Photo by Micheli Oliver Last week I was at a climate leadership summit with powerful individuals from the outdoor industry. In this room, full of predominantly white men and a few women representing an elite class of climbers, skiers, Olympians, etc, the question was...
Photos by Clayton Hermann POW Alliance Members Emily Harrington, a professional rock climber and mountaineer, and Adrian Ballinger, a professional mountaineer and skier have an impressive resume of first ascents and descents. Their expeditions have led them to the far...
Graphics by Nico Schiavone For pro mountain biker and POW Athlete Alliance member Christopher Blevins, the bike is more than a ride—it’s his lens on the world and the communities he loves. This perspective sparked his latest project, “How To Recall,” a...
Photos by Austin Smith When POW Athlete Alliance member and pro snowboarder Austin Smith set out on a cross-country road trip in his new all-electric Hyundai Ioniq 5, he was doing more than just exploring a new way of travel. He was experiencing firsthand the profound...
Photos by Summer Doss My love affair with the Dolores River began in 2019. It was my first season as a river guide and I had just finished derigging a trip when another guide told me, “The Dolores is running and I know you’re free this week. Let’s go.” We...
Photo by Adam Clark Jumping into climate conversations can feel a bit like having a go at a new sport. It’s scary, uncomfortable, and uncertain. But it’s also worth it. Sometime late in the summer of 2012, I sat in a packraft, teetering through rolling...
