Rock

 

  • Alex Honnold and Hazel Findlay scaled one of the world’s largest unclimbed rock faces. Blizzards and falling ice almost stopped them for CNN

  • Climbers seek new routes to keep the thrill of Everest alive for CNN 

  • Beth Rodden was kidnapped but ‘embarrassed’ to feel traumatized. Now, she’s learning to be vulnerable for CNN

  • Why Tommy Caldwell took on a 9,000-foot ‘death-trap’ for CNN

  • ‘Giving fate the middle finger’: How blind climber Jesse Dufton scaled a 500-foot monolith for CNN

  • They want to climb Everest in a week using an anesthetic gas. Critics warn it’s dangerous for CNN

  • Stephanie Case won a 100k ultramarathon through the mountains – while breastfeeding for CNN

  • How Kilian Jornet did a marathon and Tour de France stage every day for a month for CNN

Water

 

  • Making waves: These women are challenging ‘skinny and hairless’ surfing stereotypes for CNN

  • Tunnel Vision: profile of blind big wave surfer Matt Formston for The Red Bulletin 

  • A surfing injury left her unable to talk. Now, this pro surfer is raising awareness of head injuries for CNN

  • Wild wave warrior: How Freddie Meadows tamed a huge Arctic wave for The Red Bulletin

  • ‘It changed me’: Big wave surfer Garrett McNamara on the wipeout that altered his perspective for CNN

  • The women surfing 50-foot waves: ‘I’ve almost died so many times’ for CNN

Snow

 

  • Scales of power: How photographer Hamish Frost captures moments of magic in the mountains (COVER STORY) for Red Bulletin

  • ‘Cool Runnings’: ‘Most people die before their legacy is revealed, but I’ve had to live it,’ says Dudley ‘Tal’ Stokes for CNN

  • The Winter Olympics don’t really represent the world: Costs, climate and quotas keep the majority off the podium for CNN

  • How ‘absolutely fearless’ Jamaican went from being a DJ to his country’s first Olympic alpine skier for CNN

  • Paralyzed from the waist down from a climbing accident, this adventurer is going to ski hundreds of miles across Antarctica for CNN

Concrete

 

  • Why five women embarked on a 3,500-mile skateboard journey across Europe for CNN

  • The blind skateboarder challenging misconceptions about sight and sport for CNN

  • They started running in San Quentin. Now, they’re taking on marathons for CNN

Head injury

 

  • They played for their country in their 20s. By their 40s, they had early onset dementia after playing this physical sport for CNN

  • These young female athletes died by suicide. They all had head injuries in common for CNN

  • Concussions left her on the ‘edge of insanity.’ Now, this Olympic wrestler is back and has titles in her sights for CNN 

  • These athletes suffered life-changing injuries. Then, they turned to psychedelics for CNN

Abuse in sport

 

  • More than 1,000 students were sexually abused at this university. An ex-NFL player wants their stories to be heard for CNN

  • ‘I had PTSD’: Culture of abuse in British gymnastics leaves lasting legacy on its victims for CNN

Women in sport

 

  • ‘I have my life in my own hands’: Paralympian and triathlete Marieke Vervoort’s wish to die by euthanasia for CNN

  • How the Seattle Storm became the highest valued WNBA franchise of all time for CNN

  • For years, female athletes have had their clothing policed. Now, they’re fighting back for CNN

  • French lawmakers have proposed a hijab ban in competitive sports. The impact on women could be devastating for CNN