Range of Light.
Climbing Yosemite’s El Capitan fulfills the lifelong dreams of many; triumphant shouts echo from the mountaintop often during the climbing season. But not everyone who attempts the 3,000-foot granite monolith succeeds, and some who do grapple with mountain-sized adversity along the way
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