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More than ever, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is using drones to understand climate change
Right now, the Supreme Court is hearing a case that could take away the federal government's ability to regulate rivers in 100 million acres of Alaskan wilderness
Inside the first ever Faith and Fitness Conference in New Orleans
The pressure to enlist kids in competitive sports has us putting four-year-olds on the soccer field. It’s clear they don’t know what they’re doing. And it may be a more harmful decision than you realize.
Athletes chasing excellence are increasingly crossing a fine line between what their bodies can and cannot tolerate.
Rick Ridgeway, one of the North Face founder and conservationist's closest friends, survived the kayak capsizing that killed his lifelong buddy. Here he reflects on their awful ordeal, on his friend's burial, and on the lasting gifts that Tompkins leaves behind.
Soft, broken-in fabrics are ideal for casual weekends in cool weather
Nutritionists and pro athletes all worship at the altar of the orange tuber. Will cocktail enthusiasts be the next to join?
Every skier has their list: the snowy places they’d like to go, the lines they plan on riding, the mountains they hope to climb. Well, here’s ours, and it’s chock full of some of life’s grandest adventures and simplest joys.
During a year-long journey to Paris for the UN Climate Summit, they witnessed a changing environment firsthand
Backcountry.com must pay a civil penalty for falsely marketing rayon products as “bamboo,” the Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday. Backcountry.com LLC must pay $150,000 for continuing to break the law after receiving warnings from the FTC in 2010, according to a press release from the FTC. Other national retailers were…
A bike that sits right in the sweet spot between fast and capable
Asheville, North Carolina, has figured out the best way to lure new breweries: offer great places to play outside
The new GPS app SkiLynx tracks stats (think speed and miles skied) as well as your, and your friends', exact locations on a resort map
When he's not free-soloing a big wall in Yosemite, Alex Honnold's home life is about as normal as it gets. In Alex Honnold: At Home Off The Wall, Stride Health sits down with the climber to get a behind the scenes look at how he spends his time when he's not on the wall. …
Indira, a short film from Nate Gunn, follows a family's struggle after losing their child. Utah-based artist, mountaineer, and photographer Andy Earl and his wife finally find peace in the place that always brings them happiness: the mountains. …
Now you can take care of that kink anywhere, any time
Most ice axes are made from metal—and for good reason. But last month, the geniuses at Furnace Industries launched their new wooden tool that’s as strong as it is pretty. While you may be tempted to just hang it over the fireplace, please don’t.
Zach Caldwell is Vermont's homegrown ski whisperer, with the ability to almost magically divine a board's properties. Here's how he does it.
The North Face co-founder left an indelible mark on outdoors recreation and environmentalism here and abroad
Don’t leave the house without it
We’d gladly put this beautiful machine through its paces in the far north
The iconic venue, recently named host of the 2021 IAAF World Championships, is slated for big renovations to the tune of tens of millions of dollars
Just in time for ski season, we present the only fitness tools you need to get strong for the slopes
While most of us were waiting in airport security and Thanksgiving traffic, a couple hundred climbers were heading south to Indian Creek, Utah. The Creek, 40 miles south of Moab, is a crack-climbing mecca, chock-full of legendary routes for those willing to suffer.
Why laws requiring helmets actually lead to more injuries
A super-cozy layer guaranteed to last three decades
On Monday, we got a sneak peek of the two new backcountry products at the company's Canadian headquarters
Outside is accepting applications for a multitalented video fellow to its growing online video team. The fellowship is a six-month, paid position in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The ideal candidate will have some video production experience, plus an understanding of the type of video the Outside audience craves. The primary daily…
Military scientists are helping to make backcountry meals a bit less miserable—for all of us
You can find deals even in this pricey segment of an expensive sport—it just takes a bit of strategic planning.
Fueled by Pop-Tarts and Little Debbies, 52-year-old software engineer Kurt Searvogel is out to break the record for the greatest distance pedaled in a year. What motivates a man to ride more than 200 miles a day—every day, rain or shine, hot or cold, sunrise to sunset?
Succumbs to hypothermia after high winds cause paddlers to capsize
The 21-year-old stumbled on photography just a few years ago through his mom’s 1990’s DSLR. Since then, he’s developed a speciality in capturing simplistic, outdoor scenes around much of the American South.
Bernie Krause’s vast library of field recordings reveals a sad truth: wild sounds are quickly vanishing
Capital is venturing out of Silicon Valley to the nation's coolest towns
Why ultrarunners, climbers, and NFL linemen are turning to plant power
Thanks to advances in materials, quality doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg
The former managing director of the New York Stock Exchange hated staying at overcrowded, dirty campsites. So he came up with a new model: single canvas tents for rent on some of the most beautiful private property in the U.S.
Turns out the navigation devices routinely overestimate distance traveled. Why that quirk hasn't—and won't—affect cyclists.
A commuter so light it wouldn’t qualify for the Tour de France
An effort by any other name won’t make you as great
As the trends have swung from minimalist slippers to fat shoes and back again, one thing has remained the same: to avoid injury, you need burly feet
One prominent scientist thinks so, and it’s about time we had a thoughtful discussion on the topic
Ending dependence on fossil fuels will require the movement to get better at one thing: compromise
21 bold ideas to help you get healthy, eat smarter, and crush your next adventure
Manuel Genswein has spent more than two decades burying himself alive and pushing shovels to their breaking point to determine the best ways to save snow-slide victims. His biggest challenge? Convincing the world’s most experienced rescuers that he’s right.
Ski areas around the country are adapting to shorter snow seasons by beefing up their summertime activities
Climbing Kilimanjaro: A 12-Year-Old's Passion Project is a short film from Goal Zero and 3 Strings Productions about Liliana Libecki's trip to Tanzania last summer. Liliana, the daughter of explorer Mike Libecki, climbed Kilimanjaro and helped install solar panels at the…
Episode 4 of Salomon Freeski TV's ninth season focuses on one of the most legendary ski locations in the world: Bella Coola, British Columbia. Skiers Leo Ahrens, Leah Evans, and Colston VB spent a week skiing epic lines, which inspired Ahrens to…
Many of us never wax our skis. We’re either too intimidated or too lazy. That’s a problem.
Sure, it looks like a normal jacket. But it's actually a mobile bar.
The advantage of being a van owner is that new adventures are always nearby, even if things don't go as planned. Julien Roussin, of Go-Van, found some of his own earlier this fall when the ocean failed to produce waves on a 10-day surf…
Tom Hill is a trail runner. For Hill, running is a kind of meditation, and after watching Suilven: The Trail Runner, it's easy to see why. Filmmaker Chris Davies follows Hill on a run through the Highlands of Scotland, up one…
A great mountain biking trail is a truly special thing, and linking routes for a multi-day trip requires a lot of know-how. That's where guys like Ash Smith, founder of the Mountain Biking's wildest race, the Mavic Trans-Provence, come in. As he puts it, “Yes, you're looking…
A simple device to keep your bikes organized and out of the way.
Just make sure your kid wears a helmet
An XC bike dressed up in trail accoutrements, this short-travel 29er highlights the industry trend toward longer, more capable machines
Park officials currently seeking public input
Your local outdoor retailer probably doesn’t carry this stuff. But it should.
The human body is awash with microbes, inside and out. And scientists are now discovering just how important that is for athletes.
The first-ever documentary about the notorious ultramarathon was just as secretive and nearly as difficult to complete as the race itself
This week, Chris Ring became the first American to swim the entire length of the Mississippi River, navigating around locks, dams and sections of sewage
These new cameras can take photos and video that are just as good, and in some cases better, than those of their old-school rivals
Will the staged release of physiological data, nearly five months after the Tour, do anything to dispel the cloud of suspicion around the British rider since his first Tour win in 2013?
How to push your body to the limit and make the podium
Riding in the snow should be fun, not uncomfortable
Olympic gold medal–winning freestyle skier David Wise counts on his Reno home to keep him on top
The year ahead will be filled with goggles that guide us down the ski hill, stoves that could save humanity, and Kubrickian pods that will carry us to the edge of space
As the Paris talks continue, the brand's president calls for a concerted effort to bring about real change