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She’s not as famous as many other climbers, but her story is one of the most inspiring in the sport

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Cody Townsend and Elyse Saugstad bring you the second edition of It's Called Backcountry Skiing.

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Delve Action and Louie Wray set up the world's longest human-anchored highline.

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The hunt for the truth about Eastern Air Lines Flight 980

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Skier Jonah Howell had an untraditional entry into ski movies.

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Two impassioned mass protests: one led by white people with guns, the other by nonviolent Native Americans. Taken together, they shed light on the centuries-old myth of the valiant cowboy and savage Indian—and on white privilege and institutional racism in America.

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We went cliff diving and rock climbing with the stunt-person, athlete, and daredevil

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There is an evolutionary death match under way in Hawaii, where half a million feral cats, some of them infected with a terrifying zombie parasite, are wreaking havoc on endangered species. Some people call them the "kitties of doom." Others will do anything to save them.

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The fact that a jury found the Bundy brothers not guilty is baffling, and could embolden other anti-government extremists who think the federal government shouldn't own land

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Harald Zeller built a custom sidecar for his motorcycle so he could bring his dog Jake along with him.

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Chad Sayers and Forest Coots traveled to Iran to find new ski terrain. However, they also explored the social impact skiing has on the country.

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Whether it be a seasoned pro, local shredder, or selfless friend, mentors are a pivotal part of the outdoor experience.

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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.

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In Crested Butte, CO, you may see a group of climbers doing something you've never imagined. They summit mountains without vision.

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Born with just one leg, Emmanuel was seen as disabled and cursed. But this man overcomes challenges and is determined to change the perception of disability in Ghana.

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For those who suffer from a disability, winter can seem like an eternity. Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation provides an outlet for folks with disabilities to pursue outdoor adventures.

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Have you ever found yourself on a boat besieged by pirates? Aboard a derailing train? Former Navy SEAL Clint Emerson explains how to survive these crises and many more in his new book, 100 Deadly Skills: Survival Edition.

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When filmmaker Edgar Hans set out to film Season with his partner Eliott, they wanted to showcase the connection between mountain biking and nature.

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David Roberts, a major figure in modern adventure literature, has explored risk, death, and loss for more than 50 years. Now he’s fighting cancer while producing new writing—including a series of reflections on his disease—that friends and colleagues believe is his best work yet.

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It started with Salomon asking their fans: "What is your #FreeskiDreamTrip?"

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Two thru-hikers have taken it upon themselves to pull the trash—thousands of pounds and counting—off the Pacific Crest and Appalachian trails

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To pull off his latest stunt, adventurer Rex Pemberton and his team ventured to Victoria, Australia to attempt something that’s never been done before: become the first person ever to skydive onto—and then surf—a big wave.

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To pull off the stunt safely and capture it all for the camera required a small army of people, from cameraman to ocean rescue specialists to helicopter pilots. Meet the crew of 16 who helped Rex train, pull off, and film the stunt. …

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Landing a parachute on a wave and then surfing it is no easy task, and requires a predictable swell that can be timed from the air. Learn why Rex and his team thinks Jarosite Reef, off the coast of Victoria, Australia, is the perfect spot to do so.

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Beginning in 2014, in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service, I immersed myself with Wildland Fire Incident Command Teams throughout the country. I slept in tents, on the grass, and in trucks with the many different units responsible for fire abatement, from the glamorous hotshots to the unsung radio dispatchers. Fires are remembered by the scope and scale of their destruction. My goal was to show the army that stopped them.

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Skydiving is risky. Big-wave surfing is risky. Combining the two? Any number of things can go wrong—and did, like when Rex took a surfboard through the face during a training run, a mishap that required 40 stitches. See what they’re doing to keep Rex safe this time around.

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Outdoor tradition or dangerous, polluting, wasteful relic of the past?

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From mountaintops to lakeside trails, this short film offers viewers a glimpse into the beautiful area around Cumbria, England.

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Paul's dream was to hike the Appalachian Trail, but his life was cut short.

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Surfer, fitness icon, and inspired inventor Laird Hamilton was tired of humping his wrenches down the fairway. So he created a motorized skateboard marketed toward the country club crowd.

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The two-part mini-series 'The Big Picture brings' you into the Sea to Sky range during the 2015-2016 season.

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I’m an underwater photographer, but you won’t find many macro images of coral or clownfish in my portfolio. I’m inspired by the people who connect most directly with the water: freedivers, researchers, filmmakers, and, above all, rescue swimmers of the U.S. Coast Guard.

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How two friends from Boston solved the world's greatest aviation mystery, Eastern Air Lines Flight 980

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First Descents is a non-profit organization that takes young adults with cancer into the outdoors.

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Utah-based Mountain Hub is out to crowdsource backcountry safety

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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.

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Each fall, the world's greatest stone skimmers gather on a small Scottish island to try and outgun one another

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Last week's viral video illustrated how dangerous bears can be—and taught us a few lessons on how to survive such an attack

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Local mountain man Oscar Taiola has called Mount Bianco home for most of his life. Last year, he witnessed a drastic shift in access.

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In the film Movember, from Redington, Paul and Adam find that fishing in the snow is as serene as it gets.

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Climate change and ocean acidification have killed off one of the most spectacular features on the planet.

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Long before it was the cool thing to do, Jen Wolf knew both the benefits and challenges of #VanLife.

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In Reschenpass, Italy, 19 mountain bikers gathered as friends and foes to challenge one another's big air skills.

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The filmmakers at KGB Productions have released the trailer for Season 2 of Westward.

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The Green River was the perfect place the folks at BOTE Boards to test out their new inflatable Stand Up Paddleboards.

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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

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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.

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We really can't get enough of Fred Beckey. He's ruthless, irreverent, and the grandfather of dirtbagging.

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Jackson has made a concerted effort to expand its intermediate terrain.

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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.

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Deaths, injuries, and helicopter rescues are a regular occurrence on Longs Peak, but that doesn’t stop people from trying to climb it

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The terrorist group typically ramps up attacks during the country's stormy winter

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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.

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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.

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This video from Eleven Experience highlights Crested Butte mountain bike rider and guide Zach Guy

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Level 1 Productions just released their trailer for Pleasure, a new film sure to get you pumped for Winter.

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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.

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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.

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In 1973 the faces of Yosemite were strikingly, male. For Lynn Hill, Sibylle Hechtel, and Bev Johnson this just became unacceptable.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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In its final season, A Skier's Journey explores the far reaches of skiing and the places it exists.

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As part of Teton Gravity Research's Behind the Line series, this video highlights Sammy Luebke.

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Get out and explore the country’s weirdest sites with help from Atlas Obscura’s co-founder

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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.

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This new four-part documentary series from Whistler explores what skiing will look like in the future.

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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?

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Fifteen-year-old Ashima Shiraishi is on the fast track to becoming the sport’s greatest athlete

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