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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.
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
He may want to save the world, but the Tesla CEO’s distaste for traffic and clickbait could destroy us all
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
From speed records to eco-anarchists, these reads explore the legend of an iconic place
Outdoor Afro is dedicated to bringing inclusion and diversity to the outdoor world.
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
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?
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.
It's time to lay down some guidelines for what counts as etiquette among rivals, friends, and professional athletes
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?
From his epic surf films to his iconic Instagram feed, Chris Burkard has redefined the world of adventure photography
What the Bundy family's battle with the federal government really means for the future of public lands in the American West
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
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?
The new documentary captures the surfing legend's life and tragic death, but leaves out a key part of the story
Give drivers an inch and they'll take over your whole city
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
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 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.
A minute-by-minute account my attempt to run across the Grand Canyon—twice
Arctic adventure and high malaise in pursuit of the Northwest Passage
Meet three entrepreneurs tackling the world’s toughest problems with next-gen science and technology
We answer your cohabitation and codependency questions this week
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.
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?