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ArchiveLots of online gear shop websites scale to fit your iPad or phone screen, and some shops have special smartphone apps. Until now, none that we've seen have made buying skis, packs or socks from a mobile device more pleasurable or easier than on a home computer. Backcountry.com's…
Until his paralysis, Josh Dueck was an aspiring pro skier. Now, he’s pushing the limits of sit-skiing, winning competitions and going big in the backcountry.
Jeb Corliss flying near Tianmen Hole, Courtesy of Jeb Corliss Yesterday, we posted a super slowmo video of Jeb Corliss fying in a wingsuit so low to the ground that he was able to hit the string…
Probably the most talked about moment in Jeb Corliss's latest video, “Grinding the Crack,” occurs when a man holding balloons dives to the left as Corliss flies dangerously close to him, and the…
https://www.youtube.com/embed/L35qBS7XqvIÂ Sender Films and Big UP just released the trailer for the sixth annual Reel Rock climbing film tour, which kicks off in Boulder on September 15. The show will take six climbing films on the road (five by Sender and Big UP, plus Cold, a mountaineering documentary shot by…
An exclusive clip from the River Why, a feature film based on David James Duncan’s classic fly-fishing novel of the same name.
Five athletes, five sports, one season. For the second year running, Fitz Cahall and Bryan Smith bring you 22 web episodes of athletes playing in British Columbia. Here is what we can expect to see.
After 34 books, endless Hemingway comparisons, and too many battles with gout, legendary author Jim Harrison is unsurpassed at chronicling man's relationship with wilderness. His secret? Ample wine, cigarettes, fly-fishing—and an inability to give a damn about what anyone else thinks. Our author takes a literary pilgrimage to Montana.
Photo by Ashala Tylor (See more pictures and get more updates on her blog and Flickr) When photographer Ashala Tylor heard a loud knock at her door early one morning in late June,…
Freestyle kayaker Dane Jackson grew up on the river, living out of his family’s RV and trying to keep up with his peripatetic, four-time world champion super-daddy Eric Jackson. Back in 2007, when I hung out with the Jacksons at their home in Rock Island, Tennessee, while reporting a …
Traveler and author Mark Twain filled 50 journals before he died. He wrote sketches for stories and characters, schemes for inventions, observations, drawings and dirty jokes in his little notebooks. He always had one on him to remember the little oddities of the world…
Brain Farm productions, along with the best cameras in the industry, changed the rules of action-sports filmmaking with their latest, The Art of Flight.
In one year, Eric Larson mounted an unprecedented expedition to the polar trifecta: the North Pole, the South Pole, and Everest. Here is a preview of his story, which will be released by year’s end.
Author John Gimlette's travelogue through Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana is filled with adventure, from errant grenades to American cult suicides and tales of half-settled slave revolts.
Arctic adventurer Lynne Cox tackles the legend of Roald Amundsen
An exclusive interview with singer, songwriter, and Yosemite lover Brett Dennen
By Katie Arnold Dane, Eric and Emily Jackson shoulder their kayaks as their dog, Roxy, follows close behind near their home in Rock Island, TN. (©Corey Rich/www.coreyrich.com)Eric & his prodigal spawn, Rock Island, TN   photo: Corey Rich/Aurora Images With four world championships…
Outside photographer Ben Moon teamed up with filmmaker Andy Maser to produce this video of Brett Dennen’s latest hit, the Comeback Kid.
Turns out, the Grand Canyon is no misnomer. Anson Fogel shows us why in this exclusive clip from his classic adventure flick, Wildwater.
Kayaking season’s at its peak in California. See the state’s best whitewater in Shasta Boyz Productions trailer featuring the Knight Brothers.
Slopestyle will be an Olympic sport in 2014. Toy Soldiers Productions latest trailer shows us what we can expect to see.
When it comes to outdoor gear, few items are as seductive and covetous as….backcountry cribs. OK, maybe you’d rather be fantasizing about the newest, sleekest 29er mountain bike or a flyweight backpacking tent, but chances are if you’re reading this, you’ve got more pressing priorities on your plate. Such as:…
Jimmy Chin, Alex Honnold, and the crew from Camp 4 Collective head to Chad to claw their way up virgin spires. Read the Story “The Rainmaker”…
Save yourself (and your future travel plans) with these quick tips
Two new books detail the ongoing search for drifter Everett Ruess, plus required reading for August
A documentary about electric cars, a cool climbing app, and the best long-form journalism websites
It happens. You spend a weekend in the woods, listening to nothing but dancing trees, the hiss of a well-built fire (because all of our fires are well-built, right?), and, if you’re up in the Boundary Waters, that heavenly swoosh of your canoe…
The author on his new book and the search for Everett Ruess
Living through a disaster is just the start of a survival story. The rarely discussed psychological recovery is often the hardest part.
I’m fairly new to this whole adventure parenting thing, but I’m lucky to have some great role models. Number one was my dad, who raised my older sister and me to be curious about the wider world around us. A photographer and editor at National Geographic for most of his…
A new documentary takes viewers inside the fiery rise and sudden fall of the Earth Liberation Front
All you have to do is “like” the Send-a-Kid-to-Camp Facebook page from an in-store kiosk and Mountain Hardware will donate $5 to this great program. The campaign benefits Outdooor Outreach, Kismet, American River Conservancy,…
Athletes risk serious injury for love of their sport. By Dylan Welter, Outside Adventure Film School…
Walker fights his final battle on the summit.
Eric Jackson gives a tour of the family's RV.
Interviews with Alex Johnson, Chris Sharma, and Bohannon about climbing.
Krissy finds friendship on trails all over the U.S.
Kayaker Paul Kuthe wakes up in the middle of the night to find water rising around his tent. theseasontv.com…
Kelly Slater stars in this new 3D film by Stephen Low about searching for the perfect wave.
Perfect tube rides in Caroline Islands from TGR's 06 surf film Shack Therapy…
Big Mtn Snowboarder of the Year from TGR's 06 ski/snowboard film Anomaly…
Athletes navigate down chutes and around spires of the Mount Aspiring National Park region of the Southern Alps.
TMG celebrates the mountain lifestyle in all its forms. By Peter Vertefeuille, Outside Adventure Film School…
Director Michael Brown gives advice on making a great adventure film.
The competition between family members heats up.
The most physically and emotionally demanding day of Bill Barkeley's life.
A large-scale mining project on British Columbia's Flathead poses some issues.
First Ascent kayaker Ben Stookesberry and crew venture into an 8,000-foot gorge for a first descent.
An all out race to the finish, a day of tricks, and jet boating after the event.
Canines try to run, jump, and swim to victory in Dock Dogs. By Adriana Slater, Outside Adventure Film School…
An introduction to Usher Syndrome & the assistive technologies Barkeley will use…
The best places to shoot from to capture drama and perspective.
Forty-five orphans at the Mission Mexico orphanage add surfing to their to do list.
Watch the trailer to the new German film that fictionalizes the Nazi-era race to scale Eiger's north face.
Mikala Jones & Peter Hayes hit the waves in TGR's 2006 surf film Shack Therapy…
A day of casting and competition on and off the river. By John Gates, Outside Adventure Film School…
How to balance risk when making an adventure movie.
Guide Jeff Evans helps Barkeley navigate a steep slope and narrow pass.
Krissy takes on Western States, a 100-mile ultramarathon.
John Harlin III climbs the mountain that claimed his father's life.
How to shoot a conversation to avoid confusing the viewer.
Surfer Gerry Lopez's son Alex falls for snowboarding.
A look at the Outside Adventure Film School students during the Teva Mountain Games. By Zach Newton and Kaitlin Addison…