When pro climber and Base jumper Steph Davis lost her husband in a wingsuit crash, she considered giving up on everything. In the last chapter of her new memoir, Davis describes overcoming loss and returning to flying. Despite two decades as a professional climber, putting up free solo and first ascents of notable peaks around the world...

Of all the personal transformations we seek, perhaps the most elusive is the quest to become brave. Courage is too often thought of as a special commodity possessed by a chosen few-superheroes. It's not an adjective that typically springs to mind when we review our own list of assets and deficits: We're more likely to wonder if we're smart, attr...