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ArchiveDo 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…
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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…
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.
A closer look at mountaineers David Morton and Melissa Arnot failed attempt to summit the world’s fifth highest peak, Makalu.
On December 24, 2009, a 6,600-pound orca killed trainer Alexis Martínez 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 Martínez’s death have served as a warning about the lethal potential of killer whales being trained for our entertainment?
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…
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…
Go behind the scenes as photographer Michael Muller shoots surfer Josh Mohr for our August 2011 cover.
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…
Photos courtesy of Sugoi and Liquigas-Cannondale. Watching the Tour de France, it's easy to overlook the team kits as nothing more than billboards for sponsors. But as much technological R&D, fitting, and attention goes into the apparel that the pros wear as into the…
When 28-year-old Kyle Dempster isn’t tending to his Salt Lake City Coffee Shop, he’s scaling some of the world’s hardest routes.
One of the most harrowing near-miss stories I’ve ever heard came from my friend Jason, an itinerant, sometimes-employed climber from Moab. Jason had taken the German girl he was dating to climb Castleton Tower, a 400-foot sliver of sandstone sitting on a ridge above Castle Valley, Utah. The girl was …
Outside contributor Thayer Walker went down to an out of the ordinary wildlife refuge in Bolivia, where he walked a jaguar on a leash. Watch NPR’s new hit show, Snap Judgment, with host Glynn Washington…
The magazine-style website Bomb Flow just released their first completely free, monthly episode of kayaking porn. This 25-minute online video (the first two minutes is time lapse travel footage) is shot on Class V rivers near Pucon, Chile: the Carhuello, the Palguin, the Nevado, and…
There's no better time for a new ride than in summer, when long warm days beckon. Here are a few new bikes, in every budget, for the dog days. These three bikes were outstanding when we tested them all winter and spring, and they'll be that much better now on…
Every year the goriest moments from the Running of the Bulls flash across television screens, but the instances of bravery that follow are often cut out. Presenting the ten most dangerous moments at the Fiesta de San Fermin, from start to finish.