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Within the understaffed offices of the DOI, is any work actually getting done?
From the Utah Avalanche Center To Hell in a Heartbeat follows three friends on a day in the backcountry when things go horribly wrong.
Our top travel and adventure photography of the year
In the last installment of this year’s The Shadow Campaign from DPS Skis and filmmaker Ben Sturgulewski the series takes a musical approach.
In a remote cabin somewhere between Revelstoke and Golden a few skiers and musicians are getting together to meld the world of music and backcountry skiing.
There's nothing better than gathering up some of your best friends, loading up an RV, and heading to Alaska in search of powder. Which is exactly what U.S. Ski Team Moguls Skier member Troy Murphy does every spring.
As the Thomas Fire scorched hundreds of thousands of acres and forced communities to evacuate, Stuart Palley and other fire photographers rushed to the front lines
Since about 1977, West Virginia’s New River Gorge Bridge has been the site of Bridge Day, an iconic BASE jumping party that’s seen some rough years lately. Will this most storied of adrenaline-junkie events survive?
Part of the former monument could be designated Wilderness—and you have a say
Growing up in Snowbird, Utah, pro skier Angel Collinson and her brother Johnny had no shortage of childhood adventures. Watch to hear Angel tell us about the time she learned the power of trust and visualization during a backcountry outhouse incident. …
Big wall free solo climber Alex Honnold reflects on why he’s so enamored with El Cap in this recent animated film called Walls Are Meant for Climbing from the North Face.
If you found yourself stuck at the bottom of a canyon with a broken leg, what do you do? Not long ago, our host faced this exact scenario.
Probably not this time. Eva Holland looks at how a disturbing wildlife image went viral—generating anguish, anger, and confusion about the undeniably warming Arctic.
Watch to meet the Moeser family as they BASE jump together at Bridge Day, an annual event held at the New Gorge Bridge in West Virginia.
Wild and Wonderful from advocacy group New River Alliance of Climbers and filmmaker Tara Kerzhner documents the persistence it took to make the PsicoRoc deep water solo competition happen.
Though gear company Millican travels across the globe seeking inspiration for their products, they know adventure lies right out the back door in the Lake District.
In this short documentary from Uninterrupted, climber Kai Lightner takes his skills to the next level as he navigates the world of adult climbing with his sights set on a 2020 Olympic bid.
Steph Davis is an accomplished climber and BASE jumper, so on a climbing outing north of Moab, she combined both skills and made this short video.
In February 2017, Margo Hayes became the first woman to climb a 5.15a when she sent La Rambla, one of the most technical climbs in the world.
The family has long argued that the government was willing to bend the rules to put the family away—now a judge seems to be listening
While in the backcountry, there's an array of different variables to be on the lookout for. This animated video from SINTR Visuals specifically examines two of those, snow faceting and sintering.
From cycling apparel brand Albion, Heading North features a 25 years old cyclist, Damien Clayton as he attempts to ride 650 km from London to Edinburgh in one day.
Why one would want to ski the Ice Coast, from a diehard defender
So why were most of their major accomplishments also accompanied by a swarm of questions about the routes' legitimacy?
The Story of Place from The Grand Canyon Trust follows filmmaker Ace Kvale, writer Craig Childs, and Zuni tribe member Jim Enote. They’re on a journey to help elucidate this region’s cultural significance in order to protect it from resource extraction.
In a world where our time and attention are fractured into smaller and smaller bits, legendary biologist and runner Bernd Heinrich is a throwback, a man who has carved a deep groove in his patch of Maine woods
From filmmaker and storm chaser Dustin Farrell, Transient is a collection of shots taken over the summer of 2017.
He just wanted to find a way to live his life at the beach. In the process, he defined a lifestyle.
At the planet's biggest ice-fishing tournament, held every January in Brainerd, Minnesota, 10,000 contestants battle 20-below temperatures for a $150,000 purse. Ian Frazier slips and slides among wily fish, cheese curds, and some of the greatest nearly frozen anglers he's ever seen.
Big-wall climber Quinn Brett fell 100 feet while climbing El Capitan. Now paralyzed, she thinks back to her accident and reimagines her future.
The GOP tax-reform package will save companies billions. But it likely came at the cost of Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and ANWR.
Rob Miller worked for seven years to develop a new line up Yosemite's tallest wall. In the end, it all came down to a few short moves.
We recently sent reporter Paddy O'Connell to Aspen, Colorado hoping the kind folks in this ski town could help him define some of backcountry skiing's more arcane lingo.
Finland shares an 833-mile border with an aggressive and unpredictable neighbor. That proximity led to a major conflict during World War II—the horrific Winter War—and even now it keeps Finns nervous about Russia’s intentions. David Wolman suited up to train with the elite soldiers who will be on the front lines if this cold feud ever gets hot.
From Salomon TV, The Art of the Turn brings together ski racers including legend Gunther Mader, champion Luca Aerni, and rising star Paco Rassat to define the perfect turn.
From filmmakers Paxson Woebler and Cale Green, Wild Ice highlights the endless opportunities for backcountry skating in Alaska.
On a 5 month residency with the Native land's advocacy ground Utah Dine Bikeyah near Bears Ears National Monument, filmmaker Alisha Anderson had the opportunity to make a series of films about the tribal connection to nature.
Did Donald Trump "steal" public land when he shrunk two Utah national monuments on Monday? Depends on who you ask.
In an age of scattershot attention spans, Matt Warshaw’s opus remains a calming oasis. But if he can't raise $30,000 soon, it will disappear.
Snowboarder Mikey Franco spent his formative years guiding and teaching clients in the sports. After a season-ending injury, he needed to find a new outlet and came across experimenting with shaping boards.
On a good day, driving down I-405 here in Los Angeles is considered the commute from hell. Yesterday, things got a little more literal.
Three months after the hurricane, fly-fishing guides wrestle with what the future of their industry might look like
Last winter, the author ventured to the tundra with an extreme tour company promising the ultimate digital renewal—ten days living with nomadic reindeer herders in one of the planet’s last remaining off-the-grid dark spots. Is it really possible to totally unplug?
After years of controversy, Nepal's Supreme Court has ruled that Pemba Dorje Sherpa's climb was unverifiable, returning the record to its previous holder
In the last 18 months, long-simmering disputes have boiled over amid claims of trespassing, political meddling, government bullying, and retaliation. Some worry that what’s happening there may harbinger what’s to come on public land across the nation. It’s enough to call the situation, well, you know.
From director Jon Glassberg and writer Caroline Treadway, this film documents Heather Weidner's attempt at trad climbing China Doll.
We may never know who took the first full-color shot of Earth from Apollo 17, but asking the question is a space odyssey in its own right
REI and the North Face have joined the Ventura-based gear maker in standing up for our public lands
Before this weekend, everyone wondered: Is Shiffrin on track to become the best skier in history, or just the best in slalom and GS? Now we know.
The fight over Utah's Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments is just getting started
When she swam the notorious strait in 1926, Ederle beat the times of all the men before her. By two hours. In a violent storm.
During a life spent in dusty boots and blue jeans, Cindy Rosser has saddled, ridden, roped, shoveled, and seen it all. Writer Andrew Tilin asked her to recount some of her most powerful memories.
A bee sting won't hurt you unless you're allergic—or so you thought until you disturbed a hive of African bees
An in-depth look at the GOP's full-scale assault on our 640 million acres of public land
Two bipartisan bills show how the left and the right can converge on public land policy
Early in his political career, the interior secretary irked fellow Republicans with his willingness to stand up for conservation. Things have changed, and whether you love or hate his ideas, know this: he’s one of the few Trump-era cabinet secretaries with the juice to make things happen, and he’s got the boss’s back.
From KGB Productions, Westward follows a host of weird, wild, fascinating ski characters who do things their own way.
Donald Trump just reduced Bears Ears by nearly 85 percent. Here's what you're saying.
Get ready for lawsuits. The five tribal nations that supported the formation of the monument say they will respond with legal action and continued collaboration.
From filmmaker William Biname, Evasion follows rider Zander Geddes as he escapes Vancouver to find flow in the downhill riding at Whistler Bike Park.
We asked a recent Appalachian Trail north-bounder to detail the most essential items during his 2,190-mile journey
Researchers at the University of Montana found that nearby towns dependent on tourist dollars stand to lose millions
In Teton Gravity Research's film, Rogue Elements, Casey Brown and Cam Mccaul sent Corbet's Couloir - on bikes.
From Happy Handgrenade Productions, Dogs of War follows fly fishing guide Lionel Song as he pursues the annual catfish migration which sends Okavango Delta in Africa into a frenzy.
New documents suggest that President Trump's Monday announcement will involve downsizing the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by nearly a million acres each
Red Bull and the aerialists at Soul Flyers linked up to pull off this insane maneuver—guiding their wingsuits into a plane's cargo hold.
In the final installment of Stio’s A San Juan Story, skier and narrator Oliver Sutro takes us through his process of leaving Telluride which involves skiing all his bucket list lines.
The Himalayan Database has long been considered the place to find stats about climbs on the region's big peaks. Now, for the first time, that data will be free to the public.
The association that manages the West's premier national trail just paid $1.6 million to prevent a property owner from putting up a fence 150 miles shy of the Canadian border
When you picked some mushrooms off the forest floor, you planned to make a nice risotto. But now you're in the hospital, fighting for your life.
Photographer Dennis Schmeltz spent this past July cruising along the icy fjords of Greenland aboard a Russian sailboat.
For mountain biker Patrick Noonan, he's been used to many solo rides at 5 A.M. Sometimes it's lonely, but most of the time he finds peace and serenity in the quiet.
Filmmaker Adrien Mauduit will always remember October 2017. For three consecutive mornings, from October 17 to 19, he captured the sun rising over France's Jura Mountains to create this film Rise.
Being able to call for help from his watch helped saved John Zilles, but will wearable tech be a help or burden to search and rescue?
Arguments against opening the last great American wilderness to oil companies tend to get emotional, but the best argument may be the cost
Before Amazon and big-box stores, mountain shops like Eastside Sports dotted the West. Now, it's one of the last survivors.
Or a movie, or a game of spoons. The alpine racer isn't dusting the competition by slacking off. She's putting in the work, and then she's taking a nap.
Meet Ray Verseau, widely known as the world's best belayer. Not only has he created a career out of belaying, he's made it into a lifestyle.