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Pro climber Joe Kinder lost his job for harassing fellow pro Sasha DiGiulian on Instagram. Where do we go from here?
No bears were subjected to Kanye’s rants in the making of this article
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
Six women talk about their experiences with harassment while recreating or working in the outdoor industry
What does the end of the 105-year partnership mean for Scouting's future?
As far as human exploration goes, Mars represents the next big thing. And if this young rocket scientist has anything to say about it, we’ll be sending people there sooner than you’d think.
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.
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
Give drivers an inch and they'll take over your whole city
In Love Creative’s film Denying the Wolf, a narrator explores what drives man’s best friend.
How a former bank teller became the first African American woman to host a regular-season show on the Travel Channel.
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.
A wide-ranging civil lawsuit alleges that the institution knew about serial abuse by Jean and Steven Lopez, implicating it in a system that allowed the sexual trafficking of four female athletes
And other things you should remember when you meet a plus-size hiker on the trail
As it opens membership up to girls, the 107-year-old organization will now be known as Scouts BSA
Americans tend to equate cycling with frivolity, but riding bikes can be serious business
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.
There’s a common misconception that Black people don’t love wild places. Latria Graham, a southerner with deep connections to farms, rivers, and forests, says the problem isn’t desire but access—and a long history of laws and customs that have whitewashed our finest public lands.
In October, the 107-year-old Boy Scouts of America announced that it will begin accepting girls as Cub and Eagle scouts for the first time. But the Girl Rangers toppled this gender barrier more than 48 years ago.
[Insert exasperated Jean-Luc Picard meme]
‘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
And which one you see says a lot about how you exist in the world
The true story of a flytier who stole hundreds of bird specimens hits hard when you rely on those specimens to do critical research
Sometimes feeling too good on the bike can be your undoing
In today’s era, claiming an adventure record requires more than skill. You need a laundry list of caveats and qualifiers.
A minute-by-minute account my attempt to run across the Grand Canyon—twice
A new Outdoor Industry Association report details outdoor rec spending by congressional district. Lawmakers should take note.
The author started her career just trying to fit in with the (many, many) guys, but eventually came to realize she'd become as misogynistic as the worst of them
It sure looks like it. Bill Gifford on the $100 million legal battle that ended with a whimper.
Meet three entrepreneurs tackling the world’s toughest problems with next-gen science and technology
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
We answer your cohabitation and codependency questions this week
Our features editor sat down with author Mike Finkel to talk about his book, and you can listen in on their conversation
Our bikes may be better now, but what about the world in which we ride them?
Enough already with skis and headlamps that can talk to our phones. The whole thrill of being outside is in escaping the modern tyranny of tech distractions.
The first woman to ride Mavericks on her love-hate relationship with the sport, competing against other women, and why she never went pro
They're not all head rubs and face licks
On April 19-22, 2018 filmmakers from across the globe will be descending on Carbondale, Colorado for the annual 5Point Film Festival.
It’s not about which laws you break—it’s about how you break them
We’ve partnered with Portland, Oregon’s Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year’s best new music.
Location, location, location! This one-bedroom is close to nothing.
It’s not the bike that matters—it’s where you take it
Trying to figure out how to show both of your dogs—with different energy levels—exactly how much you love them? We have answers to this dilemma and more in this week's lightning round.
From filmmakers, Alex Gorosh and Wylie Overstreet, this video is a product of intense boredom.
Women who work as guides and professional athletes face a tougher go than their male counterparts if they also want to raise children
The founder of Out There Adventures discovered power in nature while growing up gay. Now she's sharing it with the next generation—and taking the industry by storm.
Over the past three decades, Nancy Hogshead-Makar has established a reputation as the leading attorney and champion for young athletes filing sex-abuse lawsuits. Now the former Olympic swimmer faces her biggest challenge yet: making sure #metoo's impact is permanent.
Three years after the Camber CEO Pledge, outdoor companies still struggle to find and hire female leaders. The gap is slowly closing, but the lack of focus on hiring women of color is clearer than ever.
Former pro road rider Iris Slappendel founded the first labor union for women cyclists with one goal: getting team managers, sponsors, and riders to treat male and female cyclists with equal respect, 'cause that sure isn't happening now
That's just business as usual in the Trump administration. But despite the interior secretary's asinine comments, there may yet be hope for ground-up change.
It's hard to know what to make of the sudden rise of electric bikes. But one thing is certain: Racing them is a sign of the apocalypse.
Is it a shame we need them? Yes. But it's the only way to protect parents who want their kids to grow up independent and brave.
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
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
Over the last 41 years, we’ve published some astonishing stories of misadventure. This new collection represents the wildest tales we’ve ever told.
For when you don’t have tens of thousands dollars just laying around
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.
Researchers say cyclists are a “problem” for self-driving technology, but the real problem is the cars
There's no reason smaller feet should equal smaller ambition
The Secretary of the Interior's idea to support public lands with oil and mining leases isn't just wrongheaded—the numbers don't add up.
Voters have the power to fix the public lands crisis, but first we need get smarter about how we fund open spaces
A new drama on AMC combines history and twisted fantasy to recreate the most infamous polar expedition in history