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From a shave and shower to finding love, this is what a life lived on a bike looks like. A film by Guillaume Blanchet.
A new film by Southern Underground Productions investigates why extreme sports athletes risk their lives for adrenaline. For more, read Florence Williams’ classic, This is Your Brain on Adventure.
Filmmaker Mads Brügger goes undercover to infiltrate the African blood diamond business in his new movie, which premiered at Sundance 2012. Read the interview.
Stacy Peralta’s new movie about the early days of skateboarding for Powell and Peralta. Read an interview with Peralta about the movie.
My friend, Lauren, likes to call cyclists “total DBags,” and though a big part of my life revolves around cycling I'm generally inclined to agree with her. Lauren's quibble—partly affectionate, deathly serious—isn't with biking, per se: she rides plenty, and her partner is not only blazing fast on a bike…
James Balog is attempting to convince the world that the climate is changing using only photographs. Read our interview with Balog.
It’s late January. The days are getting longer, the sun is getting just a teensy bit stronger. Who doesn't have beach days or bluebird powder days on the brain? Which brings to mind one of parenthood’s more onerous tasks: applying sunscreen. It’s sticky, the kids are wriggly, and if…
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market kicks off today in Salt Lake City, and we'll be prowling the aisles—virtually—for the best new adventure gear, apparel, gadgets and goodies for active kiddos. (Cue the drooling.) Today’s pick: the first ever stainless steel baby bottle from Klean Kanteen. Breast may be best, but when…
Read Brad Wiener’s review of the film, and Mary Catherine O’Connor’s take on The Grey‘s negatival portrayal of wolves.
Sheffield Adventure Film Festival features highlights from some of the top adventure films of the past year.
Rez Life: An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life
Go here to watch the full film and chat with the filmmaker, Peter McBride, on Thursday night between 6–9 MST.
William Trubridge is on a mission to freedive–without fins or oxygen–deeper than anybody ever has before. Read James Nestor’s story on the terrifying sport of freediving, Open Your Mouth and Your Dead.
We break down the best sites, Facebook and Twitter accounts, and apps for travelers, bikers, gear nerds, and more
Who wants to shoot STA Australia's next web campaign? This past year, the travel company sent three guys on a 44-day round-the-world trip and then turned their journey into a series of three emotive 60-second videos. Director Rick Mereki shot…
Here are the articles you read the most in 2011. They are a mix of longform journalism and inspired service. We’re hoping this list will help you in 2012, whether you’re looking for a good read on your next flight or a new job. 10Consumed…
15-year old Jordan Romero on his quest to bag the 7 Summits [Jordan Romero] Now that the holiday madness is almost over, I finally have some time to reflect on the happenings of the past year. I’ve been lucky to have so many great adventures, and…
Cambodian children enjoy their new bikes. Courtesy of 88Bikes. Is there any greater pleasure for a kid than receiving a bike for Christmas? I still remember racing down the stairs on Christmas day so many years ago to find a big red…
Filmmaker David Lavallee follows a drop of water from Canada’s crown to the sea, and on the way, discovers the true price of developing Alberta’s tar sands. Read the top environmental stories of 2011 here.
Despite Hillary Clinton's visit amid reports of political reforms, Burma's government is still waging war against its citizens. ROWAN JACOBSEN speaks with photojournalist Ryan Libre, who has documented the Kachin people for four years.
SENSE OF FLYING from Goovinn on Vimeo. We're used to seeing amazing BASE jumping and wingsuit flying videos laid down over techno soundtracks with gratuitous slow mo. They're great. The video above works for a different reason. It starts out with the simple sounds of…
From Thom Beers, the creator of the Emmy-winning Deadliest Catch, comes the new eight-part series Bering Sea Gold, premiering on Discovery Channel Friday, January 27, 10PM ET/PT.
Does disabled climber Craig Demartino make it to the summit of Yosemite’s El Capitan? Plus, a look back at two years of story telling in the final episode of The Season.
A collection of the web's best running blogs, from journalists, fans, and runners
The best sites for health advice and commentary, so you can get online and go outside
Two emerging novelists debunk the myth that rural living is easy
Alec Wilkinson revisits a failed polar attempt from the heroic age of Arctic exploration
You like to read product reviews and news online. You research the hell out of every purchase. Here’s what you should have bookmarked.
Our writers and editors share their favorite sites on running, biking, climbing, and more
Need a little outdoor inspiration? Here are the best places online to get it.
The best sites for expert race commentary, gear reviews, and bike porn
Yes, it's that time of year again. Forget the Thanksgiving turkey and the Christmas presents for loved ones. (Though, I beg you, don't forget the sweet potato pie.) 'Tis the season to start planning your trip to Elko, Nevada for the 28th annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
Screenshot from YouTube Video Mitch DoBrowner: Epic Storms Google has released a series of videos showing how people use the company's tools for work and play. Yes, it's a promotional campaign, and yes, Google search is a business. But the…
Our favorite flicks from Canada’s premier adventure film fest
After eleven days of casting for Klamath’s elusive ghost run of steelhead, fisherman Ryan Peterson gets wet giving it one final attempt.
Greg Hill returns to Washington’s Mt. Rainier to confront the mountain that kicked off his skiing career and ski the classic Fear Finger.
Craig Demartino attempts the first all disabled ascent of Yosemite’s El Capitan. Eight hundred feet off the deck, disaster strikes.
In 2010, Ed Stafford completed a 4,000-mile-plus, 860-day trek across the Amazon. His journey is chronicled in the new documentary, Walking the Amazon, premiering November 19th on the Discovery Channel.
How will an oil pipeline from Alberta to B.C.’s coast effect the Great Bear Wilderness? Trip Jennings and Andy Maser investigate in Spoil. Watch the whole film here.
Included in our Top 10 Films from Banff, this claymation short from the folks at Public Ritual shreds the gnar using some seriously impressive stop-motion animation. Support from Sherpas Cinema and Solomon Freeski TV.
Sender Films‘ vertigo-inducing flick follows the rivalry between Hans Florine and Dean Potter for the speed record up Yosemite’s El Capitan.
Call it conservation 2.0. Jared Criscuolo and Kristian Gustavson are building a visual database of America’s most imperiled rivers and crowdsourcing their restoration online.
The 29-year-old cinematographer and alpinist talks about bagging the first ascent of GII in winter and the making of Cold
The first woman to make a feature film on Everest talks about spending 40 Days at Base Camp
Climber Freddie Wilkinson talks to us about the unsung heroes he found while writing One Mountain, Thousand Summits
Skier Greg Hill returns to the mountain that started his ski-mountaineering career: Washington’s Mt. Rainier.
Climber Craig Demartino trains for the first ever all-disabled ascent of Yosemite’s infamous El Capitan.
Steelhead fisherman Ryan Peterson gets a bite. Is it the fish of his dreams?…
REI, Recreational Equipment Inc., a Seattle-based gear co-op we think you’ve probably heard of, seems to have hired away Santa’s most creative elves just before the holidays. The company just announced its online Winter Gear Guide, which highlights the best winter gear, explains techy terms like rocker, and gives…
We've covered the dangers captive orcas pose when in close proximity to people—read Blood in the Water and Killer in the Pool. This morning, news broke that PETA and some former…
The story of one surfer’s journey to save dolphins and whales from slaughter. Minds in the Water is touring the West Coast in October 2011.
Disabled climber Craig Demartino makes a life list of climbs he wants to tick off with one able leg. His last big goal: climb Yosemite’s El Capitan.
Ski mountaineer Greg Hill logged two million vertical feet in the backcountry last year. What’s his next big challenge?…
Ryan Peterson chases a run of ghost fish on California’s Klamath River and learns why steelhead are the fish of a 10,000 casts.
Now that those warm days at the lake have passed, people are updating their YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook pages with videos of their proudest summer stunts. Some include inner tube rides that end in nasty wipeouts, others show error prone attempts on the slip and slide, and more…
Timeline has released the trailer to the new documentary about snowboarder Xavier De Le Rue, “This is My Winter.” It will make the rounds at film festivals this fall and winter, starting with Banff.
Thomasina Pidgeon searches for a climbing-life balance in the nomadic existence of a world-class boulderer.
A rare run of winter steelhead is rumored to spawn in California’s Klamath River. Fly fisherman Ryan Peterson aims to catch one. …
They control the lands you play on, the athletes you worship, the gear you buy, even the food you eat. Meet the 25* most influential people in the world outside. *Ranked in order of influence
The Peregrine, J. A. Baker’s 1963 classic of ecology come unhinged, receives a stunning homage from an unlikely source.
Twice a week for the next three months we’ll feature the Season 2, the story of five athletes pursuing their outdoor passions. Meet the crew in Episode One.
Mountain bikers Kevin and Jeremy start their quest to build the perfect trail.
Boulderer Thomasina Pidgeon picks her goal for the season and sets out to climb the Method, a V12 in Squamish, British Columbia.
Kevin and Jeremy find what could be mountain-biking paradise in a burn scar. Now all they have to do is build the perfect trail.
There’s no better way to learn about a country you plan to visit than reading about it, and local writing is the most authentic storytelling you’ll find. Until now, it’s been difficult to find translations of works written in places like North Korea, Iraq and even Europe.
Climber Craig Demartino takes a ground fall and lives to keep climbing–but under a very different reality.
When you’re traveling in the wilderness, a well-stocked med kit can mean the difference between a minor snafu and a major nightmare. This is true whether you’re adventuring alone or with a bevy of little rippers.
Thomasina makes progress on her V12 project, and balances the challenges of being a parent and a world-class athlete.
The Camp Fire Girls was informally started in 1910 as the sister organization to the Boy Scouts of America. Luther Halsey Gulick and his wife Charlotte established Camp WoHeLo (“WOrk, HEalth, and LOve”), a camp for girls,…
Top billing. Photo: Adam Roy Last Thursday, some 1,800 people came out for the premiere of the sixth annual Reel Rock Tour at the Boulder Theater in Boulder, Colorado. The tour is always popular, but this year,…
Starting in October, we’ll feature 15 episodes of Salomon’s Freeski TV. Here is what we can expect to see.
The American craft-brew movement is alive and well, with 1,800 breweries in the U.S. and hundreds more coming soon. With all those suds, how do you find the best brews? Go and taste them.
Photo courtesy National Park Service This review is the first for my list of the 34 best travel books you've never read, posted in no particular order. Up first, Poets on the Peaks, a travelogue that chronicles the varied routes the Beats took…
A story of the people working to save our beaches. One Beach premiers in New York City tonight.
A passionate look at bodysurfing in Woodshed Film‘s lastest, Come Hell or High Water. Read more in Madison Kahn’s interview with filmmaker Keith Malloy.