Adventure
ArchiveAttempting to remove doping suspicions
Why is Europe dominating the United States in meteorological prognostication? Follow the money.
Australian surfer David Scard, 37, runs Kirra-based World Surfaris’ Stealth Travel Club, which whisks surfers to the biggest waves at a moment’s notice. His success rate: 100 percent.
After Sandy, attention turned to fortifying New York City. But another location on the eastern seaboard faces a more immediate threat.
Challenges take on captive orcas
New program rolling out in Dubai
Pearls of the Sky honor fallen leader
Leads to higher levels of the "hunger hormone"
Right whale was caught in a fishing line
The battle over a major mining project in Wisconsin's Penokee Hills used to be based on environmental impacts, recreation access, and jobs. Now it's about heavily-armed militia groups brought in to protect mine workers from "eco-terrorist types."
The options can be daunting, so we've narrowed it down to five trips you shouldn't miss.
Bull gores woman in the chest
Forget about Lance Armstrong. These ten scandals rocked cycling to its core.
New analysis of pre-eruption cycle
Collapses near French coast
A terrific new documentary about injured snowboarder Kevin Pearce takes a searing look at the dark side of action sports
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.
Wins the $250,000 Sikorsky Prize
Was practicing for Great Falls Race
Boat capsized off Maryland coast
Offered by 1 in 3 Fortune 500 companies
Park asks people to stop frying eggs on the ground
In the wake of Chris Froome's brilliant stage victory, the critics have turned on the rider. To silence the doubters, Team Sky needs to address its problem with transparency.
In the wake of Chris Froome's brilliant stage victory, we turn to one of the foremost doping experts to see what his performance signals in the peloton.
For more than a century, Western climbers have hired Nepal’s Sherpas to do the most dangerous work on Mount Everest. It’s a lucrative way of life in a poor region, but no service industry in the world so frequently kills and maims its workers for the benefit of paying clients. The dead are often forgotten, and their families left with nothing but ghosts.
Causes under investigation
Time trial solidifies Tour pecking order
Daring escape through the window
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.
An upcoming film from snowboarder Jeremy Jones aims to get the word out on an energy story that dwarfs the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.
The world’s most accomplished blind adventurer has jumped out of airplanes, mountain-biked Leadville, and summited Everest. But nothing has proven to be as challenging as his current goal: to solo-kayak the Grand Canyon.
Next up: circling the globe
Will hit cities nationwide in August
The Colorado skier puts out winter storm alerts that track the essentials: Where exactly the snow will fall, how much, and when. As fellow weather nerd Michael Behar finds out, it’s wonderful when it works.
Villagers come to their aid
The best websites for targeted weather info
Attributed to climate change
Climbs to over 1066 feet
Flames moved faster than hotshots could retreat
Climbing nearly on-par with that from the EPO era
Deployed to consume hazardous brush
12-year-old climber succumbs to injuries
Devours 69 dogs, sets new record
What would summer be without access to clean water for swimming, fishing, surfing and paddling? It would probably be about as fun as summer without access to good beer.
Haboobs? Volcano lightning? Keep your hat on, the sky isn't falling just yet.
He was a passionate crusader for conservation and alternative energy, but his first love and last steps were in the wild.
Found overheating in Seattle
Cavendish fights his way into contention
Inside the dispute that ended with one of American's most promising riders leaving the Tour.
Long John Silver's takes home the trophy
Pundits claim the 2013 Tour will be the cleanest in decades. Maybe. Or maybe not. Based on conversations with doctors and coaches, these are likely to be the race’s most popular performance enhancers.
Afflicts up to 100,000 New Yorkers
Several pre-race favorite lose time
Could forecast a year in advance
Disappeared on solo hike
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.