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High and Hallowed: Everest 1963 premieres at Mountainfilm in Telluride this weekend, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld’s legendary first ascent of the formidable West Ridge. We check in with the filmmakers, David Morton and Jake Norton.
Lance Armstrong asks if he's 'f—ing stupid'
Bored of the bar? Go faster and save money with these unusual race-day foods.
Complicated shoes require complicated manufacturing
Giving away 100,000 local adventures
Fumes overwhelming neighbors
Demand to outstrip supply by 40 percent
Need to gain an edge? These five performance enhancers are safe and won't get you popped.
Gran Fondo New York budgeting $15,000
Hope to save blood bags
Ralf Dujmovits took the iconic photo of a conga line of climbers on Everest in 2012, and he hoped the image would make the mountains safer. A year later, he reflects on what has changed—and what hasn't.
Judge denies anti-doping authorities access to evidence
Headfirst, Gorilla Rapids included
From marathons to bike races, the Boston bombings have sent shockwaves through the sporting world. What will the future of spectating and racing hold?
Controversial NOAA report under fire
Corticosteroids found in four samples
22 tons of the meat hits a protected reef
The accident occurred in Alaska's Hoodoo Mountains
Is it true that your body can only digest a set amount of protein at a time? Two recent studies offer conflicting findings.
Unlike the average couch potato, pros are self-regulating their calorie intake to match their activity level, and they’re consistently eating three meals a day
A new study shows that, despite everything you've heard—and experienced—running isn't as hard on the body as you might think. But can we trust the results?
A new study shows that specializing in a sport increases your risk of injury 1.5 times, but can we trust the findings?
With the death of a London Marathon runner now linked to a popular sports supplement, we had to ask
A new study shows that warm-ups are best served short, but can we trust the results?
Seven years after Hurricane Katrina, animal advocates faced their greatest challenge yet—but a combination of technological advances, coordination, and legislation made all the difference
A new study shows that a polarized training approach leads to the biggest fitness gains, but can we trust the results?
A recent study in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology found that EPO doesn't better performance in elite athletes, but it made a few critical errors in coming to that conclusion
When his wife Amy showed up with a Labrador Retriever, Jeff Supergan wasn't sure it made sense. He had never had a dog before, and, being confined to a wheelchair, didn't know if he could handle it. But when Amy's doctors discovered an unexpected brain tumor, the dog ended up taking care of them both.
In a time of corruption and coercion, courage was not in short supply. A hidden cadre of men resisted doping, and they paid a heavy price. Here are their stories.
A German Shepherd is found at 13,000 feet, and rescued after surviving seven nights in the cold. How did she get there, and what happened to her owner?
Explaining four of the most common threats in the outdoors
In this weekly roundup, we scour the Web for our favorite long-form magazine and newspaper articles, collecting them here and on Longreads and Twitter. This installment focuses on what exactly chicken tastes like, the mystery caves, what Mitt Romney would do to the envir
Everybody enjoys the banana peel gag
Giving one of her rescuers custody
Virtually contested the Nautica Malibu Triathlon
In this weekly roundup, we scour the Web for our favorite long-form magazine and newspaper articles, collecting them here and on Longreads and Twitter. This installment focuses on the animals we punish, the sports we can't play, and the fickle thing that is public opinio
Elderly man is cooperating with investigators
In this weekly roundup, we scour the Web for our favorite long-form magazine and newspaper articles, collecting them here and on Longreads and Twitter. This installment focuses on poaching, the science of processed food, and the history of environmentalism.
Linked to cabins at Yosemite National Park