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The jet was flying through the famous Star Wars Canyon when it went down. The NPS says some visitors may have been injured.
A 24-year-old woman drowned while attempting to reach the abandoned bus made famous by Christopher McCandless
On August 21, 2017, people from across the U.S. turned their eyes toward the sun as the entire country was treated to a solar eclipse
Before you drop all that money on a full gear package, take some advice from the experts on where and how to save
Ida Pfeiffer sailed the oceans, trekked through jungles, and scaled peaks, becoming one of the most famous women in Europe in the early 1800s
In the fall of 2018, the 26-year-old American missionary traveled to a remote speck of sand and jungle in the Indian Ocean, attempting to convert one of the planet's last uncontacted tribes to Christianity. The islanders killed him, and Chau was pilloried around the world as a deluded Christian supremacist who deserved to die. Alex Perry pieces together the life and death of a young adventurer driven to extremes by unshakable faith.
A few of the world's best cliff jumpers got together at Abiqua Falls, Oregon, to push their limits on the 102-foot drop
When you spend months each year in the backcountry, things are bound to go wrong eventually
After running for her life from a knife wielding attacker, Sheryl Powell disappeared on Friday, July 12. Monday, she was found alive.
From earthquakes to fires and floods, here are savings on the supplies you need to survive
One crazy night in Bridger-Teton National Forest with hundreds of people who just want to find the horns that elk have left behind
Stay safe in the wilderness and shave down pack weight with this customizable setup
These days, a bad fall or hospital visit can cost you thousands of dollars. But new on-demand accident insurance for adventurers gives you backup.
The harrowing story of a too-close encounter with a Canadian black bear
'Admissions of an Amateur Bikepacker' features cyclist Benjamin Johnson as he bikepacks through the Andes
Hopefully you don't get charged by a bear in the first place. But in a worst-case scenario, here's what to do.
A Wisconsin truck mechanic has has endured hundreds of snakebites in a quest to immunize his body. Scientists think he might have found the cure.
After a crash, skier Roy Tuscany created the foundation to support other athletes who'd suffered life-changing injuries
For decades, herpetologist William Brown has studied a thriving population of timber rattlers in upstate New York. And somehow he's convinced locals that having venomous neighbors underfoot can be a glorious thing.
What to do if one of these bloodsuckers finds its way onto you or your dog
After Kyle Dickman nearly died from a rattlesnake bite in Yosemite, he began a quest to understand what venom really does to us
We cover the necessities, plus a few extras and friendly pointers
The recipe for Wes Siler's perfect night outside: a dog, a knife, a steak, and a campfire.
These five important knots can serve you well on your next outdoor adventure.
The surprising answers to two critical questions that every adventurer has: What do you after you find buried treasure? And what can't duct tape fix?
Since 2000, Tim Friede, a truck mechanic from Wisconsin, has endured some 200 snakebites and 700 injections of lethal snake venom—all part of a masochistic quest to immunize his body and offer his blood to scientists seeking a universal antivenom. For nearly two decades, few took him seriously. Then a gifted young immunologist stumbled upon Friede on YouTube—and became convinced that he was the key to conquering snakebites forever.
If you're going to be outside, get yourself a good weather-radar app and learn how to use it
Don't rely on convenience stores and junk food to fuel your miles
This gear shop owner moved from Nebraska to Wyoming's Wind Rivers for a smaller salary and higher cost of living. She wouldn't change it for the world.
Sure-footed tips for when the going gets steep
Step one: know the conditions and whether fires are actually allowed where you're camping
Step one: don't break it. But if you do...
What's really behind all the recent cougar conflicts
Gear, classes, and other resource recommendations for those who want to get far, far out there in the winter
The wall won’t just separate two nations, it will sever the connection between a community and its native flora and fauna
Snorkel in hand, a Polish photographer plumbs endless powder accumulations in the Hokkaido backcountry
This film, ‘A Nordic Skater,’ from filmmaker Paulius Neverbickas showcases Per Sollerman’s quest for the perfect piece of black ice.
Since 1999, aging park ranger Bill Wolverton has hacked and chainsawed his way through more than 40 miles of Russian olive trees.
After he broke his back in a 480-foot fall, the BASE jumper's life changed. Now he's rediscovering how to catch air by throwing backflips in a sitski.
Tactic, a training facility in Bozeman, Montana, teaches Wes Siler how to survive a grizzly bear attack
The definitive guide, built upon real-world experience
After a mental-health breakdown, Mexia grew obsessed with plants in her fifties and became one of the early 20th century’s great botanical collectors
Watch Travis Kauffman describe the incident in his own words
We were skeptical—until we learned the gruesome details from the scene of the attack
Take our advice and don't become a statistic
Bomber tie-downs and secure hitches to have in your repertoire
With affordable snow safety and touring clinics by day and music, events, and films at night, it's a winning formula
For decades Jeffrey Lendrum helicoptered up and rappelled down to aeries on cliff faces from Patagonia to Quebec, snatching unhatched raptors and selling them, investigators believe, to wealthy Middle Eastern falconers. This week in London, one of the most bizarre criminals in modern history goes on trial for the fourth time. Here is his story.
We reached out to outdoor expert Yong-Soo Chung, founder of Urban EDC Supply, to give us a few tips on how to sharpen a pocketknife
Soul-sucking whiteouts and not enough food stymied the polar explorer’s best efforts
Three epic adventures you can give any outdoorsperson
Justin Alexander went searching for higher meaning. No one expected the quest to end in a search for his body.
This is the trailer for ‘A Land Shaped by Women,’ which explores gender equality in Iceland.
The renowned polar explorer is on a solo, unassisted, and unsupported South Pole speed record attempt
A few tips and tricks to keep you comfortable and your trailer in working order when the mercury drops and the snow starts to fall
When 60-year-old Tim Watkins disappeared on a stretch of singletrack outside Colorado Springs, no one suspected that the truth of how he died would rip the community apart
What happens when America's most fabulous advice columnist fires up her polka-dot car and hits the road to ask total strangers about love and cleaving in a bunch of tiny towns called Eden? Let's just put it this way: Paradise is Regained, and John Milton himself would have said, “Oh. My. God.”
This film aims to answer the question of why these athletes push themselves to the outer limits.
Richard Carr, a retired psychologist who had long dreamed of sailing around the world, was in the middle of the Pacific when he started sending frantic messages that said pirates were boarding his boat. Two thousand miles away in Los Angeles, his family woke up to a nightmare: he might be dying alone, and there was almost nothing they could do about it.
Building some of the country’s best trails isn't just about crafting flowing ribbons of singletrack. It's also about navigating miles of red tape.
Urban trails, climbing gyms, and indoor mountain biking parks are just the start. If you have the right mind-set, cities can be way more adventure-filled than you might think.
About an hour before midnight on Mother’s Day in 1986, a group of teenagers assembled at an Episcopal high school in Portland, Oregon, to embark on an expedition. Their goal was to summit Mount Hood, completing an adventure program that was required for all sophomores. What followed was a story of tragedy and loss that is commemorated annually at the institution it changed forever.
This trailer for the upcoming film, Janhukot, follows three British mountaineers as they try to summit the film’s namesake peak
A collection of the scariest, strangest, and most riveting tales we've ever published
There's a reason that some form of the Bigfoot legend persists all over the world
When someone rolls into the campsite next to yours, go say hi. You probably have something in common.
Losing your home to a wildfire is often just the start of your troubles
It will serve you well when things go wrong
These organizations want to help you tick that big once-in-a-lifetime trip off your list
After President Trump reduced Bears Ears National Monument by 85 percent, environmentalists predicted mining companies would soon overrun the landscape. But is there really any uranium to dig up? We decided to have a look for ourselves.
Lyfx wants to revolutionize the way we play by connecting local guides with traveling adventurers. But can it succeed where other apps have failed?
The Women's Euro-Arabian North Pole Expedition team made it to the North Pole on April 21, 2018, enduring minus 40 degree temperatures, the prospect of aggressive polar bears, vast open leads of water, and even the vagaries of the Russian government.
It's the seemingly mundane storms that will catch you off guard. Here's how to never let that happen.
A rare convergence of events turned a wildfire in the Boundary Waters into a massive burn. Two campers were right in its path.
Find Yourself Outside, from Hipcamp and filmmakers Avocados and Coconuts, encompasses an evening in the outdoors.
The crash occurred Saturday, August 4, 14 miles southwest of Denali’s summit
