Empower

The winners of the Ocean Conservancy’s 2025 photo contest will make you “ooh,” “ah,” and feel a sense of wonder. See them here.

This mountain runner and hiker has climbed dozens of 14ers in high heels. Why? Because she wants to, and unlike most people, she can.

A 17 year old achieved her goal by summiting Mount Everest and completing all Seven Summits, making her the youngest American woman to do so.

You’ve heard of snorkeling, and you know it requires water. What, then, is land snorkeling, and why is it suddenly all the rage?

A hiker survived being pinned by a boulder face-down in an Alaska creek for several hours. It’s an incredible story.

Conservation teams have “rewilded” four critically endangered eastern lowland gorillas after poachers killed their parents.

A thru-hiker came across a mountain lion on the trail and used an unconventional tool to scare it off: a harmonica. Watch here.

This 90-year-old man hikes the same trail several times a week. Family and friends recently showed up to celebrate his birthday on the trail.

27-year-old solo camper, Tiffany Slaton, was found alive and mostly well, after being missing for weeks in the California wilderness.