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A view you might catch this summer (Courtesy of Josef Janning) Watch your rearviews this summer, from July 28 to August 26th, in hopes that you might spy a group of Europeans pedaling their velomobiles from Portland, Oregon to Washington D.C.. According to their Web site,…
Twice a year, all the companies that make camping, climbing, hiking, paddling gear, clothes, shoes, and gadgets get together in one cement bunker in Salt Lake City to hock their wares. It's called the Outdoor Retailer Show, and it's the biggest gearapalooza in the…
We just got word that kayakers Ben Stookesberry and Chris Korbulic poached the first descent of Falls Creek, into Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. The reservoir, which provides drinking water to San Francisco, is off limits. Should they have done it? Tell us what you think…
Presenting eight romantic, spontaneous, epic, and quest-driven cruises down America's emptiest highways.
How a group of under-the-radar snowboarding filmmakers created one of the most innovative action-sports empires.
Behind surfing’s wall of silence, managers, sponsors, and the sport’s governing body knew Andy Irons had a problem. Now some of them are finally ready to talk about it.
Arctic adventurer Lynne Cox tackles the legend of Roald Amundsen
An exclusive interview with singer, songwriter, and Yosemite lover Brett Dennen
Sometimes I get blisters on my feet. What can I do to treat them so I don’t have to stop running?
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John Stamstad (Photo courtesy of John Stamstad) John Stamstad lives to push limits. He earned a spot in the Mountain Biking Hall of Fame after completing the first crossing of Australia by bicycle, going 65 hours straight…
By Katie Arnold Dane, Eric and Emily Jackson shoulder their kayaks as their dog, Roxy, follows close behind near their home in Rock Island, TN. (©Corey Rich/www.coreyrich.com)Eric & his prodigal spawn, Rock Island, TN photo: Corey Rich/Aurora Images With four world championships…
Outside photographer Ben Moon teamed up with filmmaker Andy Maser to produce this video of Brett Dennen’s latest hit, the Comeback Kid.
How do you make a plant-fiber rope in the wild? What kinds of plants should you use?
Should Portland have drained its reservoir after a drunk, 21-year-old man peed in it?
Turns out, the Grand Canyon is no misnomer. Anson Fogel shows us why in this exclusive clip from his classic adventure flick, Wildwater.
I'm going on a multi-country, 10-month, round-the-world trip, from Patagonia to the Himalayas. What lightweight, 10- to 15-degree sleeping bag should I bring?
There’s an old saying that clichés are clichés for a reason. That applies to outdoor destinations as well. Moab is a riding cliché, but you still won’t find better slickrock anywhere else. The Gunks are a climbing cliché, but they live up to their reputation. In the case of Midwestern…
Tim DeChristopher, the 29-year-old Utah activist who disrupted a 2008 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil-and-gas auction, received his sentence yesterday: two years in federal prison, three years supervised release, and a $10,000 fine. That’s about what his supporters, who packed the Frank E. Moss U.S. Courthouse in Salt…
Flips, spins, and stalls–Scottish cyclist Danny MacAskill ushers in a new era trials riding.
I’ve just sworn off disposable coffee cups and need a new mug. Suggestions?
“Come on up and stand beside me.” He said confidently. I made a couple more moves and joined him a hundred feet up on a near vertical rock wall in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park many years ago. “OK, let’s make sure you are clipped in, with backup and another…
English poet and artist, Edward Lear, was traveling in Greece in 1848 when a cholera outbreak forced him to follow the overland route home. His subsequent travels through Albania and Macedonia ended up being the highlight of his trip. The author of “The Owl and the Pussycat” wrote about and…
Ian, a lot depends on how you plan to use the knife, what blade length best suits you, and even which knife feels good in your hand. But you’ve got plenty of options. A good example of a folding knife that’s right for travel is the Kershaw Shallot Serrated…
What goes on behind the scenes at cycling’s biggest races? We know just the man to ask.
Living The Dream 2 from Camp 4 Collective on Vimeo. This past March, The North Face sponsored climber and videographer Renan Ozturk suffered a skull fracture, partially collapsed lung, and fractured vertebrae when he fell off a cliff while backcountry skiing…
On the days that I'm forced to work out of “the office,” I usually make a pit stop into Saturdays, the surf shop on Crosby Street in SoHo, for a large cup of coffee. Yes, there's a surf shop in New York City and yes, they make…
The race is over, and I'm experiencing my inevitable, annual Tour withdrawal. (What fun are mornings without Cadel's awkward-but-effective mutton-busting riding style, a couple of whingeing Schlecks, and the Contador keep-us-guessing feint and dodge?) So this morning, in lieu of Stage 22, I contemplated a few of the new bikes…
In March climber Renan Ozturk was injured skiing. He’s back on the rock. Watch his road to recovery.
Included in our Top 10 from Banff, Solitaire, Sweetgrass Productions‘ latest, is a soulful ski-flick shot in South America.
Although he won the yellow jersey yesterday, Andy Schleck owned it for only a day. Cadel Evans took the lead from the 26-year-old Luxembourg rider. As I stood at the finish of the individual time trial in Grenoble, he approached. The crowd around…
The last day of following the Tour de France ended in Grenoble with the individual time trial. After a week of chasing the peloton across the mountains of Italy and France, my tour with Boston-based adventure travel guides Ciclismo Classico was coming to an end. We dashed…
It’s every cyclist’s dream: watch the Tour de France, ride the exact same mountain roads as the pros, then hang out with all the screaming and often scantily-clad fans alongside the course. We didn't make it to France this year, but frequent contributor Dave Cox recently arrived in the…
What's the most important wilderness first-aid skill to learn?