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.
the missing boat, safe on shore

Little Boat Floats By Itself From Newfoundland to Norway — In 14 Months

One boat's solo 3,700km journey across the North Atlantic...
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‘French Spiderman’ Free Solos Skyscraper to Celebrate 60th Birthday

Alain Robert may be at retirement age, but the...
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Starlink Arrives in Antarctica, Into Traditional Iridium Territory

Get ready, Antarcticans: Elon Musk is on his way...
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Banff Mountain Book Festival Announces Finalists

If you’re an adventurous bookworm, check out the Banff...
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If you’re a climber, you might be familiar with...
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Can Adam Ondra Onsight This 9a Sport Climb? Find Out

The games we play as climbers proliferate well beyond...
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NASA Produces 100 Minutes of Breathable Oxygen on Mars

One way to settle the perennial conjecture over life...
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‘Mini’ Headlines GoPro HERO11 Launch; Meet the 3 Latest Action Cameras

The GoPro HERO11 Black comes with multiple improvements over...
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Yvon Chouinard Steps Down: Patagonia Founder Leaves Company in Effort to Halt Climate Change

Patagonia's new stakeholder group, the Patagonia Purpose Trust, will...
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Still ‘Uber’: Alex and Thomas Huber Keep Crushing In Their 50s

The first time I heard the Huber brothers’ names,...
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This Speed Solo Climb on the Piz Badile Will Make Your Palms Sweat

If you were not aware, the Piz Badile is...
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Hey Kids, Want to Visit the Titanic? Only $250,000

If you’ve never seen the Titanic in person, you’re...
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The First Human Habitation on the Moon Could be a Bouncy Castle

In the litany of human contrivances for lodging —...
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Remembering Queen Elizabeth’s Indelible Mark On Mt. Everest

May 29, 1953: Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary...
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This Kid Just Climbed Harder Than 99% of Us Ever Will — At 12 Years Old

Theo Blass joined the 9a (5.14d) club on Thursday...
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Newly Discovered Planet May Hold Life

Life on humanity’s newest potential home among the stars...
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A Rare Rainbow ‘Scarf’ Appears in China

What’s a rainbow scarf? The answer could be a...

‘Shirtless’ Jack Kuenzle Breaks Bob Graham Round Speed Record

A man with no shirt on set the Bob...
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Two Russian Climbers Die on Lenin Peak

Two Russian climbers died on Kyrgyzstan’s Lenin Peak (7,134m),...
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The Last Survivor of an Uncontacted Amazon Tribe Dies

The "Man of the Hole" has dug his last...
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Weekend Warm-Up: Alex Honnold Free Solos on Limestone Razors in Mexico

There’s a sport climber’s paradise in verdant northeastern Mexico....
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Runner Dies in Fall at UTMB Mont-Blanc Team Event

The UTMB Mont-Blanc organization has announced that a participant...

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Climbing in Kyrgyzstan’s relatively unexplored Kookshal Too valley is...

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