Adventure
ArchiveEvery summer, 50 elite athletes endure a torture test of cold and wet at a tiny island off the south coast of Ireland, where they train to swim the English Channel. The only rules: No wetsuits. Or whining. Matt Bondurant goes deep.
In new study from Yeshiva University
Will swim 100 miles with no shark cage
Studied the effects of the ash borer beetle
Stuck in crevasse field
When Polly Green set out to work her way back to kayaking's World Championships, she had no idea that she'd end up documenting the rise of the sport's next generation
Foreign minister headed to Addis Ababa
Shot by the SERPENT project
Austrian nets sixth win of 2013
Burn through 2.8 percent of the forest
Driver escapes unharmed, condition of moose unknown
Advised beach-goers to go to rival beach
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife agency is making its long-awaited move to lift federal protections for the gray wolf while focusing more resources on Mexican wolf recovery. But the fate of the species remains unclear.
Responsibility will move to states
Was familiar with the river
Would dwarf the Panama Canal
The champion South Carolina kayaker can’t train full-time. But that hasn’t stopped her from holding her own in some of the world’s biggest water.
Car had tumbled down a cliff
Adam Gemili loses by .1 seconds
I read about the cardboard bike launching on Kickstarter, but is it true a bike’s been made out of washing machine parts? What’s the weirdest thing a bike’s been made out of?
Will Grand Rapids, Michigan, soon become the Boulder, Colorado, of the Midwest? Two paddlers are on the path to making it happen.
After a tabloid linked one of the best female ski racers on the planet to a notorious doping proponent, we decided to take a closer look at the possibilities of doping in the sport. What we found might surprise you.
Uses accelerometer to measure pet activity
2.6 mile-wide twister killed 19
Led to a 70% drop on stray feces
Study finds benefit from daily application
Helicopters to fight fires at night
The high-flying slopestyle star shares where his tricks come from and how he gets ready to face the competition
The history of tornadoes in the U.S. by the numbers—and 4 tips on how to survive one
Coloradoan rider Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski is going for his fifth straight cross-country title at this year’s GoPro Mountain Games. So why is he eyeing a move to a new discipline?
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.”
Thinks wrestling will be included in 2020 Games
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
Fires break out all over the west
Was following a twister in Oklahoma
An incredibly beautiful time-lapse of a forest fire burning out of control in northern New Mexico. May 31, 2013.
Features more than 20 performing felines
Ex-Microsoft exec leading the charge
Instead of 150 minutes of effort
Glacial melt and earthquakes increase risk
Scientists genetically modify scent gene
Competitive paddler and environmental scientist Kristen Podolak works at the confluence of water and fire as The Nature Conservancy's conservation planner
'Naked & Afraid' to feature nude couples surviving
In just six days in May, the British climber completed a trilogy that had never before been attempted: Everest, Lhotse, and Nuptse—three of the world's highest mountains—in a single push.
Oklahoma City the least fit
Climbing does not
Emily and Dane Jackson of Rock Island, Tennessee continue a family tradition of kayaking excellence.
Have flown to Hawaii for training
Climbers and guide went missing Friday
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.
UIAA President backs plan
Who needs headlamps? From a bioluminescent bay in Puerto Rico to a Japanese trail lined with glowing mushrooms, these ten hikes are at their best when it's dark out. Pack your camera (leave the flash at home) and prepare to be amazed.
Fire dept. watching the winds