Joe Spring

Joe Spring

Author's Bio

Joe Spring is a former editor at Outside. His writing can be found in The New York Times, Canoe and Kayak, and the Santa Fean.

Clark Little's Shorebreak Art

Clark Little jumped back into the waves of Oahu's North Shore hoping to capture the kinds of images not many get to see. Now he gets tumbled by shorebreaks full time, all for the sake of a good photo.

Judging Surfing’s Gnarliest Waves

Chris Dixon is headed to the Billabong XXLs this week to help crown the baddest big-wave riders of the year. We chatted with him about the state of the sport.

Peace Agreement at Everest

Photographer: Alan Arnette

Peace Agreement Signed on Everest

On Monday at Everest Base Camp, with Nepal army major Sunilsingh Rathor standing witness, a group of Sherpas and the alpine trio of Simone Moro, Ueli Steck, and Jonathan Griffith...

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Fight Breaks Out on Everest

A fight between a group of Sherpas and the alpine team of Simone Moro, Ueli Steck, and Jonathan Griffith took place near Camp III and at Camp II on Mount Everest this weekend. Initial reports...

Tim DeChristopher

Photographer: Dave Newkirk/George Spade (Big Stock)

Tim DeChristopher to Leave Custody

On Sunday April 21, after 21 months in federal custody, activist Tim DeChristopher will ...

San Gabriel Watershed and Mountain National Recreation Area Map

Photographer: National Park Service

Park Service Proposes L.A. Expansion

A new proposal to increase National Park Service land around Los Angeles has many original supporters upset. 

KOMO News Video of Avalanche

Photographer: KOMO News Video

1 Dead, 1 Missing in Avalanches

A female snowshoer died hours after she was dug out of snowpack on Saturday, and a man remained missing on Monday—two days after two avalanches struck the Cascade Mountains in Washington...

Dave and Amy Freeman

Photographer: The Wilderness Classroom/Bryan Hansel

Couple Completes 3-Year, 11,700-Mile Honeymoon

Before putting off in kayaks on the morning of April 3, husband and wife Dave and Amy Freeman rolled up their sleeping bags, jammed their extra clothes and gear into stuff sacks, and savored...

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