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At extreme altitudes, the body begins to shut down. Oxygen thins. Muscles cannibalize themselves. The brain slows. Climbers call it the “Death Zone.” Most rely on bottled oxygen and high-altitude support teams to mitigate the damage. 

Ryan Kushner does not. 

The Denver-based bellman at Four Seasons Hotel Denver climbs some of the tallest mountains on Earth witho...

Artificial intelligence has made its way into nearly every corner of our lives, from the way we work to the way we sleep. Now it’s changing how we exercise, too.

One of the newest examples is Upgrade Labs, a biohacking-focused welln...

Fewer things are more satisfying than sweating outside all day doing something you love and falling happily exhausted into plush beds knowing that bountiful rest and nourishment are yours for the evening. 

Hikers, bikers, river enthusiasts and rock climbers — these are the

Most people live as passive recipients within their mental states. Feeling good when good things happen, bad when bad things happen and the gap in-between is a waiting game of luck or fate. New studies show how mood, motivation and meaning have biological levers that can be easily influenced by you. With your own prescribed dose of lifestyle changes, y...

I photograph pregnant athletes doing what they do. Jess Moynihan bouldering in Colorado’s Front Range. Madison Hernandez throwing punches in a boxing ring. Erin Steff flowing through yoga on a paddleboard. None of it is staged. These are real athletes in real conditions who happen to be growing a human at the same time. I started this series because pregnancy is one of the mo...