It allows you to shoot first, focus later.

The World Bank gives Madagascar $52-million

Satellite photos reveal clearing, huts

Four cyclists vie for top spot

Is it enough to save Patagonia?

Byliner.com becomes the Pandora of long reads

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…

The lights go out across East Missoula

Six-month moratorium in place

Petzl recalls GriGri 2 after scares

Cameras catch Alex Pro in Vancouver

Company fools officials, but not the Larsons.

Cheaters would be kept from work as managers, mechanics.

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…

Levi celebrates his "biggest win."

City drains reservoir after late-night wizz.

Dobson, Gates win country's steepest race.

The Barefoot Bandit is going to jail

Lorie Karnath, president of the Explorers Club

Nude woman jumps into water with belugas.

(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

Latest in protests over Arctic drilling

Alaskan dies soon after reaching the summit.

Late-night ride ends with 11 injured

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.

GC contender Soler airlifted with brain trauma

Machete used to protect swimmer

Ropeless ascent of world's first 5.13

North Face parent to buy boot maker

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.

$25,000 in infrastructure money available

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.

Travel to the continent may drop 25 percent

Our panel runs down the challenges, including the unwaveringly white face of adventure media

Tony Nester of Ancient Pathways, a.k.a. The Survival Guru, shares some rules on eating in the backcountry.

Walker misses his chance at an iguana dinner.

Eric Hansen attends Lyle Sankey's Rodeo School.

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…

Cold-water distance swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh looks to set another record by making his way across a glacial lake. By Grayson Schaffer…

The Salt Lake City gap-jump honcho skies over outcrops…

Pro snowboarder Jeremy Jones shares some advice for snowboarding in the backcountry.

Activist death is the fifth since May

In 1999, Camille Seaman gave up her seat on a one-hour flight from Oakland to L.A. and scored a round trip ticket anywhere in the world. She chose Alaska. Once there, she decided to walk from a coastal town named Kotzebue across the ice…

Tony Nester of Ancient Pathways, a.k.a. The Survival Guru, demonstrates three types of fire starters.

After 20 days, it's time for Walker to head home.

Underwater filmmaker Ryan McInnis accompanies spearfishermen on a hunt.

After its dam is removed, kayaker Kyle Dickman and co. head down Trout Creek. The Epicocity Project…

Instruction and tools for navigating in the backcountry.

The Austrian pro snowboarder carves up the backcountry.

Tony Nester of Ancient Pathways, a.k.a. The Survival Guru, shows you how to build a survival fire.

Thayer Walker arrives on Isla Pargo to see just how long he can survive.

Krogh steps into the dreaded octagon.

Kayaking in Aspen

Tony Nester of Ancient Pathways, a.k.a. The Survival Guru, shows you how to signal help without a mirror.

Outside's Micah Cratty shows you how to sabre a champagne bottle.

Making fire isn't as easy as you'd think, as Walker discovers.

Research editor Ryan Krogh blazes a trail of blood.

David de Rothschild takes you on a behind the scenes tour of his new boat.

Surfing is not just a sport, it’s a lifestyle that expands way beyond those brief moments of wave riding. Shot on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean Behind the Seen showcases surfing in a different way. Photographer Matt Shepherd and filmmaker Francesco Campello joined forces to show…

Tony Nester of Ancient Pathways, a.k.a The Survival Guru, tells you the essential items for your survival pack.

Outside's Micah Cratty shows you how to levitate.

Walker finds his first steady supply of food: raw mollusks.

Chris Museler reports from the Volvo Ocean Race.

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

Sam Moulton shows you how to blow fire.

Sand ants and crabs nibble on Walker as he struggles with sleep in the jungle.

The Lab Rat tests out a wacky fitness hybrid: the Rowbike.

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.

How to put up a tarp using oars and prusik knots.

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.

Consider your style and skill level before you purchase.

Outside senior editor Grayson Schaffer shows you how to ski downhill with your dog.

The Spanish rider has IOC-head Rogge's approval, but he's not out of the woods yet.

How to avoid burning your feet when using a firepan.