About this site.

Tim Sohn is a freelance journalist based in New York.

Recent Work

"The Life and Death of Shane McConkey" appeared in the July issue of Outside Magazine and can be read online here.

"Gold Fish": feature on the salmon fishermen of Bristol Bay and their fight against the proposed Pebble Mine appeared in June's Outside and can be read online here.

"Everyman's Everest", a first-person account of my climb of Aconcagua (22,834 feet), ran in the May issue of Men's Journal, and can be read online here.

 

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 FEATURES

"Graveyard Shift"--A cultural study of midwestern skiing, undertaken at Paoli Peaks, Indiana, where the lifts stay open until 3am. [Skiing, January 2010]

"The Life and Death of Shane McConkey"--A look into the life and untimely death of a skiing and BASE-jumping legend. [Outside, July 2009]

"Gold Fish"--Investigating the proposed Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska, and its possible impact on salmon populations and the fishermen who rely on them. [Outside, June 2009]

"Aconcagua: Everyman's Everest"--An account of my climb of the highest peak in the America's, Argentina's Aconcagua, with an all-star group of guides, including Ed Viesturs, Dave Hahn, and Peter Whittaker. [Men's Journal, May 2009]

"The New Paranoia"--A look at survivalist tendencies among New York's financial elite. [New York Magazine, January 2009]

"Field Notes"--An account of my experience as a first-time adventure TV host, following the last days of vanished heir Michael Rockefeller in the Asmat region of Papua. [Outside, November 2008; The TV show, "Gone Missing," aired on the Travel Channel in November 2008]

"Paddling in Circles"--Competing in a raft race on the Peruvian Amazon sounded like a fantastic adventure; it turned out to be a comedy of adventurous errors. [Outside's Go, September 2008]

"Swim, Bike, Run, Shoot, Kill"--A look at the training and recruiting of Navy SEALS. [Outside, September 2007]

"Huge"--Profile of BASE-jumper Miles Daisher, in which I learn to BASE-jump. [Outside, February 2006] 

"Balkan Surprise"--Travels in Croatia. [Outside, July 2005] 

"Absolutely Knackered"--Young Brits running wild on a ski trip to the Austrian Alps. [Outside, December 2004] 

 PACKAGES

"Green All Stars 2007"--Mini-profiles of eco-leaders, including Matt Petersen, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Gus Speth, among others. [Outside, April 2007]

"Best Jobs: 2007"--A glimpse into the lives of the enviably employed. [Outside, May 2007] 

"Cold Case: Unsolved Mysteries"--More unsolved mysteries from the great outdoors. [Outside, November 2006]

"The O-Files: Unsolved Mysteries"--Dissapearances, strange phenomena, and other weirdness. [Outside, October 2003] 

SERVICE

"How to do Everything"--Including my entries on surviving a bar fight and playing pickup basketball, among others. [Outside, July 2007] 

"Pushing the Boundaries"--A guide to the uncrowded corners of eleven National Parks. [Outside, May 2007] 

"The Hole Shebang"--A rundown of the best swimming holes in the National Parks. [Outside, May 2007] 

"Adios, Winter Slump"--Eight offbeat activities to pursue in New England in the winter, from falconry to ski-joring. [AMC Outdoors, February 2007]

"Kentucky: Big Holler"--An Appalachian road trip. [Outside, July 2003] 

"An Almost-Impossible Trek"--Hiking El Salvador's Parque Nacional El Imposible. [Outside Traveler, 2004] 

 OTHER

"Taking on the World"--A review of Leonardo DiCaprio's eco-doc, The 11th Hour. [Outside, September 2007]

"Spine of Steel"--How you can get Superman's posture. [Outside, June 2006]