The shutdown is hampering fire prevention efforts in the state, even while the President looks to disaster-relief funds for his wall

The initiative, led by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is ambitious, but some in the outdoor industry argue it's the only hope for saving wild places from climate change

With affordable snow safety and touring clinics by day and music, events, and films at night, it's a winning formula

‘Escape’ features Montreal-based DJ JaBig as he attempts to set the record for a continuous fixed-gear bike ride through Canada. 

This summer at the southern terminus of the PCT, photographer Ian Tuttle asked a bunch of thru-hikers why they were hiking. Months later and 2,591 miles to the north, he found some of them again and asked what they’d learned about themselves. Turns out, six months in the wilderness is a pretty good crash course in philosophy.

Sender Films shares some of the strategies it used to push the limits of what’s possible in big-wall filmmaking

Just days before Secretary Zinke left his post, the agency quietly proposed rules that would have it ignoring many Freedom of Information Act requests

And why you might just prefer a good old-fashioned website

For decades Jeffrey Lendrum helicoptered up and rappelled down to aeries on cliff faces from Patagonia to Quebec, snatching unhatched raptors and selling them, investigators believe, to wealthy Middle Eastern falconers. This week in London, one of the most bizarre criminals in modern history goes on trial for the fourth time. Here is his story.

We know that cognitive function is impaired at high altitude, but it’s not entirely clear why

A man fell from Yosemite's Nevada Fall on Christmas Day

We reached out to outdoor expert Yong-Soo Chung, founder of Urban EDC Supply, to give us a few tips on how to sharpen a pocketknife

A longtime local's perspective on the mayhem

Our northernmost state is also the most vulnerable to climate change

Two hikers just set the only known times on the country's newest state-spanning trail system

This film from the BRASS Foundation​​​​​​​ provides some really helpful avalanche advice

That "organic litter" you just threw? It'll still be around in a year.

George Watson was on an exploratory scuba dive in a remote lake in the Peruvian Andes when everything that could go wrong suddenly did

One weekend, Matthew Bryce headed to his favorite Scottish beach to surf. The conditions were perfect. Until they were deadly.

David McMahon and Sydnie Uemoto, young pilots for Mokulele Airlines, were just trying to log some hours flying between Oahu and the Big Island. Then the engines went out.

Charlie Finlayson was on the ultimate climbing adventure with his dad, David, when a loose boulder forced him to make a daunting rescue

Kelsey Malin and a friend were chasing powder at Colorado’s Monarch Mountain resort when a wrong turn sent them into the wild for 52 frigid hours

John Pascoe and his wife, Jan, had lived in their beautiful Napa home for 38 years when the Tubbs Fire arrived suddenly at their door in October 2017

How much until you break?

We asked. They told. In-the-know locals divulge their secret powder lines, après breweries, and hidden hot springs.

Over 16,000 employees will go without pay and local communities will lose approximately $18 million per day

This video from education platform MasterClass features director Jimmy Chin shooting photos near Grand Teton National Park

This is the trailer for 'Range of Mystery,' which features three snowboarders as they search for a legendary peak in the Himalayas. 

For those of us chasing powder, here's what the meteorologists say winter likely has in store

‘Photo Vagabond’ chronicles the ascent of photographer Dan Milner’s mountain-biking career

Our favorite musher will be at the start line when the Last Great Race kicks off in Anchorage on March 2, 2019. In the first of a pre-race series of dispatches, she talks about the remote Alaskan lodge where she's training for the big event.

New emails reveal how the U.S. Forest Service caved to Dominion Energy in its quest to build a disruptive pipeline along the Appalachian Trail

Tim Klein and Jason Wells were weekend warriors. They were also two of the best climbers to ever ply their trade on Yosemite's most iconic wall. So the climbing world was stunned when they died on some of its easiest terrain.

‘Higher Truths’ follows skiers Chris Rubens and Cody Townsend on a journey to ski Mount Colangma in the Himalayas

The residents of Atlantic City, Wyoming, are just fine being off the grid. But Continental Divide Trail thru-hikers are revitalizing the town in surprising ways.

Jon Rockwood started his own production company to capture all the talent the ski industry has to offer

Soul-sucking whiteouts and not enough food stymied the polar explorer’s best efforts

The mountain has gotten even further out of reach for everyone except the very wealthiest. Meanwhile, the guiding industry is rife with corruption.

‘Expensive Membership,’ from editor Nick Garnham Wright, is a parody of Alex Honnold’s latest film, ‘Free Solo’ 

Three epic adventures you can give any outdoorsperson

Why was the ocean so nasty along the West Coast on Sunday and Monday? It’s all thanks to a low-pressure system thousands of miles away and a meteorological phenomenon called a fetch. Let me explain.

‘Winter Cometh’ chronicles a mountain-bike ride in the woods of New Hampshire on a crisp early-winter morning.

Anyone who sets foot in the ocean will ‘RISK CERTAIN DEATH,’ says the National Weather Service

Everything you need to know about the biggest downhill skiing races of the season

After weeks of speculation, President Trump announces the end of Zinke's time as Secretary of the Department of the Interior

I've watched Zinke’s downward spiral with trepidation. Yet his departure does not imply a pro-environment reorientation at Interior, and I doubt we've seen the last of him. 

‘Perks’ tracks Nikolai Schirmer and Flo Bastian as they ski the backcountry in British Columbia, Chamonix, and the Lyngen Alps. 

Brian Grubb and his team of drone pilots as they push the boundaries of drone-powered recreation

Justin Alexander went searching for higher meaning. No one expected the quest to end in a search for his body.

Advocates of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are trying to make an end run around the law and the American people. If they succeed, your backyard conservation area could be next.

Inside the most destructive fire in American history—and why the West's cities and towns will keep on burning

This is the trailer for ‘A Land Shaped by Women,’ which explores gender equality in Iceland.

Setting cycling's hour record hurts so much that it's been called death without dying. So what does it take to get past the discomfort?

What the new data says about how long the average hiker takes, what they drink, and how tired they get

From the filmmakers at Mad Trees, ‘We Heard You Need Gloves’ features a group of female shredders ripping up the terrain at Mount Baker.

When Dick's Sporting Goods announced that it would reduce gun sales in the wake of the Parkland school shooting, CEO Edward Stack said he wanted to start a conversation about gun safety in America. What he got instead was a firestorm.

Ski photographer Oskar Enander sees the world differently than most of us—in black and white.

The movers and shakers inspiring positive change in the outdoors

The renowned polar explorer is on a solo, unassisted, and unsupported South Pole speed record attempt

Though he can’t enjoy an après beer yet, Kai Jones may be the most stylish skier on the slopes of Jackson Hole, Wyoming

In this film, ‘The Wild Crow,’ ski guide Beau Fredlund reflects on his relationship with the small town of Cooke City, Montana.

The difference between capturing good and great shots comes down to the smallest details

The ‘Ghost of Steelhead Future’ extrapolates what could happen to a prized Oregon river

Is something sinister going on?

This film, from Huckberry and Xtratuf, tracks captain Sean Dwyer’s rise to become the youngest captain on the Bering Sea.

A 7.0 quake struck Anchorage, causing serious damage

Director Andrew Kaineder treats us to a dark look at his upcoming film, 'Beyond the Noise'

Icelantic Skis, a boutique company in Colorado, wasn't profitable a few years ago. Then Annelise Loevlie became the CEO, and things changed.

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

In Cascade, Idaho there’s a family of whitewater paddlers continuously training for the north fork of the Payette River.

The corporations buying up resorts are making the slopes crowded. But they're also throwing the sport a lifeline.

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

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

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

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

This video from Google Maps follows a group of five blind kayakers through the Grand Canyon