Gregory Scruggs
Ski mountaineering is the Winter Olympics’ newest sport. It is also its noblest
In its most majestic form, skimo races traverse rugged terrain. At the Milan Olympic Games, athletes will sprint on a short made-for-tv course.
The Caribbean is more than sun, sea and sand – it’s a geopolitical hotspot too
Frequent travellers to the Caribbean are used to delays but these are typically caused by hurricanes rather than military action. Those seeking a dose of winter sun last month had their plans scrambled as…
New ideas in the old town: Santo Domingo, a vibrant city quietly gaining new ground
The capital of the Dominican Republic is experiencing an influx of wealth and creatives. The lure? One of Latin America’s safest cities and a dynamic economy.
To shore up Western security, Latin American leaders need to show force. Start by hitting the cartels
“The last straw was when gangs started holding up ambulances.” That’s what a Venezuelan ambulance driver told me eight years ago, while queuing with his family in front of a church in Port of…
Ploughing ahead: How Helsinki Airport keeps its runways open through long winters
The Finnish take snow seriously. At the capital’s airport, fleets of hi-tech snow-clearing machines take to the runways as early as September, ploughing, sweeping, blowing and spreading their way towards safer conditions.
A tour around the Outdoor Recreation Archive, an institution preserving the history of outdoor retail
The expansive design repository at Utah State University holds more than 10,000 items that chart the development of outdoor equipment – tracing a line from today’s designers back to innovators of the past.
Inside the clever marketing overhaul that turned the US Army into a recruitment powerhouse
While global militaries struggle to attract young recruits, the US Army is running a successful marketing operation from Chicago. The recruitment code has been cracked by enlisting ad executives and timeless messaging.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is bringing prestige back to the trades and helping America’s skills shortage
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Pennsylvania offers hands-on education that equips graduates with life-long skills – and makes them eminently employable.
