The mountains just outside Unist’ot’en camp, near Houston, B.C., on the eastern edge of the Coast Range. Photo by James Leder.[/caption] Reflecting on a recovering but endangered landscape while …

Out for a ride on Galbraith Mountain. Eric Mickelson photo. Tim Black watches Seth Holton drop in on Mt. Spickard / Jason Hummel photo. Harper Moore swan dives through summer on Lake Whatcom / Evan …

By Oliver Lazenby It’s easy to find a scenic bicycle ride in our region. Finding one away from traffic is a little harder, but there are still plenty of options. These routes offer quiet pedaling …

A change to the historic race allows competitors to race in three legs. Teams can have between three and eight members. By Oliver Lazenby What’s the hardest segment in the seven-leg Ski to Sea …

Illustration of an UFO sighting above the Nooksack River. Illustration by Snowy Benson Recent UFO sighting reports prompt local group to take a closer look at the Mt. Baker area. By Pat Grubb We are …

Politicians on first ascents, highest peaks, glaciology and an accidental bowel movement By Jason D. Martin Our last installment of mountain trivia was popular so we’re back with more. Think you …

By Spencer Paxson Bellingham’s Quest Race Team during one of the mountain bike legs at the Adventure Race World Championship. Chris Radcliffe photo.[/caption] Imagine standing on the outskirts of …

Story and photos by Jason Griffith Gord Fausto in his element. With icefalls cascading down her northern flanks and a summit pyramid towering over a plateau of ice, Mt. Shuksan’s complicated form …

By Oliver Lazenby Have you ever gone to turn off your avalanche beacon after a day in the backcountry and found out you never turned it on? If you haven’t made this potentially fatal mistake, …

Mattias Evangelista chases Eliel Hindert down a couloir in the North Cascades. Grant Gunderson photo. Sam Giffin laying it out over the Mt. Baker Highway. Brad Andrew photo. Sean McBride climbing ice …

Story and photos by Andy Basabe Last year I ducked away from America for a job teaching English in central Spain. I went for a lot of reasons, but honestly, I ditched the U.S. because my truck was …

By Nick Belcaster Tim Nair on the summit of Carne Mountain. Photos courtesy of Tim Nair. The first time I spoke to Tim Nair his voice came in over my handheld radio, hailing me through the static. …

The summit of Sherman Peak. Chris Duppenthaler photo. By Oliver Lazenby In 1938, the town of Concrete in the North Cascades foothills went dark and lost power just as aliens invaded in Orson …

Mountain Madness guide Mallorie Estenson on Mt. Baker's Roman Wall. Tim Black photo. By Mallorie Estenson Last month I had the opportunity to guide a team of women on Mt. Baker. We were fast. We were …

A young goat perches on a granite slab in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness / Jason Hummel photo. Nick Lyon reaches for sandstone at Clayton Beach / Matthew Tangeman photo. Sunset over the North Cascades / …

Story and photos By Brandon Fralic Jesse shifts the Yukon into park and says, “Hold on, I think this might be the Hill of Death.” He steps out of the vehicle and disappears around a corner, …

By Spencer Paxson On a dim and drizzly Sunday afternoon I lugged my bike up the steep hill to my house after a long ride. The misty hills, the mud caked on my face and the satisfying exhaustion in my …

By Oliver Lazenby Photos courtesy of Skagit Land Trust Earlier this spring the Skagit Land Trust acquired 1,000 acres of land east of Concrete in the upper Skagit Valley. The purchase is a …

Christina Volken and Aurielle Eyer on a summit in the North Cascades. Gabe Rogel photo. Mallorie Estenson traversing Forbidden Peak in the North Cascades. Tim Black photo. Todd Zimmerman riding …

By Oliver Lazenby Photos courtesy of Glacier Skate Association Glacier, Washington, is an exciting place in the winter. Snowboard legends pile into town with the snow and families stop by on the way …