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Photographer Tristan Gresko experiments (very successfully) with tilt-shift photography in his short ode to the world’s smallest ski resort.

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In an interview from Sarah Burke's bedside, friend & fellow ski star Kristi Leskinen gives Grayson Schaffer the prognosis.

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On December 20, actor Gerard Butler was held down by a set of 10-12 foot waves at Maverick's. He was out surfing the break with Greg Long, Peter Mel, and Zach Wormhoudt…

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Beat up. That’s how I feel after the mountain bike phase of our 2012 bike tests. Here are the numbers: 76.5 miles of singletrack over 14 laps, 15 hours of ride time, 18 testers, 28 bikes, and 27 tubes. The latter is frustrating: Though every single tester rides tubeless…

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Elite athletes at risk for respiratory illness

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Army, Air Force, NPS respond

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Probst says candidate would boost Oly bid

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Forest Service investigating allegations

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Watch Chris Bryan‘s incredible video of surfers riding Fiji’s infamous break Teahupoo. Many are calling it the biggest the wave has ever been surfed. Read more about it here.

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Sheffield Adventure Film Festival features highlights from some of the top adventure films of the past year.

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I want to plan a rugged weekend in the Southwest with a group of my buddies. Some aren’t very outdoorsy, others are moderately experienced, and one could vanish for a week in the woods with nothing but a knife and dental floss and come back fatter and stronger. What would be a fun, not-too-cold adventure that would please everyone?

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Rez Life: An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life

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Training with a monitor can be daunting to master, but it’s the best way to make the most of your workouts.

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Seven can't-miss Aussie adventures

Nobody doubts that Garrett McNamara surfed a massive wave last fall. But was it really the biggest ever ridden?

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A new body surfing doc goes to Tahiti, New Zealand, and Hawaii to tell the story of wave riding's most basic discipline

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Australian Pat Farmer is on track to finish a ten-month pole-to-pole jog—without taking a single day off

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Australia’s Northern Territory is our kind of place—a vast expanse of desert playgrounds, tropical rainforests, and supersize wildlife. Buckle up with Matthew Power as he bounces through the most extreme landscapes on the planet.

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Ski filmmaker Nick Waggoner talks to Caty Enders about losing two friends while producing Solitaire, the story of a ski pilgrimage through South America

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The pro skier talks avalanche safety

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Outside picks the most fuel efficient cars, including the Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid.

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Outside picks the style essentials for February, including the Timberland Earthkeepers 2.0 Cupsole Moc Toe boots.

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A combined heart-rate monitor and GPS watch will supercharge your training. Motorola's Motoactv is one of the best on the market.

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Outside picks the essentials for February, including the Yamaha Super Ténéré.

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2012 Editors' Choice

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Bad weather scuttles solo winter climb

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Skier injured in "whiplash" fall

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Mountainous course may benefit climbers

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Team nearly walked out of CAS

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In a week, all of the outdoor gear companies will convene in Salt Lake City to introduce their new skis and boots, jackets and baselayers, beacons and solar powered iPhone devices, sleeping bags and packs, trekking poles and tents, and all sorts of other outdoor gear and gadgets. We’ll be…

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The Outdoor Retailer show is next week! We'll be onsite to see the latest gear for fall 2012 and we'll be handing out awards for Gear of the Show. Here are some attention grabbing early releases for backcountry skiers that just hit our…

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Freestyle BMX from some of BSD’s top pros.

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I received a zero-degree down sleeping bag over the holidays and I'm eager to do some winter camping in Colorado later this month. I've been on plenty of warm-weather trips, but this will be my first winter camp. What else do I need to stay warm?

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A recent New York Times Magazine story titled "How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body" caused a stir last week, claiming that certain aspects of yoga were too risky for the general population. So should you avoid the fitness routine if you're not a serious athlete?

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Hurdler Lolo Jones was the feel-good story of the Beijing Olympics, until a tiny mistake cost her a medal—and made her tale even more compelling

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By July 1, 2012, California plans to close 70 state parks. Gray Whale Cove State Park, Portola Redwoods State Park, Castle Rock State Park, and 67 other of the state's 278 parks will close. Twenty…

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Canadian freestyle skier airlifted to ER

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Report says decision could take weeks

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Law protects watershed from contamination

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Russian oil tanker stuck in Arctic ice

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A look at how managers at Ouray, Colorado’s Ice Park prepped the walls for their 17th annual ice-climbing competition. A film by Allison Otto and Sam Bricker.

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William Trubridge is on a mission to freedive–without fins or oxygen–deeper than anybody ever has before. Read James Nestor’s story on the terrifying sport of freediving, Open Your Mouth and Your Dead.

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Go here to watch the full film and chat with the filmmaker, Peter McBride, on Thursday night between 6–9 MST.

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Highlights from this year’s ski mountaineering championships in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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Everything you need to know about locking up your bike

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A primer on the three toughest types of locks

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Don’t scoff. The fuzzy notion of socially responsible investing is being replaced by a truly green—and profitable—model.

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When thieves stole his beloved ­commuter bike on a busy street in broad daylight, PATRICK SYMMES snapped—and set out on a cross-­country plunge into the heart of ­America’s bike-crime underbelly. What he saw will ­rattle your frame.

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Watch Nick Waggoner's ground-breaking backcountry ski film Solitaire

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While staying in touch is mandatory and part of an expedition for me, some people want to get away from it all and escape the modern noise that comes with 24 by 7 communications. If that is your case, then take a sat phone for safety but don’t use it…

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https://youtube.com/watch?v=q72uhQeTCmM Here's a survival story to wake you up on a Monday morning. On December 31, 22-year-old Australian tourist Erin Langworthy jumped from a bridge over the Zambezi River attached to a bungee cord. The cord broke and Langworthy briefly blacked out…

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Skier misses first downhill podium since '09

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Project called "environmentally disruptive"

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French trimaran goes faster by 3 days

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Rider caps dominant season with victory

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Whitewater paddler Aniol Serrasolses chases big waterfalls in Mexico. Read this story and learn how much higher waterfall-plunging kayakers can go.  …

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The Penske, loaded with 56 bikes, en route to the 2012 testing grounds.  Ever wonder how we decide what bikes to cover in the magazine? The short answer: We ride the bejeezus out of a lot of bicycles. And we’re riding this week. Finding the best…

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Most climbers have had fantasies about buying an old van or camper, ditching their jobs, and living the life of a full-time dirtbag. Alf Randell is one of the few who's followed through with them. Randell, 53, has spent the past ten years climbing the splitter cracks of Indian Creek,…

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I'm not a dog person. And having been nearly taken out by overexcited pups more than once and scolded by overprotective owners thereafter, I'm definitely no proponent of dogs on the trails with bikers. (I generally think even less of overindulgent animal videos.) But then there's the Jack Russel terrier, the…

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Mexico's Baluarte Bridge will link coasts

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Failure could be catastrophic

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al-Qaeda-linked militia group responsible

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Bauge violated Whereabouts rule

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Dog thought to have died with owner

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Behind the scenes with Olympic hurdler Lolo Jones and photographer Robert Maxwell for the February cover.

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The story of 53-year-old climber Alf Randell and why he decided to prioritize climbing over money. Read more about him here.

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French mountain biker Romain Paulhan won the 2010 Downhill Mountain Biking Championships. Watch Paulhan rip up the trails in Gautier Grollemund’s short film.

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Buy Nick Waggoner’s award winning backcountry ski film here. …

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Triathlons aren’t just trendy. Multisport training develops balanced fitness and prevents injuries. Here’s why you should dump your ordinary routine and make the switch, too.

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If Lance Armstrong went to jail and Livestrong went away, that would be a huge setback in our war against cancer, right? Not exactly, because the ­famous nonprofit donates almost ­nothing to scientific research. BILL GIFFORD looks at where the money goes and finds a mix of fine ideas, millions of dollars aimed at “awareness,” and a few very blurry lines.

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Liam Neeson’s new wilderness-survival epic upends disbelief

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Alone in a vast Alaskan wilderness, seven teens fend off a grizzly bear—then try to stay alive

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Planes could be banned under new rules

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New law lets company pursue social goals

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Film giant's move to printers has stalled

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Rules arrive after three years of deliberation

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An early season reminder that avalanche conditions are high across much of the West. Here are some tips from snowboarder Jeremy Jones on how to stay safe in the backcountry.  …

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Some people like to head to the tropics in the winter. I like to bask in the snow and cold. What are your favorite winter carnivals in North America?

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In case you hadn't heard, headphone technology has gotten much better—and more specialized—since the advent of the mp3 player

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