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Chamonix isn’t just a mountain town. It’s THE mountain town — a place where adventurers from all corners of the globe come to chase thrills, bag peaks, and soak in jaw-dropping Alpine scenery. Whether you’re carving lines in fresh powder or hiking legendary trails, the things to do in Chamonix don’t just meet expectations; they obliterate them.

Packing for Europe’s most famous hike can feel like a mountainous challenge itself. Worry not! We’ve created a comprehensive Tour du Mont Blanc packing list with plenty of essential tips so you can focus on enjoying your trek!

Are you a guide, ready to push your career forward? Apply for a 57hours scholarship and pay for AMGA/IFMGA course fees and travel expenses.

Nothing says summer like hitting the open road with a map and a plan and a bucket list of national parks to visit.

Whether you’re a snowbird or a snowy owl, there are plenty of ways to enjoy the outdoors this season. We’ve rounded up a few of our favorite winter trips to inspire you to get outside.

Through our Guide Education Fund, 1% of yearly profit goes to supporting aspirant female, BIPOC, and LGBTQ guides as they enter the industry, and helps current guides take advanced courses to grow their career. Another 1% protects our environment through diverse nonprofits.

When the pandemic hit, we surveyed 100+ active outdoor guides on how their businesses were affected by COVID-19. Then we followed up a year later. Here are those results.  

The 57hours and First Descents partnership makes outdoor adventuring more accessible for FD alumni impacted by serious health conditions.

In collaboration with SNEWS, we surveyed adventurers and mountain guides to find out how prevalent discriminatory route names are in the climbing world. Here’s what we found out.

We surveyed 100+ active mountain guides on how their businesses have been affected by the pandemic. The results paint a grim picture. Here’s what we found. 

The closest we mortals can come to human flight is dangling a few stories up, supported by the skin of our fingernails and a thin rope.

Paddling the river made time seem to stop… It’s almost meditative.

Imagine yourself catching an early train, headphones in, watching the sun rise as the buildings flutter by. At your stop, you walk a few blocks toward the beach, as the morning’s waves get louder in your ears. Your first shower is the seaspray as you ride your board over the day’s first wave. This can be yours and you’ll still make it to work by 10 a.m.

The original NYC hiking trails were blazed by its last native residents, the Lenape. One of those trails went on to become Broadway, which thousands still walk each day. Hiking is in the city’s blood, and you won’t find a metro area in the U.S. that spends more time on two feet.

I was going to learn to bust myself out of the woods with a map and compass.

This is the last in our series of in-depth looks at New York’s best mountain biking Trails.

This is the fourth in our series of in-depth looks at New York’s best mountain biking trails.

This is the third in our series of in-depth looks at New York’s best mountain biking trails.

This is the second in our series of in-depth looks at New York’s best mountain biking Trails.

This is the first in our series of in-depth looks at New York’s best mountain biking trails.

Have you considered mountain biking, but living in the busiest city in the world doesn’t leave you with enough time to get into trail-shredding? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

Looking for the best mountain biking in NYC? The city’s a solid, if underrated, starting point for beginners and those familiar with the sport. Hundreds of miles of forested trails wind their way through and around New York City.