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Altra's zero-drop, wide toe-box trail runners—which have become insanely popular with thru-hikers—are designed to mimic your foot's natural shape
The best runs, rides, climbs, and places to refuel in the city of eternal summer
You wear them all day every day. They should be comfortable.
Think the death of specialty outdoor retail has been foretold? Don't let your favorite local shop go down without a fight.
Here are 5 great options. And not all of them are expensive.
Flights and hotels are expensive. Your travel kit doesn't have to be.
The benefits are still murky, but experts say there's no harm in adding more to your diet
Nominee Raymond David Vela seems to care about making our national parks more accessible
The already big-ticket stuff we love is about to get costlier under proposed new tariffs
In 2017, the suicide rate in Durango, Colorado, was three times the national average. After 32 deaths in two years, the town's leaders banded together and instituted a range of changes with the goal of stopping the contagion. Their efforts may help other mountain towns to put an end to the grim "suicide belt" moniker for good.
In the summer of 2018, filmmaker Dave Wallace took a 10-day car camping trip in Iceland.
Filmmakers and writers from around the world will showcase their work during this year’s Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival.
Our resident gear doctor is here to show you how to fix your jacket instead of buying a new one.
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about this month
A father learns to follow his firstborn’s lead
The Women's Euro-Arabian North Pole Expedition team made it to the North Pole on April 21, 2018, enduring minus 40 degree temperatures, the prospect of aggressive polar bears, vast open leads of water, and even the vagaries of the Russian government.
Today’s kids are lonelier than any previous generation. What can help is a deep connection with animals both domestic and wild.
The best way to raise capable kids is to fuel their love of games—and stop forcing them to compete against each other
What compels a couple to spend months at sea with their four young children? A burning desire to do something different.
Childhood used to come with rites of passage: your first fish, your first hunt, your first taste of outdoor risk. We need to rebuild the steps along the journey to adulthood.
Children are much more likely to enjoy outdoor activities—and stick with them—if they start out at the right moment in their physical and cognitive development.
There’s a simple solution to the vexing challenge of getting teens to put down their phones: education
When we truly let our children run free, the only guarantee is that they will surprise us
Lightheaded or feeling woozy? Trekking companies are convincing tourists it's an emergency and making tens of thousands off the insurance claims.
And four things you should definitely not use it for
The Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, one of the biggest 100-mile races in the world, kicks off Friday at noon ET. Pro runners showed us some of the gear they’ll be using.
Searching for Christmas Tree follows ice climber and professor He Chuan as he makes the first ascent of ‘Merry Christmas’
OneUp Components took mountain biker Richie Rude up the chair one more time for this edit: ‘Heavy Flow’.
Kayaker Kenny Unser has circumnavigated Manhattan almost six dozen times. This film explores his motivation.
Shred for the South Fork follows nine whitewater paddlers on an overnight trip down the South Fork of the Salmon River.
Watch to learn how to make this one-pot, camp friendly dish from Fresh Off the Grid.
We caught up with Sasha Digiulian, professional climber and master chef, to make dinner at her home in Boulder.
Adventure photographer Jen Edney embedded with the 2017–2018 Volvo Ocean Race, one of sailing's most dangerous competitions.
Puppeteer allows you to do anything you would do manually in Chrome but through code. Need a screenshot? Want to test form inputs? Need to test your web speed? Puppeteer can do all that and more.
At the end of this tutorial, we will have a fully working test that implements Puppeteer, Mocha, and Chai for Outside Online.
Today, we are going to work on customizing tests by passing in custom parameters.
An Italian cyclist takes aim at the sport’s most storied record, with the aid of a controversial fuel.
When your life is a Saturday Night Live skit
Equipped with a new lightweight, low-to-the-ground stand, the classic PK Grill and Smoker is now tailgate-ready
It's the seemingly mundane storms that will catch you off guard. Here's how to never let that happen.
Bike Snob NYC spent three days scootering around Portland, Oregon, to determine, once and for all, whether the now infamous tiny wheeled contraptions are a scourge on our cities—or whether they’re damned convenient and laughably benign
Townsend Bertram & Company’s Betsy Bertram speaks out about the effects of outdoor brands using chiseled models instead of “real women”
How do you protect yourself from wildfire on a warming planet? You burn everything on purpose.
This time, the globetrotting ultrarunner is keeping things local
Karel Sabbe set a new record of 41 days, 7 hours, and 39 minutes. And he did it without much money or fanfare, proving that you just gotta run like hell.
Keep baby safe and happy while hiking and camping
For decades, women in the Forest Service and U.S. Department of Agriculture have been trying to bring justice to those who have discriminated against them. A new investigation reveals that the inaction is due to a much larger problem: a system set up to make their complaints go away.
The true story of a daring rescue on one of the Himalayas' most notorious peaks
Excerpted from a 1981 article included in Climbing magazine's new anthology, 'Vantage Point,' the late Jim Bridwell recounts the first ascent of the East Face of the Moose's Tooth in Alaska
Lower back pain can be persistent and difficult to fix. These yoga poses can help.
The breakfasts and trail snacks that get Outside staffers through long days
Never leave man's best friend behind again
Testing 59 pairs of running socks, we ran everywhere from the French Alps to the sunny beach paths of California. Here’s what we found.
America's best-known mountain bike town keeps reinventing itself with new trails, improved camping, and more diversions. Plan your trip now.
See and be seen on evening runs, rides, and hikes
Yesterday, the big-box retailer launched a new gear site with Black Diamond as one of its featured brands, allegedly without permission
‘The Night Zeus Was Angry’ is a timelapse film that features a lightning storm over the Baltic Sea.
Cultivate these characteristics to reliably perform your best regardless of the situation
And I resent that I’m safer in the woods than I am in the place I live
Your choice of sleeping pad will determine whether you sleep well or not
The Pacific Northwest’s Southern Resident killer whales are dying. And it's our fault.
Veggie-based jerky, chocolate "milk," and gluten-free toaster pastries that still taste indulgent? Yes, please.
Our writer tested the new model of the legacy bike she used to ride in the nineties and loved its speed, precision, and power
Our writer and favorite curmudgeon completed UC Berkeley's ten-week Science of Happiness online course. Did it make him happier? Not really. But he still came away with some important, if obvious, rules to live by.
The retailer has partnered with Moosejaw to sell product from outdoor-industry icons like Black Diamond and Yakima
Whether you're wondering what an outdoorsy life with a young child looks like or just want to see some really cute babies, you should get to know these families sharing their journeys through organizations and social media
A few strategies to keep you on the trail this summer
Bucket List FKT, from Columbia Sportswear, follows McConaughy as he set his sights on Ireland’s Wicklow Round.
Elite athletes are turning up the thermostat in pursuit of an edge
Exposure to extreme environments can change our DNA. Everest climbers—and their twins—are the perfect study subjects.
From day trips to five-month treks, hiking is more popular than ever. But as the old standbys become more congested each year, there’s a new crop of trails waiting to be explored. Here are ten of our favorites, plus fresh finds for bikers, paddlers, and equestrians.
Avery Shawler left her Idaho apartment one morning in 2016 to hike a prominent peak. But the day outing quickly took a turn for the worse, and Shawler would end up needing a lot of luck—and all her backcountry skills—to make it home alive.
A backcountry meal is delicious only if you can eat it comfortably
The Californian pioneered many of the most famous routes in Yosemite during the Valley's Golden Age
After ten months of beta testing, the retailer's re-commerce program is growing up