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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
The third annual International World Extreme Sports Medicine Congress confirmed our collective willingness to wreck ourselves in pursuit of stoke
Elemental is a seascape film from photographers Armaand Djicks and Ray Collins who are creating their own medium called ‘cinescapes’.
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)
Encouraging children to race bikes would make the country—and the world—a better place
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
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
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.
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.
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.
Especially if you don't share the same interest and it involves lots of time, money, and travel
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
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
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.
In ‘Leave No Trace’ father and daughter are forced out of long-term camping on public lands by social services.
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
'You Are Mighty' lays out ground rules for getting your kid to help change the world
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
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
From missing cats to murder, these Outside stories explore the weird, wild, and terrifying corners of the outdoor world
The Minnesota basketball coach launched Asiya, a brand with the goal of making playing sports better for hijab-wearing women everywhere
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
Think the effects of a warming planet are only theoretical? If you spend any time recreating outside, they're suddenly everywhere you look.
Or not climbing one, whatever you want to do
Everything our editors couldn't stop talking about this month
How to deal when your loved one loves risky hobbies
A new book goes deep into the history and significance of our country's 4,000-mile northern boundary
Buy it once, get a lifetime of brownie points
He may want to save the world, but the Tesla CEO’s distaste for traffic and clickbait could destroy us all
Stories—from new to very, very old—to stoke your wanderlust
Rob Katz, CEO of Vail Resorts, on why smart, ethical immigration policies are required to keep ski towns healthy throughout the United States. Politicians, listen up.
The founder of Native Women's Wilderness talks about how she developed her organization and how far we still have to go
We get strapped with more than just the logistics
According to the people who are most obsessed with the Outside archive: Outside staffers
Three new memoirs go deep on some big, existential themes—grief, life's meaning, creativity, and motherhood—while giving us inspiring examples of women chasing adventure with kids in tow
If we truly want more women in this sport, it's time to change the system for entering races
Outdoor Afro is dedicated to bringing inclusion and diversity to the outdoor world.
From speed records to eco-anarchists, these reads explore the legend of an iconic place
We know you want to catch everything on the schedule, but in case you get overwhelmed, here are the films we're most excited about
A 15-year-old who ignited a massive, expensive blaze in Oregon last year was fined $36 million. Does the crime fit the punishment?
The Australian director of 'Sherpa' takes another look at high-altitude pursuits in the new documentary 'Mountain'
Fieldwork in far-flung places is exciting and rewarding—until it's not. Only recently have insiders—mostly women—been able to start changing the culture.
‘New York Times’ sports writer John Branch reports on everything from the Olympics to the World Yo-Yo Contest
We’ve partnered with Portland, Oregon’s Pickathon Music Festival to bring you some of the year’s best new music.
How to fill nearly every weekend this summer with nearly every genre of music
The sinking of the SS El Faro in 2015 brought forth ample media coverage and, now, three new books dropping within months of each other. That's understandable.
A job applicant, Alison Miley, alleges that Craig DeLuca offered her work for sex, and that the company knew about this behavior but allowed it to continue
What to do when you start dating someone who isn't ready to join you on dawn patrol?
From his epic surf films to his iconic Instagram feed, Chris Burkard has redefined the world of adventure photography
It's time to lay down some guidelines for what counts as etiquette among rivals, friends, and professional athletes
What the Bundy family's battle with the federal government really means for the future of public lands in the American West
Does not being moved by a tremendous cycling effort make you some sort of sociopath?
The Boy Scouts of America is dropping the gendered pronoun and allowing girls to be members. The Girl Scouts better adapt fast if it wants to stay relevant.
Pro climber Joe Kinder lost his job for harassing fellow pro Sasha DiGiulian on Instagram. Where do we go from here?
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