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.
A First Ascent of ‘Earth’s Loneliest Volcano’
There’s a lonely volcano in the South Atlantic Ocean,...
Weekend Warm-Up: The Grand Canyon Almost Kills a Hiking Influencer
Lo-fi hiker footage captures the imagination.
I’m not here to...
Stranded Man Uses Drone to Get Cell Signal, Summon Rescue
Anyone familiar with life hacks? What about saving-your-own-life hacks?
That’s...
Landowner Closes Two Colorado 14,000’ers Weeks After England Loses Right to Wild Camp
Back in mid-January, hikers in England found themselves fuming...
New Easter Island Statue Found in Volcanic Lake Bed
Rapa Nui, home to the Easter Island statues, has...
North Cascades High Route: Two Teammates Tell the Tale
As the sun began to set over Washington state’s...
DNA Analysis Reveals Eight Previously Unknown Groups of Ancient Europeans
In a genetic study of prehistoric Europe The New...
Astronaut Captures ‘Absolutely Unreal’ Photo of Northern Lights From Space
There are those who say the northern lights are...
‘Forbidden Planet’ the Size of Jupiter Discovered Orbiting Tiny Star
There are laws of planet formation that seldom bend...
Siegrist Goes ‘Back to the Future’ For One of the Hardest Climbs in the U.S.
One unlikely strip of stone in southern Nevada’s Clear...
Motorola Defy Satellite Dongle Brings Off-Grid Texting to Smartphones
Leave it to one American cellular brand to condense...
The Last Run: Man Hangs Up the Boards After 90 Years of Skiing
At a tiny ski mountain in a minor New...
‘Beyond Belief’: Massive Fin Whale Pod Sighting Prompts Fishing Scrutiny
On a January 2022 morning in the Southern Ocean,...
Ancient Sumerian Palace Discovered in Iraq
A 4,500-year-old palace from the Kingdom of Lagash unearthed...
Watch Adam Ondra Scream His Way Up the Second-Hardest Climb of His Life
I’d think I would have gotten tired of watching...
Weekend Warm-Up: Watch Old-School Climbing Go Wrong in ‘The Last Blue Mountain’
This is neither an endorsement nor a condemnation, but...
Jorge Diaz-Rullo Joins Tiny Cadre of Climbers Who’ve Sent 9b+
It’s a minimal coterie in the 9b+ club.
Since Adam...
Ice Climber Who Fell Into Lake Superior Presumed Dead; Search Suspended
Authorities have presumed that James Bake, of Gaylord, Mich.,...
Cazzanelli and Partners ‘Dream’ Up New Route in Italian Alps
The alpinist’s defining challenge is to confront the impossible....
Would You Climb This if Your Life Depended on it? House’s Chimney on K2
Some mountain features will win beauty contests, and some...
Ghisolfi Claims ‘Excalibur,’ Suggests It’s Now Italy’s Hardest Route
After prolonged anticipation among rock climbing devotees and fanboys,...
Scientists Find World’s Oldest, Best-Preserved Vertebrate Brain
Inside the marble-sized skull of 319 million-year-old fish, scientists...