It takes a certain kind of person to scramble up a mountainside, rappel down to a nylon cot no bigger than two sleeping bags (called a portaledge) and spend the night on the side of a cliff. Today, ...

What's the most adventurous thing you've ever done before? Have you ever considered sky-diving or bungee jumping? I think we all dream of stepping outside of our comfort zone every now and then, but ...

Now offered through Airbnb Adventures and led by a guide, groups can cliff camp on portaledges in Estes Park, Colorado. Read our editor’s experience. IT’S A SUNDAY IN ESTES PARK, COLORADO—not long ...

Condition number five of Honister Slate Mine’s cliff camping activity form reads thus: ‘I agree I will not defecate or urinate from the portaledge’. There is, however, no specific clause forbidding ...

I feel strangely cozy 300 feet off the ground. For starters, the view is impressive: stately summits as far as the eye can see; chiseled cliffs covered in green lichen; a swooping raptor letting out ...

Staying rational as he rappelled his way down the cliff was tough. After hiking, scrambling and climbing his way up Deville 3, his legs were shaking. Temperatures were dropping. Nightfall was ...

Not for the faint of heart, there's a Colorado adventure that will let you see the Rocky Mountains like never before. Would you try it? It's called "cliff camping." Along with a guide, you can spend ...

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ANTARCTICA — I bundle up next to my sister in my heavy-duty sleeping bag around 11 p.m. The sun has just set and the snowy peaks are bathed in a pale pink hue, making everything look even more like a ...