Adventure
ArchiveCourtesy of CBS Sunday Morning CBS Sunday Morning profiled Kelly Slater earlier today and in between the requisite stills of a young Slater surfing and video of him tearing up ASP events they nabbed a preview of…
https://youtube.com/watch?v=UJv3dPZ5Eco%C2%A0 Alberto was late for dinner. It was quarter past seven at San Francisco's Café des Amis, and eight of us, including Specialized founder Mike Sinyard and a couple of other bigwigs from Contador's bike sponsor, were silently wondering if the biggest name in cycling…
More than a decade ago, Mike Fay’s epic Megatransect walk across Africa spurred the creation of a string of national parks and made him a conservation superstar. So why, after a lifetime of fighting to protect wild places, is he questioning the very foundations of his work? And why is he looking for answers in a cabin in Alaska?
Feeling pessimistic about the environment? If so, here’s a cure—or seven. Earlier this week in San Francisco, the Earth Island Institute doled out its annual Brower Youth Awards to seven of the country’s boldest young environmental leaders, teens and early 20-somethings who aren’t sitting…
Ok, maybe that's a bit overblown. But if you love your Chacos as much as we do, we're pretty sure you're going to think this is pretty cool. Today, Chaco announced a new initiative, MyChacos. It's a custom order service that lets you pick your Chaco sandal style, choose your…
Recording engineer Jeff Rice is on a mission to preserve the sounds of nature. Why? Listening to them might actually make us healthier.
Following last Saturday's Giro di Lombardia, the one-day Italian classic known as “the race of the falling leaves” that traditionally marks the end of the pro season, the peloton turned its attention to 2012 at the official presentations for next year's Giro d'Italia and Tour de France. Both races will…
Our exclusive interview with embattled three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador
This is what six seconds of Salomon’s week-long Jib Academy looks like at 1000 frames per second. We recommend watching the whole video.
DPS' Stephan Drake tests the Spoon behind Alta, Utah. from DPS SKIS on Vimeo. If you've cracked open your Outside magazine Winter Buyer's Guide, available on newsstands everywhere and on your iPad as part of…
Ok, maybe I'm reporting about the mountain lion that was tranquilized on the University of Colorado campus because I'm an alumni. But come on, a mountain lion on a college campus is kind of amazing, right? (Yes, they come down into Boulder often, but…
Our plan. Take the 2011 Quidditch World Cup home to Santa Fe, New Mexico. All we need is you.
British adventurer Dave Cornthwaite spent almost three months stand-up paddleboarding the length of the Mississippi River. We break his trip down by the numbers.
With a new Hollywood movie taking aim at birders, Michael Roberts steps up to defend his kind
La Nina’s back. Salomon Freeski TV gives us a taste of the powder the West can expect again this season.
Hidden waterfalls? Kayaker Heather Herbeck on what the removal of Washington’s Condit Dam may bring to whitewater paddlers. A film by Andy Maser.
At just 16, Mikaela Shiffrin is already being called the fastest skier the U.S. has ever produced. Can she back up that hype on the world stage?
https://youtube.com/watch?v=S2oymHHyV1M%C2%A0 You hear stories of mountain bikers' close calls with wildlife—like the mountain lion that leapt on some poor schmuck's back from high ground or the mother bear that chased off a hapless rider when he startled her cubs—but I've always written them off as urban legend. I figure that…
Recently, the argument for the Keystone XL pipeline has been framed as the economy versus the environment. BILL McKIBBEN takes a hard look at the job creation numbers and calculates a different reality—stopping the pipeline could lead to a brighter economic future.
What to do with nearly 42,000 captive mustangs that could be forced off the government dole
A quick look and the outdoor cred and environmental records of the Republican candidates
By Patrick Symmes, Guest Blogger Taking a child kayaking is the easy part—kids and water mix well. But like trout, kayaks only thrive in beautiful places, and that means hard driving and long going. Kids don't always deal with a long drive as well as a wet splash. Passing through…