In new collection, Yvon Chouinard waxes about everything from climbing to surfing to cooking to business, and spins some terrific yarns along the way. | Continue reading
I remember my first time snowboarding like it was yesterday. I borrowed a hand-me-down onesie, two sizes too big, black with patches of neon blue on the arms, day-glo pink on the legs. My rental boots were too small, the snowboard a battered, chipped thing. I waved goodbye to my … | Continue reading
Quite a climber. Quite a life. | Continue reading
Nirmal Purja posted this stunning picture to his Facebook page this morning. A line of…hundreds? of climbers ascending toward Everest’s Hillary Step during a brief window in the weather. It looks fake, but apparently is very real. I waited in a shorter line to buy Avengers: Endga … | Continue reading
Eggs Benedict and “dirtbag” don’t normally go in the same sentence, hollandaise being a rarified French sauce and all. But this recipe takes a brunch staple and makes it a backcountry kitchen possibility. It’s just 9 ingredients that altogether weigh about two pounds. Not too bad … | Continue reading
Jen Zeuner and Anne Keller came to Fruita for the outdoor adventure—then they helped build a community. | Continue reading
The Boundary Waters wilderness areas in Minnesota are once again threatened by mining. In a region that needs good jobs, the pristine wilderness may lose out to the short-term gain of resource extraction. | Continue reading
Planes with skis, planes with floats, planes with big meaty off-road tires. In Alaska, getting around the state largely means relying on one of those three aircraft types. It also means needing a rugged little spitfire of a plane that can shrug off hideous weather and hasty landi … | Continue reading
This might be the best brand new overlanding rig you can get for $40k. | Continue reading
New film shows the magic and history when the Hawaiian sailing canoe, the Hōkūleʻa, covered 40,000 miles guided only by ancient navigation techniques. We spoke with filmmaker Nāʻālehu Anthony about the incredible voyage. | Continue reading
Gotta be quite a feeling, that. Loading up on the roof of Half Dome, pausing briefly, then flinging themselves over the edge, pilot and skydiver Rich Piccirilli, together with Jim Hanbury and Brian Johnson, experienced one hell of a thrill in the ’77 hang gliding and skydiving mi … | Continue reading
Kami Rita Sherpa has climbed to the top of Everest a mind-blowing 24 times in the last 25 years. | Continue reading
Totally dispensable, but personally indispensable camp gear that Team AJ can't leave behind. | Continue reading
Three of our fave things: Mountain biking, rafting, and New Zealand's South Island. | Continue reading
Arkansas is a budding cycling draw for a reason. | Continue reading
Like any niche sport or subculture, the factors that motivate people to freedive are manifold, and deeply personal: competition, adventure, community, self-expression, mindfulness, and self-realization, to name but a few. For me, it’s all about connecting with the ocean, interact … | Continue reading
The BLM has swapped language about conserving public lands for language focusing on the economic value of those lands in official comms. Cynical cynical shift in tone, or pragmatic approach? | Continue reading
As climate change begins to affect access to high places, "last ascents" may become a new reality. | Continue reading
First look at Garmin's rugged new GPS unit for your off-roading pleasure. | Continue reading
Yeah, there’s little better than the smell as the first drops of a summer storm smack hot, parched earth. Or sizzling pavement. The electric crackle of thunder, the quickening of the wind, then wave after wave of cascading rain. Beauty, power, life, all at once. | Continue reading
Gear companies warn President Trump that his tariffs could devastate the outdoor industry. And yes, the price of everything is about to go up. | Continue reading
Cordage from plants? Animal trapping? Navigating based on tree rings? It's all in here. | Continue reading
When I learned of Jim Fowler’s death last week, a stream of images flowed through my mind in black and white. A wildebeest running before a stripped-down helicopter with men hanging from open canopies. A gator—or was it a croc?—thrashing in a muddy swamp, flinging aside the men t … | Continue reading
TerriAnn Wakeman is the Overlander's Overlander with the Land Rover to Rule All Land Rovers. | Continue reading
It's not the wilderness that's a threat to females, it's what you find in the frontcountry: people | Continue reading
The Your Forests Your Future group is back with another short that will have you packing your bags for a public lands excursion. This time, it’s Montana’s Flathead National Forest. 2.4 million acres of mountain terrain filled with bears, fish, wolves, even lynx. 1 million of thos … | Continue reading
One of the most promising solutions to carbon storage is also one of the simplest. | Continue reading
Chasing one of the most beautiful, unique, hard to find trout in the world can be a metaphor for a life chasing adventure. | Continue reading
You laugh, but really, on a chilly morning in a cabin, coffee on, magical day ahead, a well-crafted piece of toast is an artform. | Continue reading
It's a lamp that looks like a book that's somehow perfect for camping. | Continue reading
Mountain biker and geology professor Kurt Refsnider and his team unveil spanking new 2,700-mile dream bike route through the American West. | Continue reading
Who better to inspire a trip, somewhere, anywhere, than Muir. | Continue reading
Jimmy Chin has become close to synonymous with Wyoming’s Grand Teton. Climbing it, skiing it, photographing it. In this short, he guides big mountain skier Cody Townsend on a delightful slog to the summit and dicey ski down. Beautifully tough. | Continue reading
The Coast Guard is giving away Floridian lighthouses that are no longer used. | Continue reading
If you're a gravel grinder, is Shimano's new GRX gravel-specific groupset worth the upgrade? | Continue reading
Once and for all, Semi-Rad answers the question that keeps you up at night. | Continue reading
Photographer Chris Burkard is a crack hound. He lives to climb offwidth cracks—those too big for finger jams but too small for stuffing your entire body into for chimney climbing. Grueling. Painful. But, to the right climber, addictive. | Continue reading
A simple, gorgeous A-frame cabin can be yours near Yosemite to do, well, whatever you like. | Continue reading
A tariff on $200 billion of imported goods from China, including ski, camp, hiking, and bike gear, was raised today from 10 percent to a whopping 25 percent. Outdoor industry advocates were in DC last week arguing against the tariff hike and asking the White House to roll back th … | Continue reading
A dash of first ever this, a little bit of first ever that, and a healthy dose of badass. | Continue reading
The family behind Walmart, the Waltons, are building bike trails on private lands in Colorado—but not everybody is happy with the plan. | Continue reading
After a long run, hike, or bike, try this salty, spicy, and garlicky dip. It’s a perfect contrast to the sweet gels and trail gorp that fueled your earlier excursion. The beauty of this recipe is you can spice it up or down, based on your preferences. The fresh garlic and eating … | Continue reading
Last week I read about the closing of Ascent Outdoors, a mom-and-pop gear store in Seattle that had been in business for over 20 years and had just opened a third location. I’d been there once, years ago while in town scoping the University of Washington on a grad school visit. S … | Continue reading
I may have just talked myself out of one of my dreams. For years now I’ve held out hope of an opportunity to travel to Africa to see one of my favorite species, mountain gorillas, in the wild. This year it looked like that dream could finally come true. I have the vacation time, … | Continue reading
It’s a bold plan. Maybe bolder than bold. Head out on a multi-week bikepacking trip through the Peruvian Andes with absolutely no bikepacking experience. None. Sounds fun. And kinda awful. But mostly fun. | Continue reading
Kilimanjaro, the tallest peak on the African continent, rises majestically 19,341 feet above the grasslands of Tanzania. Each year, roughly 50,000 people visit the volcanic peak, some to climb to the summit, some to gawk in wonder from below. Mountaineering skills are not general … | Continue reading
When this couple realized they were having a blast traveling in their van, but they missed their friends at home, they built an app to build a new vanlife community. | Continue reading
Mountain biking in Santa Cruz, California, is quite popular, as it should be. There are scores of redwood-lined trails and open hilly grasslands overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It’s freaking awesome there. There is a reason mtb brands like Santa Cruz (duh) and Ibis are based there … | Continue reading