Outdoors/Adventure

A $100,000 grant for a feasibility study should result in a handful of Ram Valley access options for Alaska State Parks to consider.

The federal agency has asked climbers to stay away from the rim and avoid looking down into the crater – as breathtaking as the views may be – at all times of the year.

Adriana Brownlee climbed Mount Everest at 20 in 2021 and this month climbed Mount Shishapangma in China, completing her endeavor to scale all 14 peaks over 8,000 meters high.

The Tokyo-based airmen were in Alaska for the Red Flag exercise and decided to go kayaking on a day off.

A pair of deer hunters survived a close-call brown bear attack on Admiralty Island during a surprise encounter

Scientists are studying whether changes in water temperature may have played a role.

Nelson worked with the race for 38 years and played a major role in sled-dog care protocols.

Another man aboard the boat swam to shore and was picked up by friends, Alaska State Troopers said.

The 38-year-old topped the previous record with more than two weeks to spare.

Taylor started running as a way to escape the sorrow of the death of her husband and now enjoys racing with her son Josh.

Mammoth Cave National Park created an ad out of visitors’ criticisms after it was ranked “one of the most disappointing U.S. attractions.”

Drinking meltwater directly from a glacier doesn’t generally pose a health risk, said a physics professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

After years of legal battles and debate, the National Park Service has decided to treat e-bikes more like regular bicycles than motorized vehicles.

A group of 15 office workers left Friday morning for Mount Shavano’s summit in Colorado’s Chaffee County, but only 14 returned, search and rescue officials said.

Fish and Game said it will continue to monitor escapement numbers but does not anticipate easing the restrictions.

“If wasn’t for my dad, I wouldn’t be here right now,” Tyler Johnson said.

The 32-year-old man was injured by the bear as well as a gunshot as the hunter and his partner tried to stop the attack Saturday, Alaska State Troopers said.

Fishing for the species has been slow as the calendar turns to August.

The Dunleavy administration lifted the 19-year-old ban in 2020, but four nonprofits are suing to restore it.

As more people use electric-assisted bicycles, scooters and other new forms of “micromobility” devices on Anchorage’s trails, city officials are rethinking how to regulate the changing technology.

Norris, who set a course record at Mount Marathon earlier this month, won Saturday by less than a minute.

Surfers ride the tidal phenomenon

Essay: The value of things made by hand.