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After a near-fatal motorcycle accident, Hells Angel Tim Medvetz recovered by climbing the world's tallest mountain. Now he's taking wounded veterans on the same journey.
Not many days outside go as planned. For better or for worse, you are at the mercy of the weather and can’t always get where you want. It’s days like these when an explorers passion really shines through. These are the days you remember. Mountain Hardwear’s Days You Remember…
Gareth and Aaron set out to travel from the northern border of Brazil all the way to the southern border using only human power. A 9000km journey in all, the duo has covered more than 3300km so far and provided updates along the way. Here’s their latest video update from…
Most sunscreens don’t adequately protect your skin, so we’ve rounded up seven top lotions to actually ward off UV rays this summer.
The Machete Project: Vanessa Ahlsborn Photography
Last Fall, Team Fly Halo set out on an unforgettable flying and camping adventure in Monument Valley, Utah. This short from Ryan Southwell Films gives a look into the sport of Powered Paragliding, and some of the unbelievable adventure opportunites it opens up. …
Get outside and move! The latest Mountain Hardwear episode encourages you to do just that. We’re inspired by days spent living boldly in pursuit of our passions. These are the Days You Remember.
A behind the scenes look at unusual product testing. Stuntman and BASE jumper Tom Erik Heimen agreed to complete the Devold Fire Protection Challenge, so they lit him on fire and he jumped off a cliff. …
“Outlines” tells the story of World Wingsuit Champion Espen Fadnes and his transition to life as a professional extreme sports athlete. Learn about the future of wingsuiting in this profile piece from Goovinn. …
Aerial fabric dancers usually work indoors. “Maiden Light,” from Craig Murderlak, tells the story of an aerialist taking her performance to the next level – The Maiden, a prominent monolith in the Flatirons of Boulder, CO. …
“Passion” is the story of Jack Passion, a two-time World Beard Growing Champion. This short film from Zack Bainter gives an inside look at the world of competetive facial hair growing, and tells the story of the man behind the beard. …
From Caliber Truck Co. “Tyler started raging hills with the local crew in his hometown of Santa Barbara. His surf style produces unique and flowing lines with each descent down the hill. Check out this video to get a glimpse of one of the most raw and natural…
A look at the Hawk, the latest wingsuit from S-Fly Equipment. It’s designed to maximize maneuverability and agility with increased surfaced area and arm and leg pressurization. …
The latest project from Sitka and The Short Season highlights a trip down south in search of Patagonia’s red stag. Bow in hand, these hunters not only find some beautiful stag, but a region filled with far more than just world-class hunting opportunities.
On Monday March 10, ski patrollers deliberately initiated an avalanche that gathered more power and snow than expected, wiping out a chairlift at Crystal Mountain in Washington. Patrollers threw a 40-pound explosive on an unstable slope as a normal and common safety precaution. A new video from…
Horizons are meant to be expanded. The first episode from Mountain Hardwear’s newest web series highlights the days you simply don’t forget. And maybe even encourages you to make time for more of them.
We’re inspired by days spent living boldly in pursuit of our passions. These are the Days You Remember. A new series from Mountain Hardwear.
200,000 people applied to be apart of Mars One’s permanant human establsihment on the red planet. In December of 2013, roughly 1,000 applicants were accepted into the next round of qualifying. The project plans to send groups of four every two years, beginning in 2024. This film from Vita…
Another fantastic installment from Outdoor Research’s Tiny House Tour. In ski areas around the world, there are stories that live in the parking lot: vans, RV’s, buses, and campers host ski bums, families, keeners, and winter road warriors. Winter culture grows the parking lot scene. Pre-powder prep, après celebrations,…
Five years after Lewis and Clark completed their famous mission, another more audacious expedition sets out for the Pacific. In this exclusive excerpt from the new book 'Astoria,' the legendary Overland Party attempts to establish America's first commercial colony on the wild and unclaimed Northwest coast—provided, of course, they survive the journey.
Not a bad view. Red Bull’s Chuck Berry has marked a milestone becoming the first person to fly over the stunning scenery of a bubblegum-pink lake in Western Australia.
Champion Red Bull hang glider Jon Durand recently swooped in to set two new world records in just one day in dramatic ‘boomerang-style’ across the Great Australian Bight. ‘Project Boomerang’ was one of the most impressive out-and-return flights in history.
Even the best ones out there have practice safety. eremy Jones and his fellow athletes travel to Snowbird Resort to refine their mountaineering and rescue skills at the International Pro Riders’ Workshop presented by Teton Gravity Research and ICEdot. Started by TGR and former lead guide, Jim Conway, IPRW has…
A unique look at aerobatics. Not to mention some of the craziest flying we’ve ever seen. From Martin Šonka.
Daghan Celayir teamed up with the Red Bull F1 racing team to pull off a pretty wild stunt on top of one of the most famous hotels in the world—Burj Al Arab in Dubai.
Sponsored by Antigravity BASE of Mesa, Arizona and Apex BASE of southern California, the Arizona BASE Boogie draws jumpers from all over the country. The event’s host, Matt Frolich, has performed over 1000 BASE jumps over the course of the last several years.
Keno, a five-year-old Labrador/Border collie mix, makes the first live avalanche find by a rescue dog in Canada
It doesn’t get more exciting than this! Seb Montaz and Globus Kon Tiki string a highline between two hot air balloons. Exit strategy? Just a parachute. Can they get all the way across?…
From fighting on the front lines as a British Parachute Captain to delivering ambulances in Africa to leading the first ever crossing of Madagascar, Levison Wood has lived his life pushing the limits. His next adventure – walking the 4,175-mile Nile River – tops it all.
Some of the best wingsuit flights captured on camera. Featuring athletes: Jeb Corliss, Jokke Sommer, Alexander Polli, Dan Vicary, and more… Edit by Lucas Dworianyn.
In the latest extra from Red Bull Media House and MSP Films’ epic Fall 2014 release, DAYS OF MY YOUTH, see what happens when snowmobiling meets paragliding. Eric Oddy has created a new extreme sport, aptly named “parasledding”. Watch as snowmobiling is taken to the next level as…
Rail slide to base jump, what could go wrong? Behind the scenes with Stept Productions on their latest project Mutiny. Sketchy is one word that comes to mind for Mike Wilson’s bridge jump. (Warning: Adult language)…
Jack English, 93, lives in a cabin alone in the Ventana Wilderness. An undisputable legend we can all learn from. Take a few moments as we bring in the new year and watch Jack’s story. Made by Grace Jackson.
No jungle or river is too remote for self-described medicine hunter Chris Kilham, who travels the globe looking for plants to boost our vitality, ease our pain, and turn us on.
No venture is safe from crowdfunding these days, not even searching for an African warlord. Robert Young Pelton wants you to chip in and help track down the notorious leader of the Lord's Resistance Army.
The drowning of Avishek Sengupta at an obstacle challenge last April was ruled an accident, but his family and friends believe that the sport’s most prominent company did a terrible job of monitoring safety at a water obstacle called Walk the Plank. Elliott D. Woods looks at the life of a remarkable amateur athlete and explains why his tragic end may lead to a multimillion-dollar legal fight.
Women combat veterans suffer the same injuries and difficulties as their male counterparts. And a rugged form of expedition therapy offers a new kind of hope.
One of the original seven Mercury astronauts, Carpenter grew up in the 1930s in Boulder, Colorado, roaming the Front Range on foot, horseback, and skis. As his daughter, Kris Stoever, explains, the freedom fueled an exploratory spirit that eventually took him to space.
BRANDED CONTENT: Peter Metcalf has transformed his company, Black Diamond, into one of the fastest-growing and innovative outdoor-gear and apparel makers in the world. Here he talks about their most radical product yet, a next-generation avalanche airbag-equipped backpack.
Kamchatka, east of Siberia. As the curtain rises on the new frontier of adventure outfitting, attendees include your guide (he's the one with the armored vehicle), the local businessman (he's the one with the machine gun), the UN environmentalist (he's the nervous-looking one), and your fellow tourists (they'll be arriving any moment now). Please enjoy the show
In 1962 in Haiti, Clairvius Narcisse was certified dead and buried. Days later, he was raised from the grave by a sorcerer and became a will-less zombie slave. In 1980, a Haitian psychiatrist found him. In 1983, a Harvard ethnobotanist discovered the secret of his poisoning. And in 1985, a reporter traveled to Haiti to (literally) unearth the true story.
Les Stroud, the most trusted name in survival, has seen it all—and lived to tell about it. Next time you’re up a creek, you should probably do what he says.
Ann Bender will once again be tried for the murder of her husband, an American financier who built a lavish mansion in the wilds of Costa Rica. This is what we know.
On September 28, 37-year-old Jeb Corliss will attempt what he says is his most challenging jump yet. He will drop out of a helicopter and pilot his wingsuit through a crack in a roughly 900-foot-long, 870-foot high rock. We called him up to find out more, and discovered he's using a revolutionary new technology to train.
Danger can be a thrill, but facing death is way overrated
Jordan Hanssen and three friends were more than three-quarters of the way through a 3,700-nautical-mile row across the Atlantic Ocean when two rogue waves flipped their boat and left them fighting for their lives.
There’s nothing like an attack by flesh-eating bacteria to get your midlife priorities straight
You can learn a lot just by walking out your door
On the morning of June 30, all 20 members of Prescott, Arizona’s Granite Mountain Hotshots headed into the mountains to protect the small town of Yarnell from an advancing blaze. Later that day, every man but one was dead. Lone survivor Brendan “Donut” McDonough. For the full story, read…
Chris Foster, a 48-year-old teacher from Southern California, just completed Part 1 of a solo motorcycle journey around the world. We caught up with him to find out why he wanted to do it again.
Learn how to start a one-match fire with this quick guide
A guide to getting the right people interested in your plan
A few tips from Dr. Luanne Freer, founder of the Everest Base Camp Medical Clinic.
If you ever find yourself submerged in icy waters, follow these tips
It's rare to be thrown from a plane crash and survive. But for those who do, the stories are unforgettable.
By the time 51-year-old Sacramento dentist Craig Stapleton jumped out of a plane on the afternoon of March 10 he had racked up more than 7,000 jumps, competed in 14 national skydiving competitions, and won one world championship. It took just one simple miscommunication to put him face to face with a grisly death.
Give your boots some extra stability for especially icy weather - all it takes is a quick trip to the hardware store.
On July 1, 2012, Davey du Plessis set off on a roughly 4,000-mile source-to-sea expedition down the Amazon. Two months and a third of the way in, he was attacked and left in the jungle to die. This is his story, as told to Joe Spring.
A bill to declare lunar national park would have the United States lay claim to the moon—or at least, the stuff we left up there.
Four men are attempting to row a small fiberglass boat through a notorious Arctic route that has claimed the lives of countless explorers. Why? Because it's now possible, thanks to climate change.
Why were 19 experienced firefighters killed when an Arizona blaze blew out of control? Equally important: Can we prevent such a disaster from ever happening again?
Joseph Welch planned to take his six-year-old son out for some canoeing in the Florida Everglades. Before they even put a boat in the water, he was fighting an eight-foot-long alligator for control of his child.
When Hurricane Sandy closed in on New York City, the Weather Channel dispatched (who else?) Jim Cantore. Nick Heil tagged along for a wet, wild adventure that quickly became something else—a survival challenge in the darkest hours of a killer storm.
There are countless ways to meet your end in the great outdoors. These are ten of the most unpleasant, ignominious, and terrifying ways to go.
There are countless ways to meet your end in the great outdoors. These are ten of the most unpleasant, ignominious, and terrifying ways to go.
While scouting a Costa Rican jungle for the perfect location for the show “Naked and Afraid,” 51-year-old executive producer Steve Rankin was bitten by one of the most dangerous vipers on earth, the fer-de-lance. Here’s how he survived the ordeal.
Just after noon on the day before Thanksgiving 2011, 25-year-old NOLS student Rob Tesar unwittingly walked into quicksand in the Utah backcountry. Half a day later, he was still stuck upright, trying to stay awake.
The history of tornadoes in the U.S. by the numbers—and 4 tips on how to survive one
When welder Paul Gaylord went to help his sick cat outside of his Prineville, Oregon, home, he never thought the effort would leave him fighting for his life against the Middle Ages’ most notorious disease: the “Black Death.”
Build a better fire all on your own. Here's how to choose and split firewood without losing any digits.
Five-time STIHL Timbersports World Champion Arden Cogar Jr. explains how to swing an axe like a pro
On the Saturday before Mother’s Day, 2013, Joe Azougar became prey to a 316-pound black bear bent on making a meal out of him. Here’s how he survived.
In March, a Utah man died while attempting to replicate a rope swing made famous by YouTube. Will the tragedy curb the latest adventure trend?
A brilliant American financier and his wife build a lavish mansion in the jungles of Costa Rica, set up a wildlife preserve, and appear to slowly, steadily lose their minds. A spiral of handguns, angry locals, armed guards, uncut diamonds, abduction plots, and a bedroom blazing with 550 Tiffany lamps ends with a body and a compelling mystery.
Keep ticks (and Lyme Disease) away this summer with a few simple guidelines
We still don't know exactly what happened between John and Ann Bender on the night of January 7, 2010. But photos of the couple give insight into their isolated lives and their lavish, ultimately deadly dream.
We may never know how 21-year-old rafter Kaitlin Kenney died on the Colorado River, but we will never forget why she went