Interview
![Chef Brad Leone on Early Days, Elk Steaks, and Treacherous Surf Breaks](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/1zZOX682wm1O6mbaclSUlL/f06c5c8506e3095567382bf035637cdc/Chef-Brad-Leone-Interview-Hero.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
A conversation with the culinary outdoorsman on getting started flipping burgers at a ski resort, tips for cooking outside, reincarnation, and more
![Q&A: New Documentary "Wade in the Water" Spotlights Surfing's African Roots](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/1r4LwdxLBL3LUSnSgbNfbJ/816de05d7cf07c7a3ed47e502fb6b63f/Wade-in-Water-Doc-QA-Sierra-Raequel.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
A conversation with film director David Mesfin on Black surfing, shifting cultures, and Africa's unrecognized role in surf history
![Q&A: Inside the First Ever Ski Descent of Pakistan's Great Trango Tower](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/62bN5haSGoazjIRFrUoejl/bba529c5da502fb7e041b90fc02ff796/savannah-cummins-trango-tower-2024-8.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
A conversation with Christina Lustenberger, Jim Morrison, and Chantel Astorga on what it took to climb and ski the 20,623-foot tall Great Trango Tower
![Q&A: Photographer Matt Steindl on Art, Zines, the Quiet Beauty of Rural PA](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/1c1ffZ7gVUXbv4neToqJCD/485f1b2fef8d6abd32da71e5ecdb7651/matt-steindl-interview-hero.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Drawing inspiration from an artistic dynasty and his home region of Chester County, Steindl reflects on his work upon debuting his first zine
![Community, Not Customers: A Q&A with Usal Founder Michael Washington](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/2LUGhkNSnXVapSP1IX8nov/abc1d3c70532de3e3e1d1d831b6abbe9/Usal-Community-Interview-5B-Studio-resize.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
How the Los Angeles-based brand unites modern nature enthusiasts through retreats and workshops (and merch) championing inclusivity and accessibility
![Q&A: How Hyperlite Mountain Gear & Cody Townsend Made the Crux 40 Ski Pack](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/6tXlSsbGBP0pYZVeLdEVkZ/c0e95656c3609eee42fa19afb53af6b1/hyperlite-mountain-gear-crux-4.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Insights from a lifetime of skiing and a quest to descend the biggest lines in North America helped the skier and brand make the end-all bag
![Q&A: How NYC's AP the Angel Channels Feeling into Photography](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/3aJn2MGBFUovJITIrDabet/62ea2d223bc78a240fec41c0d2fca91f/AP-interview-tokyo-square.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
NYC's Anthony Peterson aka AP the Angel uses vulnerability and transparency to photograph Snoop Dogg and Drake, cities, mountains, and canyons
![Inside Glerups, the Family-Run Maker of the World's Coziest Wool Slippers](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/6mo1YQedaB6O4UgH6QkKwj/350aa1bcd68e4447c10079e76ea73385/glerups-slippers.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
In northern Denmark, what began as a wool felting hobby has turned into a wildly successful, hygge-infused slipper business
![Summit Journal's New Editor on Resurrecting the Fabled Climbing Print Mag](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/6vQLkTTWrDyt6ndrMOqE4q/a6ed548bd3d61390e0fb0c08237aa361/summit-journal-climbing-mag-resurrected.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Editor Michael Levy discusses the legacy of Summit, which ran from 1955 to 1996, favorite archival stories, and why relaunch a print magazine in 2023
![Q&A: How Athlete Anita Naidu Teaches Mountain Biking for Societal Change](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/zRuq9cpbALrFhiNeOCJDl/37b4d8aa858dadb308d45faf2714760f/anita-naidu-cannondale-1.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
The pro athlete, humanitarian, and aspiring astronaut talks building community, dismantling injustice, and how mountain biking brings her joy
![How Artist Jorge Obregón Paints Mexico's Tallest Volcanos en Plein air](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/48sRTlaZCZyhX2j4bVfYkU/21292d803dc1496440a89b447aa4f879/luis-ortega-mexico-volcano-painting-4.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Photographer Luis Ortega accompanies the acclaimed artist into the field to paint Popocatépetl, Mexico's second tallest stratovolcano
![Women and the Wind: Crossing the Atlantic in a 50-Year-Old Catamaran](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/7DiaaW9VEJ70ZhBtB1KD1K/986697c93f336bc0920c92300b0d83a0/women-and-the-wind-weltzien-heilmann-jireh-hero.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
In 2022 three women crossed the Atlantic Ocean on a wooden catamaran to document plastic pollution and find adventure, here's how