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Seele Aus Stein (“Soul of Stone”), an official selection at Telluride Moutainfilm 2015, is a short film from Taylor Zann and Rainier Films that profiles iconic barefoot climber Bernd Arnold. In the film, Arnold, who has more than 980 first ascents in his 67 years, reflects on overcoming fear…
In 2015, filmmaker Jeremy Prusso took his family on a trip to Utah's Maple Canyon. The journey spawned his latest film, Maple Canyon, which touches on the importance of spending time outside with family. “You just want them to have what you have, to see…
Humbled is a short film from Joshua Bond about the joy of visiting an epic adventure hub during the off season. In this case, Bond and his friend visited Chamonix, France, to prove that it's worth a visit just to explore the incredible singletrack,…
We put the new Gore-Tex Active fabric through its paces during a two-week test in Vermont and B.C. and found that there's no better option for athletes who move fast and light
Mother Nature's stewards are gaining power in politics
For endurance athletes, unhealthy thoughts about body type are often disguised as the question: “How can I be faster or more powerful?” Nordic skier Hannah Halvorsen wants to address these body image issues in her community.
Crush a last-minute race to bring the new year in right
Amazing feats by our favorite athletes, scandals and fights, and one very embarrassing accident
It’s powered by an electric motor, but still drives like a Porsche
Our reviewer dissects the claims behind the newest crop of super clothing for the gym to find the products that actually work
This short-travel 29er isn’t just the most technologically advanced race bike on the market. It’s also way more fun than most cross-country rigs.
Two weeks ago, Kelly Slater proved man-made waves are no longer just for waterparks
Melancholy Gorge journeys through the moody New River Gorge of West Virginia, the site of the oldest river and mountain range in the world. Harun Mehmedinovic and Gavin Heffernan created the film in collaboration with the International Dark-Sky Association as a part of…
A fully customizable home you can restructure at any time
Got a drone for Christmas? Cinderblocks, freezers, and sub-zero temperatures are just a few of the obstacles it might have encountered before ending up under the tree.
Salty air speeds up corrosion on bolts at rock climbing routes near the ocean, making them potentially deadly. But groups around the world are finding a unique solution.
The best way to avoid hangover pain is to drink sensibly. But if you can’t follow that rule, we tested the most recent products to take a shot at relief.
We teamed up with Instagram to determine the most-photographed national parks of 2015. Here we present our favorite images from the 25 parks that appear most frequently in your photo feed.
Our favorite adventures of land, sea, and air from 2015
Jeremy Collins is something of a dirtbag Renaissance man. He’s put up bold first ascents in his home crag, northern Arkansas’ Sam’s Throne.
Long used as a way to help emergency responders find people buried in avalanches, Recco technology is coming to summer gear
This iconic drink deserves the right drinking vessel
There are lots of good options on the market, but one pair consistently wins our tests
Instagram readers share epic outings for the new year
Whatever you're looking for, one of these pieces of innovative gear will do the job
The world’s best athlete might just wear the word’s best shoe
Key pieces of packing help for life on the road or trail
These seven essentials will prepare you for most driving mishaps
In this excerpt from the 2013 book ‘Climbing Fitz Roy, 1968: Reflections on the Lost Photos of the Third Ascent,’ the late cofounder of the North Face, Doug Tompkins, reflects on his pivotal journey to Patagonia as a young dirtbag
Nature eases stress, and there’s no better way to offset the collective holiday insanity than by escaping to wild places. Presenting five family adventures for a meaningful season.
An American mountain biker narrowly avoided drowning when he took a spill trying to cross a rushing river. Here’s what he did right.
It's a different kind of nostalgia when you're out in the backcountry (or out of the country) and trying to preserve the holiday spirit—but these adventurers did their best and lived to tell the tale
A growing number of quick-fix supplements have a dirty secret, and it’s killing young, otherwise healthy people looking for an edge. So what is the FDA going to do about it?
Your favorite piece of fitness apparel just got even better, thanks to a DWR coating
Pro big-mountain extreme skier Lexi DuPont has a 500-square-foot geodesic dome—complete with wooden shingles, a cow skull, and riverside hot springs.
We tested the Canadian company's new backcountry ski boot and avalanche airbag for a week in B.C. Here's what we learned.
The climbing guide is pushing limits with the soles of his feet
The short answer? It all depends on what kind of skiing you want to do.
They may not bring rain, but they could help us better use the water we have
A life-size Tonka truck. Because why not?
A few boutique U.S. companies are making headway to bring the entire supply chain—from raising the sheep to processing the wool to sewing the apparel—back home
A new bill could allow pipelines to make their way into your favorite wild lands
Footage from the long-awaited, much-hyped wave pool from Kelly Slater has surfaced. It comes shortly after surfing was approved as an Olympic sport at the 2020 Tokyo Games, and it raises the question of whether artificial waves can ever be as good as the real thing.
LetsRun.com's web vigilantes are some of the Internet's most tenacious sleuths. Cheat at your own peril.
Flow yoga takes on a whole new meaning when it's the suds that are flowing
Sometimes your canine friends need a little extra protection
Hunting is growing beyond its hook-and-bullet roots, thanks to outdoor inventions like the fat bike
In Colorado, small units could be the solution to a chronic mountain-town problem: lack of affordable housing for the people who work there
Step one, drain the keg. Step two, get super strong.
The original 1991 film inspired a generation of hard-charging athletes. Now grown up, many of them signed on as stuntmen for the reboot to make the snowboarding, wingsuiting, and motocross as real as possible.
Ultrarunner Errol “the Rocket” Jones has been competing in ultramarathons for 35 years. Aside from his own running prowess he's best known for helping his fellow racers push through the pain and make it to the finish line, being called the “patron saint of pacers.”…
What’s spurring so many A-list celebrities to appear on a survival TV show? The chance to experience a little fear and risk, which, as Grylls keeps telling us, only makes you stronger.
The IAFF's newly relaxed marathon standards create a bizarre situation.
You won't cloud these clubs' reputations. Who knows, you might even improve them.
A new study brings up two more glaring reasons to avoid hitting the wall in training
People thought Ned Overend was a freak of nature when he was winning mountain-bike races at 40. That was 20 years ago.
Action-oriented alternatives to get you through the winter
Make sure the bike lovers in your family get exactly what they want this winter with these essentials, from $8 to $2,900
Long breath-holds put beginner freedivers at risk of abnormal cardiac rhythms
Ultrarunner Errol “the Rocket” Jones’ quest for self-discovery on California’s Bay Area Ridge Trail
Everything from basic bump protection to bomber cases designed to keep your Watch safe from rocks, dirt, and water
Who needs a submarine when you can have this $600,000 dive suit instead?
The Trail to Kazbegi is the latest film from adventure filmmaker Joey Schusler, Yeti Cycles, and Smith Optics. Terrifying lightning storms, raging river crossings, mind-melting descents, and tense encounters with over-zealous border patrol guards became the norm for four riders as…
We're big fans of all the films from the folks at More Than Just Parks, a filmmaking duo in the process of creating videos on all 59 of the U.S.'s National Parks. For their latest effort, the crew spent 15 days shooting more than 15,000 photos and videos…
We love all kinds of bikes, but there's something to be said for having one rig that can do it all. Jeff Jones: A Man and His Bikes is a film from Michael Carlini about bicycle builder Jeff Jones, who wanted to create a one-bike quiver…
This excerpt from A Line Across the Sky, a Reel Rock 10 film from Sender Films and Big Up Productions, features Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell in the middle of Patagonia's Fitz Traverse earlier this year. The pair became the first…
The Activist is the fourth installment in a series of short films from WildEarth Guardians called Guardian Voices: Sage Grouse Stories. In it, we meet activist Erik Molvar, who dedicated his life to saving the Greater Sage-Grouse, and learn why doing so has become one of…
The North Face Endurance Challenge Championships in San Francisco, California, is quickly becoming one of the most most competitive races in the country.
A small team of mountain bikers went on an expedition to the Simien Mountains of northern Ethiopia. The stated goal was to summit the country’s highest peak, 14,928-foot Ras Deshan, and ride back down.
A $680,000 Japanese vintage super car
Who says recuperating from a long run has to be serious business? With the right gear and a little imagination, you can enjoy the moments after a run, too.
A new way to brew a cup of joe