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Survivor’s Guilt in the Mountains
Art + Stories
Experiences, Fiction

Survivor’s Guilt in the Mountains

Alpinists are intimately familiar with death and grief. A therapist thinks he can address the unique needs of these élite athletes.
Nick Paumgarten
The Road to Freedom
World + People
Dreams and Visions

The Road to Freedom

Michał Woroch talks about his plans to trek the Himalayas in a wheelchair, his previous adventures in Mongolia and the Americas, and how he found the perfect madman partner for his travels.
Wojtek Antonów
Be Water: The Philosophy of Bruce Lee
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

Be Water: The Philosophy of Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee’s philosophy was borne primarily of Western sources, especially the American counterculture.
Tomasz Stawiszyński
How Bruce Lee Reached Ten Million and Inner Harmony
World + People
Dreams and Visions

How Bruce Lee Reached Ten Million and Inner Harmony

On the 46th anniversary of his death, we consider the brief but remarkable life of Bruce Lee.
Piotr Żelazny
The Battle of Gotland
Soul + Body
The Four Elements

The Battle of Gotland

Since 2012, a single-handed, solo sailing race has taken place in the Baltic Sea. The 500-nautical-mile race attracts skippers hoping to qualify for even more arduous regattas.
Wojtek Antonów
Flying Over a Frozen Lake
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

Flying Over a Frozen Lake

In the interwar period, Poland was the European capital of ice yachting. People still sail across the ice today.
Wojtek Antonów
The Speedy and the Sneaky
World + People
Dreams and Visions

The Speedy and the Sneaky

Bartosz Molik, a coach of the Polish wheelchair basketball team, talks about doping at the Paralympic Games.
Andrzej Kula
Sprinting Towards Infinity
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

Sprinting Towards Infinity

Usain Bolt is currently the fastest man on Earth, but can his 100m record be beaten? We explore the limits of human sprinting potential.
Piotr Żelazny
When Women Had the Field
Art + Stories
Experiences

When Women Had the Field

Women’s football thrived at British filling factories during World War I, attracting incredible crowds. Yet a few years after the war, women were banned from playing the sport.
Piotr Żelazny
A Wild Boar Chase
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

A Wild Boar Chase

Why go to the Alps when you can – snow permitting – take a cross-country skiing trip mere kilometres from where you live?
Wojtek Antonów