For a picturesque Tibetan village, an increase in tourists represents a complicated past and an uncertain future

This month's massive government climate report sounds the alarm about the rising risk of wildfire. Will the Trump Administration listen?

You're alone in the open sea on a surfboard, blown far offshore by a strong wind. What does it feel like? What do you do?

From Scott Sports and their athletes, Sam Cohen and McKenna Peterson, Peak of Ill Repute follows the team on a three-week skiing expedition at the base of Alaska's Fairweather Range. 

Damming rivers may seem like a clean and easy solution for Albania and other energy-hungry countries. But the devil is in the details.

And why I can't live without personal projects—even if they don't mean anything to anyone else

From YETI and Talweg Creative, Sam follows Missouri duck hunter Steve Koehly and his dog Sam.

A few weeks back we posted Faction's This Is Home. Though the footage was sweet and satisfying, there was a lingering hope that they may provide us with a little dessert. And did they ever.

From Stio, A San Juan Story follows a crew young skiers as they explore the endless opportunities surrounding the ski mecca of Telluride. 

A new report card ranks the Mountain West based on access, recreation, and responsible energy development

The Seeking Nirvana series is back with this year's installment Road To Nowhere. This season, skiers Riley Leboe, Mike Henituk, Joe Schuster, Matt Margetts are on a road trip for ski and swell through Vancouver Island. 

In this film from Salomon, pro skiers Kalen Thorien and Cody Townsend take twenty-two-year-old Swedish skier Lovisa Rosengren to Kashmir, India.

Skier Tom Wallisch alongside filmmakers Sherpas Cinema and the North Face just took it up a notch with this segment 'Inspiration'.

A remote car accident, a broken ski, a tumble in the snow, and a slow descent into hypothermia

Follow Amy Martin and Erica Fareio as they traverse the Colorado River and reveal the allure of the canyons.

When he set a new record up Wyoming’s Devils Tower last month, Robert Kelman confirmed what experts say about aging and athletics: use it or lose it

Holly "Cargo" Harrison has finally reached the U.S. on a 15,000-mile hike through South and North America

An A to Z guide to the ups and downs of the sport

The decision to amend national monuments has roots in pro-energy, anti-conservation politics that has been simmering for 40 years

Zinke's strategic plan for the next four years shows no intention of addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our public lands

In buzkashi, Afghanistan’s violent and ancient national pastime, riders battle for control of an animal corpse that they carry toward a goal. Sixteen years after the U.S.-led invasion that ousted the Taliban, the sport is dominated by rival warlords who will do anything to maintain power in a turbulent country that once again is up for grabs.

The activist, singer, and writer died at her home in Arizona

From Salomon TV, Mica follows rising ski star Andrea Byrne along with Cody Townsend, Chris Rubens, and Leah Evans as they indulge Mica Heli Skiing's endless terrain.

When the San Juan's call, it's really tough not to answer it.

Armed with a bike, a cunning smile, and an understated talent for downhill, Richie Rude lets his riding do the talking for him.

Beckey, who has often been called the country’s ur-dirtbag—a climber who eschews riches to pursue climbing full-time—was widely recognized as North America’s most prolific mountaineer

You may soon be able to change your DNA to optimize performance in your favorite sport

He was the alpha male of the first pack to live in Oregon since 1947. For years, a state biologist tracked him, collared him, counted his pups, weighed him, photographed him, and protected him. But then the animal known as OR4 broke one too many rules.

On Friday, the President told Senator Orrin Hatch that he planned to downsize two Utah national monuments. Here's why nothing's likely to happen soon.

Teens are breaking trail in the backcountry well before they can drink, vote, or even drive. Avalanche educators are hustling to get to them early.

A practical approach to making mass shootings less deadly

The More Than You Think series from Outdoor Gear Exchange, aims to highlight the backcountry offerings in New England showed off by the women who know it best.

Conservationists have just a small voice in the Trump Administration. The Democratic Conservation Alliance wants to buy a bigger one.

Who knew that it’s easy to find great backcountry skiing in Scotland? Nobody, because it isn’t. But that doesn’t stop a committed group of hard-asses from clicking their boots and heading into the mud, rain, and heather in search of stoke.

The founder of the Total Immersion method taught people that the lessons learned in the pool can be applied just as easily to life, too

Dallas Seavey's current predicament shows how the sport's most visible event, wary of controversy, has closed in and tightened the rules. It should do the opposite.

After two failed attempts, the team of three ascended Nuptse's massive 7,000-foot wall to put up a new route on one of the Himalayas' most difficult mountains

We raise $3 billion every year for conservation, then we go out on those public lands and help manage wildlife populations—for free

A leaked five-year strategic plan has zero mention of “climate change” or “diversity,” marking a major pivot away from its predecessor

Freeskier Sam Favret and snowboarder Julien Herry take on steep riding in the heart of Mont Blanc massif.

Jeremy Jones has pursued mountains for his whole life; in fact, he's shaped a career out of it. In this dedication, he's fallen in love with the act of gliding.

Blake Crossland grew up frequenting Rocky Mountain National Park with his family, in fact, it's the place where his parents met. So to say he's deeply connected to this place is a bit of an understatement.

It's not as scary as it seems. Here's all you need to know to get out for your first ride.

From Your Forests Your Future and More Than Just Parks, this animated video illustrates what national forests are and how you can get involved.

Paragliding pilot Jean-Baptist Chandelier, travels the world to practice his craft above some of the earth’s most stunning landscapes.

Often overlooked as a ski destination, the Aussie backcountry has some spectacular lines as displayed in this video from We Are Explorers and Hayden Griffith.

The ReelRock 12 Film Tour highlights this year's best climbing accomplishments from across the globe.

Putting your dog in risky situations might actually be the best thing you can do for him

We caught up with the British explorer ahead of his attempt to cross a 1,000-mile swath of Antarctica hauling 300 pounds of gear—completely unassisted

A few months before Junko Tabei died, she looked back on her summit of Everest, and what drove her to keep climbing

Adventure paddler Aleksander Doba willed his 71-year-old body and 1,600-pound kayak through a 4,000-mile trans-Atlantic journey

For the Moutinho family of northwest Canada, living here allows them to get out and explore the world through surfing and mountain biking.

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—one of our most threatened landscapes—may be opened up to drilling, and opponents are taking to Instagram to protest

In an effort to get us all stoked for winter, Squaw Alpine dropped this video about the effort it takes to get the chairs turning every morning.

For more than two decades, Jeff Caldwell has lured in hikers, couchsurfers, and other women (and they're almost always women), enthralling them with his tales of adventure. Then he manufactures personal crises and exploits their sympathy to rip them off.

Border resort shuttered amid earthquake and volcano concerns after a series of underground detonations

Over the past week, a series of fires destroyed tens of thousands of acres in and around Sonoma County, burning homes, cars, and wineries in their wake. We sent a photographer to document the aftermath.

From KGB Productions, Westward follows a host of fascinating ski characters who are doing things their own way.

From DPS Skis The Shadow Campaign, The Time Within finds five of DPS's best skiers in the powder haven of Japan.

From Outdoor Gear Exchange, the More Than You Think series aims to highlight the expanding opportunities for backcountry skiing in the northeast.

Our PlayNow series highlights an epic POV clip so you can get in on the action even when you're stuck behind a desk.

One of the most contentious environmental fights of the past 30 years is suddenly back in the news, now that EPA head Scott Pruitt is poised to withdraw measures protecting the bay's storied salmon runs

Scientists investigate hip straps—the benefits aren’t as obvious as you think

Christian Thomas, a.k.a. Buddy Backpacker, finished the Continental Divide Trail on September 18, becoming the youngest person to complete all three of the nation's longest hiking trails

In 1905, Mina Hubbard completed the expedition that had killed her husband—and beat the pants off his swaggering rival

Off the coast of Baja lies an oasis of spearfishing opportunities. For professional spearfisherman Pete Correale, this means he can satisfy his itch to be in the ocean every day.

The longtime DOI employee says he was forced out because he spoke up about the risk climate change poses to Alaskans. We caught up with him to talk the state of the Interior, how his colleagues are faring, and what he'd say to Secretary Ryan Zinke if given the chance.

This past August, Peak Design's program Give a Shot sent a volunteer expedition to Haines to raise awareness of the proposed Constantine mine, giving a voice to the people and ecosystems that would be catastrophically affected by the development.

How a group of young activists changed the conversation at a public-lands conference—and where the outdoor industry goes from here

What two longtime BFFs won't do to make more memories, courtesy of their Frankenstein bikes and Rebecca Rusch's epic, painful, 100-mile Idaho adventure ride

Jim Herrington's book 'The Climbers' is a masterful tribute to the formidable characters who shaped the sport

Okay, maybe freak out a little. But here’s why it’s not quite as dire as it sounds.

Breaking down the numbers behind the catastrophic California fires

The renowned expert in high-performance psychology offers up an incredibly simple approach to training your mind

A new photo book shows all the weird and wonderful ways we connect with wild spaces

The end goal: stop the environment from getting in the way of oil and gas extraction

The 27-year-old Kennedy died by suicide after Perkins, his girlfriend, was killed in an avalanche in Bozeman, Montana

Overnight, 14 fires rampaged over eight counties in northern California

His misguided immigration and climate-change policies are worse than January rain

A team of some of the top mountaineers attempt the first ski descent of the world's fifth-highest peak.