Meet the Gentle Giant: Mastering some of North America's Hardest Climbing Routes in the 1960’s
Don Vockeroth a Canadian climbing legend toppled some of the hardest routes under equipped by today’s standards ...
Backpacking, climbing and 7 other WA outdoors classes to take in 2025
In the wake of REI closing its Experiences division, which offered classes and adventure travel, here are other Evergreen ...
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Exploring 2 of the Adirondacks’ best multi-pitch ice climbs
Phil Brown tackles two classic multi-pitch ice climbing routes - Multiplication Gully and Roaring Brook Falls.
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Progress made on Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake while new fires erupt in SoCal
The Hughes Fire broke out late Wednesday morning and has charred 10,396 acres near Castaic Lake, a popular recreation area about 40 miles from the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires that are ...
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Thousands told to evacuate after two new blazes start in Los Angeles County
The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County began Wednesday morning and now covers more than 10,000 acres or 15 square miles. It was 24% contained at 2 p.m. local time ...
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Nepal increases Mount Everest climbing fee to $15,000
Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade ...
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Explosive new fire erupts near Los Angeles, spreading rapidly and forcing thousands to flee
Ferocious flames were devouring hillsides near Castaic Lake, spreading rapidly to cover ... 23 people and destroyed 130 homes when a river of rock and mud washed through Montecito in the wake ...
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Hughes Fire leaves tens of thousands evacuated in northern L.A. County
The blaze was reported around 11 a.m. Wednesday in the area of Lake Hughes Road near Castaic Lake and used gusty winds to rapidly spread through steep terrain. Thousands of firefighters were ...
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As Another Fire Explodes, Weary Californians Decide: Stay or Go?
By Corina Knoll Alyce McFaddenVik Jolly and Isabelle Taft As the Hughes fire exploded in size on Wednesday, people living around Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County weighed the question of ...
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Red flag warning extended to Friday morning as Hughes fire erupts near Castaic
On Wednesday, Jan. 22, the Hughes fire broke out in Castaic amidst the red flag warning, spreading to over 9,000 acres by Wednesday evening as dry and windy weather affected the area. Elsewhere in ...
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Fast-growing wildfire breaks out north of Los Angeles, forcing evacuations
Officials warned people in the Castaic Lake area of Los Angeles County that they faced "immediate threat to life," while much of Southern California remained under a red-flag warning for extreme ...
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What happened on Wednesday, Jan. 22 as the Hughes fire broke out north of Castaic
The Hughes fire started off Lake Hughes Road just before 11 a.m. and quickly prompted evacuations orders in and around Castaic Lake, which by afternoon extended toward Ventura County to the west ...