In a battle against extinction, a group of maverick biologists shows one of the world's rarest birds a new migratory route | Continue reading
In a battle against extinction, a group of maverick biologists shows one of the world's rarest birds a new migratory route | Continue reading
Can a woman of color find peace in the outdoors? | Continue reading
Can a woman of color find peace in the outdoors? | Continue reading
AJ 12 • Resources Resources Issue 12 The Kinder Trespass Americans do not have the legal right to roam in their own country, as do the British, Norwegians, Swedes, and many other Europeans. What’s up with that, anyway? A must-read primer on access is the book This Land Is Our Lan … | Continue reading
A competitor’s biography perfectly captures the insanity of racing 750 Inside Passage miles on a SUP | Continue reading
The French have a different word for everything, including revolution | Continue reading
There’s nothing like a DIY safari through Kenya for some family bonding time. | Continue reading
He was a fire lookout, trailbuilder, merchant seaman, and Zen monk—and perhaps the most important nature writer of the twentieth century. | Continue reading
An academic looks at the sparks that make the heart glow. | Continue reading
Into the Grand Canyon on the trail of the first female river guide. | Continue reading
Eight days on Vancouver Island’s West Coast Trail. Three brothers—and everything that comes with that. | Continue reading
A few months ago, I posted the above photo to my Instagram with the caption “we need not be pagans.” It got a surprisingly large amount of comments, including from Alaska woodworker and artist Zach LaPerrière, who said I should share my sleeping setup. Here goes. Most important—a … | Continue reading
Happy New Year! If you’re a subscriber to AJ in print, you might have read my intro in the current issue about the nature of hard things. Last fall, when I first started thinking about making 2026 the Year of Doing Hard Things, I concocted a list of all the hard things I would at … | Continue reading
Not long ago, I had an unremarkable and perfect week. There are weeks that stand in high relief—my son’s wedding week in May or the week I spent camping with my daughter in July—and then there are weeks that classify as normal or typical but come with the expression of exactly ho … | Continue reading
By Roman Dial Dick Griffith, the grandfather of modern Alaskan adventure, died in his sleep last week. He was 98. By his 50s, a thick shock of white hair crowned Dick’s head. Many of us in our 20s hoped one day to be like him: Clint Eastwood in tennis shoes and a backpack. But by … | Continue reading
In this conversation, Jay Carson, the executive director of the Boulder Outdoor Survival School (BOSS), shares his transformative journey from being a city dweller to embracing the wilderness. He discusses the profound impact of survival training on his life, emphasizing the impo … | Continue reading
You can find all things Coast Film and Music Festival at coastfilmfestival.com. | Continue reading
You will not be surprised to discover that Shawnté Salabert’s Gear Abby podcast can be heard wherever you hear podcasts. For more visual Salabert updates, head to @shawntesalabert. Get host Stephen Casimiro’s newsletter at desert-projects.com. Subscribe to our beautiful … | Continue reading
You can find all things Coast Film and Music Festival at coastfilmfestival.com. Get host Stephen Casimiro’s newsletter at desert-projects.com. Subscribe to our beautiful printed quarterly, whose stories are only found in print, at http://www.subscribetoaj.com FOLLOW … | Continue reading
First of its kind news bureau dedicated to covering the commons | Continue reading
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Well, they warned us. For more than 50 years, since the 1970s, conservatives have been trying to steal Americans’ most precious resources, our shared ownership in what are called federal lands but really are public lands, lands owned by you and me. Beginning with the so-called Sa … | Continue reading
Look, there’s no way to find a silver lining in the recent developments in this land of ours. The dumpster fire burning in DC is affecting the real world, most recently in the firing of thousands of people who keep public lands accessible. As AJ contributor and wildfire expert Am … | Continue reading
The parent company of Outside magazine has laid off 20 members of the magazine’s editorial and business staffs, leaving doubt about the ongoing viability of the publication in print and online. The news came in a companywide email last Thursday from CEO Robin Thurston announcing … | Continue reading
Over the last year, I have become quite enamored with the 30-liter NEMO Equipment Double Haul, which is a duffel when you want it to be a duffel and a tote when you want it to be a tote. NEMO calls this two-fer design revolutionary; that’s a stretch, but it certainly is a clever … | Continue reading
Can't have mountain towns without housing for regular folks. | Continue reading
Now this is how you ski bum. | Continue reading
Communication in the backcountry gets easier and easier. | Continue reading
Warm your winter-chilled bones. | Continue reading
When to push past those voices urging you to wait. | Continue reading
Voyeurism, of the most pure kind. | Continue reading
He was the first to dive to 1,000 feet, but the dive was a tragic one. | Continue reading
Unboxing a legend. | Continue reading
It’s called “biophobia,” a disconnection from nature that’s reducing our collective will to preserve species and habitats. | Continue reading
Schist kickers, rejoice! The Bedrock Mountain Clogs are here. | Continue reading
A little too cold? Legs are sore? Not excuses Christian Bagg will be making. | Continue reading
How light pollution is upending the natural world. | Continue reading
Remembering Slovenia's underground legend, the first climber to make a full ski descent down Everest. | Continue reading
Steel is real, and this one isn't real expensive, either. | Continue reading
Still breaking hearts, even after all these eons. | Continue reading
Mountain bikes and the country's best tacos, all in the same geographic zone? | Continue reading
There are many models out there to choose from, here's how this one stacks up. | Continue reading
Brrrr, but also, weeeeee! | Continue reading
No matter how cautious you and other skiers try to be, there's no predicting who might get caught. | Continue reading
Yeah, this is a decade old. But while listening to old Radiolab episodes it popped into our awareness again and gosh, it’s like you can’t watch it enough. | Continue reading
When a sibling rivalry only goes so far. | Continue reading
The first black surfer at Malibu didn't let segregation keep him from surfing the waves he dreamed of. | Continue reading