Alex Hutchinson

2 days ago | theatlantic.com | Alex Hutchinson

It was a travesty—two travesties, actually, separate but inextricably linked. In May 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, a challenge that had killed more than a dozen people in the preceding decades and that scientists had once declared impossible.

2 days ago | flipboard.com | Alex Hutchinson

NowMount Everest 2025: Fewer Fatalities, Dangerous Winds, and Rapid AscentsOur Everest reporter explains the biggest stories from the 2025 season: fewer fatalities than in 2024, a narrow weather window, and multiple notable ascents The official end of the 2025 springtime climbing season on Mount Everest fell on Friday, May 29.

4 days ago | outsideonline.com | Alex Hutchinson

New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you. Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! Subscribe today. Back in 1969, naval researchers took blood samples from the crew of a Polaris nuclear submarine over the course of an eight-week patrol. Three-quarters of the sailors were smokers, so carbon monoxide levels were chronically elevated in the sealed confines of the sub.

1 week ago | outsideonline.com | Alex Hutchinson

You'd have a hard time finding any serious endurance athlete in 2025 who thinks protein doesn't matter. Gone are the carb-centric days of pasta and Gatorade and nothing else. But figuring out how much protein runners, cyclists, and other endurance junkies actually need-and when they need it-remains a work in progress. I've grappled with these questions a few times recently-in a piece busting some common protein myths, and in another discussing the idea of maximum protein intake.

2 weeks ago | outsideonline.com | Alex Hutchinson

New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you. Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! Subscribe today. Failure is a big topic in the weight lifting world these days. When you're doing an exercise, do you need to push each set to the point that you literally can't complete one more rep? Old-school practical wisdom says yes.