In Praise of Wildfire
It's destructive, beautiful, and critical to our ecosystem
Kyle Dickman
The Court Standing Between Trump and Environmental Deregulation
In his first 11 days of office, Donald J. Trump issued 18 executive actions, ranging from a border wall to the Dakota Access and Keystone Pipelines to ending new federal regulations. The half-dozen...
Searching for Hurricane Matthew
As the Category Four storm threatened landfall last week, dozens of Urban Search and Rescue teams were deploying from around the country, mobilizing at lightning speed to save residents from the...
The Best Splitboarding Gear of 2017
You don’t need no stinkin’ chairlifts
The Future of Disaster Relief Isn't the Red Cross
Team Rubicon began in 2010 with a unique dual mission: providing disaster relief and giving struggling American veterans a vital sense of purpose. The program has a reputation for ignoring best...
The Splitboarding Essentials of 2016
Easier climbing equals more downhill
Utility Bike
Utility bike: A bicycle built for hauling children, gear, or grocery bags full of organic quinoa and local honey.
Tough-Ass Pants
Tough-ass pants: A term for rugged work trousers that are particularly good at handling abuse.
Teva Sandal
Teva sandal: A water shoe that came to define a generation of river athletes.
Tech Binding
Tech binding: A lightweight binding system that transformed backcountry skiing and put telemarking on the path to obsolescence.
SUP
SUP: Short for stand-up paddle-board, a stable floating platform that combines the cool of surfing with the practicality of a spin workout.
Spork
Spork: An eating utensil that adds fork tines to a spoon and never fails to amuse its users.
Snowboarding
Snowboarding: A snowsports alternative to skiing.
Shelter
Caves, tepees, wall tents, those green canvas triangles that caused hypothermia in so many Boy Scouts—in one form or another, ideas borrowed from these flawed shelters appear in their modern...
Thule
Thule: A company founded by Swedish outdoorsman Erik Thulin, originally to make fishing gear.
