Adventure
Alex Honnold and Cedar Wright on What Makes Their Partnership Work
Despite their differences, climbing’s most famous besties get along because they share the same convictions, support each other’s harebrained schemes, and, of course, engage in some good-natured smack talk
The Beauty of Accepting Help
Having a disability and staging epic adventures can go hand in hand. You just have to be willing to ask for a little help.
The Hardest Mountain to Climb Has No Summit at All
Why reaching outdoor nirvana means journeying far from the beaten path
Learning To Roll a Sea Kayak Changed My Life
It took me months of cold, scary failure to learn how to roll my boat in the open ocean. The effort taught me that barriers to outdoor proficiency, no matter how daunting, can be overcome if you don’t give up.
Can You Pick Up Big-Wave Surfing in Middle Age?
Our writer, a lifelong surfer, tries to find out
How to Pack for Your First Ambitious Day Hike
All the essentials for crushing long days on the trail
Experience Every Season of Deschutes
Deschutes National Forest offers year-round adventure to a wide variety of outdoor enthusiasts
Dispatches from a Surf Camp in Southeast Alaska
After a year of isolation, the small community of Yakutat reconnects among the waves
The Drought in the West Is Really Bad and It’s Gonna Get Worse
But there’s still hope if we start managing water differently and addressing climate change, both of which are making dry spells more extreme