From athlete panel sessions about backcountry safety to expert talks about snowpack science and the impacts of wildfires on snow conditions, the third annual Tahoe Backcountry Safety Awareness Week is
Via ferrata routes, with permanent rebar rungs bolted into a rock face for climbers who are secured by cables have long been popular in Europe and are now coming to the United States.
Long popular in Europe, the beginner-friendly climbing routes are being installed on peaks and in gorges across the United States. Here are six to try now.
The COVD-19 pandemic created a confusing paradox for Nevada’s outdoor industry.
While people appeared to be spending more time outside during the lockdown, the state’s outdoor industry took a substantial hit during the pandemic, according to a recently released report from the Nevada Outdoor Business Coalition.
That s because far fewer people traveled to and around Nevada, and those who did spent a lot less money while doing it.
Between July 2018 and June 2019, more than 55 million people visited Nevada. Only 42 million people visited the state during the same months in 2019 and 2020.
Last year, April saw less than a half million visitors to the state, compared to nearly 5 million people during April of 2019 a 92 percent decrease.