Andrew McLemore

Andrew McLemore

An award-winning journalist and photographer, Andrew McLemore brings more than 14 years of experience to his position as Associate News Editor for Lola Digital Media. Andrew is also a musician, climber and traveler who currently lives in Medellin, Colombia. When he's not writing, playing gigs or exploring the outdoors, he's hanging out with his dog Campana.
view of mt. thor from mt. niflheim in smoke

Spring Snow Brings First Descent of a Big New Ski Line

In Norse mythology, Niflheim represents the cold, dark realm...
snow phallus

Alaska Ski Resort Rubs Out Giant Snow Phallus

An Alaskan mountain woke up with a serious case...
the discovery hut on the antarctic coast

A Video Tour of Robert Scott’s Discovery Hut in Antarctica

When Antarctica's Discovery Hut was built for Robert Falcon...
view of satellites orbiting Earth

Are Satellite ‘Mega-Constellations’ Ruining Our Night Skies?

The growing number of Earth-orbiting satellites has produced a...
a still of the textured model of the history of earth's surface

Witness Earth’s ‘Living Skin’ In 100-Million-Year Model of Continental Creep

Sometimes technology allows humans to transcend our feeble senses...
a view of Antarctica from space

New Major Motion Picture to Feature…Colin O’Brady’s Antarctic Crossing?!

Polar exploration rarely gets the Hollywood treatment. Only now...
two women climbers on a rocky overlook

International Women’s Day Film Series Celebrates Three Climbers Who ‘Pass it On’

With its impactful series on three of Squamish's most...
dunkleosteus remains

Meet the ‘Chunkle-osteus’ — Part Fearsome Shark, Part Chunky Tuna

Okay, its name isn't actually Chunkle-osteus. While this ancient and...
adam ondra, ben moon, and jerry moffatt

Adam Ondra, Jerry Moffatt, Ben Moon and Magnus Midtbo Hit the Grit!

Bust out your soul patch, Euro pop casette tapes,...
Sperm whale in Atlantic ocean

Vocal Fry: How Whales Talk Without Using Air, 1,000m Underwater

When celebrities or singers use the lowest range of...
ice climbing in jotnar iceland

Weekend Warm-Up: Dani Arnold Climbs Iceland’s Frozen Giants

Amazon Studios reportedly spent a billion dollars making last...
backcountry skiers in Nevada

‘A Love Letter To The Landscape’: Skiing Nevada’s 64 Peaks Above 3,000′

Conor Phelan vividly remembers the moment that sparked his...
helicopter in Ciudad Perdida

Lidar: Revealing Archaeology’s Hidden World With A Billion Points of Light

When looters discovered Colombia's Ciudad Perdida ("Lost City") in...
Aksay Horseshoe

Three Climbers Pull Off 15-Peak Traverse in Kyrgyzstan

In modern alpinism, traverses have become one of the...
orcas

Two Orcas Kill 17 Sharks in One Day, Eat Only Their Livers

If sharks made their own horror films, I'm pretty...
travis mcalpine

Beloved Alaskan Ice Climber Dies in Car Crash

After 20 years of ice climbing and snowboarding adventures,...
the hunt

Weekend Warm-Up: ‘The Hunt’ To Restore Indigenous Identity

How do Native Americans reclaim the identity that was...
mont blanc

A Winter Repeat of Mont Blanc’s Legendary Freney Central Pillar

It was probably a normal Valentine's Day for alpinist...
snow leopard in the mountains

‘It’s Their Eyes’: Intimate Snow Leopard Pic Wins Wildlife Photo Contest

Photographs like the one above don't come easily —...
Geisler mountains Alps

A Dolomites’ Dozen: Italian Solo-Traverses 12 Peaks In 3 Days

Simon Gietl has once again proved himself a master...
black hole

Black Holes Harness Dark Energy To Grow The Universe: Study

Sometimes, scientific theories sound like the most absurd of...
rock climbing in the rio negro, patagonia

Where Ski Mountaineering Meets Trad Climbing: Epic Routes in Rio Negro, Argentina

Athlete Colter Hinchliffe combines skimo, trad, and freeriding in...
monster penguin

160Kg Monster Penguin Once Roamed New Zealand

In 2017, a churning tide cracked open 57-million-year-old boulders...
svalbard

Tom Cruise Seeks Permit to Film Next ‘Mission: Impossible’ in Svalbard

Everybody knows how much Tom Cruise loves to run...

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