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Sponsor Content: Black Diamond

An inside look at Black Diamond Ambassador Chris Burkard’s hike through Iceland in pursuit of the perfect photograph

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A new National Geographic series streaming on Disney+ features everyone from Conrad Anker to Justine Dupont going deep about their most pivotal close calls and mistakes

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Whether you love scaling big rocks or just watching others do it on the big screen, these films capture climbing at its best

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In ‘Missed Fortune,’ a series inspired by a story he wrote for Outside, host Peter Frick-Wright shines a spotlight on the fanatics who chased an eccentric art collector’s hidden riches at all costs

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‘Prey,’ ‘Fall,’ and ‘Beast’ are all in theaters or streaming now—we break down which ones are worth your time

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Ten years after the publication of ‘Wild,’ the beloved author shares her thoughts on the haters who thought she was unprepared, the transformative power of doing big things, and where Monster is now

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We can’t get enough of The Rock glistening and swinging machetes in a tropical forest

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The latest ‘Alone’ winner shares stories from surviving in Labrador and details behind preparing for the show

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To portray the hero of the Thai cave rescue in the new film ‘Thirteen Lives,’ the Hollywood star had to go deep—literally

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Jordan Peele's latest film explores how Hollywood has tokenized non-white people and commodified landscapes and wildlife, nowhere more than in westerns. Can the genre reclaim those marginalized stories and all their complexity?

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Season nine became a starvation contest, and the cast member who could conserve the most calories won

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We pitted the fictional Netflix miniseries against the reality survival game show to see which came out on top

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In the new film ‘Thirteen Lives,’ the Hollywood A-lister plays Rick Stanton, the British diver who helped lead the effort to save 12 boys and their coach who were trapped in Thailand’s Tham Luang cave

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Jody Rosen combines his acuity as a pop-cultural critic and his passion for the bicycle in his new book ’Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle’

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The reality show’s cast members are beginning to wrestle with their emotions as temperatures drop and food sources dwindle

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The A-list actor is the voice of the new National Geographic documentary ’America the Beautiful,’ and we loved every minute

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Every season, the survival reality TV show features a few bushcraft specialists who approach wilderness living with an artistic flair

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The artist’s first-ever Web3 collection tells the story of his own journey into the outdoors

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‘Fire of Love’ uses the archival footage from Katia and Maurice Krafft to tell the story of how they fell in love and pushed the boundaries of science and adventure

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Sponsor Content: Toyota Tundra

The 2022 Toyota Tundra has everything you need to get your gang out onto the water for a day of adventures

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For his new PBS show, ‘America Outdoors,’ comedian and activist Baratunde Thurston connects us to our natural environments through the most interesting of creatures: humans.

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The four-part Teton Gravity Research series, premiering this week, captures incredible footage of terrifying expeditions, but it succeeds because of the compelling human stories at its heart

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Another contestant heads home early after the reality show throws viewers a few curveballs

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A beekeeping documentary, ‘Jurassic World: Dominion,’ and all things Obi Wan Kenobi

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In the show's six episodes, host Baratunde Thurston takes viewers across the U.S. and has thoughtful, honest conversations with the people he meets about their relationships to the natural world

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On his first album in five years, the singer-songwriter brings us a collection of heartfelt tracks that offer warmth and comfort when we really need it

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‘Deep Water’ marks the first time a gravel bike has appeared in a major motion picture. Well, a motion picture, anyway.

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In her new book ‘Generation Dread,’ author and researcher Britt Wray teaches us how to channel our climate grief and anxiety into purpose and agency

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Silvia Vasquez-Lavado’s memoir about being the first Peruvian woman to stand atop the tallest mountain on earth is also a story about surviving sexual abuse and addiction and, ultimately, finding herself

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This week, Outside Book Club host Elizabeth Hightower Allen spoke with author Silvia Vasquez-Lavado about her memoir In the Shadow of the Mountain, the Book Club’s May pick. On the one hand, the books is about Vasquez-Lavado journey to become the first Peruvian woman to summit Everest…

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Plus, the emotional agony that comes with quitting the survival show early

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In an exclusive interview about his first album in five years, the multiplatinum-selling musician opens up about his competitive side, songwriting, and the struggle to stay optimistic in trying times

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Holders of Outside’s first NFT, the Bedrock Badge, will automatically be entered to win concert tickets and limited-edition signed copies of the artist's new album, ‘Meet the Moonlight’

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Amid all the noise surrounding Web3, something fascinating is emerging: a new kind of immersive adventure storytelling

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Most surf films portray riding waves in a purely positive light. A new Apple TV+ docuseries and the documentaries ‘Waterman’ and ‘Havana Libre’ take a nuanced look at a spectrum of experiences amid the waves

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‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ a Woodstock playlist, and ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’

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At the end of one of the most successful Everest seasons in years, we collected the most compelling stories about the peak and how it can bring out the best and worst in those who attempt to climb it

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After two episodes, the survivalist reality show has already seen a few twists and turns

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The outdoor-survival reality show returns for season nine—tune in and return to our site for updates and speculation on who will win

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The New Yorker staff writer spoke with Outside Book Club host Elizabeth Hightower Allen about turning the unbelievable story of itinerant canoeist Dick Conant into a book

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The beloved annual gathering is in person again in Telluride, Colorado, and screening some of the most exciting adventure films of the year

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Kathryn Miles’s new book, ‘Trailed,’ investigates the killings of Julie Williams and Lollie Winans in Shenandoah National Park 25 years ago—and asks difficult questions about safety in nature

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An Everest thriller, ‘Bad Vegan,’ and Alex Honnold in the Amazon

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When we open our ears to the marvels of natural soundscapes, we experience the energies of the world in a unique way—and begin to understand the mysteries behind them

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‘Our Great National Parks’ overly idealizes U.S. conservation efforts and gives a mealymouthed call to climate action

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‘Severance,’ a John Green audiobook, and ‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’

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A relationship with plants built on love, care, and respect is at the heart of bringing the outdoors inside

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Something surprising is happening on the video app best known for silly dance moves: users are finding inspiration for adventure

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In an excerpt from his new book, ‘Riverman,’ writer Ben McGrath recounts how he met an itinerant canoeist named Dick Conant, a fascinating character who mysteriously disappeared shortly thereafter

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This month the Outside Book Club will read ‘Riverman,’ by Ben McGrath, the tale of a traveler who glimpsed the kind of freedom most of us only dream about

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In a live Zoom Q and A, the beloved author talked about what it’s been like to have her bestselling memoir make such a big impact on the outdoor world, what her relationship to the outdoors is now, and what ever happened to Monster

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Bill Hayes’s new book, ‘Sweat: A History of Exercise,’ offers a personal account of a universal tradition

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If you’ve been riveted by the discovery of the ‘Endurance’ shipwreck, dive deeper into the rich history of daring—and often tragic—Arctic and Antarctic expeditions with these works of fiction and nonfiction

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In the ten years since she published her memoir about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, her life has changed dramatically—and so has the trail itself

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The real-life action heroes swapped their boards for tuxedos to present a James Bond anniversary homage at the Oscars. We should’ve known they’d land it.

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Join us for a live Zoom Q and A with the beloved author, presented by the Outside Book Club, on Tuesday, April 5

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In his new book, ‘Sounds Wild and Broken,’ the award-winning ecologist and writer dives into the history and diversity of our planet’s soundscapes in effort to get us to pay attention before they disappear

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Set far from dramatic mountain peaks, the movie stays true to a gentler side of the state

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Joey Santore’s YouTube channel, Crime Pays but Botany Doesn’t, crosses citizen science with vigilante environmentalism

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The Netflix film tells the true story of an early 20th-century explorer and his engineer fighting to survive in the Arctic. We talked to the ‘Game of Thrones’ star about what it was like filming on location in Greenland and Iceland in extreme conditions.

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Our March pick is Cheryl Strayed’s classic memoir of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. We’ll conclude the conversation with a live Zoom Q and A on April 5.

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‘Normal Gossip,’ a book about navigation, and ‘Abbott Elementary’

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After her 25-year marriage ended in divorce, the Outside contributing editor turned to science—and a river trip—to navigate through the darkness. Register here for our Zoom book discussion on March 9.

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Professional skier Markus Eder had a fantasy of an impossible descent. Then he got creative.

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In his new book ‘Wayward: Stories and Photographs,’ Chris Burkard takes readers behind the camera on his quest for meaningful experiences

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A poet laureate’s memoir, ‘Station Eleven,’ and a lacrosse film based on a true story

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When Outside contributing editor Florence Williams’s husband of 25 years left her, she paddled the Green River to process her grief. Her new book recounts that story and dives into the science of the heart.

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The precocious author’s debut release was the December-January pick for the Outside Book Club. We spoke with him about his journey along the Magdalena, Colombia’s longest waterway, and his attempt to understand the quickly changing country

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The Twitter famous saurologist and cofounder of Black AF in STEM is helping to build a more inclusive scientific community—and spotting some very sneaky lizards along the way

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Marshall Sella started as an intern at Outside in Chicago in 1988, and he went on to a successful career as a magazine writer in New York. His friends and former colleagues will remember him as much for his infectious humor and generous spirit. Here, his editor recalls the impact a young man had on a magazine still finding its voice.

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Cahill’s stories and rollicking misadventures around the world have made this publication what it is today. Here he talks about his role in the creation of Outside magazine, choking down snake blood and gallbladder cocktails in the name of journalism, and how he came back from the dead after a frigid swim in the Grand Canyon’s biggest rapid.

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The stories we were most excited to read and publish across Outside titles this year

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This year’s most memorable adventure films include ‘The Rescue,’ ‘14 Peaks,’ and ‘Playing with Sharks’ 

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The actor’s nature show, now streaming on Disney+, offers a welcome update to a familiar format

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The podcast ‘FOGO’ captures a comedian’s quest to discover what she’s been missing in the outdoors

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Some of this year’s best outdoorsy reads include new works from Alison Bechdel, Imbolo Mbue, and Mary Roach

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The Outside contributing editor’s latest release was the November pick for the Outside Book Club. We spoke with her about the appeal of chasing powder and the many crises facing the ski industry.

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In her new novel, the award-winning author takes an especially pessimistic view of the climate crisis—but this isn’t the time to give up

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Hunter S. Thompson, Taylor Swift, and ‘King Richard’

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In an excerpt from his new book, ‘There and Back: Photographs from the Edge,’ the renowned climber and filmmaker recounts a 2003 expedition with snowboarder Stephen Koch

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