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A couple of months ago, I caught up with 21-year-old pro surfer and youth activist Kyle Thiermann. Possibly the world's most upbeat environmentalist, Kyle's spent the past five years surfing his way through Indonesia, Chile, Peru, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, Australia, and Hawaii, shooting documentaries…
BASE stands for “buildings, antennae, spans, and earth,” and jumpers parachute from these and other fixed objects—an incredibly risky pursuit that has claimed at least 180 lives since 1981. The world’s deadliest sport has no governing body, but the online magazine Blinc maintains the official BASE jumping fatality list (BFL), which assigns each dead jumper a B
According to the Peltzman effect, helmets and seat belts cause people to ski, drive, and ride more recklessly, if only slightly. We don’t suggest you trash your lid, but consider these numbers.
I’m planning a long weekend of cross-country skiing in the West. Which national park is a better option: Yosemite or Rocky Mountain?
Outside picks the best watches of March, including the Bulova Precisionist Champlain Collection.
Outside picks the essentials for March, including the Salomon XR Mission.
Outside picks the essentials for March, including the New Balance Minimus Trail Zero.
Outside picks the essentials for March, including the Arc'teryx Motus Crew.
Ever since I got an iPad for Christmas, job one has been figuring out how to keep it out of my daughters’ clawing, desperate hands. (There should be an app for that.) But no sooner had I read The New York Times’ top travel apps for kids…
You may have noticed a slight absence from the blog over the last couple of weeks. That's because I was busy checking out the best winter gear from Outdoor Retailer and SIA—and writing reviews of the ten best products for winter 2013. Here…
Yes, there are many old outdoor companies that flourished in the 70s and 80s but unfortunately failed to make it to 2012. One of those companies is the infamous Wilderness Experience, which, to this author, is the best of the lot. Fans of the…
From a shave and shower to finding love, this is what a life lived on a bike looks like. A film by Guillaume Blanchet.
Finnish freestyle skier AJ Kemppainen gives us an inside (literally) look at what it’s like to train in a country consumed by darkness for most of the winter.
A new film by Southern Underground Productions investigates why extreme sports athletes risk their lives for adrenaline. For more, read Florence Williams’ classic, This is Your Brain on Adventure.
Filmmaker Mads Brügger goes undercover to infiltrate the African blood diamond business in his new movie, which premiered at Sundance 2012. Read the interview.
Things were going well for Ed Warren and his ice-climbing partner until they got hit with an avalanche. Read True Tales Behind the Web’s Best (Worst) Moments for the behind the scenes story.
Pat Keller, Issac Levinson, and Chris Gratsman paddle over Alabama’s 90-foot Noccalula Falls. Read True Tales Behind the Web’s Best (Worst) Moments for the behind-the-scenes story.
Dustin O’Brien catches a freak fall from the top of New Hampshire’s Tuckerman Ravine. Read True Tales Behind the Web’s Best (Worst) Moments for the behind-the-scenes story.
Everything you need to run a personal best, including a 12-week training plan, a race-day nutrition plan, and advice from U.S. record holder Ryan Hall
If there’s one bike tour that’s a must-do, it’s this Colorado cruise: snowcapped peaks, open valleys, and winding blacktop through the Rocky Mountains. The best part? You don’t need to be an endurance freak to finish.
Wearable cameras aren’t just changing the way we watch sports—they’re changing the way we play.
Black Diamond's new Carbon Megawatt is light enough for touring and fat enough to float atop soft snow.
[all photos: La Ferme du Soleil] It’s been snowing in the Alps, and we’ve got schussing on the brain, especially since we stumbled across this choice ski-in, ski-out mountain hideout at 4,200 feet the Haute Savoie. La Ferme du Soleil (“Farm of Sunshine”) is Sound of…
I need a new ski pack for resort and backcountry skiing. I'm looking for something that can carry skis, water, and my gear on day trips out of bounds, but won't get in the way on chairlifts.
Can a new fleet of scary-fast catamarans make the America's Cup wild enough to lure a different breed of fan? So far there have been epic wipeouts and multiple injuries. Which means everything is right on track.
Scott's Off-Grid Goggle allow you to adjust the shape of the frame to fit your face.
Atomic and Salomon have collaborated to create a powerful alpine touring ski binding.
It’s that time of the year again—time to start fantasizing about summer river trips. Many of the best stretches of family-friendly whitewater are regulated to prevent overcrowding, and if you want to lead your own multiday trip, rather than go with a commercial outfitter, you need to…
Stacy Peralta’s new movie about the early days of skateboarding for Powell and Peralta. Read an interview with Peralta about the movie.
Skiing is expensive. Where can I find a resort that sells lift tickets for under $50?
Guinness World Records didn’t recognize Laura Dekker’s accomplishment as the youngest teen to sail solo around the world. Who cares? Her journey was more inspiring than any other nautical teen quest.
Did two North American alpinists do the right thing when they took the bolts out of one of Patagonia's most famous climbing routes?
The freediving world championships occur at the outer limits of competitive risk. During the 2011 event, held off the coast of Greece, more than 130 athletes assembled to swim hundreds of feet straight down on a single breath—without (they hoped) passing out, freaking out, or drowning. Meet the amazingly fit, unquestionably brave, and possibly crazy people who line up for the ultimate plunge.
Professional daredevils Rex and Melissa Pemberton were drawn together by a mutual passion for risk and adrenaline. Now they have a marriage based on love, trust, and the strange, stoic acceptance that their life partner could die at any moment.
On Tuesday, Russian marathon runner Tatyana Aryasova was stripped of her 2011 Tokoyo Marathon title after she returned a positive test for a banned drug, hydroxyethyl starch, that is commonly used to mask doping in endurance athletes. The news broke on Japan Running…
Sport climber Emily Harrington sends a 5.14b in Rifle, Colorado. See what it took in Andy Mann‘s short film. …
The first of three quick vignettes shot by Taj Burrow of surfers riding waves in Fji.
The second of three quick vignettes shot by Taj Burrow of surfers riding waves in Fji.
Taj Burrow‘s final short vignette of surfers riding waves in Fji.
Veteran alpinists Mark Richey and Steve Swenson attempt Saser Kangri II, the second highest unclimbed mountain in the world. More at theoldbreedmovie.com.