Adventure
ArchiveMountaineers and climbers can now log the peaks they bag on the new site peakery.com. The site currently boasts 150,339 peaks. Those into notching their accomplishments for everyone to see can build their own peaks page and share photos and videos from their…
Roughly four years ago, Volcom set up a $10,000 prize for the first person to land a surfing kickflip on video. The trick involves a surfer kicking the board out after coming off the lip of the wave, letting the board complete a…
Courtesy of Making-Things-Better at Flickr An 8.9 magnitude earthquake, the fifth largest on record, shook Japan at about 1 A.M. EST last night, according to the United States Geological Survey. City blocks tumbled to their…
Ben Saunders – North 3 from Ben Saunders on Vimeo. Ben Saunders hopes to set a new record for trekking solo and unsupported to the North Pole. He plans to depart from Cape Discovery on the north coast of Canada on March 15. He’ll take off on…
Broadway bike line by compujeramey on Flickr Bike lanes are popping up everywhere, including Manhattan and even Times Square. Felix Salmon of Reuters notes how “the number of cyclists in New York has…
It's been too long since Travis Rice's film, That's It, That's All, debuted in 2008 and got rave reviews from the snowboarding world. ESPN Action Sports claimed it was the most “visually stunning snowboard…
Snowboarders at the United States Open Snowboarding Championships in Stratton, Vermont, planned to meet today to discuss creating a union, the New York Times reports. In part, the creation of a snowboarders' union would…
What rope and string should I pack in my survival kit?
https://youtube.com/watch?v=vG4yAktVNMs%C2%A0 The space shuttle Discovery touched down at Florida's Kennedy Space Center at 11:57 a.m. EST today, marking the end of a 27-year career for NASA's most-traveled spaceship, Reuters reports. On it's last trip to space, Discovery brought cargo to and…
A brash new company is revolutionizing crisis response by sending ex-military to rescue adventurers. So why all the enemies?
It doesn't matter if you're Reinhold Messner or Ed Viesturs: your summit never happened unless Elizabeth Hawley says it did.
Guest blogger Peter Frick Wright is a writer and mountain biker who has been blogging about a unique case involving Mike Vandeman, a man accused of attacking mountain bikers with a saw on trails near the UC Berkeley campus. There's always been a subtle tension…
The annals of adventure are filled with people who didn't come back alive. Here, those closest to six departed luminaries share their memories and the keepsakes that have helped them move forward.
Courtesy of Polish Winter Himalayan Mountaineering Weather forecasts aren't good for the Polish mountaineers making their way up Pakistan's 26,400-foot Broad Peak this week. “The beginning of the summit attempt doesn't look too well,”…
Nepal 2011, Namaste, Khumbu Climbing Center from Cedar Wright on Vimeo. Here's a quick short from Cedar Wright that captures the essence of the Khumbu Climbing Center. The school aims to train Nepali climbers and high altitude workers in order to reduce their risk to injury and…
The Red Bull Cliff Diving series ramps up this year beginning March 12 in Rapa Nui. It will continue through September and move from the small island nation in the Pacific to places more renowned for the tight speedos that are…
Snowboarding freeride champ Xavier de Le Rue spent two days carving some pretty ambitious lines in northern Italy's Le Dolomiti for the latest video dispatch from Timeline on Vimeo. Le Rue has attempted a series…
Lindsey Vonn in Germany last March. Courtesy of Flickr Lindsey Vonn had a good weekend in Taraviso, Italy. She defended her super combined title on Friday, won her fourth downhill championship title on Saturday, and won…
Savor the last cold blast of winter and gear up for spring with these tried and tested cold weather favorites. Over the past three months, I've looked for the most versatile, best-in-class clothing to keep warm in a wide range of frosty situations–on the mountain, out on the ocean and…
Courtesy of Flickr Nearly 1,000 dogs and 62 mushers are racing 1,131 miles across Alaska in the 38th annual Iditarod dogsled race. Teams departed from Anchorage on Saturday, March 5, and are expected to arrive in Nome by March 15…
https://youtube.com/watch?v=K7n6pLiXC4Y Surfer Alana Blanchard just turned 21. To get ready for the big bash, she practiced her dance moves with some of her friends on tour. Warm up video above. Surfer Alana Blanchard,…
Valdez, Alaska, Ferrara's jumping-off point for his 800-mile journey. Courtesy of Flickr In an effort to raise awareness of post-traumatic stress syndrome among first responders, Michael Ferrara is preparing to ski 800 miles across Alaska as part of…
Testing New Jetpack on Skis – Troy Hartman from Troy Hartman on Vimeo. Troy Hartman of Mammoth Lakes, California, is helping to make jet-pack skiing a reality. This video, from GrindTV.com, shows Hartman safely and easily cruising up slopes and over flats…
Outdoor enthusiasts have one week left to weigh in on new climbing rules proposed by Arches National Park. Arches established its current climbing policy in 2006, in the wake of Dean Potter's controversial ascent of Delicate Arch. While many Utahns were outraged by…
I am very pleased to pass on this note from Lama Geshe's son, Jigme, on the condition of his father, Lama Geshe. As I have previously reported, Lama Geshe suffered a stroke around September 20, 2010. He was flown to Kathmandu, paralyzed and in poor condition. He had surgery…
I often write about Everest but it takes a lot of words and sometimes, as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. So here are two “pictures” you might find interesting. The first is a short animation I created a while back showing the typical Everest south…
FEBRUARY 29, 2009 - Ski Jumping : Price ski competision at Okurayama Jump Stadium on February 29, 2009 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. (Photo by Tsutomu Takasu) Photo by tpower1978 on Flickr The…
They climbed the biggest walls, descended the longest rivers, and sailed the highest seas. And they went farther and faster under their own power than anyone else in 2010. Chosen for their ambition, their attitude, and their audacious lines, these are Outside's inaugural adventurers of the year.
Skier Ryan Hawks, Photo by Frank Shine On Tuesday, we posted news on the death of freeskier Ryan Hawks. The 25-year-old skier suffered fatal injuries after attempting a backflip off of a 40-foot cliff and crashing during the American…
In the age of DIY filmmaking and featherweight satellite modems, capturing the action—and uploading it ASAP—is just as important as nailing the summit. Nobody does it better than Jimmy Chin and the climber-producers of Camp 4 Collective. Last November, the author recruited them for an assault on the sandstone spires of Chad's Ennedi desert.
The footage above probably isn't expected considering the headline. A crew, led by legendary diver Rodney Fox of Shark Expeditions in South Africa, went underwater to rescue a great white shark. The great white had a thin ring of plastic…
Courtesy of Flickr Founded in 2007, Green the Capitol was Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's initiative to make the U.S. House of Representatives a leader in sustainable business practices. Until…
https://youtube.com/watch?v=KRgiIrHRoHM The driver who ran into cyclists during a Critical Mass Demonstration last Friday has been charged with attempted murder. The police changed the charges from 'criminal negligent injury' to attempted murder after testimony from the 47-year-old defendant, Ricardo Neis. Though…
On February 24, professional climber Caroline George notched a first ascent on “Uprising” in Jordan, a 700-foot, 5-pitch route, the hardest of which was rated 5.11b. George is one of only seven women in the U.S. to be IFMGA credentialed for ski, rock and alpine guiding. Outside caught up with…
I am cold and alone inside the cave. Sitting there at 6m (20ft) I'm slowly loosing all feeling. I am so cold that it hurts. I am desperately craving comfort. To stay put is a mental struggle. It is tempting to shoot up to the surface, to…
Rafting Uganda's White Nile. Courtesy of Flickr Kayakers, paddlers, and boaters are mourning the loss of some of their African habitat. As of February 27, a section of the White Nile River in Uganda is closed to river traffic to make way…
Freeskier Ryan Hawks has passed away after an accident in an extreme skiing competition, according to one of his sponsors. He was 25 years old. According to Dan Abrams, president of FlyLow, one of the skier's sponsors, Hawks passed away last night in…
Surfers continue to discover new killer surf spots off the Irish coast. Al Mennie, Andrew Cotton and Lyndon Wake discovered the latest, Finn MacCools, at the end of Giant's Causeway, according to WestCoastSurfer.com. According to Gaelic legend, Finn MacCool is the Irish version of King…
The following is the second in a series of dispatches from South America sent by kayaker Chris Korbulic. You can read the first post here. Manaus Airport Photo by Chris Korbulic 2.28.2011Our plane was on time to…
(Eddie Bauer First Ascent/Celin Serbo) Professional climber Caroline George was skiing the steeps near Mont Dolent in 1997 when a snow slough swept her into a 1,200-foot fall. She survived, barely. She suffered a fractured pelvis, broken ribs, and a shattered ankle. After…
Back in December 2008, before President Obama took over, Tim DeChristopher was attending the University of Utah and spending his free time at a Bureau of Land Management auction for oil and gas lease sales. To say…
Yogi bear was born in 1950 and weighs 490 pounds, at least, those are his vitals according to the Provo, Utah police records. The Utah County Sheriff's department apparently uses the name to show rookies how to book in their computer system. What they didn't account for was the record…
If you've been kickin' it on the mountain all season, it's time to get some goods out of nailing all those flips and tricks. GORE-TEX Outerwear is holding a new video contest. Just get some video of your sickest moves on the mountain, whether you board…
Danish officials say that Somali pirates hijacked two adults and there three children on a sailboat in the Indian Ocean, the BBC reports. Last week Somali pirates killed…
https://youtube.com/watch?v=KRgiIrHRoHM On the last friday of every month, cyclists in Porto Alegre, Brazil get on their bikes to raise awareness for bike commuters in a city dominated by cars. At their most recent Critical Mass demonstration, a car decided to plow through the riders. The…
Courtesy of IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group A new study from the Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group of the IUCN reports that…
Last fall, Abbey Smith and fellow climbers Jason Kehl, Pete Takeda, and Mick Follari spent two months travelling and establishing new boulder problems in the mountains of northern India. In this guest post, Abbey details her favorite problems from the group's final destination, the…
A cable tram in working order on Mount Elbrus. Courtesy of Flickr. A day and a half of terrorist activity at two popular ski resorts on the slopes of Mount Elbrus has brought a temporary end to tourism in the area,…
From spotting the English Nessie to the world's longest triathlon—plus a few lost bros in Idaho—here's the stuff you should click on this week. Outside Reader of the Year Runner-Up Still Trekkin':World Tri Update: Charlie Is On Foot, Headed…
Last August, climbers Abbey Smith, Pete Takeda, Jason Kehl, and Mick Follari went to northern India on a unique bouldering trip. For two months, the quartet traveled through the Himalayas, establishing dozens of new problems on often-overlooked blocks at the feet of some of the world's most iconic mountains. To…
Climbers are packing their duffels, continuing their training and practicing their goodbyes. They leave for Kathmandu in about a month. By now they have researched and selected their route. Some on the north, others on the south. There are over 18 named routes on Everest and a couple that are…
Berkshire East Ski Area in Massachusetts became the world's first wind-powered ski resort this month, according to Yahoo Finance. With the on-site installation of…
How do I know if wild game has the plague? The Editors Santa Fe, NM
https://youtube.com/watch?v=VAY7BFDJUhM%C2%A0 Kelly Slater teaches a cow to surf and it was really cool. –Mattie Schuler…
Courtesy of Flickr A Florida resident captured the death of a manatee on video, which can be viewed online at WSVN News. Lance Irvine, the owner of…
Courtesy of Flickr The 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Christchurch, New Zealand Tuesday morning has caused extensive damage to the country's longest glacier. The quake shook nearly 30 million tons of ice from the…
Slippery When When: Chris Korbulic from Shon Bollock on Vimeo. Shasta Boyz Productions just released the second of seven trailers for their new project Slippery When Wet, and it features…
Slippery When Wet: Evan Garcia from Shon Bollock on Vimeo. Shasta Boyz Productions has released the first in a series of seven trailers to plug it's new project Slippery When Wet. We picked the first one up off a facebook post…
In 2000, former professional motocross rider Jimmy Button suffered a freak crash that instantly paralyzed him from the neck down. Eleven years later, the rehabilitated 37-year-old is hopping on his bicycle for a two-month, 2,428-mile Miles for Miracles ride from San Diego, California to…
With this Monday being Presidents' Day, many of you are likely headed to slopes for a long ski weekend. Below, a few clips, galleries, and other assortments to get you in the mood. And if skiing's not your thing, well, we've got you covered, too. Here's the stuff you should…
Courtesy of Flickr Although the recent political turmoil in Egypt may have hurt the country's tourism industry, a slurry of shark attacks in the Red Sea has made travel to the North African nation even less attractive. Six shark attacks this…
The trailer to Soul Surfer, the new movie about the life of Bethany Hamilton, is making its way around the web. Hamilton lost her arm at the age of 13 in a tiger shark attack off the island of Kauai while surfing with her…
Yes, that's a kayaker at the edge of the falls. From last year's trip. (Courtesy of Caue Ito) The following is the first in a series of dispatches from kayaker Chris Korbulic. In 2010, Ben Stookesberry, Brazilian Pedro Oliva, and I faced some of…
Fifteen-year-old French climber Enzo Oddo has made the fourth ascent of Kevin Jorgeson's massive highball problem Ambrosia in Bishop, California, reports the Bishop Bouldering Blog. Ambrosia is Oddo's headiest send so far, a 60-foot-high line that…
Yesterday, President Obama unveiled the America's Great Outdoors: A Promise to Future Generations report, according to the Outdoor Industry Association.The AGO report focuses on connecting Americans with the outdoors and encourages active, outdoor lifestyles. Sally Jewell, president and…
Five to seven months without eating, drinking, urinating or defecating. It's not a punishment, it's hibernation, and bears do it every winter. Until now, however, little was known about the physiological changes that allow a bear to survive hibernation. A study released today by researchers at the University…
GII Winter Expedition | Dispatch # 4 | The way up to the summit from story.teller on Vimeo. On Feburary 2nd, we reported on the summit of Gasherbrum II by the team of Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards. It…
What is it about cyclists that can turn sane, law-abiding drivers into shrieking maniacs? The author ponders the eternal conflict with help from bike supercommuter Joe Simonetti, who each week survives the hostile, traffic-clogged rat race between the New York exurbs and Midtown Manhattan.
The Japanese whaling vessel Kyo Maru No. 1 on a whale hunt in the Southern Ocean Sanctuary. Courtesy of IFAW The Japanese whaling fleet is leaving the internationally recognized Southern Ocean Sanctuary around…
What are the best survival schools in the country? The Editors Santa Fe, NM
Photo by Boris Herrmann, Team Neutrogena Professional sailor Ryan Breymaier first took to a sailboat while attending St. Mary's College of Maryland. After graduation he started sailing professionally and has never looked back. Currently, the 35-year-old is participating as the lone American…
In which a team of Chinese men travel to the United States for the first time to hike the legendary Appalachian Trail—and find its manicured paths a little wimpy. Translated by Ed Jocelyn.
On December 31, professional sailor Ryan Breymaier left Spain as the lone American in the Barcelona World Race, a double-handed, nonstop race around the world. (He's co-skippering a vessel with German Boris Herrmann.) The 35-year-old Maryland native is…
Courtesy of Flickr Chuck Allen, aka the “Godfather of Snowboarding,” passed away on February 14, according to Transworld Snowboarding. Allen was a founder of the United States of America Snowboarding Association…
Greg Mortenson did it. So Shannon Galpin, a single mom and former Pilates instructor with no humanitarian experience, figured she could, too. She sold her house, started a nonprofit, and flew to Kabul to set up women’s educational and health programs, from scratch, in the world’s most troubled country. The author joined her on her most audacious fundraiser yet.
I know I am busy with my preparations for Everest in a little over a month and so are many others. There is a never ending series of tasks from planning to packing and of course training. I am pleased that I am making contact with many of my…
Decades after the Soviet-era meltdown drove 60,000 people from their homes in the Ukraine, a rebirth is taking place inside the exclusion zone. With Geiger counter in hand, the author explores Europe's strangest wildlife refuge, an enchanted post-apocalyptic forest from which entirely new species may soon emerge.
The An-Tiki, courtesy of gasballoon.com/antiki/ When 84-year-old captain Anthony Smith arrives in the Bahamas after successfully crossing the Atlantic in a 40-by-18-foot raft made out of plastic water pipes, he plans on announcing himself with a sense of humor. “We're going to…
Wavegarden (Short) from wavegarden on Vimeo. Wave-garden.com released more photos, information, graphics, and videos about that glassy artificial wave that generated so much buzz earlier this week. And to make sure the buzz doesn't stop, they've also published quotes from pro surfers about…
The Association of Surfing Professionals announced today the release of 150 tickets to a “Blue Carpet Show” prior to its World Surfing Awards next week in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, according to Transworld Surf. Recipients of the tickets will have…