"Someday someone will ski that," said Barry Corbet. Just imagine his face watching this descent via bike. | Continue reading
New book raises yet more questions about the whereabouts of Sandy Irvine's body and the camera that may prove whether he and Mallory made it to Everest's summit. | Continue reading
From how to poop to how to minimize shoulder pain and a whole lot more. | Continue reading
I’m a recycling nut. Every bit of trash at our house is categorized and carefully placed in the proper waste bin. If I find a glass bottle mixed in with the regular garbage, a mini “Law & Order” episode will break out in the house as I bring my wife and daughter in for questionin … | Continue reading
Mojave, by starlight, equals pure magic. | Continue reading
The lure of the frozen north will last as long as the frozen north does. | Continue reading
Leave an annual park pass for your grandkids' grandkids. | Continue reading
Alpine pioneer, Arctic explorer, feared WWII saboteur, Chapman survived everything but himself. | Continue reading
The most anticipated awakening of spring. | Continue reading
At 50 years, the Clean water Act has had success. But there are key sources of water pollution yet to be addressed. | Continue reading
“So if I spend about 2 hours a day on the chairlift and I ski a hundred days a year, that’s 200 hours a season sitting on the lift | Continue reading
How's your range anxiety now? | Continue reading
When Baja overlanding trips very nearly go very wrong. | Continue reading
Where grown men weep, this kid plays. | Continue reading
It's hot, it's dry, and it's getting hotter and drier. | Continue reading
The NPS's oldest, most cherished ranger hangs up her hat. | Continue reading
Activists, ranchers, anglers, and skilled tradespeople in Oregon bucked political trends to prevent a pipeline through wild places they love. | Continue reading
A pilot shares the gift of flying the Icelandic skies. | Continue reading
I got my first off-road capable rig at the probably too young age of about 19. It was a 1989 Ford Bronco, white. Yes, just like that one. Being a 19-year-old with some money to foolishly burn (a parent’s life insurance that tragically paid out) I bought the truck, then drove it r … | Continue reading
Just as you'd suspect, losing a leg really hampers a climb. | Continue reading
Two longtime overlanding wanderers figure out the joy of bread baking in the simple Coleman Camp Oven. | Continue reading
Pink Floyd is on the lam. | Continue reading
Pros and average joes all have the same love affair with the glide. | Continue reading
Women weren't allowed to sail on French naval vessels at the time, so Jeanne Baret improvised her way on board and into history. | Continue reading
Folds down to the size of a suitcase, opens up to explore the whole watery world. | Continue reading
You've never seen a towing setup like this. | Continue reading
These are the real crackberries – lucious, sweet, tart, and made to turn a classic camping dessert into a new winner. | Continue reading
There's magic in them thar hills, valleys, creeks, mountains, mushrooms, trees... | Continue reading
A 2020 hike had ten times the amount of hikers allowed in group hiking at the Grand Canyon. | Continue reading
A shape-shifting flock of thousands of starlings, called a murmuration, is amazing to see. As many as 750,000 birds join together in flight. The birds spread out and come together. The flock splits apart and fuses together again. Murmurations constantly change direction, flying u … | Continue reading
Simon Gawesworth has the smoothest voice in fly fishing, which is what you want in an activity that rewards elegance and smoothness. Even if you don’t have the slightest interest in fly fishing yourself, dude makes it fascinating and it’s relaxing just listening to his voice desc … | Continue reading
There's sailing and then there's flying and then there's this high speed combo of both. | Continue reading
Climbing through classic lines, ancient history, and the vibrant present in southern Egypt. | Continue reading
Tikka works in the Arapahoe Basin as a ski patroller. Tikka’s human, Erich Swartz works there too we guess, but Tikka’s the real star of the show here. | Continue reading
Hemingway would approve. | Continue reading
It will come so close to celebrating its 100th birthday. This summer, the Abbott Pass hut in Canada’s Banff National Park, perched at 9,596 feet on the continental divide, with views of both Alberta and British Columbia, a beloved destination and safety refuge for decades, will h … | Continue reading
It’s not all whitewater and high-fives. But a good attitude will get ya far. | Continue reading
Bikes are the real fountains of youth. | Continue reading
“The best surfer out there is the one having the most fun.” – Duke Kahanamoku There’s a reason why a movie of Duke Kahanamoku’s life hasn’t been made until now. No one would believe it. His C.V. reads like it was written by Stephen Glass. Born in the Kingdom of Hawaii on August 2 … | Continue reading
Outdoor brands largely said no to Utah, but Outdoor Retailer show said yes. | Continue reading
Ukrainian bike bag maker for the win. | Continue reading
A Wyoming community debates naming a local promontory after the state's most famous son, Jackson Pollock. | Continue reading
As a new spring dawns and young green leaves unfurl, a love letter to trees. | Continue reading
Backcountry testing with waders made for packing. | Continue reading
From a dusty farm in Namibia come some sweet-looking steel frame rides. | Continue reading
The winter ultra racing community has never been a particularly large one, and it probably never will be, but for the folks who challenge themselves to cover long distances in potentially bitterly cold conditions, being an integral part of that small community is a big draw. Sinc … | Continue reading
Climbers, rejoice. | Continue reading
What do you want in a hitch-mounted bike rack? Something that’s easy to take on and off in mere seconds, right? One you can carry from the car to the garage without needing a dolly and a back brace would be helpful. Also great would be the ability to raise and lower the arms that … | Continue reading