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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.
There’s more to the season than holidays and snowsports
We’ve partnered with Portland, Oregon’s Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year’s best new music.
Because the gesture is more important than the price tag
Ultrarunner and author Mirna Valerio on the TransRockies Run, snags, and just some of the things her body is capable of
Our features editor sat down with author Annette McGivney to talk about her book, and you can listen in on their conversation
This fall, we’ve partnered with Portland, Oregon’s Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year’s best new music.
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
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
We know you’ve been lacking this year—here’s how to change that
John Denver’s ski-filled music video for his 1980 hit “Dancing with the Mountains” has been unearthed. And it’s incredible.
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
This year marked Outside's 40th Anniversary and to celebrate we partnered with Upslope Brewing to create a special edition beer.
Sometimes the most crowded landscapes are also the most expansive
No one wants to have the conversation—but no one can avoid it, either
The first new collection of avalanche stories in decades seeks to help us better understand risk and consequence
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 new bill argues that lawsuits have made wildfires much worse, but its solution won’t do much to help
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
The intensifying war between Republicans and Patagonia could now move to Capitol Hill—exactly where the outdoor industry could make the most impact
“Big Sur” captures the musician's love of the California coast
A new survey across the Department of the Interior shows that it’s not just the National Park Service plagued by these issues
The trick to making it look easy is a heck of a lot of hard work
The do’s and don'ts of securing the outdoor-rec vote
The charities suing the Trump administration to save Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments—and how you can help
Nine tips gleaned from the Swedish parenting playbook
Wedding photographers Northen Peak Productions are carving out a niche in their industry—adventure weddings.
When Patagonia, REI, and the North Face stood up to Trump’s national-monument shrinkage, did they earn more goodwill than they lost? We reviewed social comments to hear what you had to say.
This fall, we've partnered with Portland, Oregon's Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year's best new music.
By slashing the Utah monuments without listening to the sovereign indigenous voices, the secretary of the interior regressed to a time when the feds oppressed and disrespected the tribes
Wouldn’t you like to get away? To a place where you can be pampered and just relax? Of course you wouldn’t.
For this Tough Love, by popular request, we're doing something a little different: a semi-noncapitalist gift guide
Into the Deep Unknown from research institute Biographic follows deep-sea biologist Diva Amon as she showcases what the earth looks like at 3,280 feet below sea level.
The outdoor industry has been a fierce advocate for the now-decimated national monument—but it may have been too little, too late
Edge of the light is a drone film from professional photographers at Ozzo Photography. On a recent trip they set out to capture the northern lights dancing over Iceland's waterfalls.
You don't need to get kitted up before every ride
Want to change people's minds about cycling? Start with the school drop-off and go from there.
The books, movies, music, and podcasts we couldn't stop talking about in November
It’s long overdue that we started talking about it, and it affects all of us
Give them something that will inspire a lifetime of adventure
From filmmaker Jon Glassberg and writer Caroline Treadway, China Doll follows climbers Heather and Chris Weidner as Heather attempts to climb China Doll in Dream Canyon.
On the road, the window to the soul is more of a one-way mirror
In this excerpt from Annette McGivney's book 'Pure Land,' the author investigates the brutal killing of a Japanese tourist—and things get complicated.
Part actual book club, part place to explore outdoor culture and media
Use the hashtag #readingbravely to show us where you go with Outside
Because sometimes during the holidays you'd rather be skiing, even if you don't want to say it out loud
For thoughtful holiday gifting, these are our no-fail, instant-gratification picks
Bobby Kennedy Jr. has spent a lifetime protecting rivers, an ethos born on childhood expeditions
The podcast star and bestselling author sent the same 11 questions to more than 100 of his dream interviewees. He shares their answers in his new book, 'Tribe of Mentors.'
Over the past four decades, Outside has told a lot of incredible stories. It’s something worth celebrating, so when our 40th anniversary rolled around this year, we went big.
Is riding with headphones really such a big deal?
Hunting fights habitat loss and poaching, even in unstable countries
And don't let anyone make you believe differently
For our 40th anniversary in 2017, we decided to throw a year-long party
Did Fabian Cancellara really use a motor? And if he did, what does that mean for cycling?
Check out these seven new docs from the biggest film festivals of the season
The climber and photographer is rarely home. But when he is, here’s what he keeps close by.
The accomplished alpinist Lydia Bradey looks back at her life, 31 years after making the decision to get sterilized
One writer, inspired by Edward Abbey to head west, sets off for a seasonal gig that proves to be a deeply isolating experience
