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We asked a traveling musician how to optimize your playlist
‘Projections in the Forest’ uses artificial lighting to reveal a side of the forest never quite seen before.
Melissa Cristina Márquez tells Outside about her experience filming ‘Cuba's Secret Shark Lair’ for Discovery Channel’s Shark Week
On the 30th anniversary of Shark Week, we called up some shark scientists for a no-holds-barred conversation about the impact of the pop culture phenomenon
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about this month
In an excerpt from his new book, Goldfarb explores what wilderness looks like with and without nature's most overlooked architects—and why they have more in common with wolves than you think
In his newest book, Rick Bass gins up hunger and answers some of life's biggest questions by feasting with the great ones
We're all for trashy novels, but if you want something a little different, may we suggest gossipy surf memoirs and musings on the wellness industry?
Five brand-new films, two that are new to streaming, and one that's so secretive we aren't quite sure when it'll drop (but it should be soon!)
Our features editor sat down with author Nate Blakeslee to talk about his book, and you can listen in on their conversation
She helped the Navy, the White House, and the entire federal government become more eco-friendly. Now Kate Brandt is tackling her most ambitious sustainability project yet.
We’ve partnered with Portland, Oregon’s Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year’s best new music.
These writers remind us what travel is all about—shifting your own perspective and sometimes getting into trouble along the way
We’ve partnered with Portland, Oregon’s Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year’s best new music.
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about this month
A troubled vet tries to raise his daughter off the grid, but the two don't always find easy answers in nature
Why do some of us flame out in our thirties while others are still racing in their sixties? And how can we reverse the effects of getting older?
Elemental is a seascape film from photographers Armaand Djicks and Ray Collins who are creating their own medium called ‘cinescapes’.
The author's latest book features stories that are just as mired in the contradictions of humanity as they are in the humidity of the Sunshine State
The books and other time killers climbers take with them on expeditions (just in case they get stuck in their tent for a while)
The reality show features the eccentric son of a controversial wreck diver as he follows an astronaut's clues to salvage treasure in an increasingly murky ethical landscape
According to us, your highly subjective editors at Outside
In his debut novel, Joe Mungo Reed captures truths about the Tour de France, doping, and cyclists' obsessive natures. Cycling nerds, however, may notice a few discrepancies.
Elizabeth Nakano and Paddy O'Connell, hosts of the new interview show 'Safety Third,' talk about their interviewing techniques and what they're listening to
We combed through nearly every one available (more than 50!) to bring you this curated, comprehensive list of animal-kingdom stars
Nonfiction works by John Branch and Eliza Griswold document changing ways of life in Utah and Pennsylvania
Chas Smith's new book isn't really about cocaine and surfing. That's OK—it's still amazing.
In ‘Leave No Trace’ father and daughter are forced out of long-term camping on public lands by social services.
Tami Oldham Ashcraft, the subject of the new Hollywood lost-at-sea film, describes what her 41-day ordeal was like in real life and how the movie compares
We’ve partnered with Portland, Oregon’s Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year’s best new music.
From missing cats to murder, these Outside stories explore the weird, wild, and terrifying corners of the outdoor world
Top-reviewed journals, manuals, and field guides that go deep on the subject of survival
After a successful Kickstarter, the first issue will feature fat-identified women and nonbinary writers and artists
Everything our editors couldn't stop talking about this month
A new book goes deep into the history and significance of our country's 4,000-mile northern boundary
Stories—from new to very, very old—to stoke your wanderlust
According to the people who are most obsessed with the Outside archive: Outside staffers
Three new memoirs go deep on some big, existential themes—grief, life's meaning, creativity, and motherhood—while giving us inspiring examples of women chasing adventure with kids in tow
From speed records to eco-anarchists, these reads explore the legend of an iconic place
We know you want to catch everything on the schedule, but in case you get overwhelmed, here are the films we're most excited about
The Australian director of 'Sherpa' takes another look at high-altitude pursuits in the new documentary 'Mountain'
‘New York Times’ sports writer John Branch reports on everything from the Olympics to the World Yo-Yo Contest
How to fill nearly every weekend this summer with nearly every genre of music
The sinking of the SS El Faro in 2015 brought forth ample media coverage and, now, three new books dropping within months of each other. That's understandable.
From his epic surf films to his iconic Instagram feed, Chris Burkard has redefined the world of adventure photography
What the Bundy family's battle with the federal government really means for the future of public lands in the American West
She hosts Travel Channel’s ‘Mysterious Islands,’ flies planes, scuba dives, travels solo to the most remote corners of the world—and she's just getting started
The new documentary captures the surfing legend's life and tragic death, but leaves out a key part of the story
Jan Redford's 'End of the Rope' doesn't shy away from the author's climbing, relationship, and career pains—which makes it a refreshing new contribution to the canon
How a former bank teller became the first African American woman to host a regular-season show on the Travel Channel.
The author on his writing process and what we can learn from Pleistocene humans. Plus: three more books to take you way back in time.
From a climber pitching in after Hurricane Maria to athletes advocating for public lands
We’ve partnered with Portland, Oregon’s Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year’s best new music.
No more VPNs or sketchy pirate feeds. Here’s how to get almost every race in every discipline, all year, for less than $200.
Thanks to a bold movement led by activists and athletes, the outdoors at last is on its way to becoming a more inclusive playground. It’s about damn time.
The books, movies, music, and podcasts we couldn't stop talking about
The Olympic runner, poet, and filmmaker on how she does it all, with unmistakable style
For outdoor brands and journalists, it’s been far too easy to return to familiar places to find writers, stories, and images. This month’s issue is a concerted effort to chart a new path.
‘Mercury 13,’ a new Netflix documentary, tells the true story of astronaut-qualified women who were blocked from the space program in the 1960s—and imagines a world in which they’d been the face of exploration
The true story of a flytier who stole hundreds of bird specimens hits hard when you rely on those specimens to do critical research
In an excerpt from Kirk Wallace Johnson's new book 'The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century,' Edwin Rist, a 20-year-old champion flytier, pulls off a very strange burglary at the British Museum of Natural History.
We’ve partnered with Portland, Oregon’s Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year’s best new music.
Evan Phillips climbed mountains until an injury took him out of the game. Now he pours his energy into making music and 'The Firn Line,' a podcast about the lives of climbers, artists, and adventurers.
Arctic adventure and high malaise in pursuit of the Northwest Passage
Our features editor sat down with author Mike Finkel to talk about his book, and you can listen in on their conversation
The first woman to ride Mavericks on her love-hate relationship with the sport, competing against other women, and why she never went pro
On April 19-22, 2018 filmmakers from across the globe will be descending on Carbondale, Colorado for the annual 5Point Film Festival.
We’ve partnered with Portland, Oregon’s Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year’s best new music.
Five years after Tim Samaras and two others died in a tornado outside El Reno, Oklahoma, a writer tries to understand what made him take the risks that he did
Over the last 41 years, we’ve published some astonishing stories of misadventure. This new collection represents the wildest tales we’ve ever told.
A new book by Heather Hansen explores the complicated world of wildland-urban interface firefighting as it unfolded in the Cold Springs Fire near Nederland, Colorado
The books, movies, music, and podcasts we couldn't stop talking about
We asked our favorite athletes and explorers what books have stuck with them. Then we dug up some new picks that hit the same notes of adventure and awe.
A new drama on AMC combines history and twisted fantasy to recreate the most infamous polar expedition in history
Reality-TV stars never sustain long careers. Just don't tell that to Grylls.
Reality TV stars never have long careers. So how come Grylls is charging harder than ever?
A wintertime search-and-rescue drama that began with a predawn disappearance and a single terrifying clue: blood. No big deal, though. All we needed was a miracle.