Arc'teryx lends their understanding of insulation and extreme conditions to a global collaborative effort in Mongolia.

A small group of Japanese architects design a host of tiny community centres, helping hundreds of people who cannot go back, move forward.

Curiosity and cutting-edge robotics target a way to clean up the space junk beyond our skies.

Inspired by mountain goats and a desire to help people, an industrial designer forms and unlikely alliance with an adaptive climber.

At Arc’teryx, design is about purpose, simplicity of function and minimal aesthetic. In other words, shit has to work and it needs to look good. More than that, it has to work in the harshest environments, all while remaining unnoticed by the end user.

A word to the wise: no matter how tough you are, do not challenge Michelle Parker to a cold water immersion stand-off.
“I'm kinda competitive”, she admits, in a chilled out SoCal banter that belies her intensity. “And I'm kind of a stubborn person too.”

“She was this super young, super talented, up-and-coming female skier,” remembers Hoji. “They built a huge jump to film. Michelle basically guinea’d it and did the biggest 3. Just so smooth. It was like, okay.”
“He’s been a huge motivator for me,” says Parker, now 30. “I would tell all my friends in Tahoe, ‘I just have to be able to keep up with Hoji on the skin track.’”

“I’m not a genius,” says Eric Hjorleifson, inventor of the patented Hoji-Lock System and winner of the 2018 ISPO Gold award in the Freeride/Touring Ski Boots category for his collab efforts on the DYNAFIT HOJI Pro Tour boot. “I’m just stubborn.”

In May 2016, a crew set out on a mission to climb Mt Waddington, located in the very remote reaches of the Coast Mountain Range.

They had three weeks. It was hot and late in the season.

In the Yukon, Carcross/Tagish First Nation youth are building world class singletrack trails and ski touring, redefining their people's mountain culture and leading their elders toward a new future.

Sisters Zoya Lynch, photographer, and Izzy Lynch, skier, face a moment of existential doubt. 13,000 km from home, in a New Zealand mountain setting, each rediscovers her way.

BC photographer Jordan Manley set out to capture the unique identity of rock climbing in the UK. He brought back a vision that connects land to building to human movement and culture.

A huge talent, with huge reasons to live, mountaineer Forrest Coots has no problem deciding to "pull the pin and spin." Loss is his motivation and his measure; backing away is part of the apprenticeship.

Strong women inspire all of us. We asked a few men to put forward a person who has influenced their lives in a profound way. From historical to musical, these ladies are both powerful and feminine.

Waving signs and shouting slogans – how uncool, how pre-digital. And yet, how effective. Between 1993 and 2000, the amount of B.C. parkland doubled and has continued to rise ever since. With the undeniable effects of global warming brings a new wave of civil disobedience. Stand by or join in?