Surfing the Desert States of India
Eric Hansen gets a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of a project to surf in each of India's states, nevermind that 21 (of 28) are landlocked and that the coastline is known for little more than...
Eric Hansen
3 of Our Favorite Wetsuits
Lots of surfers take pride in spending as little as possible on a wetsuit. What do you get if you spend more? In the best cases, exactly what you pay for.
Our Favorite Wetsuits: Matuse Scipio
The all arounder.
Our Favorite Wetsuits: Axxe Bohemian V
The Platonic ideal.
Our Favorite Wetsuits: O'Neill Heat FSW
The fun suit.
The Best Canadian Adventures: Sea-Kayak B.C.'s Clayoquot Sound
How do you pick an adventure in a country as big and boundless as Canada? We asked our favorite nomads to reveal the greatest hidden paddling, biking, and hiking spots, from Nova Scotia to the...
The Controversial Everest Watch
The fact that Kobold's new Himalayan Edition watch is built with a few chunks of rock that, technically speaking, were removed illegally from Everest has caused a minor hubbub
An Inside Look at the Surprisingly Violent Quidditch World Cup
The Quidditch World Cup sounds dorky, and make no mistake: it is. But these sorcery-loving Harry Potter fans play pretty rough, as ERIC HANSEN found out when he captained a bad-news team of...
Ural Gear Up Motorcycle
Outside reviews the World War II-era motorcycle and sidecar.
29. Be a Dancing King
Samba in Brazil, waltz in Austria, Bollywood in India, tango in Argentina, swing in the U.S., polka in Germany, reggae in Jamaica, hip-hop in Kenya, mambo in Cuba ... The world is your dance floor;...
Tent Cities
From farm shares to bike shares, these seven flashes of genius are reinventing a metropolis near you, including four urban campgrounds.
The Killing Fields
In 2009, seven Nepalese villagers died mysteriously while foraging for a fungal aphrodisiac worth its weight in gold. Was it murder? Eric Hansen travels to the remote Lost Valley, in the high...
Pyromania
Twenty reasons why there's no better place than the Northwest to climb, kayak, and hike, including Three Fingers Lookout, Washington.
Buyer Beware
Twenty reasons why there's no better place than the Northwest to climb, kayak, and hike, including owning a cabin near the Olympic Peninsula.
The High Priestess of Posterity
The world's best climbers flock to Nepal to tackle new routes on remote peaks. But their feats don't count until a little old lady from New York says so.
