Sam Anderson
Sam Anderson
Sam Anderson takes any writing assignments he can talk his way into while intermittently traveling the American West and Mexico in search of margaritas — er, adventure. He parlayed a decade of roving trade work into a life of fair-weather rock climbing and truck dwelling before (to his parents' evident relief) finding a way to put his BA in English to use. Sam loves animals, sleeping outdoors, campfire refreshments and a good story.
Weekend Warm-Up: Findlay’s Tin Foil Tactics For Dangerous Climbing
Muy Caliente! is dangerous and terribly hard. On a...
Watch the First Live-Stream From Mars Today
Cancel your viewing plans for Friday. You’re going to...
Russian Spy Whale Goes Rogue In Search of Most Dangerous Game
Agent 00-Blubber has struck again — though this time,...
5,000 New Species Identified at Site of Planned Deep-Sea Mine
Deep below the Pacific Ocean, in a vast expanse...
Denali Bulletin: Climber Survives 300m Fall, Two Others Get Heli Rescue
Two difficult but successful rescues have occurred around Denali,...
Urbanization Is Driving Evolution More Than Nature, Study Suggests
It’s far from a new concept that humans are...
Two 500-Year-Old Shipwrecks Found in South China Sea
Under 1,500 meters of seawater off the Chinese coast,...
‘No Single Birthplace’: Study Finds Ancient Diversity In Human Evolution
Ancient humans were prone to interbreeding with genetically diverse...
Polish Alpinist Kacper Tekieli Dies on Jungfrau
Kacper Tekieli died May 17 while climbing Switzerland's 4,158m...
Weekend Warm-Up: ‘Does Climbing Matter?’ Quebec Edition
Leave it to an aid climbing documentary to stake...
How Dave MacLeod’s Precision Unlocks the Most Severe Climbs
On E9, margins can get pretty thin (to state...
Dozens of New Moons Found — Saturn Retakes Title For Most Followers
After a complex, years-long game of connect-the-celestial-dots, astronomers announced...
Does Soap Attract Mosquitoes? Depends on the Soap (and Skin), Study Says
About a lifetime ago, I worked on a trail...
Watch Seb Bouin Climb America’s First 5.15c (9b+), ‘Suprême Jumbo Love’
Some claim sport climbing is lame. Seb Bouin, Chris...
For the Triassic’s Flying Lizards, Link to the Air Remains Missing
Pterosaurs — the family of avian dinosaurs that included...
Two Climbers Missing on the Moose’s Tooth in Alaska
Two climbers skied in to the Moose’s Tooth earlier...
Remains of one of America’s First Colonists Found in Maryland
It’s always been hard to say just who first...
With ‘Moonlight Mile,’ Climbers Send New Line on a Melting Mountain
It’s tough for a climber to catch the southwest...
AI ‘Hiking Bears’ Fascinate Internet, Scramble Human Brains
Midjourney, the artificial intelligence platform that won an art...
Two Groups Complete 400Km Cambridge Bay-Gjoa Haven Arctic Ski
It’s been a quiet season in the world of...
First Whippers of Spring? Wide Boyz and Hazelnutt Get Gripped, Bust Gear, Send E9/10
Spring has sprung, which means rock climbers around the...
Higher Sea Levels May Have Forced the Vikings to Flee Greenland
Leave it to Mother Nature to drop the hammer...