Reported Features
The Boat at the Bottom of the Sea
Seattle Met, May 2018
The story of a lost crabber in the Bering Sea
Saving Baby Boy Green
WIRED, April 2018
The evolving science of saving the earliest, tiniest preemies
Headbangers’ Wall
Outside, April 2017
A dispatch from Horseshoe Hell, the wildest climbing competition on earth
Bird Man
Longreads, February 28, 2017
A profile of an elite competitive birder
Cruising Through the End of the World
Pacific Standard, May/June 2016
An in-depth look at the growing Northwest Passage cruise industry, and what it means for locals
The Rise and Fall of Ski Ballet
Grantland, March 19, 2015
The story of a vanished winter sport
The Forgotten Internment
Maisonneuve, Spring 2014
Testimony from survivors of the little-known Aleut internment of World War Two
Chasing Alexander Supertramp
SKYE on AOL, December 2013
Every year, hikers still risk their lives to visit the bus where Chris McCandless died
Personal Essays and First-Person Immersion
Get Schooled in the No-Nonsense Art of Survival
Outside, February 13, 2018
Enduring a two-week boot camp in extreme polar travel
Exposure Therapy and the Fine Art of Scaring the Shit Out of Yourself On Purpose
Esquire, March 15, 2017
In which I attempt to cure my fear of heights
Unclimbable
SB Nation Longform, May 20, 2015
Learning about courage and humility in a remote rock-climbing mecca
Why We Play
SB Nation Longform, June 25, 2014
An essay about the risks and rewards of extreme sports
Not an Ike and Tina Thing
Vela, March 6, 2012
A personal essay
In the Bush
Vela, November 1, 2011
My life in a remote Yukon mining camp
Eva Holland 
Hi Eva,
I read “Hellbent, But Not Broken” today and sent it to my brother.
I loved it! Your writing is so clear and easy to glide with. I was especially impressed with your reconstructing the days’ and nights’ events in the proper sequence. I could follow the up and down stages of your fatigue. You showed how your interactions with other team members dwindled and changed as the trek went on and on.
I am SO glad to read a first-person account of an endeavor like this. I’ve wondered what participating in these sorts of trips and competitions would be like, and now I have an idea. Thank you.
I will come back to your page again and start reading your other articles.
You are a very accomplished free-lancer. Congratulations on daring to do it and on succeeding.
Martha White
Chicago
Thanks so much, Martha! I’m so glad to hear that you liked it. Please do come back – I’m going to try to do better at keeping the site up to date!