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Bikepacking Cuba coast to coast
Guatemala isn’t known for its mountain biking. And that’s a good thing. This yet-to-be-overrun spot is littered with great riding on everything from mountainous Mayan footpaths to carefully placed flow trails that run through lush jungles. Last month, photographer Max Whittaker followed Diamondback rider Eric Porter and a couple of guests as they sampled the goods.
Remember to take care of yourself after your big day
A buffalo leather briefcase with all the necessary details.
This flask costs $2000 and holds two types of whiskey.
Researchers say that when Paula Radcliffe ran a world record 2:15:25 marathon in 2003, she broke the female equivalent of the two-hour marathon
This bike is wrapped in Simpsons decals.
After we heard the news of Tilford's death Wednesday, we spoke with 10 of the people who knew him best—friends, teammates, competitors—to paint a picture of a man who built his wonderful life around the joy of racing bikes
Crack open one of our favorites this Friday—otherwise known as National Beer Day
Having a good time outdoors has gotten a lot easier thanks to technical innovations in the party camping space
It takes a certain kind of person to willingly stand outside in -20-degree temperatures.
Watch as the folks at Vandyfilms attempt to capture that feeling of effortlessness most runners seek.
This week, we've got Town Mountain performing "Coming Back to You."
We visited Taos Mountain Outfitters to see how its new owners have turned the store around
Survival isn't about copying the stuff you see Bear Grylls do. Here's what should you do if you're caught outside in extreme weather.
Legislators are considering sticking out-of-state cyclists and mountain bikers with a $25 fee—and a side of humiliation
How two digital editors are using the online encyclopedia to advocate for women in our world
The tools and strategies you need to maintain proper hygiene on long camping trips
The record attempt will depend as much on the runners' food and hydration strategies as their speed and stamina
The star climber opens up about her kidnapping and finding love after a broken marriage
Tried-and-true stuff that will let you go farther and stay out longer
It doesn't have to be all kale salads and quinoa
As a polar explorer, I've spent more than a year of my life living on the ice in one of the harshest environments on the planet. And I love it.
Whether you're hitting the beach, boarding a long flight, or flipping on a headlamp in your tent, you'll want these must-reads at your side
Wandering the Sonoran Desert in search of the chiltepin—the ancestor to domesticated chile peppers—with MacArthur genius Gary Paul Nabhan
At Outside, we pride ourselves on publishing independent gear and product reviews that put our readers first, and high-quality content will always be our first priority. Every product featured in our editorial gear coverage has been picked—and in many cases abused—by either our editors or our team of freelance testers.
In this episode of Redington's Find Your Water series, the crew takes us to Billings, Montana, an industrial town with incredible access to the outdoors
Some days it's a paradise and others it's a jungle of hell. Yet for Dr. Scott Saleska and his students, that's just the reality of conducting science in the rainforest.
This two-meter cabin perched atop the mountain is about as isolating as it gets.
The Camper is a new hanging tent from Treepod, a company known for making super cool hanging forts for kids.
Black Diamond just dropped the best product launch joke of all time.
The spring Everest season is shaping up to be an exciting one: Ueli Steck is returning to complete an epic traverse; Kilian Jornet wants a speed record; and the mountain will be packed with climbers who didn't get to attempt the summit in 2014 and 2015.
Lots of companies struggle with designing great-fitting athletic pants for women who get after it. Kühl and Beija Flor don't.
As more hikers take on the 2,190-mile route each year, Lyme disease intensifies its spread across the eastern U.S.
Rahsaan Thomas is incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, where he found running while serving a life sentence
Six athletically inclined people—regular folks with regular jobs, just like you—divulge how much money they spend on their fitness routines
In this predominantly Muslim country, women are shredding waves—and the patriarchy
Hold your nose: we need to play dirty if we want to protect our public lands
In honor of Outside's 40th anniversary, we're selecting our all-time favorite gear, places, accomplishments, and people. This month, we rounded up 40 of the best products we've ever tested, from legendary classics (Ed Pulaski's famous firefighting tool) to the newest kids on the block (DJI's crazy new do-it-all drone).
Take an excellent, aggressive trail 29er, add direct-to-consumer pricing, and you have a bike that's hard to pass up
The performance head scarf will be worn by Muslim athletes around the world, but it's also an essential piece of gear for one mountaineer
A new bill would open up wilderness areas to bikes—but the arguments in favor of it don't hold water
An injury forced me to begrudgingly acknowledge that sometimes the best thing you can do for your training is stop it altogether
New shows we're excited about, plus our editors' picks for road trips and long runs
We pitted a Nalgene against a metal insulated Hydro Flask to test the merits of each
We gathered advice from the best in the business on how to make alfresco dining unforgettable
As her daughters get older, our correspondent wanted to pass along a few things that running has taught her
With the help of Kris Tompkins, Chile is setting aside more parklands than the U.S. has in a long time. The Trump administration should pay attention.
Sean Chuma is one of the best aerialists in professional BASE Jumping. As an instructor, he's spent countless flights performing acrobatic maneuvers that he attributes to his love of superman.
Blood Road documents pro mountain biker Rebecca Rusch's mission to uncover the details of her father's mysterious death
With a real bummer of a winter up in Minnesota, a few locals including Andrew Kilness are making the best of it.
At the Suzuki Nine Knights event in Italy, Andri Ragettli landed the first Quad Cork 1800.
Once Joe Stone learned to use his paralyzed body, he decided he’d race an Ironman. Then he went even bigger.
Social media can expose tens of thousands of people to places in an instant. That's a double-edged sword.
If you’re lost, this tool may be the key to your survival.
This knife design hasn’t changed in 150 years.
Several recent bear attacks on riders have public lands managers working out solutions to prevent more of the brutal encounters
Patent battles playing out in court over our personal data will decide which companies will steer the future of personalized health
This RV has everything you could ever need for an expedition.
Don’t get us wrong: Disneyland is great. But here are ten reasons your kids will dig a trip to Mammoth Lakes even more.
Ranchlands is a Colorado-based ranching and land management company that stewards more than 300,000 acres of rangelands across the American West in partnership with landowners. While meat is often considered the primary product of ranchers, conservation is the product for Ranchlands. Since 2000, the organization’s management style, which focuses on restoring vegetation and wildlife—primarily cattle and bison—in addition to community engagement and education, has been celebrated as a model in conservation circles.
Last weekend, the North Face’s Chile brand put on Latin America’s biggest—and loudest, and rad-est, and rowdiest—bouldering competition.
The technology behind these camp essentials recently got a lot better. Time to upgrade.
Trail crews have carved out hundreds of new miles for hikers, runners, and riders from New York to California. It's time to freshen up your route.
A new fleet of wearables meet the data needs of all kinds of players
This blingy $11,000 package combines the very best that road racers and trail rigs have to offer
Take it from this chef: you don't need no stinking gas stove
For almost 40 years, Don MacGorman has launched truck-sized data balloons into storms while enduring drenching rain and potentially lethal hail. For the National Severe Storms Laboratory physicist who literally wrote the book on lightning, it's all just another day's work.
Ryan Knapp is a weather observer and meteorologist at the Mount Washington Weather Station in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Winters are windy, icy, and frigid. Summers aren't much better. We called him up to ask what it's like to be knocked down by wind and how he endures working in some of the world's worst weather.
The trail systems are immense, and the access is unparalleled.
A progressive approach for transitioning to continuous runs
Each March, Outside and Backcountry team up to test next season’s backcountry skis, boots, and bindings, the best of which end up in each magazine’s winter Buyer’s Guide
It's about time we had emojicons for climbers! For the past year, I’ve been working on creating one.