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Want to learn a new skill and visit a faraway locale? You can now do both, thanks to a boom in instructional outdoor clinics worth traveling for.

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The books, movies, music, podcasts, and other happenings on our radar

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The way we see it, a picnic is basically speed camping

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Long underappreciated, the female side of the sport has come of age with a film that isn’t entirely about riding (but there’s a lot of that, too)

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On the other side of the glossy sport are skilled craftsmen who keep the boats afloat. We visited one crowded workshop in the village of Greenport, New York, to see where the magic happens.

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The alpine ski racer filed a lawsuit against the gear company on Monday

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Our favorite stuff from the past seven days

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Artist Sara Sandoval and Professional Kayaker Rafa Ortiz linked up in White Salmon to commemorate Rafa's descent of Niagara Falls.

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It’s like kite surfing, but with an octocopter

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The second edition has more amenities than the original, but is still light enough to tow behind a Subaru

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Raising a courageous, independent child means being a courageous, independently minded parent

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With over 7,000 meters of climbing, the heat and gradient make this mountain bike race incredibly challenging

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When I arrived, I realized there are two major stories unfolding here on the windswept prairie of North Dakota. One of them, the one that has drawn the most media attention, plays out in rallies and hashtags, Facebook Live streams, and confrontations with pipeline security workers. The other is more difficult to see unless you visit the camp itself, where old friends and long estranged tribes have reunited, and people share songs, prayers, and stories as they articulate a future in which tribal lands are no longer national sacrifice zones and the zero-sum logic of industry is not taken for granted.

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Track’s most outspoken runner sets his sights on the mountains

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The new Watch is a more sophisticated fitness tracker than its predecessor, with GPS, waterproofing, and a sleek, fast operating system

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Adrian Ballinger and Emily Harrington plan to climb the world’s sixth tallest mountain in record time. If they're successful, it could launch a whole new type of commercial mountaineering.

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Six tricks for better off-the-grid travel

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Watch as they share some tips on the best way to disassemble and box your bike up for shipping

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As anyone who's been to B.C. can attest, it's a rugged, wild place, and having the right vehicle makes exploring the backcountry that much easier.

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Attaching a rope with handlebar to a powerful drone, they invented the new unofficial sport of #DroneSurfing.

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Filmmaker Karim Iliya spent more than a year and a half shooting drone footage in fourteen different countries to assemble this film, and the results are astounding.

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Monumental: Skiing Our National Parks is a new film that honors the history of skiing within some of America's most treasured places

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The Reel Rock Film Tour is celebrating its 11th year in 2016, and with this lineup, it's a year for the ages.

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Wally Hesseltine's goal: to become the oldest finisher of the Western States 100 in history.

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It's to be the best small, lightweight camera you can get for the money, ideal for shooting outdoor adventures when you don’t want to lug around pounds of heavy equipment.

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Last Sunday, the top four men at the Paralympic 1,500-meter race finished faster than anyone in the Rio Olympics. This has made headlines, but news outlets are missing a crucial point.

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Life in the slow lane, with a first-generation Land Rover Discovery

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The founder of women’s climbing community Flash Foxy on the problem sexism in climbing gyms

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For his latest timelapse project, filmmaker Mike Zorger wanted to find a spot East Coast with Western-like light pollution, despite major metropolitan areas and condensed population

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This video gives an inside look at what it's like to spend a weekend camping out a Wayfarer van

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Meeting up with your friends for a post-run drink could do a lot more good than you realize

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A new generation of natural protein powders build muscle and aid recovery the clean way

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Seaweed farmers want Americans to eat the "kale of the sea" in more than just sushi, and there's good reason to take their advice

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Two Swedish librarians traded the stacks for kayaks to become sustainable harvesters, lead seaweed safaris, and sell their fare to Sweden's fine-dining restaurants

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Luckily for you, these involve no slot machines—only glassy waters for paddling and natural playgrounds for climbing

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Gracie has two jobs: To keep animals a safe distance away from visitors, and to teach visitors how to interact with animals.

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The best upgrade you can make on your rig? A new set of hoops. Presenting our favorites for road and mountain.

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We've long loved Land Cruisers. This new model is supremely capable—for an eye-watering high price.

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Belgian backpacker Louis-Philippe Loncke has taken down Death Valley and just abandoned his attempt to thru-hike Australia’s Simpson Desert. But he’s not done yet.

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The books, movies, music, podcasts, and other happenings on our radar

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Deploying genetically modified mosquitoes to stop the spread of Zika is just the tip of the iceberg. Scientists are cooking up all kinds of DNA changes to insects and animals that could benefit humanity.

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Growing up in the mountains of Crested Butte, Colorado Emma Coburn grew up loving to run.

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On a bikepacking journey from Beijing to Istanbul, intrepid cyclists traverse the Pamir Highway in Tajikistan.

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Tucked into the forests of Aachen, Germany lies a little spot very familiar to local rider Jan Kloke.

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The Mongolia Bike Challenge may be the most demanding mountain-bike race on earth. Started in 2010 as a ten-day event with multiple stage lengths in excess of 100 miles, the route takes riders through remote and mountainous terrain teeming with wild horses and with little in the way of course marshals—it’s each racer’s responsibility to carry a GPS tracking device.

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8 items that will make you love beer even more

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In some states, individuals who start forest fires, even accidentally, are facing multimillion-dollar fines

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This video is part of a series from Moxy International called Where the Wind Blows that profiles female kiteboarders.

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Deep in the heart of Italy's Aosta Valley lies a labyrinth of singletrack waiting to be ridden, and the team at SCOTT Sports is lucky to have such a gem within striking distance of their office

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Following in the footsteps of Supervention in 2013, this sequel delves into the art of progression.

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Nothing beats a hot meal after a long day on the trail, and Omeals makes things a whole lot easier with their self-heating packaged meals.

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Three years ago, Cyrus Sutton and company traveled to Russia to find hidden surf spots. What he found was a rumor of an undiscovered left break only accessible by helicopter or tank.

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Tap into the adventure travel burst and market to frequent fliers with tips from the brands and retailers who do it best

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Spend ten days ripping singletrack and fly fishing through Colorado’s San Juan Mountains with a group of your best friends and you might just have a dream vacation

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His journey from dirtbag to rock star, how to choose a climbing partner, and why bottled oxygen might be a performance-enhancing drug

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We’ve all known that photo fakery has existed pretty much since photography was invented, but for many years you could more or less trust your eyes with video. Not anymore.

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Team USA had a historic run in Rio, but that shouldn’t come as a surprise. Over the last decade and a half, the U.S. has managed to develop a stable of distance runners who rival the best in the world.

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All you have to do is visit a National Park and get very, very lucky

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Police searching for people who destroyed Cape Kiwanda’s famous Duckbill

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To get bit by one is to experience something like a gunshot wound. And they’re multiplying.

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Once released, the formerly incarcerated face a daunting set of challenges­—a job, a place to live, and, most urgently, breaking the cycle of bad friends and bad habits that can lead to more prison time. Now scientists and activists are asking whether nature may be essential to helping them build new lives.

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Offshore brings you along with Ventura, California native, surfer, and Patagonia ambassador Mary Osborne as she shares her favorite place to escape

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Deep in the Panamanian Jungle, an eco-village needed a distiller of quality sustainable rum. When Moonshine Willie got the call, it was the opportunity he'd been yearning for.

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Whether you're looking to escape LA or explore New Mexico's open roads, the new Porsche 718 Boxster is the ultimate companion.

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Adrian Ballinger and Emily Harrington take us on a visual tour of Northern New Mexico's high-alpine desert playground.

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Filmmaker Francis Gagnon and his brother set out on a 12,000-mile road trip around eastern Canada. This timelapse is the culmination of their summer in 2015.

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When people ask why I love photographing weird sports and games, I tell them I love photographing people having fun. Pretty simple.

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Goodbye crazy binges, hello almond butter?

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This is your essential setup for daily meals, training recipes, and even the occasional dinner party

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Environmental researchers are transforming big data into classical music and giving voice to not-always-accessible environmental issues. Call it the sound of science.

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Our writer replaced all her protein with insects for a week to see how difficult, expensive, and tasty it can be. The result: a guide to the real-life, (mostly) non-gross-out logistics of being an insectivore.

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Plus 5 store-bought staples that'll maximize your time and money

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Fitness gains don’t occur during workouts, they occur after. Recovering while stressed could throw a serious wrench into your training.

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