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The climber and photographer is rarely home. But when he is, here’s what he keeps close by.
'Under An Arctic Sky' from Chris Burkard Studios and Sweatpants Media was an epic quest for perfect waves along the rugged and remote coast of Iceland.
The peak performance expert and bestselling author on what he’s reading now
The books, movies, music, and podcasts we couldn't stop talking about in October
Plus two more books we're reading this month
With his new book, David Philipps is the latest journalist to ride into town on a mustang. And he's come with some new material.
During Colorado's heyday of ski area growth, there were nearly 200 ski resorts in operation. Today, there's just around 30.
From filmmaker Trip Jennings, Eagle Creek Burn Fly follows Oregon State University Forest Specialists John Bailey and Lisa Ellsworth as they explore the intricacies of this fire.
If you like Sweat Science, you'll love these books
Camping along windy rivers in Gauja National Park, filmmaker Arvids Baranovs captured the brief window of color before it all turned grey.
For this season of Westward, KGB Productions has four new profiles of skiers doing it their own way.
The actor-singer wants to be that guy who gets everyone outside
We spent a summer day watching ski-porn trailers and picking out our favorites
'The Mountain Between Us' features two Hollywood stars stranded in the mountains of Utah. Here's what they did right and where they screwed up trying to get out alive.
The new book by journalist Annette McGivney excavates three lives (including her own) interlinked by a 2006 homicide near Havasu Falls
A salute to ALL the editors, writers, photographers, designers, and fact checkers who’ve made Outside come alive.* Plus: a partial list of career highlights.
‘Follow Through’ is a new film from REI that follows pro skier Caroline Gleich as she attempts to ski Utah’s 90 most dangerous and difficult lines.
The books, movies, music, and podcasts we couldn't stop talking about
Women athletes around the country are tired of being underrepresented on film and behind the camera, so they're taking matters into their own hands
A new nonfiction book by Ted Genoways looks at the complex argument over how best to grow food in America, told from the farmer's perspective. Another good read explores how a drug kingpin made millions breeding horses.
Millions are streaming soft-core adventure b-roll on the web
From timelapse filmmaker Knate Myers, Spellbound captures New Mexico's epic skies.
Doug Peacock, Mark Allen, Kris Tompkins, Shaun White, Lynn Hill, Lindsey Vonn, Yvon Chouinard, Conrad Anker, and Laird Hamilton reflect on their passions and their lives outside
There were many stories that were more fun to cook up and publish, but nothing quite compares with the force and moral clarity of Jon Krakauer’s account of the 1996 tragedies on Mount Everest
What you’ll take from the stories in this issue is that same bit of wisdom gleaned from all great adventure tales. We humans can endure far more than we ever imagined.
On his new album, the king of mellow beach music takes a bold turn. We asked him why.
On his new album, the king of kick-back beach music takes a bold turn. He tells us why.
A search and rescue veteran recounts some of the most nail-biting missions on land and water
The books, movies, music, and podcasts we couldn't stop talking about in August
In a remote jungle in Nepal, filmmakers Camp4 Collective and Felt Soul Media embarked on telling the story of an ancient tradition: honey harvesting.
Cycling legend Rebecca Rusch discusses Blood Road, the new documentary on her journey down the Ho Chi Minh trail to find the crash site where her father disappeared.
It's only going to happen once in our lifetimes—better make sure you don't screw up your soundtrack
On August 21, a total solar eclipse will happen for the first time in North America since 1979.
Some explored the unknown, some made scientific breakthroughs, some are working to save the world. All are pioneers whose names should be more well-recognized.
From the fundamentals of just picking up your garbage to the sophisticated ripple effects of a dam project on a watershed, this film explores the wide range of conservation efforts.
The Boulderite went from knocking on doors in Paris to editing a feature film
To commemorate our 40th anniversary, we've packaged more than 140 of the best adventure photos we've ever featured
These people are turning disheartening data into amazing paintings, sculptures, and illustrations
The books, movies, music, and podcasts we couldn't stop talking about in July
Three new films take on conservation, climate change, and doping
Turns out the former Secretary of the Interior is a total book nerd
Hollywood screws up a lot of action-sports sequences, but rock climbing continues to make pivotal appearances in films both lousy and excellent. From Christopher Nolan epics to overlooked Disney films, here are our top 10 on-camera climbing scenes.
Even the elites turn to the web to scour for new trails, recipes, and old-fashioned inspiration
Two new books explore the lengths we've gone to engineer America's most celebrated "wild" resources
Andy Samberg and Murray Miller's new mockumentary, complete with a strange supporting role for Lance, tests tortured fans' sense of humor
We tried to have a serious conversation with the SNL alum about his new HBO cycling mockumentary. We mostly failed.
We tried to have a serious conversation with the SNL alum about his new HBO cycling mockumentary, Tour de Pharmacy. It sort of worked.
From 'Jaws' to the creatively bad shark films of 2013, we revisited them all for you
The books, movies, music, and podcasts we couldn't stop talking about in June
A new documentary bears witness to the last days of a dangerous and respected tradition in remote Nepal
Take your pick from several mystery books set in the wild, best read by headlamp
This is the best of what we wrote and read
Before he became known as the boyfriend on Felicity, Scott Speedman was nearly an Olympic swimmer. Now the star of TNT's Animal Kingdom just wants to have fun in the mountains.
This is the best of what we wrote and read
The iconic film festival has quite the spread this year, from a Nepalese man who gathers poisonous honey on high cliffs to a couple of pro climbers tandem-riding a scooter in an ode to 'Dumb and Dumber'
Each year millions of visitors flock to the Grand Canyon to witness its magnitude and sheer awe-inspiring size. However, there's a phenomenon that few people get to experience that's called "cloud inversion".
For professional slackliner Mickey Wilson, the next adventure is wherever he can park the RV.
Plus, Outside staffers' favorite survival books of all time
A new book profiles people who have devoted their lives to protecting the world’s at-risk animals
Ever since the 1950s, our books, movies, and songs have contained fewer and fewer references to flowers, birds, trees, and the outdoors. What does it all mean?
Can Baywatch the movie succeed in carrying the sad torch of the generation-defining nineties flesh fest?
A new meetup group is helping hordes of young urbanites get into nature
From festival favorites to hidden gems, these are at the top of our watch list
In its quest to make the audience care about leading man Percy Fawcett, the blockbuster gives us a duller, sanitized version of the real-life explorer
A new book by two philosophy scholars imagines conversations with skeptics and deniers. Here are four lessons we learned from it.
Some of the greatest videography from the tenth-annual Carbondale event
The works that kept Alexi Pappas running, spurred Bill McKibben to fight for nature, and made Laird Hamilton… Laird Hamilton.
The superstar DJ trained for months to be able to make the hike to Everest Base Camp for his live show
Devyn Bisson, a 24-year-old internationally acclaimed filmmaker, traveled to Greece in 2015 to document the volunteers who save refugees' lives during the dangerous sea crossings. Her movie premieres this summer.
Grab a car and a buddy, then check out 40 miles of mysterious, awesome outdoor art installations
Turns out runners and bikers both love Ed Sheeran, while CrossFitters can't decide whether they want to turn it up or get angry
New shows we're excited about, plus our editors' picks for road trips and long runs