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ArchiveJohn 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 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.
Matt has three shiny pieces of gear, a renewed enthusiasm, and a date with the guillotine flake.
An HD kayak adventure film that visits China, Africa, North America, and Turkey.
A small elite fraternity of high-altitude skiers climb the highest peaks in the world in pure Alpine style, carrying their skis for the trip down.
Professional snowboarder Jonaven Moore tries a different approach after watching a friend nearly die in an avalanche. theseasontv.com…
A look at the Outside Adventure Film School students during the Teva Mountain Games. By Zach Newton and Kaitlin Addison…
How to vary shots and edit them together.
Before summit night, Bill Barkeley reads letters from his family.
Colin Haley used the Cascades as a springboard onto the world's hardest-to-reach summits.
The countdown has started and it舗s time to see how Scott Petett is going to do against some serious talent.
Conrad Anker, Renan Ozturk, and Jimmy Chin weather a storm while attempting an unclimbed route up India's Meru Peak.
Preview the upcoming film about the brutal trail featured in “Chasing Ghosts”.
Snowboarder Jonaven Moore searches for the perfect line theseasontv.com.
Award-winning director Michael Brown talks about the pros and cons of shooting with a DSLR.
Outside's K9, Danger, trains for mountain search and rescue. By Allison Otto, Outside Serac Adventure Film School…
How and what to pack when filming an expedition.
Climbers talk about the relationship between break ups and climbing.
Whether he's on glassy Indonesian waves or fresh Bachelor powder, 61-year-old Gerry Lopez understands the ins and outs of carving.
November in Whistler was one of the best months of skiing ever, yet Jonaven Moore was no where to be found.
Award-winning director Michael Brown talks about how to work out rights and find the right music for your film.
A professor goes on a vision quest to switch career gears. By Dr. Dave Stephan, Outside Serac Adventure Film School…
Award winning director Michael Brown talks about the positives and negatives of shooting with a DSLR camera. Outside Adventure Film School…
Ultrarunner Krissy Moehl experiences a lifetime of joy, tedium and wonder during 100-mile races.
An intimate look inside one of the most successful Mount Everest expeditions ever.
Did James Franco’s film 127 Hours unleash a string of tragedies in Utah’s Blue John Canyon? Peter Vigneron investigates.
Skiers and snowboarders try to best each other with big air and high-flying tricks.
The safety rules to be followed when filming on mountains.
Award-winning director Michael Brown talks about all of the elements of a winning pitch.
Dave Hahn on Everest and the guiding life. By John Gates, Outside Serac Adventure Film School…
The value of placing a hot water bottle in a sleeping bag.
Getting the shots you need for a great adventure film.
Award winning director Michael Brown talks about how to find the best movie for your adventure short. Outside Adventure Film School…
Three surprisingly gratifying genre novels that take you away
The Outside Adventure Film School went to the Teva Mountain Games and spent a week filming climbing, kayaking, and mountain biking. Here are three videos Michael Brown's students came up with. Behind the Scenes…
Climber Matt Maddaloni works on pushing the limits of climbing with a new tool called the anticam. theseasontv.com…
Outside contributor Alan Arnette discusses his plan to climb the seven summits and raise more than $1 millon for Alzheimer's research—all within a year. To listen to the extended interview click here, or subscribe to our…
Go behind the scenes of photographer Nigel Parry’s May 2011 Outside magazine cover shoot with Stephen Colbert…
Courtesy of Rodale His middle name, Makalani, is Hawaiian for “skilled at writing,” so it's no surprise that Cincinnati Bengals' defensive captain Dhani Jones has a book out this month. In The Sportsman, he chronicles the…
Courtesy of Rodale His middle name, Makalani, is Hawaiian for “skilled at writing,” so it's no surprise that Cincinnati Bengals' defensive captain Dhani Jones has a book out this month. In The Sportsman, he chronicles the…
Mountainfilm is at once the most refreshing and exhausting event of the year. For four days 2,000 guests do everything they can to watch all 73 films, listen to the 18 panel discussions, and shake the hand of each of the 29 authors at the book signings. Between events everybody…
Mountaineer Conrad Anker discusses his new DVD The Wildest Dream, discovering George Mallory's body on Everest, and his plans to compete in the 2014 Olympics. To listen to the extended interview click here, or subscribe…
https://youtube.com/watch?v=QAGxy85R380%C2%A0 The final pre-Mountainfilm trailer we're showing is If a Tree Falls, a film from Academy Award nominated director Marshall Curry. The feature documentary tells the story of the rise and fall of the violent anarchist group the Earth Liberation Front. The…
Bidder 70 from Gage & Gage Productions on Vimeo. Tim DeChristopher has been in the news since December 2008, when the former University of Utah economics student bid $1.8 million on 13 parcels of BLM land in Utah at a federal…
Kadoma_teaser from Ben Stookesberry on Vimeo. Telluride, Colorado's Mountainfilm is four days out and counting. To continue our trailer-a-day trend, here's Kadoma, a film from whitewater kayakers and filmmakers Ben Stookesberry and Chris Korbulic. Kadoma tells the story of their…
This year's Mountainfilm, which starts Friday in Telluride, Colorado, features three films about happiness. Here are their trailers. The first, called simply Happy, is an 80-minute feature film from Roko Belic, who directed the Academy-Award nominated Genghis Blues. To shoot Happy, Belic…
A few months ago, I got an email from filmmaker Trip Jennings telling me Spoil, a film he directed and I helped put together, was selected to Telluride, Colorado's Mountainfilm festival, which starts a week from today. This is where I gush. Telluride's surrounded by…
https://youtube.com/watch?v=NdAoLloMY9c American Rivers, the country’s foremost river focused nonprofit, released their annual list of the top ten endangered rivers yesterday. It marks the 26th year American Rivers has released the report, drawing attention to some 360…
One year after the spill, two books examine the causes and effects of BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster.
They say that becoming a dad means your days of big trips and serious adventure are over. They are so wrong.
Journey of Hope 2011, Courtesy of Central Asia Institute Late last Friday, Outside obtained an advance copy of the Central Asia Institute’s annual Journey of Hope newsletter from Anne Beyersdorfer, the independent public relations specialist who has, for the past three weeks, acted as the…
COLD – TRAILER from Anson Fogel on Vimeo. Anson Fogel’s new film Cold is a gripping edit of the footage photographer and mountaineer Cory Richards’s shot during his February ascent of Pakistan's 26,360-foot Gasherbrum II.
Court papers filed today in the U.S. District Court in Missoula, Montana, claim that embattled Central Asia Institute founder and philanthropist Greg Mortenson defrauded both his donors and people who purchased his books, Three Cups of Tea and Stones Into Schools. A copy of the complaint, which was filed by…
The Scene, the latest movie from filmmaker Chuck Fryberger, looks at the varied ways people send by traveling to four of the world's most vibrant climbing communities: the sandstone Mecca of Moab, Utah; the cutting-edge sport crags of Catalonia; the competition scene of Innsbruck,…
So many things happened in the Outside world this April that we understand you not keeping track of everything. Here are the highlights, including some wicked mountain-bike porn, Outside's best covers, a bit on the Greg Mortenson controversy, and a love letter. Number 10:…
https://youtube.com/watch?v=hN2gMP3Q2Z4%C2%A0 Brace yourself for stupidity, but do watch this video of an armor-clad waterskier killing Asian Carp on the Illinois River near Peoria. His weapon is a samurai sword, and his intent is to accomplish what invasive species management teams have been unable to: purge Asian Carp, which now…
This is a big month for wild salmon advocates. On Sunday, May 1 at 8 PM Eastern, PBS will air a Nature special, Salmon: Running the Gauntlet, that offers a terrific broad-strokes history of the collapse of the fish in the once-prolific Columbia…
Last week, attempting to address accusations that he’d fabricated large portions of his bestselling book Three Cups of Tea, author and Central Asia Institute founder Greg Mortenson revised his story about stumbling lost into the Pakistani town of Korphe on his way…
A new memoir from a fire lookout makes a convincing case for quitting your job.