The Wild Files

May 28, 2021

Casting Out of Darkness

Kayla Lockhart was desperate for relief from the panic that plagued her. She found it at the edge of a stream.

May 25, 2021

The remarkable survival story of Claire Nelson, whose solo hike in the desert turned into a desperate fight for her life

May 22, 2021

Outdoor athlete Alex Showerman spent years trying to escape a secret about herself, only to crash headlong into it

May 18, 2021

Conservation International CEO M. Sanjayan saw our relationship to the planet in a new way after a series of remarkable adventures

May 11, 2021

Journalist Ian Urbina is revealing the lawlessness of the open ocean in ways you’d never imagine

May 4, 2021

Hunting twisters made Jennifer Brindley Ubl feel deeply inspired—until it scared her to death

Apr 27, 2021

A tragedy forced Savannah Cummins to come to terms with the fact that doing what she loves means putting lives in danger

Apr 20, 2021

Champion endurance athlete Rebecca Rusch figured her quest for enlightenment on the Iditarod Trail would hurt. She was right.

Apr 13, 2021

A close encounter in the far north offers powerful lessons about how Native people have chosen to live alongside a dangerous predator

Mar 24, 2021

All too often, we tell ourselves that being scared is just part of an adventure. But it doesn’t have to be that way.