The Mid South Gravel Race Goes Incredibly Socially Distanced

One of the biggest gravel races and festivals in the country spreads to a regional hub system kinda deal. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

This Open Air Vermont Art Gallery Requires Skis or Snowshoes to Visit

Typically, nature is its own kind of art gallery when you’re traipsing around in skinny skis or snowshoes. But at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro, Vermont, to see the art, you gotta strap in. Over the summer they installed pieces outside along a walking path as a w … | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

An Epic Brooks Range Bikepacking Packrafting Trip

A venture of unknown length with an uncertain outcome in untraversed territory...sounds about right. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Is Rampant Social Media Ruining or Strengthening BC Parks?

This film could be about any place where populations are growing near beautiful outdoor areas, with a serious uptick in outdoor activities. Some will question what the point is of promoting outdoor recreation, while others welcome all comers. Filmmaker Heather Mosher turns the le … | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

There Are Tons of Shirt Jackets Out There, But This One Might Be the Best

In Northern California, my closet is 90% flannels and shirt jackets, sometimes called “shackets.” You know, a button shirt down that’s thicker, roomier, and has pockets, so it can double as, well, guess. They work with pants and shorts, on the town and on the trail. If they have … | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Here’s a Guy Skiing Down a Wave Mountain at Mavericks

What, you thought skiing was only for mountains of snow? | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

How to Make Safe Decisions When Avalanche Danger Looms

Hundreds of people have died in the US in avalanches over past decade—safe decisions are crucial. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

The Joy of Completing the Whole Damn Thing

Nothing | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Tragedy and Triumph on Winter K2 as Sherpas Claim Last Great Himalayan Prize

An all-Nepali team of 10 climbers stepped together onto the summit of K2 (8611m / 28,251 ft) late this afternoon local time, making the first winter ascent of the world’s second-highest peak. As the team descended in darkness to Camp 3 (23,760 ft), word of Spanish climber Sergi M … | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Grand Teton Nat Park Camp Resos Go On Sale Soon—Get to a Computer

If pandemic crowds this past summer are any indication, Grand Teton campsites will be hard to come by without reservations. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

There’s a Lifted, Meaner-Looking Subaru Outback ‘Wilderness’ Coming in 2022

The Subaru Outback (as well as the taller, shorter Forester) already has impressive off-road chops from the factory. 8.7 inches of ground clearance, a terrific | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Why We Need Aldo Leopold’s ‘Land Ethic’ Now More Than Ever

Leopold understood healthy land meant healthy communities, crucial for our splintered cultural landscape today. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Did You Know There is a US Virgin Islands National Park?

A little tropical camping vacation has never, ever sounded better. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Listen to Jon Krakauer Discuss the 25th Anniversary of ‘Into the Wild’

"This is the only book I have ever enjoyed writing." | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Ooooh, a New Bike Rafting Guide Book Is In the Works

Everything you ever wanted to know about strapping a packraft to a bike that's also a backpack. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Dr. Cora Smith Eaton Was a Suffragist, Physician, and Pioneering Mountaineer

Smith Eaton never took no for an answer, whether in the backcountry or the voting booth. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Meet Jenna Robinson, Landscape Painter

And Squamish is her muse. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

How to Use Map and Compass for Off-Trail, Uh, Trail Running

Next trail run, why not bring the ole map and compass. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

While We Wait For the Rivians, Here’s an All-Electric VW Bus

Beep beep from the horn is about the only thing you'll hear as this puppy silently glides past on the way to the campsite. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Chocolate Oatmeal Pancakes with Apricot and Fig Compote

Now this is a breakfast fit for camping. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Here’s a Few Minutes of Pure Joy on Skinny Skis

All about the glide. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Mountain Bikers: Wanna Guess Which Injuries You’re Most Likely to Suffer?

Learn from the broken collarbones of others. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Kulning, the Ancient Nordic Art of Calling in the Herd With Haunting Song

As if Tolkien's elves were singing in glacier-carved valleys. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Driving to Patagonia in a 1973 Ford

There are 4,000-some stories in the Adventure Journal archive, many of them evergreen, always ready to be dusted off, polished, and retold. Like this incredible story of driving the length of South America, an international adventure that sounds too good to be true in these pande … | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

You Know That Feeling When You Arrive at a Cozy, Snowy Cabin?

If you can't get away to a cabin, you can at least watch this. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Help Project 529 Out With a Bike Theft Survey

You could win a tough-as-nails Abus U-lock for your troubles. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

The Most Incredible Wave in Surf History Was Ridden Last Week

Surely, even if you’ve only a passing interest in surfing, you’ve heard of Mavericks, a big-wave spot about 25 miles south of San Francisco. It’s one of the two towers of impossibly big, scary, and dangerous wave, a cold-water counter to Maui’s Jaws. Mavericks, as well as Jaws, i … | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

RIP Rusty Rodas, The Only Influencer Account I Ever Really Needed

Looking for inspiration? Look no further than a good dog at a good campsite. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

You Can Get a PCT Permit This Year After All

After weeks of debate, the Pacific Crest Trail Association has decided to begin issuing permits to thru-hike the PCT. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Meet the Curators Who Acted to Save Nat Parks Archives From Wildfires

As wildfire closed in, curators rushed to preserve the priceless history of our national parks. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

How to Recreate Responsibly, With Tobias Fünke

What’s that? Tobias Fünke was just a Arrested Development character played by David Cross? Huh. We thought it was weird Tobias would go solo backpacking in the new film, The Dark Divide. We haven’t watched it yet, but will, with a review, soon enough. For now, well, there’s this. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

George Whitmore, Last Survivor of First Successful El Cap Climb, Dies at 89

A conservationist first, and a climber second, the San Joaquin Valley and the Sierra Nevada mourn a legend. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Super Yum: Sweet Potato and Peanut Stew

If you’re looking for something hearty, comforting, and healthy the next time you’re out camping, you need to try this vegan sweet potato peanut stew. We re | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

When Falling Becomes Flying

Martin Kristensen is a renowned skydiver, and in this spellbinding short, he just might convince you to give diving of all sorts a chance too. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Junko Taibei, the First Woman to Climb Everest and the Seven Summits

The Japanese mountaineer stood just 4'9", but her accomplishments were larger than life. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

“Should We Turn Around?”—The Fine Line Between Foolishness and Bravery

Where precisely that line lies is difficult to say and does not really matter. We know that there is a line. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

There Can Be Beauty in Quitting—A Tour Divide Love Story

In quitting the Tour Divide, the author learns what she really loves about long-distance cycling, a lesson applicable to anyone who pushes their limits. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Meet the Guru of Snowbird

There’s really nothing better than t | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Tribal Leaders Respond to the Idea of an Indigenous Interior Secretary

Representation is important, and so are policy decisions impacting tribes on the ground. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

From Oregon to Patagonia By Bike and By Hope

Stuck in a rut? While it’s not as easy to get out of one right now, there’s always a way. Seeing things fresh doesn’t have to mean biking thousands of miles through foreign countries, though that sounds awful fun these days. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

The Mystery of Deceased Hiker ‘Mostly Harmless’ Is At Long Last Solved

Editor's note: In Adventure Journal 17, summer 2020, we published a story called "The Ghost in the Tent," by journalist Jason Nark, who had been trying to de | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

The Weird, Wonderful World of ‘Desert Oracle’ Is a Podcast We Like

The voice of the desert is calling. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Climber Dougal Haston Was the Mick Jagger of the Mountains

The hard-climbing, hard-drinking Scotsman redefined Himalayan alpinism and notched first ascents throughout Europe and Asia. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Packin’ and Ridin’ the NorCal Coast Means Lots of Fog and Climbing and Fun

Coffee too, of course. Please don't forget the coffee. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

Bluebird, the Backcountry-Only Ski Resort, Opens in Colorado

No chairlifts, means a resort that really makes ya earn those turns. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

A Brief History of S’mores, America’s Favorite Campfire Snack

Yeah, you love 'em, but what | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

You’ve Heard of Forest Bathing but How About Forest Bach-ing?

And a standing ovation from the trees. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago

If You’re Gonna Brew Cowboy Coffee, Learn From Cowboy Kent

Cowboy coffee from cowboy master. | Continue reading


@adventure-journal.com | 3 years ago