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Watch Rex Pemberton's insane quest to skydive onto—and then surf—a big wave
In these exclusive clips, Rex and his team sort out all the safety and logistical challenges of combining skydiving with surfing
With the goose-induced emergency landing once again in the spotlight, we look back on the bloody, bizarre response in New York City parks
From dog-eared classics to under-the-radar picks, this is our list of 15 books that will awaken the adolescent Outsider.
The books, movies, music, podcasts, and other media on our radar
A ski movie review series comes to "Outside"
A new film from pro snowboarder Alex Yoder takes viewers to northeastern Turkey, where locals have been snowboarding for centuries.
The photos in the accomplished skier's new fitness-focused book show that she knows her power. But do her messages about strength and beauty hit quite as powerfully today?
The books, movies, music, podcasts, and other happenings on our radar
You say that you love the earth, but do you love it as much as Beth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle? We talked to the creators of the Ecosex Manifesto about what it means to be ecosexual.
Ian Frazier has had it with people calling favorite outdoor spots “cathedrals,” “shrines,” and “sacred spaces.” Here's why.
Tom Harrison makes painstaking, recreationist-friendly maps the old-school way. But it's not a lost art—in the enduring popularity of his products is a lesson on what makes the paper map special.
How an indie pop writer changed the tone of the decade’s most ambitious snowboarding film
The books, movies, music, podcasts, and other happenings on our radar
Snowboarding’s most anticipated film in years is being released October 3. It’s been hyped up for months by the likes of Red Bull, GoPro, and other companies, but good news: We’ve seen it and it more than lives up to the buzz. The Fourth Phase is one you won’t want to miss.
HBO's ambitious new show—and perhaps the next 'Game of Thrones'—takes smart advantage of adventurous land we already know and love
The books, movies, music, podcasts, and other happenings on our radar
Warren Miller’s autobiography gives a thorough look at his six-decade career—which just so happens to parallel the rise of skiing in America
One of the founding fathers of ski porn, Miller has directed 55 movies since 1950. This is a highly subjective ranking of his work, from the people who know it best.
What do you get when you combine VR, Camp 4 Collective, and some of the best extreme athletes in the game? A series of immersive videos that could get more people into both VR and adventure sports.
Water-reporting vet John Fleck's new book explores the ways the West is dealing with drought, and it's not all gloom and doom
The books, movies, music, podcasts, and other happenings on our radar
Long underappreciated, the female side of the sport has come of age with a film that isn’t entirely about riding (but there’s a lot of that, too)
The books, movies, music, podcasts, and other happenings on our radar
We’ve all known that photo fakery has existed pretty much since photography was invented, but for many years you could more or less trust your eyes with video. Not anymore.
Environmental researchers are transforming big data into classical music and giving voice to not-always-accessible environmental issues. Call it the sound of science.
The books, movies, music, podcasts, and other happenings on our radar
The new book, 'Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman,' sheds light on the environmentalists who we don't always think about—and who don't always identify as such
The rock climbing veteran talks his career on El Capitan and the psychology of climbing with Alex Honnold
When the author's childhood friend died in a climbing accident last year, her favorite outdoor pursuits took on a new layer of anxiety
The books, movies, music, podcasts, and other happenings on our radar
An inside look at America's history with doping and double standards related to performance enhancement
Our preview of the four most anticipated powder flicks dropping this fall
The books, articles, archives, and other happenings on our radar
The books, movies, music, podcasts, and other happenings on our radar
Should we ban the construction of any more trails into the wilderness? Robert Moor, author of the new book, 'On Trails,' says we should build more.
In an excerpt form Robert Moor's new book, 'On Trails,' the author attempts to guide sheep on foot with some of the nation’s last traditional shepherds
The "human guinea pig" talk about his 4-hour plan to being good at, well, everything
We often don't hear about the people of color who have shaped America's natural spaces—and we still have a long way to go when it comes to representation in environmental and adventure media. Carolyn Finney, a professor of geography whose work often focuses on diverse communities in the outdoors, explains how we can do better.
In a terrific new memoir about his career in journalism, McDonell talks about working with writers who became modern legends (including Jim Harrison, Edward Abbey, George Plimpton, and Hunter S. Thompson), the early days of 'Outside,' and the bright future he sees for a magazine industry that’s undergoing a historic transition.
In an excerpt from 'The Accidental Life,' McDonell tells the story of tagging along to a rather stuffy dinner party with Edward Abbey—and how things got a little out of hand.
The shoestring-budget comedy is hipster fun in the backcountry, but sometimes takes the easy path
The books, movies, shows, and other happenings on our radar
The documentary chronicles the sport's meteoric rise to mainstream popularity—and the people who shaped its culture
A political primer on the world’s most expensive sports party
Watch Rex Pemberton's insane quest to skydive onto—and then surf—a big wave
Change is coming—in equipment, in the way we watch it, and even in the way we define what it is
The places you'll never be able to afford and the ones so welcoming, you can move in tomorrow
In his latest novel, Dave Eggers follows Josie, a former dentist escaping the loss of her practice and a divorce, and her two children, Ana and Paul, as they take a road trip through Alaska. In this exclusive excerpt, they break into an abandoned ranger’s cabin to wait out a wildfire and hide from a man who Josie is convinced is pursuing them.
Lili Wright's debut novel is a fast-paced, immersive exploration of place and cultural veneration of the sacred object
A thorough exploration on the role and history of photography in our parks, including works from the legends like Ansel Adams and Imogen Cunningham.
David Goodrich, former director of the UN Global Climate Observing System, is biking the country to observe our changing world in person—and writing a book as he goes. Mid-trip, we asked him about his strategy.
There are hundreds of Bigfoot sightings every year, but some are more far fetched than others. These are our picks for the most believable Sasquatch encounters to ever occur.
Larry Olmsted's new book reveals the surprising truth about counterfeit foods.
Bob Gimlin was a small town cowboy when his friend coaxed him into hunting the famous mythical creature 50 years ago. Today, as the legend of Bigfoot has grown, Gimlin is viewed by the community of believers around the country as something of a prophet.
Adventure narratives written by women are finally getting their due—and Blair Braverman’s 'Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube' is a new classic.
At 18, determined to carve out a life as a "tough girl," Blair Braverman moved to Norway to learn dogsledding at an Arctic folk school, chasing fear and finding home in the great white North.
Jesse 'Tex' Leos jumped from 15,000 feet and had about 50 seconds of free fall
In his new book, 'Being a Beast,' Charles Foster attempts to understand the inner lives of animals by living as they do—as an otter, fox, badger, deer, and swift. In this excerpt, he "becomes" a red deer and allows himself to be hunted by a bloodhound.
You worry about your vacation—we’ll handle the reading list. We'll even help you decide which book to take with you (just in case you're a little too busy on the trail to read all of our picks).
Filmmaker Parker Paul created this time stacked timelapse of stars after shooting at Knill's Monument and Smeaton's Pier near St Ives, United Kingdom
Even in urban settings, there's potentially super-nutritious, super-cheap food growing right out of the cracks in the sidewalk. In an excerpt from his book, 'Unseen City,' Nathanael Johnson asks if it's possible to utilize it safely—and deliciously
Gobble Gobble Bitches Yeah is an annual highline event held each Thanksgiving in Moab, Utah
Even if you’re not traveling from Los Angeles to Patagonia by way of 13 countries like this writer did, you’ll want to add his travel resources to your to-meet and to-read list
The writer's best travel works, compiled in 'Kingdoms in the Air,' are a lesson in curiosity, empathy, and proper fly-fishing technique
Proulx’s chronicle of two families who inhabit and ravage North American forests might be her best book yet
With his new film 'Popstar' in the can, we helped the SNL alum blow off steam the best way we know how—birding
A master treehouse builder (yes, that's his real job title) on the numbers, physics, and philosophy of the perfect fortress
Three standout series capture the national parks
Webcams have changed the way we interact with the wild
Artistically-inclined future Olympian Alexi Pappas made an indie movie about the thrills of competition, with some autobiography thrown in
The acclaimed nature writer's portraits of 12 parks go beyond perfect postcard tributes, and the resulting book couldn't have come at a better time
This spoken word poem was written by Wade Newsom and performed live at 5Point Adventure Film Festival.
Czech running phenomenon Emil Zátopek was unstoppable on the track. Outside of the arena, living in a Soviet satellite state, was where things got complicated.
The film-fest veterans of Outside share what they love about the event—and give their best tips so you can soak it all up, too
The twist: most of these don’t exist in English. Don’t worry, we translated them for you.
Badass cyclist Juliana Buhring left a notorious childhood cult, biked around the world, set a world record, and wrote a book about it. It's as close as you could get to riding alongside her.