Or so it seems. The 24-year-old from Hawaii is a multiple-time world champion of stand-up paddling, a dominant wind- and kitesurfer, and one of the most fearless big-wave riders on the planet. His combination of talents would seem impossible if he didn’t make it all look so easy.

Nansen Weber grew up spending years Canada's Arctic region. With wolves as his neighbors, he continues to feel a strong connection to the area.

Thousands of firefighters, trail crews, and rangers will be able to get back to work this summer

LIVITFILMS teamed up with Will Taylor of Fly Shop Co. to tackle some new water in Georgia's Blue Ridge Mountains.

With more people recreating outdoors and encountering wild animals there, we need to rethink laws that require the government to shoot bears and other carnivores who are protecting their young

When John Muir sauntered through the condensed grove of what is now known as Sequoia National Park, he would have never envisioned the devastation that has occurred since 2011.

Benjaim Grant's new book displays breathtaking satellite imagery of life on Earth from above.

Rock gyms are about socializing as much as they’re about fitness these days. But before you take your Valentine’s Day crush on an indoor climbing date, there are a few things you should know.

Josh Daiek is known for doing some of the most phenomenal skiing in the Tahoe backcountry.

Federal lands belong to all of us—it's time to unite to fight crooked politicians

Denver-based photographer Theo Stroomer is in the middle of his third winter photographing tumbleweeds. Here, he shares some of his favorites images of the invasion from the last three years.

The company that runs the industry's largest trade show is listening, but more brands need to speak up if they really want to make Utah feel the hurt

Janette Brimmer works for the nonprofit environmental law firm Earthjustice, where she defends vital regulations that keep our lands healthy

For Wendy Baxter, being a field researcher of giant Sequoia trees is the ultimate balance between athletic ability and scientific exploration.

Trump's executive orders don't have environmental lawyers particularly worried—but that could change depending on how the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rules on a handful of cases

We caught up with filmmaker and skijor racer Kale Casey to talk about his recent film 'Dog Power'.

House Bill 621 is dead, but 622 would do much to undermine protections for our most treasured public lands

There's one thing Zack Giffin won't give up in his Tiny House Nation contract, and that's two weeks chasing powder in Alaska.

The story of two explorers chased down—well, technically up—by a jaguar

As any backcountry skier knows, your dog will cover about three times as much vertical as you.

The director of the acclaimed documentary 'Sharkwater' disappeared mysteriously after a deep dive off the coast of Key Largo on Tuesday. For 72 hours, crews scoured the ocean. On Friday, shortly after the search for Stewart was suspended, divers found his body on the bottom of the ocean floor.

Iceland is home to some of the most photogenic terrain on earth. But for surfer Heiðar Logi Elíasson and the film crew at Tributaries Digital Cinema, it's a harsh place with unrelenting wind.

Robert Marchand recently broke the cycling hour record for centurions. Scientists studied his body, tracked his progress, and came to one conclusion: there is no upper age limit to training.

A massive outcry killed a bill that would have sold off millions of acres of public lands—but don't expect that to be the last fight between the Republican Congress and the outdoor industry over their fate

Elk sightings and waterfall hikes are all part of a day's work for Grand Canyon park ranger Perri Spreiser

How do you make climbing the world’s toughest mountain harder? Do it in the off-season.

Finnish climber Nalle Hukkataival made an estimated 4,000 attempts on what's currently the world's toughest bouldering problem before finally conquering it last October. His new film, out next week, documents the quest.

Evolving as an athlete means leaving old passions behind and focusing on factors within your control

The Army Corps of Engineers has been directed to grant the final easement that stands in the pipeline’s way, presenting the Standing Rock movement with its first real challenge

A Granite State Ride from Jukebooth brings you to Attitash Mountain Resort's Bike Park. With the White Mountains as his backdrop, videographer Sean Collins captures riders Pat Noonan and Corey Smith.

In the heart of the Frank Church Wilderness, four guides on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River explore the tributaries of this mighty river.

In honor of Outside's 40th anniversary, we're selecting our all-time favorite gear, advice, accomplishments, and people. To kick things off, we picked the most memorable places in the world.

A few years back, a contingent of prominent pro surfers took up stand-up paddleboarding in spite of its reputation as a leisure activity of lesser wave riders. Can they convince the curmudgeons the sport deserves respect?

And how you can prepare for the apocalypse better than a billionaire

Located in the small town of Gothic, Colorado in an even smaller cabin, billy barr has collected snow data for over 40 years.

Four takeaways from the administration’s first week

Fine dining on Everest? Only $1,050 per person.

Seven people ascended a construction crane in downtown D.C. on Wednesday and unfurled a 65-pound banner in protest of President Trump. Here's how they did it.

On a trip to Alaska, the filmmakers at Aura ran into a small town outfitter with a large story.

Even if you're not an aspiring pro athlete, there's a smart way to build a fan base on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

From Talweg Creative and Yeti, John Shocklee/ A Fairy Tale brings you into the life of this legendary Silverton Ski Guide.

Our 45th president's contempt for environmental protections is well documented. So what will his first 100 days look like? Here's our educated guess on what could happen, based on what he's already said and done.

Some hotels are starting to treat dogs as guests

A long-time Colorado patroller talks about avoiding mountain lions, the biggest storm he's ever seen, and the high cost of backcountry rescues

Patrick Seabase is rhythmic rider on his fixed gear bicycle. His moves through the Swiss Alps are something of a dance with the mountain.

Denmark's Faroe Islands have a brutal tradition in which men publicly butcher hundreds of pilot whales by hand. But why?

Watch as our online gear editor, Jakob Schiller, shows you how to layer for a day of skiing.

Greg Hill is an accomplished backcountry skier with a laundry list of accolades. He's here to provide you his 7 tips for enjoying the backcountry.

When an international crew of whitewater aficionados loaded eight featherlight carbon freestyle kayaks onto rafts and paddled into the Canadian wilderness in September, they took the hunt for fresh waves to a new level.

And they're not the only species that should be afraid

Every gun sold gets taxed—and those taxes go directly to wildlife and land conservation

Trump's pick for Secretary of the Interior gets grilled in the confirmation hearing about federal land management, resource extraction, and Smokey the Bear

For centuries, ice merchants retrieved this ice from glaciers on the mountain and sold it at local markets. In homage to this tradition, mountain biker Eric Porter and photographer Mason Mashon rode with their own collection of this glacial ice all the way to the ocean 17,000 feet below.

Heather Wilson monitors migratory bird populations for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from the captain seat of her amphibious Cessna 206

When Raymond Stansel was busted in 1974, he was one of Florida's biggest pot smugglers. Facing trial and years in prison, he jumped bail, changed his name, and holed up in a remote Australian outpost. Even more remarkable than that? His second life as an environmental hero.

The 92-year-old gear innovator, guide, and teacher has fished with everyone from Ernest Hemingway to Tom Brokaw to Yvon Chouinard to Fidel Castro

Most of us hit the outdoors seeking calm and quiet, but Chuck Thompson prefers to blast a little 38 Special by his campfires. Still, even a rustic headbanger like him has to wonder if the coming age of total connectivity in otherwise wild places is good for bees, beasts, and man.

From photographer Chris Burkard and Sweatpants Media, Under an Arctic Sky documents the search for waves under the Northern Lights.

With peak season in full swing, High Fives Foundation released this safety documentary explaining what can go wrong in the mountains.

The latest pictures, videos, and statistics from the epic winter storm, which has brought record flooding and dramatically assuaged the drought

Mountain Mind Collective released their full film, For The Love back in April. This segment entitled Liquid Lumination challenges the assumption that paddling is only a day-time sport.

Turning puppies into full-fledged dogsledding athletes is a tough endeavor, but all the hard work melts away on that first winter run

Eliot Jackson's key to success? Pull over and scout the options.

Whether in Texas or Uruguay, the core of a cowboy is the same: a connection between man, animals, and the land. Brooklyn-based photographer Luis Fabini, who was born in Uruguay, spent the last decade photographing these men across North and South America and has narrowed down thousands of images into a new book called Cowboys of the Americas.

When the Director of the Sierra Club, Stacy Bare, returned home from Iraq he thought he had two options; go back to the war or kill himself.

In a multimedia production from Junkie XL and Red Bull Media House, Wavey Waters presents an alternative look at music.

From E9 Clothing Company, Because I See is a reflection on the sport of rock climbing.

He's spent the last three years chronicling the lives of couples who have swapped mainstream society for rare kind of freedom

The mountain biking community in Bentonville is stellar and growing quickly. Within that community is a rad rider named Tandie Bailey.

On January 8, Discovery is launching a new six-part series titled Everest Rescue. The show follows a group of helicopter pilots as they perform extreme rescues on Everest.

Photographer Seth Langbauer’s favorite moments from the 20th annual Bozeman Ice Festival

During his life in marine parks, Tilikum killed three people, and the troubled whale sparked big changes at SeaWorld

Has a young Dutchman found the solution to all that plastic in our oceans?

We asked the best pow chasers we know how they make it work in some of the country's most famous winter resorts

Faced with immense amounts of time and little money, Gaz Leah set out on a project that would turn NYC bouldering on its head.

Mountains were the cornerstone of Stephano's life. When a knee injury took this away from him he found solace in his offseason training activity, cycling.

Twenty-years ago Dan Osman set a world record completing the Bear's Reach route of Lover's Leap in 4:25. A young climber at the time, Alex Honnold, was completely inspired by the feat.

When a creature mysteriously turns up dead in Alaska—be it a sea otter, polar bear, or humpback whale—veterinary pathologist Kathy Burek gets the call. Her necropsies reveal cause of death and causes for concern as climate change frees up new pathogens and other dangers in a vast, thawing north.

This past year we saw daring adventurers rewrite world records, struggle mightily against the harshest environments, and perform feats no one had ever seen. From the deserts of the West to the mountains of the Himalayas, here are the most badass adventures of the past year.

The careers of Reagan cabinet members Anne Gorsuch Burford, who led the EPA, and Interior Secretary James Watt ended in scandal. Though their modern counterparts act similarly, Congress and the White House don't seem to care.