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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?
In case you weren’t aware of how oppressive bright orange is as a safety color, don’t worry. No one else was, either.
We’ve partnered with Portland, Oregon’s Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year’s best new music.
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.
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
The books, movies, music, and podcasts we couldn't stop talking about last month
First screened at the National Paddling Film Festival, Heart of Dampness took home their best of award back in 1988. Enjoy a little throwback.
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.
Aspen Ski Co’s vice president of sustainability on embracing change—and density—in our remote, idealized hamlets
We need safe spaces from our addictive, IQ-lowering technology
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.
The industry has moved its trade show, but not its stance on diversity
The true story of one Antarctica-bound boat and several unexpected crew members
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.
From rafting whitewater to glamping among the sheep, these adventures will keep everyone happy
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.
If you really want to fight climate change, you can't just sue Big Oil. You also have to embrace e-bike delivery.
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.
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
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
Born in the valley of Londonderry, Vermont, snowboarding took root when Jake Burton and friends began shaping these boards in an old barn.
A primer on who to start reading and who you've been overlooking for too long.
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
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
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
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
Short film captures the former national monument’s unique value
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
“Big Sur” captures the musician's love of the California coast
The intensifying war between Republicans and Patagonia could now move to Capitol Hill—exactly where the outdoor industry could make the most impact
The trick to making it look easy is a heck of a lot of hard work
A new survey across the Department of the Interior shows that it’s not just the National Park Service plagued by these issues
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
Wedding photographers Northen Peak Productions are carving out a niche in their industry—adventure weddings.
Nine tips gleaned from the Swedish parenting playbook
This fall, we've partnered with Portland, Oregon's Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year's best new music.
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.
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.
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