Photo by Seebany Datta-Barua Antarctica is the world’s largest ice sheet, spanning an area comparable to the entire United States reaching a staggering thickness of up to 3 miles at its center. Consequently, visitors to the South Pole often experience altitude...
After seeing the cherry red stain on the slip of pH paper I held between my tingling fingers, no one else in my group of scientists and adventurers volunteered to touch the water at our feet. I was straddling a small trickle bubbling out of the tundra and...
Photo by Jeff Engerbretson As climate advocates and people who love to recreate outdoors, it’s natural to feel like we could be doing something more to protect the places we love. We access trailheads by car, ride in planes and we might even hop on a snowmobile to...
For trail runner and POW Alliance member, Peyton Thomas, running is not only a way to connect with the outdoors, it’s also a way to bring communities together as a way to advocate for the places they live and experiences they love most. With her recent Alliance...
As an immigrant from Colombia, POW Athlete Alliance member Vanessa Chavarriaga Posada felt like she grew up existing between two worlds. She was split between two cultures and two languages all while carrying the heavy weight of feeling as if she didn’t belong in a...
Growing up in New England, POW Creative Alliance member and founder of the creative agency Eastern Adventure, Connor Davis, has seen firsthand how winters across the Northeast have changed. From shorter ski seasons, less snow and rainier Decembers to extreme cold...
