Rock
Alex Honnold and Hazel Findlay scaled one of the world’s largest unclimbed rock faces. Blizzards and falling ice almost stopped them for CNN
Climbers seek new routes to keep the thrill of Everest alive for CNN
Beth Rodden was kidnapped but ‘embarrassed’ to feel traumatized. Now, this climber is learning to be vulnerable for CNN
Why Tommy Calwell took on a 9,000-foot ‘death-trap’ for CNN
Water
Making waves: These women are challenging ‘skinny and hairless’ surfing stereotypes for CNN
Tunnel Vision: profile of blind big wave surfer Matt Formston for The Red Bulletin
Snow
‘Cool Runnings’: ‘Most people die before their legacy is revealed, but I’ve had to live it,’ says Dudley ‘Tal’ Stokes for CNN
The Winter Olympics don’t really represent the world: Costs, climate and quotas keep the majority off the podium for CNN
How ‘absolutely fearless’ Jamaican went from being a DJ to his country’s first Olympic alpine skier for CNN