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05.16.12

Anker Calls Off West Ridge Everest Bid

Climber to join South Col team instead

05.16.12

Boonen Will Focus on Olympics, Miss Tour

Sprinter wants fresh legs for London

05.16.12

Rabid Mountain Lion Killed With Skillet

Animal attacked dog at AZ camp

05.16.12

The Best Landscape Astrophotography of 2011

By Adventure Lab

05/16/2012

Biking Can Save Your Life

By Nicholas Jackson

05/16/2012

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Summer Is the Best Time to Try Out Something New

How about renegade bike races, deep-fried Twinkies, and craft beer?

Environmentalist David Brower birthed the modern conservation movement in the 1950s with his aggressive, principled defense of the earth. Kenneth Brower celebrates his father's legacy in his new book.

Tweets From the Trail

We all hate that guy—the one who shatters your outdoor serenity by watching iPad movies on the beach and texting from a chairlift. Well, Walter Kirn is that guy, and he says you're missing out.

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Conrad Anker Calls Off West Ridge Bid on Everest

Unstable conditions in the Hornbein Couloir would make it too risky

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John John Florence Wins 2012 Billabong Pro Rio

Has any surfer been hotter over the past six months?

John John Florence Wins 2012 Billabong Pro Rio
Conrad Anker Calls Off West Ridge Bid on Everest
Tweets From the Trail
'The Wildness Within'
Summer Is the Best Time to Try Out Something New

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The Outside Classics

Some of them will be injured; some will die—their bodies identifiable only by dental records. And yet they will go on chasing the erratic mind of wildfire. - Michael Paterniti , "TORCHED"

He seemed to embody the understanding that a fully natural world includes the possibility that nature can kill us—and afterward glide freely away into the wet grass it came from. - Mark W. Moffett , "BIT"

Tinku is perfect, like the lightning. When it kills you, it kills you; when you have to die, you die. He who falls, let the earth be the one to complain. - Kate Wheeler , "THE FIST OF GOD"

The road was so narrow that when I looked down I saw only water. "I don’t fear heights," said the gunner. "I have a fear of being spattered into unrecognizable red matter." - Brian Mockenhaupt , "FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN"

Schoening leaned into his ax and braced himself for the impact. The rope thinned, then drew taut as a steel wire. - Kevin Fedarko , "THE MOUNTAIN OF MOUNTAINS"

'Strength in Numbers' Teaser

Watch mountain biker Brandon Semenuk in slow motion, and check back when our August issue hits the stands. He'll be featured doing an even more impressive trick in our Exposure section.

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'Strength in Numbers' Teaser

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Watch mountain biker Brandon Semenuk in slow motion, and check back when our August issue hits the stands. He'll be featured doing an even more impressive trick in our Exposure section.

Carbondale Short Bus

Climber Hayden Kennedy sends a 5.14 in Indian Creek, Utah. A new short by Fitz Cahill.

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Carbondale Short Bus

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Climber Hayden Kennedy sends a 5.14 in Indian Creek, Utah. A new short by Fitz Cahill.

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America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2012

Exposure 05.14.12

Pollution threatens the Potomac River, putting clean water and public health at risk.

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Chris Korbulic Runs 100-Foot Waterfall in California

Exposure 05.08.12

A sequence of Korbulic running a 100-plus-foot waterfall, which he dubbed 199 Problems, on California's South Branch of the Feather.

Nepal Mountain Bike

The Mustang region in the Himalayas of Nepal is a land so beautiful, it has long been the ultimate dream for adventurers all over the world.

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Nepal Mountain Bike

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The Mustang region in the Himalayas of Nepal is a land so beautiful, it has long been the ultimate dream for adventurers all over the world.

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