Adventure
ArchiveThe Deschutes River fly-fishing guide called Stealhead Joe was an angling master with a long list of devoted clients. But as Ian Frazier, who fished with Joe last fall, learned, off the water, Joe’s life was a tangle of troubles that ultimately overwhelmed him.
Was in Italy with Steph Davis
But only 2 blood transfusion tests given
Sick of gun laws, democrats
Starting this week, Sampson, a rescued Labrador with Conservation Canines, will sniff out a very rare and endangered salamander in New Mexico's Jemez Mountains.
Give your boots some extra stability for especially icy weather - all it takes is a quick trip to the hardware store.
9th attack in the state this year
300,000 diagnosed each year
With programs like the Biological Passport, the sport has made admirable progress. But more still needs to happen, including some bold new steps.
Like it or not—(not)—suspicion still clouds pro bike racing. Is there a way racers can prove they're clean? One wild plan to quell the critics.
Scientists also investigating beetles, caddisflies
Known for London Olympics drop
Welcome to Deerlandia, where we kill deer and they kill us. Too bad it's not a spoof.
Larry Ellison’s bid to convert America’s Cup sailing into a high-risk action sport was labeled a disaster before the first race. But it still might work.
Does the National Park Service need to offer WiFi, cell service and RV hookups to survive?
Climate change may be responsible
Newlyweds take home gold and silver
Whether it’s fly-fishing all summer, or chasing powder all winter, Park City is at the top of our Best Towns list.
In an exclusive interview, a Sherpa involved in the incident speaks out on the now infamous scuffle with Western climbers
In development for 30 years
Will be torn down in two weeks
Park City Utah has world renouned summer water ramps. Joe Discoe explains what it’s like to train in the summer.
In this exclusive documentary, friends, family, and the lone survivor of the Granite Mountain Hotshots speak out.
Will release animals or transfer to refuges
Animals are dying at a rate 7 times higher than usual
Officials fear it may draw people to island
Fled during war, lived 40 years in forest
Escaped its pen at the Dakota State Fair
Photographer captures pictures from plane
Has a hint of coffee smell
At age 14, Zak Noyle took his first photo at a Hawaiian shore break. By 25, he was a senior staff photographer at Surfer. We checked in with him several accolades and awards later, on his 27th birthday.
These sports aren't necessarily deadly, but they certainly instill an imminent sense of death—which is what makes them so thrilling and why we can't look away.
Friendliest city also named
Will be dropped from plane at 14,500 feet
Protects against diabetes and heart disease
Made of fat and wet wipes
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.
Was working as instructor in Oregon
Doubts the performance of most athletes
Saved by carrier backpack
Will tow 2,000 pounds of bricks
Where can I swim, and is it going to kill me?
Dams removed from Western rivers get the lion share of attention, but nearly 100 dams have been removed from waterways in Northeast since 1991.
A week outside resets your body's biological clock
Man who visited every country sums up his journey
Will be clearing weeds for our forefathers
Nepali team will monitor climbing, permits
Have caused at least one death
UNC professor and CU student play concert
Will cease to sanction mountain bike events through the body
More animals have been spotted in recent months
The big surprise about the return of great whites to the birthplace of Jaws? No one’s freaking out.
Attempting to bridge the gap
One of the worst massacres in mountaineering history happened this summer in Pakistan. Will it happen again?
Tourists forced off the beaches
Rep claims animal was playing
Dominates last day of competition
Alejo Muniz wins $100,000 in a wave-less finale, and eight spectators are arrested in a riot.
Returns home a hero