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Go North, Young Turtle
As eastern Pacific green sea turtles were being slaughtered in much of their range, an intrepid group of turtles pushed north into uncharted waters.
 • Adam Skolnick
Why I’m Never Leaving Malibu
Rich Roll on impermanence, uncertainty, and not giving up on the land he loves.
 • Adam Skolnick
Salomón Huerta on Art and Altadena
Painter Salomón Huerta recalls the harrowing moments of escaping his home and haven.
 • Adam Skolnick
Rams Announcer Sam Laganà on Staying to Fight the Fires
Armed with a garden hose and a lifelong love of the Palisades, Sam Laganà stayed to fight the fires. This is his story.
 • Adam Skolnick
A Helicopter Firefighter’s View From Above
A Cal Fire Battalion Chief describes the harrowing first days of fighting the L.A. fires from the cockpit of a state-of-the art helicopter just 50 feet…
 • Adam Skolnick
An Unexpected Open Water Challenge: 40 Miles Across Arizona
On an 80-degree morning, a group of world-class swimmers stood in their Speedos and swim caps on a pebbly beach east of Phoenix.
 • Adam Skolnick
The Queen of Everest Trains While Working at Whole Foods
Lhakpa Sherpa has climbed Mount Everest 10 times, the most ascents ever by a woman. She has no plans of slowing down.
 • Adam Skolnick
A Free Diver’s Training Partners: Sharks
Competitive free divers aim to go as deep as possible. But fun dives, even extreme ones, have always been intrinsic to the sport. Denis Grosmaire would…
 • Adam Skolnick
A Mentalist Sets a Central Park Running Record (Just as He Foresaw)
Oz Pearlman, better known as Oz the Mentalist, ran 19 loops of Central Park — 116 miles — in a single day.
 • Adam Skolnick
Why Do They Swim-Bike-Run So Fast? Data.
The most advanced science in the triathlon world can be found in Norway, where athletes embrace the data found in heat sensors, oxygen measuring masks…
 • Adam Skolnick
How Climbers Reached the Summit of K2 in Winter for the First Time
It was a prideful journey for the Nepalese climbers, who historically haven’t received their due.
 • Adam Skolnick
She Dived More Than 300 Feet Under the Sea. Can She Go Deeper?
Alenka Artnik of Slovenia recently set a record in free diving. But her race to the bottom may not be over.
 • Adam Skolnick
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