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Bellingham teen is national bouldering champion

Sehome grad, lifelong climber Vail Everett wins YETI National Championships in Utah

Oct. 29, 2024 10:00 p.m.

Ex-Bellingham climber carrying on legacy of famed mountaineering family

Leif Whittaker: 'My heart and soul is in the Mount Baker backcountry'

May 6, 2024 10:00 p.m.

A recreation guide to being active inside

Whatcom, Skagit counties offer plenty of indoor activities during winter

Jan. 11, 2024 5:00 a.m.

An introduction to the EXPLORE Act — and why it matters

Federal act ties multiple recreation bills together

Dec. 25, 2023 5:00 a.m.

De-stigmatizing plus-size outdoor adventure

'People want to see people like them in outdoor adventure settings'

June 15, 2023 5:00 a.m.

De-stigmatizing plus size outdoor adventure

'People want to see people like them in outdoor adventure settings'

June 4, 2023 3:27 p.m.

Fixed anchors are integral to climber safety

Newly proposed bill to ensure climbing is recognized on federal lands

April 6, 2023 5:00 a.m.

Families remember climbers five years after presumed deaths

Two men went missing near Mendenhall Towers in Juneau

March 30, 2023 5:00 a.m.

‘We have to get real’: Outdoor recreation’s effects on climate change

Pulling back the veil on multi-billion dollar travel, recreation industry

Dec. 17, 2022 5:05 a.m.

Why we need backcountry permits and permit lotteries

Visitor management systems keep prized areas 'scenic and wild'

Dec. 9, 2022 5:05 a.m.

Breathing smoke and battling gravity

The Cascades as your personal climbing wall-mart

Oct. 28, 2022 5:00 a.m.