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When Mountain Biker Jeff Kendall-Weed needs an escape from his home in Bellingham, he finds an oasis in the deserts of Hurricane, Utah.
Andrew Bob Harris, also known affectionately as Ducky, is officially the first person with Down syndrome to summit the Grand Teton.
August’s full solar eclipse is the first visible from the United States since 1979. Traveling over 14 states on its way east, from Oregon to South Carolina, the eclipse passes over the southern end of the Appalachian Trail - a 2,200-mile wilderness hike that winds from Georgia to Maine.
Andrew “Bob” Harris recently became the first person with Down syndrome to climb the Grand Teton
Making it through a catastrophic event is just the first step. Presenting five true case studies in survival.
Despite overwhelming public support for preserving public lands, the Secretary of the Interior is still recommending Trump trim "a handful" of national monuments. He just won't publicly say which ones—or by how much.
When alpinist and photographer Cory Richards dug himself out of an avalanche in 2011, he emerged alive but scarred—an ascendant star in a community that tends to shun the very idea that trauma can have lasting effects. As his profile climbed ever higher, his career and personal life imploded. Six years later, one of the world’s best artist-adventurers comes clean about the panic attacks, PTSD, and alcohol abuse that nearly killed him.
Tips on self-defense, BASE jumping, and how to make it out of a plane crash alive
The people have spoken. In a study released Tuesday, over 99 percent of people said they support the 27 monuments up for review. President Donald Trump, are you listening?
The Park Service says they’re doing their best but no one wins when America’s most iconic valley becomes an endless, exhaust-choked loop of creeping traffic. Can anything be done to prevent bumper-to-bumper traffic from becoming the new normal in Yosemite Valley?
In our ongoing Weekly Escape series, we aim to transport you from your desk to an incredible place in two minutes or less.
Though he's a married man, Landon Mace finds that theres only one thing on his mind, trout.
A lot of assumptions have been made about the national-monuments review. Many of them aren't true.
When Daniel Duane was a kid, his father taught him how to climb in Yosemite. Two decades later, when his teenage daughter wanted a valley education of her own, he realized that the old beta no longer applied.
Behind the Sun from filmmaker Matt Kleiner follows 3 Time World Champion Surfer Mick Fanning during the shooting of an episode of Red Bull's Chasing the Shot.
Margaret Wheeler of the American Mountain Guides Association walks us through the steps it takes to clean an anchor.
It's more doable than you think. Just don't forget the chamois cream.
Another controversial speed attempt on the country's most popular trail points to the need for a better system for verifying hikers' times
While living on a portaledge—a suspended platform about the size of a double bed—you still need to perform basic bodily functions, including, yes, answering calls of nature. This is how it works.
When my friend asked me if I wanted to attempt to Everest on my bike—climb the equivalent height of the 29,029-foot mountain in a single ride—I gave my answer little thought. “I’m in,” read my little blue text message. That was it.
Photographer and Filmmaker Abraham Joffe has always been drawn to places that see very few visitors and the polar region fits that criteria like nowhere else.
The winter of 2017 was a force to be reckoned with from Tahoe to Maine, there were record snowfalls across the board. It was a wild season and you can follow all the excitement in TGR's new feature film Rogue Elements.
The GOP's war on public lands threatens to alienate a key part of its voting base—sport hunters
Deep in the remote jungle of Laos, mountain biker Rebecca Rusch, Director Nick Schrunk, and the rest of the Blood Road documentary team embarked on a shoot within a spirit filled cave.
Kyle Jameson is by far one of the most stoked guys in mountain biking. If you see an oddly tall guy waiting around a bunch of twelve-year-olds for Brandon Semenuk's autograph, that's him.
Whatever you do, just don't tell these serious, old'ish cyclists that they're living in a retirement home
USADA tried to place a gag order on Armstrong when he partnered with the Colorado Classic to broadcast his podcast. No matter your thoughts about the bike racer's character, that's just wrong—and it's really bad for the sport.
How one tragic evening revolutionized bear management in our national parks
The summer heat in Mallorca, Spain is no joke, but climbers have the perfect antidote, deep water soloing.
They were both phenoms who got burnt out on the sport. Their relationship helped reignite the spark.
A new group of movers and shakers, aptly named Artemis, could be just what we need to get more politicians to care about conservation
Every July Fourth, hundreds of racers descend on Seward, Alaska, for one of the most difficult short-distance races on the planet—3,000 feet up, and then straight back down Mount Marathon
American cowboy or posturing Trump enforcer?
Element Awareness Camp offers underserved Los Angeles youth the opportunity to go into the wilderness for a week.
Where can you find Dane Tudor when he's not skiing huge backcountry spines? Right here in Rossland, BC where he and two fellow riders, Josh Solman and Braeden Onciul are constantly working to improve the trail systems.
Nomadic herders have brought guns and hundreds of thousands of livestock into the green expanses of Laikipia County, starving out wildlife and shooting the area's megafauna. As police burn homesteads and shoot civilians in response, the future of one of the most iconic regions on the planet hangs in the balance.
Advice from a longtime NOLS instructor on when and how to cross a river, without drowning
Or, the greatest oversimplified explanation of how to navigate ever written
A sneaky ghost is good. A real mystery backed up by history is even better.
Having an off-leash companion in the outdoors is the whole point of having a dog
In other words, how to not lose your mind to boredom, according to polar explorer Eric Larsen
Pitching a tent, healing a wound, and finding your way are about the most important things you can learn how to do. They're also the easiest.
Tidying guru Marie Kondo lets us in on how to declutter our closets and our lives
And stop taking goddamn selfies. Award-winning adventure photographer Krystle Wright lets us in on nine of her secrets.
Introducing a complete course in authentic adventure, fitness, gear, sports, sex, and so much more
Making your favorite tree or flower reproduce itself is easier than you think
Lindsey Richter, founder of Ladies AllRide mountain bike camps, believes bike skills are life skills—and she has a few very specific tips on how to get better at both
When Jack O'Neill passed on June 1, 2017, the surf industry lost one of their most "affable pirates".
Are you still mapping like it's 1999?
In our ongoing Weekly Escape series, we aim to transport you from your desk to an incredible place in two minutes or less
The Outdoor Industry Association estimates that Americans spend $887 billion on recreation each year. Here's how much each of the 50 states contributes.
Keenan was a legend in the sport—and is the first rescue diver to die while freediving
To see major improvement in a matter of weeks, you'll need to learn how to sprint
We reached out to a few experts to see who they rely on via Twitter for trusted endurance tips
To the protectors of Alabama’s swamps, the vanishing of an iconic river creature posses terrifying questions about the water we swim in and fish in and drink.
Though hotly debated, many call Kamloops the birthplace of freeride mountain biking. The area is known for its constantly improving trail system and is one of freerider Reece Wallace's favorite places to ride.
The iconic brand has long been the conscience of the outdoor industry, forsaking hefty profits to do the right thing. Now the company is going to war against the Trump administration over protections for public land in a bid to become a serious political player—which happens to be very good for sales.
This spring, Kat Cannell, MJ Wright, and Katelyn Spradley set out on horseback to follow a salmon's upstream battle from the mouth of the Columbia River to its farthest inland home in Idaho's Redfish Lake.
We embrace the stereotype to salute the characters who add a little personality to all the backpacking trips we’ve ever taken
The Val di Sol is a valley in Trentino Northern Italy. This mountain bike paradise is tucked away in the Brenta Dolomites and has enduro riding in addition to lift-served downhill trails that are always improving.
The race takes place on a section of the Payette River in Idaho known as Jacob’s Ladder, which is famous for its massive features. This year, the record runoff had some competitors worried.
From Director Ben Gulliver and Poolhouse Creative, The Sea Wolf is a feature length film about surfing some of the most obscure places on the globe.
Wandering Attention is a short video from Traut Films that blends together surfing with a meditation on the important things in life.
From The North Face and Helio, The Line follows pro-skier Tatum Monod as she recovers from a tibia injury.
The Chinese government's interest in damming rivers for hydropower motivated Winn to open a rafting company in an attempt to bring people to see rivers before they disappear behind a dam.
Idaho is the first Western state to take some action on dangerous cyanide traps, but it's not enough
Nicky Fitzgerald loves tourists, doesn't believe in work-life balance, and has a controversial approach to conservation that just might work
After three days of climbing and bolting in this area, we headed home, convinced that rural Indonesia has the potential to become a dream destination for outdoor enthusiasts
From Sporting Club of the Pacific, Wipeout brings you into the carnage that takes place at Peahi during an El Nino storm.
The Survival Trial is not your average outdoor adventure race. Competitors spend 24 hours in the backcountry of northern New Mexico completing survival challenges that range from fire-starting to defensive firearm engagements.
A team of scientists are drilling into some of the world’s highest glaciers to learn about our planet’s past before the ice disappears forever
Patrick Sweeney is on a mission, to ride the seven summits on a bicycle.
Undisputedly, one of the most challenging rivers in the US, its famous Pillow Rock Rapid has been the catalyst for many flips and dumptrucks.
You have through today to tell the government what you think of its plan to steal your public land
Female athletes deserve the same respect for their athletic abilities as their male counterparts
Our writer visited the 10,000-square-foot facility in Ventura, California, home to thousands of products-cum-talismans, and came away with more than just an appreciation for the brand's gear heritage