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I’ve written for The New York Times, Outside, Lonely Planet, Playboy, BBC, Wired, Travel + Leisure, and many others.  Of the hundreds of articles I’ve published over the years, these are my favorites.

Alenka Artnik before the dive. Nanna Kreutzmann
New York Times
Adventure & Endurance Sports

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.
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The Art of Adventure: Unleashing Your Inner Explorer

Embark on a journey of self-discovery and embrace the spirit of adventure.
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Conquering Fear: Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Success

Learn how to overcome fear and push your limits to achieve greatness.
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Exploring the Unknown: Discovering Hidden Gems Around the World

Uncover hidden treasures and embark on unforgettable adventures in lesser-known destinations.
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The Power of Nature: Exploring the Wonders of the Outdoors

Immerse yourself in the beauty of nature and experience the transformative power of the great outdoors.
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Mindful Travel: Finding Peace and Connection on the Road

Discover how travel can be a transformative and mindful experience that fosters personal growth.
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Sustainable Adventures: Exploring the World Responsibly

Learn how to travel in a way that respects the environment and supports local communities.
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The Thrill of the Unknown: Embracing Spontaneity in Travel

Experience the excitement of spontaneous travel and embrace the unexpected.
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Bone-chilling temperatures, dramatic scenery and road trip interludes make the SCAR Swim a fan favorite in the niche sport of open water swimming.
New York Times
Adventure & Endurance Sports
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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.
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Lhakpa Sherpa, a quiet climbing pioneer, works at Whole Foods in West Hartford, Conn.Credit: Stan Godlewski for The New York Times
New York Times
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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.
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 free diver and shark
New York Times
Adventure & Endurance Sports
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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 know.
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Oz Pearlman, center, on his way toward breaking the Central Park loops record.
New York Times
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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.
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Kristian Blummenfelt participating in a wind tunnel testing session at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands.
New York Times
Adventure & Endurance Sports
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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 and their feces.
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From top left: Dawa Tenji Sherpa, Mingma G, Dawa Temba Sherpa and Pem Chiri Sherpa. From bottom left: Mingma David Sherpa, Mingma Tenzi Sherpa, Nirmal Purja and Geljen Sherpa. (Not pictured: Kilu Pemba Sherpa and Sona Sherpa.) Pool photo by Nimsdai
New York Times
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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.
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Photo of Tommy Caldwell barefoot and leaping in a conifer grove, holding an American flag.
Outside
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Why Environmentalists Are Reclaiming Patriotism

Taking care of our planet shouldn’t be a partisan issue. These activist-athletes think the flag might help bridge the divide.
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Maya Gabeira on the beach with her surfboard
New York Times
Adventure & Endurance Sports
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The Biggest Wave Surfed This Year

Maya Gabeira didn’t just ride the biggest wave ever ridden by a woman. It was the biggest wave surfed by anyone in the 2019-20 winter season, a first for women in professional surfing.
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Surfer on Maroubra Beach in Sydney
New York Times
Adventure & Endurance Sports
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The Coronavirus Swell: Surf’s Up. Stay at Home

There’s also a widening schism between surfers able to get in the ocean and those forbidden from doing so.
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Scott Forrester sat on a training mat in a yard
New York Times
Adventure & Endurance Sports
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Fitness Instructors Flock Online to Pump You Up

With widespread stay-at-home orders, they are using social media to stream their workouts. But many trainers are facing financial straits from a lack of paying clientele.
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Swimruuners - Some teams, but not all of them, use tethers. Teammates have to stay within 10 meters of each.
New York Times
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Swimrun, Sweden’s Island-to-Island Race, Comes to America

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Longreads
The Environment
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The Poke Paradox

Where culinary bliss meets environmental peril, and how to solve America’s poke problem.
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Fallen saguaro cactus near the border wall at Organ Pipe National Monument.
Outside
The Environment
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The Environmental Threat of Trump’s Wall

Parts of the southern border are ecological wonderlands. The wall threatens 23 endangered and at-risk species.
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Colin O’Brady and Louis Rudd are both trying to become the first person to cross Antarctica alone and unsupported. Tamara Merino for The New York Times
New York Times
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No One Has Ever Crossed Antarctica Unsupported. Two Men Are Trying Right Now.

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Illustration by Wenjia Tang
Longreads
Human Rights
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Stripped: The Search for Human Rights in US Women’s Prisons

The US prison system is broken. It sucks up billions of dollars each year and destroys lives.
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Thai's needed help finding the lost soccer team
Outside
Travel
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How Divers Found The Thai Soccer Team

In One Of The Most Complex Caves In The World, A Handful Of Divers Raced Against The Clock To Locate The Stranded Team
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Tsambagarav Mountain the summer base camp of Shaaimurat Askhabil
Travel + Leisure
Travel
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The Empty Vessel

Our late model Landcruiser bumped along two wheel tracks toward the largest complex of sand dunes in Mongolia.
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Dawna Range, Karen State
Pacific Standard
Human Rights
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Touring A Fractured State

The ceremony began before 7 a.m. at the spirit house, built near the base of a massive shade tree.
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Natalia Molchanova greatest free diver in history diving
New York Times
Adventure & Endurance Sports
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Free Diver Natalia Molchanova Descends for Fun, Then Vanishes

Natalia Molchanova, widely regarded as the greatest free diver in history, wore her favorite purple wet suit Sunday on a chartered boat off the coast of Formentera, an island near Ibiza.
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Mens Health
Human Rights
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The Doctor, The Dictator, And The Deadly Mosquito

Saving lives in the jungle of death.
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Nicholas Mevoli of Brooklyn competing in May in Hondura
New York Times
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A Deep-water Diver From Brooklyn Dies After Trying For A Record

Nicholas Mevoli of Brooklyn competing in May in Honduras, where he became the first American to free dive to 100 meters.
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