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Climbing Italy's alps 'via ferrata'

Our day began with an easy hike on a well-worn trail. Our mountain guide, led the way, setting a slow but steady pace intended to reserve as much of our energy as possible for what lay ahead.

Vacation from hell: Readers share their tales of woe

Kid locking herself in a motel bathroom? That’s, well, kid stuff. Clutching a barf bag and turning green on a plane? Ho-hum.

Johnson's Shut-Ins are just as thrilling as ever

MIDDLEBROOK, MO. • Scaling Johnson's Shut-Ins is a lot likehitching up a pair of too-tight pantyhose — you just can't do itgracefully. That was one revelation I had as I hoisted myself,walrus style, atop a lump of prehistoric rhyolite. The otherthought I had: I could die here.

Ascent opens in Cherry Street, offers high-end outdoor sportswear

Philip Shain hopes his outdoor apparel store will put him on the trail to retail success.

Hiking the Pinhoti Trail

PINHOTI TRAIL — The three hikers live to the north, south and west of where they all gathered early on a Saturday morning, all attracted by the mountain’s beauty, solitude and natural wonders.