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First Descents is a non-profit organization that takes young adults with cancer into the outdoors.
The former Secretary of State could inherit a number of ambitious eco-commitments established by President Obama. Here’s where she stands on each one.
Each fall, the world's greatest stone skimmers gather on a small Scottish island to try and outgun one another
Utah-based Mountain Hub is out to crowdsource backcountry safety
The secret to ultimate fitness isn't all that complicated—just spend a month outside, hiking eight hours per day. Kyle Boelte breaks down how his body evolved into an efficient, fat-burning, testosterone-fueled machine over 29 days on the Colorado Trail.
Mining Courage is an inside look at what it's like to ride in the Tour de France of Mountain Bike Races, from the perspective of a veteran like Sweeney and his friend Ted, a rookie trying to finish under the 12-hour cutoff.
I made my first trip to Norway this spring to document the quieter side of BASE jumping. So much of the imagery I had seen was this wide angle, GoPro-style photography, usually accompanied by a Red Bull logo and a speed-metal soundtrack.
Many travel insurance providers don’t cover the deadly sport of wingsuiting. But the case of one American man whose $161 plan covered the $175,000 cost of his air evacuation and treatment shows that it’s possible—under the right circumstances.
Climate change and ocean acidification have killed off one of the most spectacular features on the planet.
In the film Movember, from Redington, Paul and Adam find that fishing in the snow is as serene as it gets.
In Reschenpass, Italy, 19 mountain bikers gathered as friends and foes to challenge one another's big air skills.
Long before it was the cool thing to do, Jen Wolf knew both the benefits and challenges of #VanLife.
Last week's viral video illustrated how dangerous bears can be—and taught us a few lessons on how to survive such an attack
Petranboarding began as a cultural phenomenon in the village of Petran in the 18th century, deep in the mountains of eastern Turkey, and is one of the earliest iterations of snowboarding that we know about
Local mountain man Oscar Taiola has called Mount Bianco home for most of his life. Last year, he witnessed a drastic shift in access.
The Green River was the perfect place the folks at BOTE Boards to test out their new inflatable Stand Up Paddleboards.
Our Play Now series highlights an epic POV clip so you can get in on the action even when you're stuck behind a desk.
The world’s most reclusive climber just became a father and opened a gym, which means he's had to dramatically rethink how he stays in rock shape
The filmmakers at KGB Productions have released the trailer for Season 2 of Westward.
We really can't get enough of Fred Beckey. He's ruthless, irreverent, and the grandfather of dirtbagging.
Fred Beckey all but invented the sport of climbing with daring first ascents of peaks once thought unclimbable. At 93, his brain might be the greatest repository of information about American mountaineering in existence.
Deaths, injuries, and helicopter rescues are a regular occurrence on Longs Peak, but that doesn’t stop people from trying to climb it
Jackson has made a concerted effort to expand its intermediate terrain.
The final holdout at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge occupation earlier this year wasn't a dyed-in-the-wool rancher or hardened militiaman. He was a young, half-Japanese kid from the Midwest who had no affiliation with the Bundy brothers or the Patriot movement. This is why David Fry drove across the country to join a group of extremists he'd never met.
Everything from airplanes to your cell phone leaves audible marks on plants and wildlife. So sound specialists in parks around the country are working on setting a baseline for how noisy we're allowed to be.
The terrorist group typically ramps up attacks during the country's stormy winter
On Friday, Oct 7 NLand Surf Park will open its doors to the general public. The waves range from beginner through experienced, catering to all kinds of surfers.
Scotland is notorious for it's wind, rock, and rain, and riders Matt Hunter and Thomas Vanderham faced some incredible challenges while filming Shimano's latest film, On Wandering
On his recent trip to the top of the world, polar explorer Eric Larsen didn’t so much hike as fight, slog, and swim. He’s now convinced that his will be one of the last on-foot expeditions to the North Pole.
This video from Eleven Experience highlights Crested Butte mountain bike rider and guide Zach Guy
Advances in wingsuit technology allow pilots to go farther and faster, with more precision. It's also easier than ever for them to get in over their heads.
To celebrate all things Land Cruiser, owners from across the U.S. gather each year at the Land Cruiser Heritage Museum in Salt Lake City for Cruiser Fest.
Level 1 Productions just released their trailer for Pleasure, a new film sure to get you pumped for Winter.
Growing up in Salt Lake, Dan Gavere often found himself in some whitewater on the weekends. He's learned a lot of lessons from the river and continues to teach them to the rising rippers.
In 1973 the faces of Yosemite were strikingly, male. For Lynn Hill, Sibylle Hechtel, and Bev Johnson this just became unacceptable.
Alaska is a playground, but can also humble any skier. Watch Sage Cattabriga-Alosa speak about how that's shaped his experience as a skier.
Earlier this year ultra runner Jason Schlarb, ski mountaineers Scott Simmons and Paul Hamilton and filmmaker Noah Hamilton attempted the first ever winter crossing of the famous Hardrock 100 Ultramarathon route through Colorado's San Juan Mountains.
The Red Bull Illume photo contest, now in its 10th year, highlights the best images and photographers in the outdoor adventure world. Fifty-three premier photo editors whittle down almost 35,000 images into 55 finalists. Those images are separated into 11 categories, with a winner in each, plus a grand prize winner. Tens of thousands of dollars in gear await the winners, in addition to bragging rights from one of the most prestigious photo contests on earth. Here a preview of some of the incredible work.
Climate change is affecting America’s recreation meccas—from Yosemite to Yellowstone—in profound ways. As the planet heats up and weather patterns shift, so will the ways we interact with the outdoors.
This new four-part documentary series from Whistler explores what skiing will look like in the future.
In its final season, A Skier's Journey explores the far reaches of skiing and the places it exists.
As part of Teton Gravity Research's Behind the Line series, this video highlights Sammy Luebke.
Get out and explore the country’s weirdest sites with help from Atlas Obscura’s co-founder
Rush Sturges is a jack of all trades; filmmaker, professional kayaker, and musician. With his kayaking films, he's taken viewers across the globe and back. But for the river he runs nearly every day, he had a special project in mind.
Fifteen-year-old Ashima Shiraishi is on the fast track to becoming the sport’s greatest athlete
What arguably the best climber in the world relies on to keep her safe, warm, and moving free
As a part-time student and part-time professional climber, Ashima has already turned the climbing world on its head. The most impressive thing? She's just getting started.
It may come as a surprise that the world-championship climber's natural habitat isn’t the mountains, it's Manhattan
For true Waterman, mastering multiple water sports is just the beginning of a much more meaningful relationship with the ocean
What does the GOP's big orange machine think about issues like climate change, energy development, and federal control of public lands? We rounded up Trump's surprising (and sometimes shocking) set of views.
Ashima Shiraishi has arguably become the best climber in the world. And she’s only 15. What's next for the Japanese-American climbing prodigy?
Skier Lexi Dupont is known for sending huge lines in Alaska's backcountry, but this film focuses on some of her other loves: wake surfing and mountain biking.
Salomon TV promises more of the same epic skiing and trail running videos we're used to, plus mountaineering, hiking and other outdoor content.
The professional skier balances spending time with her 4-month-old son and training for the 2018 Olympics
We break down what's in the can, plus how to use it effectively
An unknown hiker from Atlanta claims to have broken the Appalachian speed record. The question is: Can she prove it?
As a part-time student and part-time professional climber, Ashima has already turned the climbing world on its head. The most impressive thing? She's just getting started.
Veteran river guide Joshua “Frenchy” Tourjee was helping lead an OARS trip when he went missing more than a week ago near Pancho’s Kitchen
Deep in the heart of Vermont's Green Mountains, rider Adam Morse and his pup Flow revel in the solitude of New England singletrack.
Adventurers Dave and Amy Freeman today emerged from 12 months living in the Boundary Waters wilderness in northern Minnesota. One of their top challenges? Filing their taxes on time.
The one-week boot camp puts paying customers in the middle of the Indonesian jungle, then helps them survive the journey home
The biggest craze in cycling combines the popularity of distance hiking, gravel grinding, and vanlife. But for bikepacking disciples like Tom and Sarah Swallow, simplicity and solitude are the real rewards.
Indoor rolling on a bike trainer used to be a heinous chore. Now there's an app that turns it into a video game—and puts you on a fast track to aerobic fitness.
Watch to learn how Rebecca Rusch stays motivated and focused on those tough training rides.
Acrophobia gives context to how one person can go from feeling an insane amount of fear regarding high altitudes to a flow state where all the senses are heightened.
On the other side of the glossy sport are skilled craftsmen who keep the boats afloat. We visited one crowded workshop in the village of Greenport, New York, to see where the magic happens.
A 65-year-old Miami woman has been living in a tree on her property for the past decade. Now, she’s fighting with the county to stay put.
With over 7,000 meters of climbing, the heat and gradient make this mountain bike race incredibly challenging
Filmmaker Karim Iliya spent more than a year and a half shooting drone footage in fourteen different countries to assemble this film, and the results are astounding.
The Reel Rock Film Tour is celebrating its 11th year in 2016, and with this lineup, it's a year for the ages.
When I arrived, I realized there are two major stories unfolding here on the windswept prairie of North Dakota. One of them, the one that has drawn the most media attention, plays out in rallies and hashtags, Facebook Live streams, and confrontations with pipeline security workers. The other is more difficult to see unless you visit the camp itself, where old friends and long estranged tribes have reunited, and people share songs, prayers, and stories as they articulate a future in which tribal lands are no longer national sacrifice zones and the zero-sum logic of industry is not taken for granted.
Track’s most outspoken runner sets his sights on the mountains
Adrian Ballinger and Emily Harrington plan to climb the world’s sixth tallest mountain in record time. If they're successful, it could launch a whole new type of commercial mountaineering.
Attaching a rope with handlebar to a powerful drone, they invented the new unofficial sport of #DroneSurfing.
Monumental: Skiing Our National Parks is a new film that honors the history of skiing within some of America's most treasured places
This video gives an inside look at what it's like to spend a weekend camping out a Wayfarer van