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Grayson Schaffer

Sports

The Keyhole Seven

What went wrong when a group of canyoneers was caught by a flash flood in Zion National Park.

Grayson Schaffer Outside May 2016 20min Permalink

Crime Sports World

The Most Successful Female Everest Climber of All Time Is a Housekeeper in Hartford, Connecticut

The road to Lhakpa Sherpa’s seventh potential summit​ has been nothing if not complicated.

Grayson Schaffer Outside May 2016 20min Permalink

Sports

The Toughest Woman on Two Wheels

On Juliana Buhring, a former cult member who became the first woman to bike around the world.

Grayson Schaffer Outside Apr 2015 15min Permalink

The Brief, Wondrous Life of Zina Lahr

The story of an intensely creative young artist.

Grayson Schaffer Outside Feb 2014 15min Permalink

Sports

Lost on Everest

The harrowing first ascent of the mountain’s West Ridge.

Grayson Schaffer Outside Apr 2013 Permalink

World

Take a Number

Why people keep dying on Mount Everest.

Grayson Schaffer Outside Sep 2012 25min Permalink