Outside Magazine, Jun 2002
Stories
POSTs
A decade of research reveals that creatine is the real deal—but watch your step when tempted by other supplements making big promises
How much protein do you really need? A lot more than Uncle Sam's telling you.
The ultimate guide to weightlifting for endurance athletes
Rick Young—restaurateur, technophile, obsessed basement hobbyist—is about to pilot the first perfect replica of the 1903 Wright flyer, the rickety, wood-and-fabric biplane that kick started aviation history. At least four other teams are poised to launch flyers of their own, but Young is rushing to make it into the record books first—or become th
A bird obsessive chases a maddening truth: the more elusive the prize, the more tantalizing the hunt
Iceland isn't the only place to revel in Nordic madness. Once the rest of Scandinavia has made it through another winter, the residents start to vibrate...they grin...they regress...and turn positively Viking. All you need to know is where and how to tap
Only on this remote North Atlantic island do you find such glorious quirks as tolting ponies and entire villages of sleep-deprived puffin chasers
Spread brilliant images of your adventures across the wide-open spaces on your walls with the latest generation of photography's technological wonders
George W. Bush’s Secretary of the Interior keeps a low profile, keeps her mouth shut, and never picks a fight. Don’t mistake her for a stiff, though. As the steward of 507 million public acres, she has deftly combined an aggressive, pro-extraction agenda and the Bush administration’s wartime clout…
After 34 years of blazing trails, Colin Fletcher anoints a footloose, gear-crazed successor
Aiming to ditch those pesky antiglobalists, the G8 elite huddle in backwoods Alberta
Tearing through the banquet of life, Radish, the author's omnivorous, irrepressible red heeler, was a happy and undiscriminating guest—not to mention a philosophical beast who maybe, just maybe, had it all figured out
#1 You must merge with the living energy of the mountain. #2 That nagging headache may be the result of an avalanche that has just crushed your tent. #3 In order to endure the most dire physical suffering at 25,000 feet, you must inhabit other dimensions free from pain. (Note: Pain returns upon reentry into the body.) #4 You will be compelled to ascend the most harrowing face in the Himalayas, alone. #5 Go home, break both of your legs, and start all over again.
F E A T U R E S
CLIMBING LESSONS FROM THE SCHOOL OF TOMAZ HUMAR
He’s summited 26,504-foot Annapurna I, alone, in a whiteout. He’s survived a night on the west face of 25,770-foot Nuptse, alone, after his climbing partner was blown off the mountain and his tent burned down. And he has scaled the south face of 26,810-foot Dhaulagiri, alone, living through avalanches and self-administered dental surgery. Is Tomaz Humar the best alpinist in the world, or just the luckiest?
By Peter Maass
25th ANNIVERSARY EXPOSURE SPECIAL
SHOOTING THE WORKS
A celebration of truth, beauty, nature, strength, mystery, and—oh yeah—gnarly amplitude, as seen through the eyes of some of our favorite photographers.
WHAT’S GALE NORTON TRYING TO HIDE?
Greens call her James Watt in a skirt, but flattery is getting them nowhere. With the country distracted by events overseas, George W. Bush’s quiet but aggressive Interior Secretary has craftily bypassed Congress, rolled back enviro regulations, and ushered in a huge new push for oil, natural gas, and mine development on public lands. Next up: ANWR. Welcome to Beltway hardball, Norton-style.
By Weston Kosova
LIVING IN DOG YEARS
Let us now praise Radish, who saw the world as a heaping banquet table, ate his way from end to end, romped and farted with gusto, and then one day said, “I’m full.”
By Bill Vaughn
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF ALTITUDE
Rick Young thinks he alone knows the secret to Orville and Wilbur Wright’s first motorized flight in 1903. Now, if he can only fly his replica without getting killed.
By Carl Hoffman
D E P A R T M E N T S
DISPATCHES
Dropping 40 miles of the world’s gnarliest Class V+ whitewater, kayaker Scott Lindgren and his Outside expedition notch a HISTORIC FIRST DESCENT of Tibet’s Upper Tsangpo River. PLUS: Why are top politicos holing up in the CANADIAN BACKCOUNTRY? Also, a 28-year-old upstart dominates ULTRARUNNING’S OLD-SCHOOL VETERANS ; keeping Outside‘s EAR TO THE GROUND in Hollywood; Colin Fletcher’s THE (NEW) COMPLETE WALKER ; BOOKS by Elizabeth Gilbert, Tim Moore, and Thomas Laird. And this month’s RADAR .
DESTINATIONS
WILD SCANDINAVIA
Come June, when the sunlight finally returns to ICELAND , this rugged Nordic outpost is transformed into a round-the-clock adventure playground for multisport enthusiasts. PLUS: Sea kayak SWEDEN , cycle DENMARK , trek NORWAY , and gallop FINLAND this summer.
THE WILD FILE
What’s the highest unclimbed peak in the world? How much food would a man-size hummingbird need to survive? And more.
By Brad Wetzler
OUT THERE
Stalking an elusive songbird last seen in 1938, a naturalist confronts the myths and monsters of the Brazilian wilds—and succumbs to the thrill of a tantalizingly futile chase.
By Scott Weidensaul
BODYWORK
The second installment of THE SHAPE OF YOUR LIFE , our five-month fitness plan, uses functional training to fortify your core strength. PLUS: CAN SUPPLEMENTS HURT YOU?
REVIEW
From classic SLR to modern digital and video, the latest HIGH-TECH CAMERAS can capture all your outdoor exploits—and bring ’em back home. PLUS: Professional-grade photo accessories; Aquafly’s FUTURISTIC FLY BOX ; Kelty’s expand-and-retract backpack; a jacket for rough-weather paddlers; PROFESSIONAL-GRADE PHOTO ACCESSORIES ; and more.