Adventure
ArchiveOutside editor Grayson Schaffer explores a secret stash of backcountry powder in the mountains above Santa Fe. Music by Stayton Bonner…
Tony Nester of Ancient Pathways, a.k.a. The Survival Guru, shows you how to build a survival shelter with a tarp, sticks, and rope.
Canadian freeskier Dana Flahr catches big air in Mount Aspiring National Park.
Outside senior editor Grayson Schaffer joins Jimmy Chin, Conrad Anker and friends for some heli-skiing. Or not.
Tony Nester of Ancient Pathways, a.k.a. The Survival Guru, shares some rules on eating in the backcountry.
Thayer Walker arrives on Isla Pargo to see just how long he can survive.
Mechanic Frank Sotomayor gives instruction on adjusting suspension sag.
The Australian pro surfer rides 20-foot waves and boards down mountains.
Tony Nester of Ancient Pathways, a.k.a. The Survival Guru, demonstrates three types of fire starters.
Outside's Micah Cratty shows you how to sabre a champagne bottle.
The 26 year-old Hawaiian surfs frigid waves and then heli-boards.
Tony Nester of Ancient Pathways, a.k.a. The Survival Guru, shows you how to build a survival fire.
Walker finds his first steady supply of food: raw mollusks.
Bike Mechanic Frank Sotomayor dishes out rear derailleur tips.
The Swede carves long lines around outcrops on South Island slopes.
Tony Nester of Ancient Pathways, a.k.a. The Survival Guru, shows you how to signal help without a mirror.
Sand ants and crabs nibble on Walker as he struggles with sleep in the jungle.
Shannon Galpin and Nick Heil mountain bike through the Panjshir Valley during a recent fundraising effort for Galpin's nonprofit Mountain2Mountain. Footage is from the new short Waking Lions, Read the Story…
A look back at how Kelly Slater surfed to his 10th ASP World Tour victory.
The Salt Lake City gap-jump honcho skies over outcrops…
Pro snowboarder Jeremy Jones shares some advice for snowboarding in the backcountry.
Tony Nester of Ancient Pathways, a.k.a The Survival Guru, tells you the essential items for your survival pack.
Photographer Jeff Lipsky shoots Torah Bright, Courtney Conlogue, Jenna Shoemaker, Sara Mancuso and Alex Puccio for our October issue.
It ain't easy to eat a coconut, as the castaway discovers.
Cold-water distance swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh looks to set another record by making his way across a glacial lake. By Grayson Schaffer…
The Austrian pro snowboarder carves up the backcountry.
Tony Nester of Ancient Pathways, a.k.a. The Survival Gure, shows you how to signal for help without a signal mirro.
Friends, family, fellow dirtbags, and the man himself on one of the world's best aerialists
Why did Alex Puccio become so successful as a climber? A move to Boulder had something to do with it.
Combine a 55-gallon drum and shopping cart to make the ultimate grill.
Fire eludes Walker as he uses the bow and drill method.
After its dam is removed, kayaker Kyle Dickman and co. head down Trout Creek. The Epicocity Project…
The Spanish rider has IOC-head Rogge's approval, but he's not out of the woods yet.
Hi, my name is Katie and today I'm launching this blog, Raising Rippers, about bringing up adventurous, outdoor kids. Before our first daughter, Pippa (that's her below), was born, a friend of mine gave me the best parenting advice I’ve ever gotten: Start off as you mean to go on.
Go behind the scenes with photographer Robert Maxwell as he shoots the 10-time champ for our March issue.
Science be damned, a band of surfers and celebrities fight to save an iconic break
A treasure trove of unpublished letters and never seen photos offers a fresh perspective on the adventures of Christopher McCandless
Outside’s Micah Cratty shows you how to instantly freeze a beer.
Tyler Hamilton, the Olympic gold medalist who recently confessed to doping and accused Lance Armstrong of using performance-enhancing drugs, spent the weekend leading bike rides for Outside in Aspen, an annual summit we host. Last night, Hamilton went to dinner with friends at Cache Cache [pronounced…
Of all the great travel narratives the most epic are set at sea—tossed in the waves, lost in fog, pounded by storms. They traverse a world populated by leviathans and ghost ships and bizarre natural forces, the landscape itself so moving and alive it becomes a character in the book.
Earlier today, Outside obtained via e-mail a statement from the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office containing the official autopsy and toxicology reports for deceased surfer Andy Irons, whose body was discovered last November in a hotel room at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Accompanying the full autopsy report was a press…
Which tent should we bring on a Grand Canyon rafting trip in August? And should we include a sun shade? Lindsay Durango, Colorado
I'm thinking of buying the Koflach Arctis Expe for trekking and general mountaineering (some technical sections) in the Garhwal Himalayas. But I saw some comments about these being tough to wear when trekking for long distances. Is there another boot I could use for these mixed activities? John New York, New York
The climbing scene at the Teva Mountain Games As a general rule, adventure-sports athletes and dogs get along famously. That wasn’t the case last Friday evening at the Antlers hotel in Vail, Colorado. Nicky de Leeuw of the Dutch National Climbing Team was one of the 2,500 athletes…
A gaunt Refsnider at the finish of the 2009 Tour Divide in Antelope Wells, New Mexico. If you think the Tour de France is the hardest bike race on earth, consider the Tour Divide. On this…
Whenever adventure goes wrong, more than 5,000 everyday heroes stand ready for wilderness search and rescue. Meet six of the best in the business: unsung pioneers, backcountry veterans, and saviors of last resort who will risk everything to bring you back alive.
Outside magazine is accepting applications for an Editorial Fellowship. The fellowship is a six-month, paid position in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Duties include fact-checking, reporting, research, proofreading, and assorted support chores for the editorial department. Fellows occasionally have the opportunity to write short pieces for the magazine and website, and…
Over the last few weeks we've updated our blog with some of the gnarliest whitewater videos on the web. It's time to switch up the paddling footage, just a bit. Here's a highlight from a freestyle canoeing festival, straight out of the…
“Old Man” Chris Horner decimates the field atop Sierra Road. via Flickr The 2011 Amgen Tour of California was one for the old men, and I’m not only talking about the GC. Yes, 39-year-old…
Alexandra Cousteau, Photo by Bll Zelman If Alexandra Cousteau could impart just one piece of wisdom, it would be this: Get to know your water source. Like her grandfather, Jacques, the legendary explorer whose 1956 film “…
Alan on the summit of Everest, 5:00AM May 21, 2011 I am back in Lukla on our 3rd of 3 days trek from Everest Base Camp. This is an important time for me to process any Himalaya experience. I love walking the Khumbu trails, sharing…
https://youtube.com/watch?v=AV6NgCLWKdU%3Frel%3D0%C2%A0 Leading Dutch mountaineer Ronald Naar died on Sunday while descending Cho Oyu, Radio Netherlands has reported. Naar had given up his summit bid and was heading down with his team when he reported feeling unwell and collapsed unexpectedly at 26,200 feet. Naar, 56,…
Photo from ilkerender on Flickr Irish climber John Delaney died yesterday on Everest, according to 7Summits-Club, the team with whom he was climbing. The club's…
The fallout from the latest round of doping accusations against Lance Armstrong continues this week as key players publicly stake out their positions and investigations spin ahead. At issue is the tell-all interview with Tyler Hamilton that aired on CBS’s…
Climbers Ueli Steck and Don Bowie have given up their Mt. Everest summit bid after encountering cold and windy conditions high on the south side of the mountain. The pair began their final push from their camp at 25,250 feet at approximately 11:30 pm. According to a text message posted to…
RMI Guide and First Ascent Climber Dave Hahn summited Everest for the 13th time this weekend, adding another climb to his own record of the most summits by a non-Sherpa. Hahn posted an account of the summit on the…
2011 Whitewater Grand Prix from Tribe Rider on Vimeo. The inaugural Whitewater Grand Prix is over. For two weeks, 25 top kayakers competed on Quebec's biggest whitewater–and survived. Dane Jackson, the 17-year-old phenom and son of whitewater patriarch Eric Jackson, took…