Pocket Predictors: A Guide to Weather Apps
You can't control the elements, so may as well keep track of their goings-on. These handy apps will keep you on top of things.
Nature
In the Line of Wildfire
Drought and climate change have turned western forests into firebombs that go off every summer. Even with modern technology, the essential weapon in the fight against flame are the Hotshots, an elite ...
My Son and the Bear
How do you teach a boy to love the wilderness when you’re terrified of what might happen out there? Hiking with his ten-year-old son, William Broyles confronts his memories of Vietnam – and one very...
How to Raise an Outside Kid
W. Hodding Carter, Jack Hitt, and Anthoy Doerr look back on their attempts to raise kids who love the outdoors.
Turning the Outdoors Into a Playground
Far from Mario Bros. and Minecraft, the real gaming begins
Death on a Rope Swing
In March, a Utah man died while attempting to replicate a rope swing made famous by YouTube. Will the tragedy curb the latest adventure trend?
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.
Backpacking After Bear
In 2003, Dan Bigley lost his sight when a grizzly mauled him on Alaska's Russian River. But that wasn't enough to scare him away from building an outdoor life for his family. He shares his...
There Are No Pythons Here
When the Florida Wildlife Commission offered $1500 for the most Burmese Pythons caught in the Everglades in a month, they had no idea that almost 1,600 would-be wranglers and a cabal of journalists...
Rocketing Into the Grand Canyon's Great Unknown
Three whitewater guides, one wooden dory, and the Colorado River, swollen by record snowmelt and raging with a fury that boatmen hadn't seen since the days of John Wesley Powell. From Kevin Fedarko's ...
Adventurers of the Year: Ultramarathoner Kilian Jornet
Spanish ultramarathoner Kilian Jornet is the world's best at only 25
Adventurers of the Year: Mountaineer Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
Austrian mountaineer Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, the first woman to bag all fourteen 8,000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen, has her sights on a new challenge
Adventurers of the Year: Sherpa Senior Guide Lakpa Rita
Sherpa senior guide Lakpa Rita has been quietly and expertly rescuing Everest climbers for the past 20 years
Adventurers of the Year: Filmmaker Dave Mossop
The Canadian filmmaker captivates with his breakout ski film, All.I.Can
Plaid and Canvas: Audubon's Birds of America
Go see the New York Historical Society's exhibition of John James Audubon's "Audubon's Aviary" or go buy the book. Do it now.
News
Jun 18, 2013
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