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On the other side of a distinguished career and a very public doping fiasco, America’s best cyclist not named Lance Armstrong can’t stop riding. But where is his generation of tainted racers heading?
Crowdfunding project to create year-round indoor facility
First Chris Froome, now Alberto Contador. With the two favorites out of the Tour de France due to crashes, the race looks like it will go to the last man standing.
The true, tragic, and improbable love story between a handful of Navy scientists and the small cetaceans they believed held the keys to mastery of the oceans.
Channel your inner voyageur at the Burntside Lodge in Minnesota
Sometimes you have to take your own advice—or suck it up and eat crow.
A short film from Sixth Row Productions featuring single-speed world champion Brett Bellchambers competing in the 2013 WEMBO World Solo 24-hour mountain bike championships held at Mount Stromlo in Canberra, Australia. Bellchambers placed first in the single speed division and sixth overall, riding 253 miles in 24 hours.
The right first-aid kit can save your life in the backcountry, so it’s worth investing the time and the money to get it right. To find out what belongs in a novice backpacker’s kit, I turned to NOLS Wilderness Medicine Institute, which has trained more than 110,000 students…
The Belgians have been brewing sour beer for centuries, and we're only just now starting to catch up. There are more sour ales in the United States than ever before, which means tastier—and more unique—beer for you.
Three plane fuselages in a Montana river might seem like a problem, but there’s more to the accident than meets the eye.
Physical challenges help kids rise to life's challenges, as unpredictable and varied as they might be
That's right. Some Specialized engineers have proven that shaved legs are faster than furry ones. So next time your girlfriend hassles you about your shiny calves, tell her science is on your side.
Gear that plays well when wet, whether it’s at the beach, in the river, or around town
Suddenly your indoor trainer rides got a helluva lot more interesting.
These credit cards were made for those of us with a serious case of wanderlust. With the right piece of plastic, those everyday charges could land you major air travel bonuses.
Company seeks permission from FAA for test deliveries
Reese Witherspoon plays PCT hiker trying to find herself
Former Outside Senior Editor John Bradley reflects on the correlations between an editor’s life and that of a cyclist and bike mechanic’s. John also talks about his time with Outside, and his new role covering entrepeneurs who tackle problems like education, poverty and energy around the world. …
Sam Grafton is not your typical kayaker. The 23-year-old balances working as an ER Tech, volunteering as a firefighter and paddling the biggest water around. After a devastating injury to his jaw last year, Sam worked hard to return to the site of his accident: Washington’s Tumwater Canyon. So far…
It may not be coincidence that led host country Brazil to the World Cup’s semi-final round for the first time in 12 years. But if Brazil really did have a home-field advantage, what do we make of the team’s tournament-ending, humiliating loss to Germany Tuesday? While a large…
Biking to work? Old news. Running to work may not get you there in the most presentable condition, but it'll sure spice up the morning grind.
The roomiest, sturdiest, and most stylish hanging nests of the year
And the solar technology that could lead to a new era of self-powered gear—and the end of our energy dependency.
From wombats to killer whales, animals suffer from OCD, PTSD, anxiety, phobias, and mood disorders. What that says about us, and how we can learn to be "therapy humans" for our pets.
Yes, 41 percent of athletes follow the diet (but don't need to)
CDC report finds kids are watching more TV, moving less
A hiker near Washington’s Snoqualmie Pass found himself stuck on the side of a cliff recently and had to call for a help. The Snohomish County Helicopter Rescue Team was called in after the hiker told the sheriff’s office that he couldn’t hold on…
If we’re actually concerned about climate change and our contribution to it, should we really be flying all over the world to visit places for fun? The simple answer is no. The International Council on Clean Transportation, a nonprofit that helps transportation industries around the world become more…
You’re likely to face some hot races, or at least some hot training days, this summer. So I asked five elite ultramarathoners what gear they recommend to keep cool during the hottest months of the year. Below, I’ve listed five gear hacks, tips, and products these men use to battle…
Our genetic profile only tells one piece of the story, but that hasn't prevented scientists from making some bold assumptions about human performance.
Defending champ Chris Froome crashes out of the Tour de France, while many top GC favorites flounder.
Following the tragic season on Everest and last year's Taliban Nanga Parbat attack, a handful of climbing expeditions are still angling to conquer K2
To win this year’s Tour Divide, Jefe Branham rode 170 miles a day, slept an average of four hours a night, and endured both unrelenting snow and 100-degree heat for 16 days straight. What you can learn from his time in the pain cave.
Tenaya Lodge offers family-friendly fun and easy access to California's most famous park
American Loneliness tells the story of filmmaker Mathieu Le Lay’s solitary journey into one of the most attractive areas on the planet: the American West. His journey consisted of a six week adventure backpacking through Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and Washington. From snowstorms in Yellowstone…
Beat the crowds on the not-so-beaten path this summer in one of America's favorite national parks.
That magic threshold is, well, bogus. And we've known it for years. So why are we still so obsessed with logging 10,000 hours of deliberate practice?
New research and recovery techniques suggest we have more time to restore cognitive abilities after a traumatic brain injury than doctors previously thought.
Pet-friendly American suburbs make ideal habitats for skunks, and populations of the bushy-tailed moochers have exploded in recent years. Time to investigate an outbreak that's bringing the wrong kind of funk to summer nights.
The true story of the mountain's most horrific day, the Sherpas who paid the price, and the aftershocks that will change the mountain forever
Trapping of bobcats, coyotes, and other fur-bearing animals is on the rise—with man’s best friend the collateral damage.
There's a reason exiles dreaded being packed off to Siberia. While retracing the path of a doomed 19th-century U.S. polar expedition in the Russian High Arctic, we encounter swarming mosquitoes, a few Kalashnikovs, an island lost in time, the burial site of ten brave men, and a haunting beauty like nothing we've ever seen.
Crowdsourced beer dispenser gives you access to any brew ever made, fresh on your kitchen counter—and maybe even beyond
It all started with the wooden dories. Years of research, many boat trips through the Grand Canyon's rapids, and one award-winning book later, the author shares what that incredible place means to him.
The roads are dangerous. But the real hate happens on social media. And it's both disgusting and scary.
Innovative protected intersections have potential, but…
What happens when you give up on a conventional life and pack your family into an Airstream, with no destination in mind? You get to explore and rediscover America on your own terms, and create a new kind of home out of wandering. A short from Dark Rye,…
Ordinary items to get you extraordinarily fit.
Long stretches of open road through some of the most beautiful areas of the country, peppered with wildlife sightings, adventurous detours, and good brews—it's so much more than getting from Point A to Point B.
Five wild mountain ranges. Hundreds of miles of trails. Zero crowds. That’s what awaits visitors at the country’s newest Naitonal Monument in New Mexico. Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks consists of four separate patches of the Chihuahuan Desert surrounding Las Cruces in southern New Mexico. Encompassing a half-million acres…