Adventure
ArchiveLiving The Dream 2 from Camp 4 Collective on Vimeo. This past March, The North Face sponsored climber and videographer Renan Ozturk suffered a skull fracture, partially collapsed lung, and fractured vertebrae when he fell off a cliff while backcountry skiing…
What goes on behind the scenes at cycling’s biggest races? We know just the man to ask.
Included in our Top 10 from Banff, Solitaire, Sweetgrass Productions‘ latest, is a soulful ski-flick shot in South America.
On the days that I'm forced to work out of “the office,” I usually make a pit stop into Saturdays, the surf shop on Crosby Street in SoHo, for a large cup of coffee. Yes, there's a surf shop in New York City and yes, they make…
Although he won the yellow jersey yesterday, Andy Schleck owned it for only a day. Cadel Evans took the lead from the 26-year-old Luxembourg rider. As I stood at the finish of the individual time trial in Grenoble, he approached. The crowd around…
The last day of following the Tour de France ended in Grenoble with the individual time trial. After a week of chasing the peloton across the mountains of Italy and France, my tour with Boston-based adventure travel guides Ciclismo Classico was coming to an end. We dashed…
It’s every cyclist’s dream: watch the Tour de France, ride the exact same mountain roads as the pros, then hang out with all the screaming and often scantily-clad fans alongside the course. We didn't make it to France this year, but frequent contributor Dave Cox recently arrived in the…
 Do ski helmets affect reaction time to peripheral stimuli? No. At least not according to a study just published in Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. Several reasons not to wear a lid have been floating around: too much weight on the neck for kids, increase level of…
Ashima Shiraishi climbing in Hueco Tanks, Texas (Courtesy Reel Rock Film Tour) Nine-year-old Ashima Shiraishi has a career that a climber three times her age would be proud of. The four-and-a-half-foot-tall New Yorker has sent problems as hard as V11 (until last year, no woman had…
Send us your nominees for a special roundup of people and organizations that are making a difference and you could make our December issue.
Alexis Martinez works with the Loro Parque killer whale Kohana. On December 24, 2009, Martinez was killed by another Loro Parque killer whale called Keto. Click here to read The Killer in the Pool, Tim Zimmerman’s story about killer wale attacks.
On December 24, 2009, a 6,600-pound orca killed trainer Alexis MartĂnez at a marine park in the Canary Islands. Two months later, trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed by an orca at SeaWorld Orlando. With the OSHA trial on trainer safety at SeaWorld Orlando starting September 19, Tim Zimmermann asks: Should MartĂnez’s death have served as a warning about the lethal potential of killer whales being trained for our entertainment?
A closer look at mountaineers David Morton and Melissa Arnot failed attempt to summit the world’s fifth highest peak, Makalu.
We know, you’ve probably seen this one before. Still, here’s a how to. Magically attach two paper clips using a dollar bill.
Need to make a little money? Here’s a trick that could win you some bets at that next summer barbecue. All you need is a coin, two matches, and a matchbox.
One way to impress at your next party? Remove a dollar bill from between two stacked bottles without toppling them.
Shasta Boyz Production’s latest teaser for their kayaking film Slippery When Wet–this time with Cody Howard.
In the thick of review season, when we’re testing lots of bikes extensively (think 60 bikes with 20-some testers and dozens of rides per bike), it can feel like speed dating, with not enough time to really get to know a bike. So I’ve hung onto a handful of compelling…
Go behind the scenes as photographer Michael Muller shoots surfer Josh Mohr for our August 2011 cover.
A couple months ago, we ran a Q&A with writer Jon Turk and photographer Erik Boomer, two arctic explorers who were awarded a grant from Eddie Bauer First…
Environmentalists argue ruling not based on science
Unless you live in New Mexico, where practically every trail in the state is closed because of high fire danger, it's the thick of mountain biking season—and the perfect time for a new bike. We tested these three bikes last winter and spring, and we're sure you'll enjoy any of…