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Photo by Dirk Ingo Franke/Wikimedia Is the dominance of east African runners bad for distance running? That is the implication of a blog post written Monday by eminent running commentator Toni Reavis and titled Distance Racing has Hit the Wall. “Politically incorrect or not,”…
The world is a playground of incredible places waiting to be experienced and cherished, places like the Coronado Islands, a small chain of deserted islands off the coast of Baja, Mexico. Recently some friends and I sailed to the islands for a few days of exploration and fun. We paddled…
After eleven days of casting for Klamath’s elusive ghost run of steelhead, fisherman Ryan Peterson gets wet giving it one final attempt.
Pro skiers Cody Townsend, Mark Amba, and the crew of Salomon Freeski TV hit up chest-deep powder at Washington’s Steven’s Pass.
Greg Hill returns to Washington’s Mt. Rainier to confront the mountain that kicked off his skiing career and ski the classic Fear Finger.
Versatile outfits, shoes, and other gear made with world travelers in mind.
A newbie-friendly board, a watch that knows the tides, and other essential gear for the paddler on your list.
Outside reviews the best gear in the 2012 gift guide, including the Lib Tech C2BTX snowboard.
So you're shopping for someone who shuns modern technology? This rugged, timeless gear is sure to be a hit.
Classic boots, a backcountry-ready axe, and other awesome gifts for hikers.
The best gear for fly-fishing fanatics, from quick-drying water shoes to a handmade paddle.
Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker spent two months in Wyoming and Utah this fall climbing the United States's hardest offwidths—awkwardly sized, unpopular cracks that are too wide to fist jam but too narrow to chimney. In October, the pair established what is believed to be the world's most difficult offwidth…
Carl Pope, Courtesy of Sierra Club Carl Pope, the current chairman of the Sierra Club, announced he is stepping down to pursue other projects. Pope led the environmental non-profit for much of the…
Craig Demartino attempts the first all disabled ascent of Yosemite’s El Capitan. Eight hundred feet off the deck, disaster strikes.
It's starting to snow, and I'm anxious to get out and do some winter hiking. What's a good combination of snowshoes and winter boots?
I normally do regular bench presses. Should I add incline and decline presses into my workout, and, if so, how often?
I want to learn to ski off-piste this winter. Are there any resort ski schools that can teach me?
The best holiday gifts for climbers, from peak baggers to Himalayan mountaineers.
This past weekend, skier Jamie Pierre died in an avalanche in Utah's Little Cottonwood Canyon. Known instabilities in the snowpack had been brushed aside by dozens of experienced skiers in the area that day, but these layers could persist for the whole season. How well can avalanche experts predict slides for the rest of the season based on these conditions?
Ben Stiller says “night mountain biking” reminded him of Apocolypse Now. But for me his hysterical description—”one of the most frightening experiences of my life,” complete with “a Lacross helmet with miner's lights” and that “CamelBak slurp thing”—is more reminiscent of Tom…
SRAM, the folks that make really nice bike compenents, has gotten all arty for a good cause. The company has commissioned 47 sculptors to make art from SRAM bike parts, all to be auctioned off starting this Sunday, to raise money for World Bicycle Relief (WBR). WBR…
The best environmental blogs, from one-sided political commentators to prolific aggregators and reporters breaking news.
It’s dark outside when I go running after work. How can I avoid getting hit by a car?
Cross-country skiing is among the world's great human-powered modes of movement. Whether you ski classic or skate, here’s the gear you’ll need to get started.
Skier Jamie Pierre died this past weekend in a Utah avalanche and memorials and comments around the web have piled up in response. Warren Miller Entertainment put together this short tribute video to honor the 38-year-old athlete who…
Floating a corner on the new Fuel EX 9.9. Courtesy of Trek/Sterling Lorence. Late last summer Trek invited me to Mayrhofen, Austria, to take a look at its 2012 mountain bike line. I was initially skeptical: Trek, after all, was…
Have kids, will heli-ski: the Cummings in AK [Dean Cummings] Last week I posted highlights from my interview with world champion extreme skier Dean Cummings, who lives in Valdez, Alaska, with his wife and two kids. Naturally you’d think that if…
I want to take my girlfriend to a romantic, outdoorsy winter lodge in the Northeast. Any suggestions?
My pre-climb warm-up feels unstructured. Are there any stretches I can do to be a better climber?
In late September, a surveyor found a small dead bat lying on the ground at a 6,500-acre wind farm in Pennsylvania, prompting an indefinite shutdown of night operations. With demand for green energy on the rise, is pulling the plug on a wind farm over one dead bat the right call?
Love the idea of modeling, but don't have time for the agents, the makeup trailers, the long days on set in Hollywood? Send in a photo of yourself stripped down to your favorite Smartwool layer and a one sentence write up of what inspired you to do…
https://youtube.com/watch?v=R4tsYqjJQ88%C2%A0 Remember the G-Form iPad case? In August we wrote about one in our post The Three Toughest iPad Cases On the Planet. Turns out that “On the Planet” may not have gone far enough. G-Form performed some extreme demonstrations of its technology by…
In 2010, Ed Stafford completed a 4,000-mile-plus, 860-day trek across the Amazon. His journey is chronicled in the new documentary, Walking the Amazon, premiering November 19th on the Discovery Channel.
Up in the Pacific Northwest, Salomon Freeski TV hits the slopes in the snowiest month of the snowiest year in a decade.
In December, personal trainer and infomercial legend Tony Horton unveils P90X2, the follow-up to his wildly popular home-exercise DVD series. Since being released in 2003, P90X has sold more than 45 million copies. The latest version, which focuses on core strength and stability, offers the same brand of living-room motivation and campy expression
Build strength for ski season with this CrossFit-inspired workout
An easy, dramatic performance boost based on an old science is catching on. It's about time.
Is working closely with killer whales in a marine park dangerous for trainers?
These innovators, charities, non-profits, and scientists are helping to make the world a better place.
David de Rothschild is paddling Brazil’s Xingu River with a totem pole to stop the proposed Belo Monte dam
Cognitive scientists are only just beginning to understand what being in nature does for our mental health. But—big surprise!—the evidence is promising. Here are five smart reasons to go wild.
