“Socks are key. Dry socks in fact. They’re the most important thing you need to pack,” my guide Giorgi says nonchalantly. “You should never go hiking without an extra pair.” I nod approvingly but ...

Renowned big-mountain skier and The North Face athlete Caite Zeliff is back in her home state of New Hampshire, where her passion for skiing began. The North Conway ...

As the country lures international shoots with generous incentives and cinematic backdrops, rising authoritarianism threatens ...

Trek through three countries and across two continents on this incredible hiking trail that will eventually span over 1,000 ...

Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 37, No. 4, Focus Issue: Implications of Out- and In-Migration for Sustainable Development in Mountains (Nov 2017), pp. 415-424 (10 pages) Many rural mountain ...

Behind the wild, gloomy Caucasus Mountains lies a sunny valley that not only pours oil into Russia’s lap but has cradled many of Russia’s top leaders. From Georgia, one of a multitude of small ...

A parliamentary vote could decide whether the Caucasus nation will be oriented to the West or East for years to come. Here’s what to know. By Ivan Nechepurenko Reporting from Tbilisi, Georgia Georgia, ...

This story appears in the October 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. The men gather at dawn near the stone tower, cradling knives in callused hands. After a night of snowfall—the first of the ...