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Christopher Solomon

Best Article Health

The Promise That Tested My Parents Until the End

A couple, a caregiver, and a promise.

Christopher Solomon GQ Nov 2020 20min Permalink

Sports Health

When Your Body Says No

A lifelong runner is hit with a mysterious physical breakdown and forced to begin contemplating the end.

Christopher Solomon Outside Dec 2018 10min Permalink

Science

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf Scientist?

A pre-eminent expert on large carnivores runs afoul of the enemies of the wolf.

Christopher Solomon New York Times Magazine Jul 2018 25min Permalink

Sports

The Boy Who Lived on Edges

“He stood on edges. He skied edges. He climbed edges.”

Christopher Solomon Outside Mar 2018 25min Permalink

Science Health

The Detective of Northern Oddities

When a creature mysteriously turns up dead in Alaska, veterinary pathologist Kathy Burek gets the call.

Christopher Solomon Outside Jan 2017 25min Permalink

Crime

The Real-Life Superhero Who Beats the Cops to Bike Thieves

Meet Seattle’s cycling vigilante, Bike Batman.

Christopher Solomon Outside Aug 2016 20min Permalink

Crime

Feet Lost and Found in the Pacific Northwest

Searching for the source of British Columbia’s grim flotsam.

Christopher Solomon Outside Sep 2009 20min Permalink

Politics

The Massive Land Deal That Could Change the West Forever

In Utah, an unlikely leader is looking to end the state’s land-use wars.

Christopher Solomon Outside Feb 2016 30min Permalink

Best Article Sports

The Last Man Up

It was a 3-mile footrace. Thousands were in attendance. So how did Michael LeMaitre disappear?

Christopher Solomon Runner's World Feb 2013 25min Permalink