Alex Heard (@alexheard) is the editorial director of Outside and the author of The Eyes of Willie McGee and Apocalypse Pretty Soon: Travels in End-Time America.
Alex Heard
The Accidental Adventures of Terry McDonell
In a terrific new memoir about his career in journalism, McDonell talks about working with writers who became modern legends (including Jim Harrison, Edward Abbey, George Plimpton, and Hunter S....
Should USA Swimming Go Down?
A conversation with Irvin Muchnick and Tim Joyce, journalists who have spent years documenting the horrible story of sexually abusive swim coaches—and dogging a national governing body that they...
Does 'The Wild Truth' Tell the True Story of Chris McCandless?
An explosive memoir by Carine McCandless provides new details about a toxic family environment that drove her brother to embark on the famous and fatal quest immortalized by Jon Krakauer’s Into the...
After the Virgin Galactic Crash: The Future of Space Tourism
Last April, six months before the crash of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo and the death of test pilot Michael Alsbury, I took a media tour of Spaceport America, the massive, costly, government-funded...
Making—and Eating—the World's Greatest Green Chile Cheeseburger
I’ve been to a lot of book festivals and journalism gatherings over the years, but until recently I’d never been to a food conference.
A Sunshine Day with the Secretary of Energy
While in Santa Fe, Moniz sat down with Outside editorial director Alex Heard and features editor Elizabeth Hightower Allen for a wide-ranging discussion of energy policy, technology, the environment...
Expeditions Cancel Everest Climb
In the wake of an horrific avalanche that claimed the lives of 16 Sherpas, major expeditions have cancelled climbs.
Everest Sherpas Issue Demands
The 2014 Everest climbing season is in limbo and will probably stay that way for the next few days, but it’s too early to hang a “closed for business” sign on the world’s highest peak. Though one...
Greg Mortenson Steps (Back) Into the Spotlight
Mortenson was a public figure who was routinely seen or heard in public—April 2011, to be precise—but that changes starting tomorrow, when Mortenson will appear on "The Today Show,...
Greg Mortenson Fraud Claim Rejected
A federal appeals court panel has rejected a claim that fabrications in Greg Mortenson’s Three Cups of Tea and Stones Into Schools constituted fraud against purchasers of the books and...
A DIY Tour of "Breaking Bad"
One car, one infinite urban sprawl, and one long list of the places where "Breaking Bad" episodes were filmed. Mapping out and executing a DIY tour seemed doable—but was it survivable?
The Skies Belonged to Them
A new book on the vanished age of airline hijacking captures an astonishing time. There was no airport security, and people brandishing weapons and bombs routinely commandeered aircraft around the...
Fact-Checking Relin's New Book 'Second Suns'
David Oliver Relin made his name as coauthor of the disgraced bestseller Three Cups of Tea—then tragically committed suicide. Now, a major publisher hypes Relin’s posthumous history of the inspiring...
Justice Department Files Civil Action Against Lance Armstrong
Justice Department lawyers have filed the government’s anticipated civil action against Lance Armstrong
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