"My nose is buzzing." - Joshua Chaos. Confusion. Crying. At first that’s all it was. The kids were ahead of me on a narrow snow patch. I was maneuvering through a tricky spot in the rocks to reach them. We were over 14,000 feet in the sky – almost to the summit of Mount Yale. Almost to the clouds, it seemed. The clouds. All day I had one eye on the route in front of me and one eye on the bright fluffy clouds that were moving over us and stacking neatly behind us i

Some of the biggest dangers the mountaineer will encounter are life-threatening weather conditions. Storms constantly rake high mountain peaks in summer months, and climbers every year experience the chilling scenario of being exposed on a high ridge while electricity reigns supreme over every force and every human thought. In a 1989 interview, climber Jules Eichorn recounts his story on aptly named Thunderbolt Peak in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. As he descended the sum

Join the Ad-Venturos on a mountain climbing adventure and get a sneak peek into how we do it! This is the story of our very first summits (with footage from various other climbs). Follow this story to learn about what it's like to climb among the snowy Rocky Mountains--you might be surprised by what you find! Narrated by: Jenny Music by: Jenny Edited by: Caleb All original footage by the Ad-Venturos. No AI or stock material used. © 2026 by Anchor & Fish. All rights reserved.

Is there really anything to be concerned about beyond our present situation? The girls in the story we published recently didn’t seem to think so. To them, the river looked like an inviting place for a tubing adventure. It didn’t occur to them to plan or consider that the river might hold hidden dangers. But when warned of the upcoming waterfall, inward fear kept them from putting themselves in danger. A lot of people live their lives here on earth with the same attitude as t

I was a little annoyed. I didn’t want to do anything about it. After all, it wasn’t my problem. And after all, maybe there wasn’t even a problem. Don’t be silly. It’s none of your business. I sighed and turned around. I knew that I had to say something. It was a beautiful day, and Caleb and I were enjoying a walk down the river together. The sun was shining, flowers of all shapes and colors were nodding in the breeze, and the river was rambling and rushing beside us – churnin