A chance encounter on the chairlift with a legend of the outdoor industry, and also a great guy.

In 1997 on Cho Oyu, and again in 1999 on Everest, I saw the indefatigable strength of Ukrainian climbers. Today, we see the same in the Ukrainian people, fighting for their nation against Putin's aggression.

Some memories and images from my 2004 crossing of South Georgia with Dave Hahn, prompted by today's discovery of the Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship.

Thoughts about our mountains while sitting on a bristlecone high in the Colorado Rockies.