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ArchiveThe new strategy promises to raise resilient, confident kids—exactly the skills needed to make great outdoorspeople
We’ve partnered with Portland, Oregon’s Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year’s best new music.
The creator behind 'Afghan Cycles' and 'Catch It' is bringing new athlete role models to life on the big screen
The bestselling author of 'Wild' and 'Tiny Beautiful Things' shares her process and philosophy with Tim Ferriss
Americans didn't crush it in Pyeongchang, but medal-counting haters need to shut it. Let me explain.
Honoring the athletes, moments, and Twitter accounts who really deserved to take home the gold this year
What's the point in owning something if you're not going to make the most of it?
And not just in the medal count (though we did own the medal count)
Schools used to teach auto shop. Maybe it’s time to start teaching bike shop.
A new ad campaign from two major nonprofits aims to break children free from their dependence
These delicious, easy-to-make granola bars are our new favorite twist on the classic campfire desert.
The real fight to protect America’s public lands isn’t in Utah. It’s right outside our biggest cities.
For more than a decade, the educator and filmmaker has been championing women from marginalized communities who are making a difference in the outdoors
Biking to run errands is commonplace in other countries, so enough with the 20 questions.
The sudden, joyful rise of America's cross-country squad makes you wonder: Is happy faster than angry?
We’ve partnered with Portland, Oregon’s Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year’s best new music.
In case you weren’t aware of how oppressive bright orange is as a safety color, don’t worry. No one else was, either.
In an excerpt from her new memoir, 'The Art of Vanishing,' Laura Smith—feeling anxious about her forthcoming wedding—becomes curious about a woman who, unsatisfied with her own marriage, set off on her own and was never seen again
From filmmaker Sam Forencich, Invisible Oregon is a study in time, space, and infrared timelapses. Forencich converted both his Nikon D750 and a Canon 5D MarkII to use infrared technology to create this film.
How to embrace the season (and your partner)
Two big-wave pros on shitty things they've heard in the lineup and their work toward creating pay equality in the sport
An unlicensed truck driver killed a 13 year-old cyclist in Brooklyn. It’s time to take motor vehicle licensing and registration into the 21st century.
This fall, we’ve partnered with Portland, Oregon’s Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year’s best new music.
The cinematographer of episode four talks log chasing, finding small but amazing stories in a vast ocean, and not being afraid of sharks
A fun way to track all the skiers, surfers, runners, and majestic vistas that advertising companies so love
First screened at the National Paddling Film Festival, Heart of Dampness took home their best of award back in 1988. Enjoy a little throwback.
The books, movies, music, and podcasts we couldn't stop talking about last month
And you shouldn't leave home without it
No, your pet does not deserve special access
We've partnered with Fresh Off The Grid to bring you three easy, packable meals for your next ski day.
A meditation on dating people who have different skills than you do
It’s time to kill the surprisingly prevalent myth that cycling causes sexual dysfunction
Don't try to justify what we do in the outdoors. Just enjoy it.
We need safe spaces from our addictive, IQ-lowering technology
Aspen Ski Co’s vice president of sustainability on embracing change—and density—in our remote, idealized hamlets
The true story of one Antarctica-bound boat and several unexpected crew members
The industry has moved its trade show, but not its stance on diversity
During 40 years of adventure, hard-charging writer and climber Mark Jenkins has asked a lot of his wife and kids. After his fourth attempt on a dicey Chinese peak, he examines the risks and rewards of a risk-defying career.
Our Last Refuge tells the story of the Badger-Two Medicine and the decades-long struggle to protect this homeland of the Blackfeet Nation from oil and gas development.
We can't normalize bigger, faster, farther anymore
The interior secretary's idea to organize public land by watershed was a great idea when it was first voiced a century and a half ago. But it won't work today.
From rafting whitewater to glamping among the sheep, these adventures will keep everyone happy
If the government shuts down tomorrow, Ryan Zinke wants to keep these lands open. What that actually looks like is at best confusing and at worst dangerous.
If you really want to fight climate change, you can't just sue Big Oil. You also have to embrace e-bike delivery.
Because the gesture is more important than the price tag
We’ve partnered with Portland, Oregon’s Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year’s best new music.
There’s more to the season than holidays and snowsports
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Ultrarunner and author Mirna Valerio on the TransRockies Run, snags, and just some of the things her body is capable of
This fall, we’ve partnered with Portland, Oregon’s Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year’s best new music.
Our features editor sat down with author Annette McGivney to talk about her book, and you can listen in on their conversation
Lest the world suffer my wrath
A primer on who to start reading and who you've been overlooking for too long.
Born in the valley of Londonderry, Vermont, snowboarding took root when Jake Burton and friends began shaping these boards in an old barn.
In short, your children are in vastly more danger in their own driveways than they are in a bicycle child seat
More than any other animal, ducks depend on hunting to survive
Plus, why first dates are scary (even for falconers), and how to overcome your nerves
Who cares how you funded your nice van or thru-hike? What matters is that you're spending time outside.
Maybe that do-anything, go anywhere machine you’ve always wanted is one you already have
A New York politician picks on the wrong cyclist
John Denver’s ski-filled music video for his 1980 hit “Dancing with the Mountains” has been unearthed. And it’s incredible.
We know you’ve been lacking this year—here’s how to change that
This off-grid cabin is equipped with a wood stove, gas cooktop, sauna, outdoor shower, sleeping loft, and enough ice skates to outfit a hockey team.
Ghost Bikes, from director Ethan Brooks, follows Mirza Molberg, who volunteers for the Ghost Bikes Project.
The simple reality is that, with a touch of nuance, we can have our mountain biking and Wilderness, too
Sometimes the most crowded landscapes are also the most expansive
This year marked Outside's 40th Anniversary and to celebrate we partnered with Upslope Brewing to create a special edition beer.
No one wants to have the conversation—but no one can avoid it, either
Want them to love the sport? Start slow.
Short film captures the former national monument’s unique value
This fall, we’ve partnered with Portland, Oregon’s Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year’s best new music.
The first new collection of avalanche stories in decades seeks to help us better understand risk and consequence
The films that stuck with our editors this year
The new bill argues that lawsuits have made wildfires much worse, but its solution won’t do much to help
Our critical picks and staff favorites
Salt Lake City’s Jackie Biskupski faces one of the most conservative congressional delegations in the country, but that’s not stopping her from trying to push her city into a future of clean air, renewable energy, and (hopefully) deep snow