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Brands need to do more to prove they're using this imagery in a respectful way—and hiring Indigenous people to design it
Outdoor towns tend to be overwhelmingly homogenous, which can make for a tough decision for people of color who want to move somewhere they can play outside
America's proudest tradition should never be used as an excuse for anti-American politics
Major outdoor companies like Patagonia, REI, and others say they’re committed to building a workforce that reflects the makeup of America. Are they doing enough?
Most people are pro-bike—it’s time to stop pretending otherwise
Get ready to hike very, very slowly and stop your car for every LBJ you see
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
Most of mountaineering's teachers are white, but one group wants to change that through new hands-on workshops
Now is not the time to mourn the end of all-day playtime, especially if you're not the one giving birth
The new mega fires raging across the West are polluting the air above states like Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming the worst
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!)
Brewer, entrepreneur, and ultrarunner Caitlin Landesberg on balancing being an entrepreneur with parenthood
You just have to unfollow all those downers first
It's the most powerful conservation tool in the world—and it needs to be updated
Roadside shrines marking the site of cycling tragedies are showing up everywhere, a sign of how little progress we've made in making biking safer. It's time we organize.
Our features editor sat down with author Nate Blakeslee to talk about his book, and you can listen in on their conversation
One-upmanship on social media reaches its logical conclusion. Again.
We believe protecting public land and the environment matters
Sometimes you just have to suck it up
It was just another beautiful day in the mountains for the author and his one-year-old Australian shepherd, Merle, when their lives changed in an instant
We’ve partnered with Portland, Oregon’s Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year’s best new music.
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.
And neither are cargo bikes. It's time to let go of this silly notion once and for all.
These writers remind us what travel is all about—shifting your own perspective and sometimes getting into trouble along the way
Citizens of the island nation Kiribati have already had to evacuate their homes due to sea-level rise.
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
Even if you don’t own a dog! (Yes, this is possible.)
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?
Shanti Hodges has written a new book to help motivate families to get on the trail—and find the one that's perfect for them
Elemental is a seascape film from photographers Armaand Djicks and Ray Collins who are creating their own medium called ‘cinescapes’.
The third annual International World Extreme Sports Medicine Congress confirmed our collective willingness to wreck ourselves in pursuit of stoke
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
Encouraging children to race bikes would make the country—and the world—a better place
It was a great adventure base camp even before the state agreed to cough up $10K for anyone willing to move there
According to us, your highly subjective editors at Outside
For toddlers and teens and everyone in between, these stories will ignite a sense of adventure
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.
The 33-year-old started running as a way to cope with depression. Then she launched Harlem Run. Now she wields the sport as a tool to help the whole country.
Spitfire excels at the curious sport of dock diving, or, in other words, jumping really, really far. That skill has landed him and his owner, 13-year-old Sydney Mackey, five world records—and counting.
Mountain bikers Megan Walsh and Skye Nacel live a pretty idyllic life in their 250-square-foot Oregon cabin.
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
Especially if you don't share the same interest and it involves lots of time, money, and travel
We combed through nearly every one available (more than 50!) to bring you this curated, comprehensive list of animal-kingdom stars
Many of us owe our passion for the outdoors to our fathers.
A new collaboration with The North Face will offer programs to earn badges in outdoor skills like backpacking, rock climbing, and trail running
The problem isn’t dockless bikes. It's dockless cars.
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.
Skip the tie this year and go for one of these budget-friendly products instead
In ‘Leave No Trace’ father and daughter are forced out of long-term camping on public lands by social services.
As a reporter, I’ve been taught to keep my opinions to myself. But I’ve also visited Alaska's McNeil River—the world's greatest brown-bear sanctuary—and to hold my tongue about its possible destruction would make me complicit in the death of something truly remarkable and wild.
Marinel de Jesus, writer at 'Brown Gal Trekker' and a CEO, invites outdoor industry leaders to take concrete measures toward promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion
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
'You Are Mighty' lays out ground rules for getting your kid to help change the world
We’ve partnered with Portland, Oregon’s Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year’s best new music.
The Magnolia State's first high-school mountain bike team wants to build a cycling culture, one pedal stroke at a time
The Minnesota basketball coach launched Asiya, a brand with the goal of making playing sports better for hijab-wearing women everywhere
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
Drivers think cyclists hold up traffic. It’s actually the other way around. How many bikes do there have to be in order for us to realize that?
After a successful Kickstarter, the first issue will feature fat-identified women and nonbinary writers and artists
Or not climbing one, whatever you want to do
How to deal when your loved one loves risky hobbies
Think the effects of a warming planet are only theoretical? If you spend any time recreating outside, they're suddenly everywhere you look.
Everything our editors couldn't stop talking about this month