Could TikTok Upend Outdoor Influencer Culture?
By valuing relatability over action shots, TikTok may be ushering in a new era of outdoor creators and celebrities
Books & Media
A New Book Explores the Fascinating History of Camping
In ‘Camping Grounds,’ Phoebe S.K. Young reminds us that sleeping outdoors is far more than just a recreational hobby
Everything Our Editors Loved in May
‘The Great Pottery Throw Down,’ an eye-opening anthology about climate change, and an Oscar-winning film starring Mads Mikkelsen
Enter the Outside and Proud Photo Contest
Show your pride outside during the month of June for a chance to win $2,300 in prizes
Our Favorite Documentaries from This Year’s Mountainfilm Festival
If you can’t make the in-person showings in Colorado, you can stream these new adventure films from your living room
These Two Guys Climb Cotopaxi and Ski Rainier on Their Weekends
In their Outside TV series, Mike Chambers and Jason Antin take on crazy adventures between Friday evening and Monday morning, inspiring the rest of us to do more with our Saturdays and Sundays, too
Sebastian Junger Walked America’s Railroads to Learn About Freedom
In an excerpt from his latest book, ‘Freedom,’ the celebrated nonfiction writer describes a journey along Pennsylvania’s train tracks with friends he met while reporting on the war in Afghanistan
A Classic Book About the Joy of Wild Swimming Has Just Been Reissued
This month, Roger Deakin’s cult-favorite book about swimming the waters of Britain will be published in the U.S. for the first time. In her introduction to the new edition, writer Bonnie Tsui reflects on what she’s learned from it over the years.
How I Got to See Forrest Fenn’s Treasure with My Own Eyes
In an excerpt from his book ‘Chasing the Thrill: Obsession, Death, and Glory in America’s Most Extraordinary Treasure Hunt,’ journalist and searcher Daniel Barbarisi recounts how he got to open Fenn’s chest and examine what was inside
Meet the People Trying to Use Technology to Save Nature
Elizabeth Kolbert and Nathaniel Rich, environmental writers par excellence, survey human solutions to the human-caused mess we’re in