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The coolest case for technological collaboration we've seen in a while involves turning rapid-speed surf action turned into slow-motion footage straight out of The Matrix. “We wanted to look at surfing in a whole new light,” says Rip Curl creative director James Taylor. “And ultimately…
At a certain point in 2008 I lost interest in professional swimming because every major race yielded a new record and the records began to feel cheap. The swimmers, of course, were wearing swimsuits that made them faster, so in some sense the records really were cheap.
Boulderer Thomasina Pidgeon attempts the Method one last time before heading south to continue her endless summer of climbing.
In 2004, freeskier Josh Dueck was paralyzed from the waist down. Watch Dueck hit 15-foot cliffs in B.C.’s backcountry in this inspirational story from Salomon TV.
Thousands of protesters, including environmentalist Bill McKibben and actor Mark Ruffalo, encircled the White House to voice their opposition to TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline
With La Niña back and the East Coast on a five-year blizzard streak, we devised the ultimate ski calendar to help you and your family take advantage. From a boot-deep New England Thanksgiving through spring-break corn snow in the Southwest, the outlook is decidedly epic.
I've always followed standard workout nutrition guidelines, but will adding caffeine to my routine improve my performance?
Shimano XTR M980 Race groupo. It’s been nearly a year since Shimano introduced its totally revamped XTR range, the sixth generation of the top-end mountain groupo, and we’ve been riding it hard ever since. Whereas in the past XTR catered mostly to weight-conscious racers, with this…
A couple of months ago, Portland, OR’s…
On school visit, sophomore invites skier
Jeremy Jones gets into some “bottomless epic pow” in Japan. Behind the scenes of TGR’s latest film, Further.
Bans likely for distance runner, sprinter
Like just about everybody else on the planet who skis or bikes, we've been using GoPros for several years. Naturally, when the company told us they were about to unveil a new one, we were interested. While the HD Hero 2 looks just like…
Baggage fees force woman to miss flight
When reports surfaced last month that adidas was planning to acquire American climbing and outdoors shoe maker Five Ten, the companies dismissed them as rumor. Yesterday, however, they made it official: the German giant has reached an agreement to…
Here's a video we've already posted on our tumblr (visit it for more videos) and facebook page, but it deserves another call out. Yes, it's 11-minutes long, but it involves a high altitude collision, a life-threatening struggle,…
The 29-year-old cinematographer and alpinist talks about bagging the first ascent of GII in winter and the making of Cold
The first woman to make a feature film on Everest talks about spending 40 Days at Base Camp
Climber Freddie Wilkinson talks to us about the unsung heroes he found while writing One Mountain, Thousand Summits
Is there a good reason to buy a women’s-specific sleeping bag?
Kelly Slater, Photo by Steve Sherman/Quiksilver *This title has been changed after a press release from the ASP. Due to a calculation error, the ASP prematurely awarded Kelly Slater his 11th title. They have since apologized and offered the following explanation: OCEAN BEACH, San Francisco/California (Friday,…
Police body will link anti-poaching efforts
Last May, while most normal high school students were out breaking curfew or killing time until summer, 17-year-old Alec Loorz from Oak View, California, had other plans: He was suing the federal government for global warming. His lawsuit is part of a nationwide surge of youth-led litigation, filed in every…
Gage & Gage Productions‘ latest film tracks Tim DeChristopher’s rise to notoriety. Check out this profile by Abe Streep. …
The new film by Dianne Whelan about our impact on Mount Everest…
Skier Greg Hill returns to the mountain that started his ski-mountaineering career: Washington’s Mt. Rainier.
With their 20-inch wheels, there's not denying that folding bikes look a little funny. There's also no denying, however, how practical they are, be it for urban dwellers with little storage space or world travelers who like to roll through their final destinations without paying exorbitant baggage fees for normal…
Panel says drought, heavy rain to increase
Smithsonian scientist likely protecting birds
My girlfriend and I want to spend a getaway weekend in a tree. What do you recommend?
After the story "The Trials of Bidder 70" went to press, Outside obtained several e-mails, sent between current and former officials with the BLM and the U.S. Attorney’s office, that had been requested under the Freedom of Information Act.
You're ready to act on those good intentions, but how do you know the organizations you're backing deserve your trust? Here are the 30 best—smartly managed groups with transparent financials, efficient spending, and track records of on-the-ground success.
Former U.S. Ski Team moguls skier and director of K2's Backcountry Ski division Mike Hattrup picks his favorite mountains
The 1964 Olympic silver medalist picks his favorite ski mountains
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