Adventure
ArchiveThe Emakumeen Bira doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. But this hilly five-stage, four-day UCI-sanctioned race through Spanish Basque country, held annually since 1992, is one of the most important events in women’s professional cycling—the last big race before the Giro d’Italia Femminile, the Tour de France…
Tim DeChristopher has to wait just a little longer to learn his fate. Yesterday, the Justice Department announced that DeChristopher, the Salt Lake City-based activist who disrupted a federal oil and gas auction in December 2008 by bidding $1.8 million on parcels of land in eastern Utah, would be sentenced…
West Buttress Route on Denali After Everest, Denali was the climb I was most concerned about for the 7 Summits Climb for Alzheimer’s: Memories are Everything. You see, it’s complicated. Dedicating my Everest summit to my mom and all the Alzheimer’s moms out there will…
(Noa Ginella on his way to 1st place in the SUP cross.) Last week I went to the Teva Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado, to standup paddleboard in whitewater rapids. It’s hard to explain why whitewater SUPing is so…
Slopes at Squaw Valley and Mt. Bachelor to reopen July 2-4
Admit that you’re taking your 10-month-old baby rafting and most people will look at you like that’s the craziest idea they’ve ever heard. And between the water and the wilderness, it can seem majorly daunting to pull off a DIY river trip with young children in tow. But…
Tour De France Preview: Doping scandals or no doping scandals, we still love the Tour. Here's why you should, too.
On August 18, 1992, Chrisopher McCandless died alone in a bus in the Alaskan backcountry. Before his stay in the bus that others now visit as a pilgrimage, he journeyed all over North America. This gallery features some of the photos and notes from his ramblings. To read more notes and view more photos from Christopher McCandless, go to christophermccandless.info.
Before heading up to Alaska, Christopher McCandless spent time exploring the Western U.S. The following video clip highlights some of that journey, with narration courtesy of Hal Holbrook. For more about Christopher McCandless, check out the Back to the Wild DVD.
Tony Nester of Ancient Pathways, a.k.a The Survival Guru, tells you the essential items for your survival pack.
Walker finds his first steady supply of food: raw mollusks.
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
Sand ants and crabs nibble on Walker as he struggles with sleep in the jungle.
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.
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.
Mechanic Scott Haupert shows you what to pack before you hit the trails on your fat-tire steed. Frankie Flats Repair Service , Santa Fe, NM…
Mike Stewart of Wildrose Kennels offers some advice on mountain biking with your dog. For more videos about training an adventure dog, go to outsidek9.com.
Outside senior editor Grayson Schaffer shows you how to ski downhill with your dog.
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.
The surfer and photographer talks about Maxwell's skills and influence.
Outside senior editor Grayson Schaffer shows you how to ski uphill with your dog.
The Spanish rider has IOC-head Rogge's approval, but he's not out of the woods yet.
To catch a fish, Walker resorts to some sketchy – and ineffective – methods.
Jake Chessum photographs the surfer for Outside's February 2008 cover.
Photographer Chris Buck shoots Wells Tower’s voyage across North Florida.
Tony Nester of Ancient Pathways, a.k.a The Survival Guru, shows you a primitive method of food procurement.
Photographer Michael Lavine captures an intimate video portrait of Kick Kennedy. For more on Kennedy, check out her climb of Kilimanjaro on summitonthesummit.com…
It's huge. It's nasty. And it's a beast to get up. Guide Peter Whittaker talks about what it takes to get up Mt. Rainier.
There's nothing so sweet on Isla Pargo as the sugar cane Walker's discovered.
Mechanic Frank Sotomayor shows you what to look over before you go for a ride. Frankie Flats Repair Service, Santa Fe, NM…
The four-time ASP world champ chats about another great year while on an Outside shoot with photographer Robert Maxwell.
New rules about SPF can help you decide what to buy now.
Tony Nester of Ancient Pathways, a.k.a. The Survival Guru, shows you the correct way to put out a camp fire.
Read Tim Neville’s profile, Speed Freak, of the Swiss Machine. Join us here tonight at 6 p.m. to watch three climbing flicks from Sender Films and chat with Ueli Steck, Dean Potter, and Sender’s producers.
Kayaker Brad Ludden teaches young adults with cancer to take on whitewater.
Walker offers a blow-by-blow of slime nugget preparation.
Mechanic Scott Haupert shows you what to pack before you hit the black top on your racer. Frankie Flats Repair Service, Santa Fe, NM…
Learn how to turn tricks from Stu Bilodeau at the Panorama Terrain Park. For more info, go to restlessjosie.com.