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Stephanie Gilmore's record-tying seventh world title signals the perfect end to the most progressive year in professional surfing history
The Alaska senator sent us a letter about her enviro bonafides. Naturally, we checked her work.
It's not all throwing bombs and having the mountain to yourself—but those are big perks
The corporations buying up resorts are making the slopes crowded. But they're also throwing the sport a lifeline.
In Cascade, Idaho there’s a family of whitewater paddlers continuously training for the north fork of the Payette River.
This short film features fly fishing guide Maddie Brenneman and her journey to find fulfillment in wild spaces
In this short video from Teton Gravity Research, skier Hadley Hammer explores the best place to escape the pull of connectivity
When 60-year-old Tim Watkins disappeared on a stretch of singletrack outside Colorado Springs, no one suspected that the truth of how he died would rip the community apart
A few tips and tricks to keep you comfortable and your trailer in working order when the mercury drops and the snow starts to fall
Your pup loves powder days, too. Here's how to make sure your backcountry adventure goes smoothly.
Connor Herson makes sixth all-free ascent of the world's most famous big wall
The 34-year-old teacher reportedly died at the hands of a drug cartel
Only five others—all men—have completed the thru-hiker’s Holy Grail in fewer than 365 days
In 'The Dawn Wall,' from Red Bull Media House, climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson free climb one of El Cap’s most famous routes
This video from Google Maps follows a group of five blind kayakers through the Grand Canyon
Never underestimate the power of surfing. That’s the lesson inherent in Van's new film 'Can’t Steal Our Vibe'.
Skiers Christina Lustenberger and Dane Tudor hunt for fresh stashes of powder along the banks of the mighty Columbia River.
The legendary surfer brothers on the power of stoke and their new documentary
The North Face sent six of its climbers to the Wolf’s Jaw massif in the Queen Maud Land territory in search of first ascents
If you thought this was just another trout fishing video, think again
Photographer Tommy Corey spent the summer shooting Hiker Trash Vogue, a photo project featuring thru-hikers as models—minus wardrobe changes and plus a lot of dirt
'The Abbey' follows a group of skiers seeking amazing turns on the slopes of Engelberg, Switzerland.
What happens when America's most fabulous advice columnist fires up her polka-dot car and hits the road to ask total strangers about love and cleaving in a bunch of tiny towns called Eden? Let's just put it this way: Paradise is Regained, and John Milton himself would have said, “Oh. My. God.”
The 34-year-old from North Carolina hasn't been heard from in more than a week
The Senegalese surfer is making fans all over the world. Next stop: The 2020 Olympics. Words by Anna Kusmer.
Downhill skier Victor Muffat-Jeandet races drone pilot Jordan Temkin and his machine on the slopes of Snowbird, Utah
Putting the deadliest fire in California history into perspective
Owner, founder, and mechanic Binky Brown started the mobile shop and educational space to serve marginalized communities in the Bay Area
This film aims to answer the question of why these athletes push themselves to the outer limits.
Have you ever thought, ‘Mom, how could you say that?’ well, this film is littered with those moments.
Richard Carr, a retired psychologist who had long dreamed of sailing around the world, was in the middle of the Pacific when he started sending frantic messages that said pirates were boarding his boat. Two thousand miles away in Los Angeles, his family woke up to a nightmare: he might be dying alone, and there was almost nothing they could do about it.
Iraq War veteran Will Robinson had to do something drastic to save his own life. So he started hiking…and he hasn’t stopped since.
Building some of the country’s best trails isn't just about crafting flowing ribbons of singletrack. It's also about navigating miles of red tape.
Attorney Xochitl Torres Small just won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in a rural district. One of her prominent talking points? Protecting the region's national monument.
Over 150,000 Californians were evacuated last night and 20 million more are under red-flag fire warnings
Finally, the Czech climber shows us that he might be human after all
"What I've been searching for, I now see, is something bigger than acceptance, bigger than smokejumping, bigger than proving I can be one of the guys."
The results from Tuesday's elections prove that the majority of people in this country revere our public lands. Politicians, listen up.
Waterlogged, from filmmaker Ben Cox, is a reminder that simply spending time outside can be an escape from anxiety
The Detroit native is one of the most well-rounded climbers of his generation. But that’s just part of his story.
Wondering what the future of rock climbing looks like? Search no further than Ashima Shiraishi, the Olympics-bound, New York City prodigy.
Urban trails, climbing gyms, and indoor mountain biking parks are just the start. If you have the right mind-set, cities can be way more adventure-filled than you might think.
Whether she’s mentoring the next generation of female street riders or shredding urban handrails, Kimura always keeps it real.
Urban angling has been around in America as long as there have been cities. It's time to stop treating it like fishing's redheaded stepchild.
If she wins tomorrow, the 38-year-old Democrat would become the country's first Native American governor. Can a moderate still win in Trump's America? Idaho is about to find out.
Unsurprisingly, the dates are getting later and later, according to the records we have
A passionate, sometimes uncomfortable ode to the meatiest paws in the world (other people's words, not ours)
Mountain biker KC Deane learns from Hawai'i local Albee Layer that there’s more to the island than the waves
The ridges and reefs of West Papua are some of the most biodiverse on the planet. Two acclaimed filmmakers are on a mission to make sure they stay that way.
Told here in full for the first time, this is the horrifying story of the first murder on the Appalachian Trail, the kidnapping that followed, and how one woman learned to survive.
Carbon offsets are an easy way to mitigate the impact of your travel, but they're not the only way—and you don't necessarily have to shell out money to make a difference
About an hour before midnight on Mother’s Day in 1986, a group of teenagers assembled at an Episcopal high school in Portland, Oregon, to embark on an expedition. Their goal was to summit Mount Hood, completing an adventure program that was required for all sophomores. What followed was a story of tragedy and loss that is commemorated annually at the institution it changed forever.
Is the movement that sparked the 2016 takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge ready to age out?
Skiers Kalen Thorien and Stan Rey poll their Instagram following for recommendations on an international ski trip.
It's uncommon for animals to get drunk, but some creatures are attracted to alcohol
One of the worst tragedies in the history of firefighting prompted little change to a culture that regularly puts young lives at risk. A few seasoned veterans are working to fix that.
Skiers Christina Lustenberger and Dane Tudor search the headwaters of the Columbia river for some of the world’s most sought-after snow.
Most cyclists know that bike lanes offer very limited physical protection. They might not know that they offer approximately zero legal protection either.
The bodies of Garret Bonkowski and Jessica Bartz were discovered on October 1 on a South Rim trail. How they died remains a mystery, and their families want answers.
Can recent events be chalked up to the occasional confusion of bureaucracy? Or is something more worrisome afoot?
Casey Brown overcame poverty and the bizarre death of her brother to become a world-class mountain biker, doing jumps on a terrain with no margin for error. But is she good enough to be the first woman to compete in the sport's most dangerous event?
In the Road Less Traveled series rider Ansel Dickey competes at the annual Rasputisa gravel cycling race.
From Your Forests Your Future and the Pattiz Brothers, this video demonstrates what goes into a wilderness designation.
What the admittedly confusing categorization actually means
This trailer for the upcoming film, Janhukot, follows three British mountaineers as they try to summit the film’s namesake peak
Now that the House Natural Resources Committee has fallen under Democrat control, it could mean real oversight for the Department of Interior, says Arizona Representative Raul Grijalva
Even as Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has said he wants to give states more decision-making power over federal lands, the Trump administration has taken numerous steps to limit public input
This season of 'Westward,' from KGB Productions, features local entrepreneurs and avid skiers in Tahoe.
Has being the subject of arguably the best climbing film ever made changed him? Absolutely.
Parisi tackled three of the Seven Summits this year, and now she's a few steps closer to likely becoming the first publicly transgender person to complete the famous challenge
She’s already established herself as one of the most talented female mountain bikers in the world. And now she's aiming to make history.
This video features outdoor writer Hal Herring a native Alabaman who’s made his living and his home on the public lands of the west.
Surfers on Lake Michigan are getting sick, and they think they know why
Hoji, from Matchstick Productions, chronicles the Alberta native’s rise within the skiing community.
From Arc'teryx, The World Above showcases three big wall climbers making the first ascent of Ruby Supernova - 5.12C.
Mountain biker Casey Brown shares her story as part of The Explorers Series, presented by Coors Light.
In what might be a first for any American company, the clothing brand has endorsed two Senate candidates
A collection of the scariest, strangest, and most riveting tales we've ever published
'Hang Tight' from Brothers on the Fly documents a fly fishing trip to Slovenia in search of a pristine river and the elusive marble trout.