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Next Exit is a new series from Teton Gravity Research and Freehub Magazine that highlights the best mountain bike communities on the planet.

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Magnetoreception could be a latent human sense, silent for millennia but accessible with training. Is it worth developing—or even possible?

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A Hollywood stuntman who’s leapt out of planes for “Godzilla” and “Iron Man 3” will attempt his greatest, craziest feat yet—on live TV

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Laramy Ridley, Jason Tuberville, and Nathan Proctor prove that Arkansas is a whitewater mecca.

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Butt sores, huge waves, and being in the middle of nowhere barely scratch the surface

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Halfway around the world, fly-fishing scientists are unraveling the secret lives of giant steelhead—one cast at a time

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The next evolution of topographic maps will be 3-D interactives that show how rivers change and landscapes erode with centimeter precision

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This is what happens when you enlist fly-fishermen on a scientific quest to save one of the world's last great steelhead populations

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Hundreds of millions of dollars are being poured into the burgeoning indoor climbing industry. Will the influx of cash help these gyms finally go mainstream?

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This clip is a preview of an hour-long film that Australian newsmagazine Dateline will air on September 6 on Jason Motlagh's expedition through the Darien Gap, using footage shot by Motlagh and videographer Roger Arnold.

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Maine’s North Woods would make the perfect addition to the parks system—with mountains, streams, and stunning views. So what’s taking the government so long?

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Alone, deep underwater inside a sunken ship, with only minutes to survive, Michael Proudfoot's survival story might be the most epic to date

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The Darién Gap is a lawless wilderness on the border of Colombia and Panama, teeming with everything from deadly snakes to antigovernment guerrillas. The region also sees a flow of migrants from Cuba, Africa, and Asia, whose desperation sends them on perilous journeys to the U.S. Jason Motlagh plunged in, risking robbery, kidnapping, and death to document one of the world’s most harrowing treks.

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Two North Carolina fishermen venture out to some of the state's most remote fishing holes.

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You can finally climb the oldest neighborhood in Los Angeles

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A quarter century of digging under ice sees winners, losers, and an Irish billionaire teaming up with De Beers

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When Cecil, the magnificent, 13-year old, black-mane lion was killed by an American dentist on an illegal trophy bow hunt last year, the world responded with shock and horror. Photographer Brent Stapelkamp, 38, was the last person to fit Cecil with a GPS satellite collar and to photograph him, just a month before he was killed.

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Scouts Rickard Sjöberg and Stephan Dombaj explore a forgotten river in the jungles of Costa Rica

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The OARS founder and conservation icon was among the first to run non-motorized river trips down the Grand Canyon

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'Living Refuge' is a series of upcoming short documentary films that highlight the work of biologists who study, manage, and protect the biodiversity and wilderness of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge

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No indulgent selfies or boring landscapes here. These Instagram accounts showcase the trail like you've never seen it before.

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In Washington’s Enchantment Basin, you can have an epic poo with a view

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Insurers face $2.8 billion in claims, industry group says

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'Among Giants' is a short video that takes us deep into the coastal rainforests of Bellingham, Washington

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Expert wingsuit flyer and pilot Rex Pemberton’s latest trick: turning himself into a human rocket

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19-year-old Alex Mason brings slacklining to the the Hawaiin jungle in Slackladder, his most ambitious project to date.

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Rider Sid Slotegraaf takes to some of the finest trails in Squamish, British Columbia, with Canadian XC world cup veteran Ricky Federau.

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At just 19 years old, Alex Mason is one of the youngest phenoms in slacklining. He’s traversed the globe to compete, winning the Teva World Cup and the Slackline World Championships, all before he graduated high school. For his biggest project yet, he teamed up with his mentor, “Sketchy” Andy Lewis, and a Redbull film crew to trickline his way through the world’s first “slackladder” — a term coined by Redbull.

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For years, Chuck Thompson dreamed of picking some random spot on the map of British Columbia and plunging in for an adventure. He got all he could handle and more on the Klinaklini River, a Class V rager that cuts through heavily forested wilderness north of Mount Waddington. In fact, he's lucky he got out alive.

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In 2015, Chuck Thompson set out on an epic rafting trip on the Klinaklini River, one of the most challenging, remote rivers in the world.

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Outside owner and founder Larry Burke takes on surfing in Costa Rica.

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'Douglas Tompkins: A Wild Legacy' is a film about the life, work, and passions of The North Face and Esprit co-founder Douglas Tompkins

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Some argue that so-called trail angels, who hand out 
food and water (and beer!) 
to weary through-hikers, 
are cheapening what should be a life-altering experience

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Eric Jackson is the most decorated freestyle kayaker of all time, the founder of the biggest kayaking brand in the world, and the proud father of three. 

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Sasquatch, Yeti, MoMo, Nape—the creature goes by different names around the world. A sort of pseudoscience has emerged to suss out the biology and behavior of this animal. Here’s what it says.

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GoPro athlete Chris Davenport takes us to one of the best lines in the world, a couloir called the Super C

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The Catskill Mountains are the birthplace of American dry-fly fishing and home to the legends of the sport

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A new study paints a grim picture of how vulnerable open areas in the West are to all types of developments. Stopping it is out of the question. But maybe we can slow it down.

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Can one man’s pie-in-the-sky idea save one the West’s most iconic and underloved rivers?

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In the third episode of 'Find Your Water: Season 2' we go behind the scenes of a fly fishing series

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'Counter Balance' follows a group of veterans on a four-day rafting trip down the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument

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Jacques Cousteau’s grandson, who stars in an upcoming “Shark Week” special, talks about ocean exploration in the 21st century, carrying on his grandfather’s legacy, and what we can learn from nuclear sharks

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The John Beargrease Sled Dog Mid-Distance race consists of an 119-mile course through northern Minnesota

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Bears in backyard pools, bears on TV, and now a bear attack

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'The Art of Wild' is a documentary from Lindsay Marie Stewart that aims to reconnect us to the wilderness

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According to a recent report from the World Economic Forum, there will be more plastic than fish in the world's oceans by 2050

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To break the record, Hamilton relied on friends, family, a 4WD truck, high-calorie powder mix—and all-around breathable, waterproof shoes with GORE-TEX® SURROUND® Footwear technology

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Cold war politics between Russia and Norway left a group of polar marathoners, arctic skiers, extreme tourists, and climate scientists in limbo in the Arctic Circle in what might have been the worst season ever for those hoping to reach the North Pole

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Nobody knows the state's 600-plus streams and rivers as well as backcountry fishing and Lahontan cutthroat trout expert Steve MacMillan.

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The rules may be simple, but that doesn't make it easy

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The core of the 15-person crew that assisted Hamilton

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Hamilton’s footwear of choice needed to be lightweight, grippy, waterproof, and breathable

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In a bit of political theater, a beekeeper protesting pesticide use is going to deliver a truckload of rotting honeybees to Capitol Hill today

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Here are some of our favorite photos from the #SummerofChaco sweepstakes. The winner will go on a trip for 4 to Squaw Valley outfitted in Chacos! Runner-up will also receive a pair of Chacos!

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About 100 people in the U.S. drown after being sucked out to sea in rips each year, and new research has experts arguing over how best to escape them. Australia has figured it out, why haven’t we?

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This May, CLIF Bar brought together four athletes to take on a challenge—snowboard, climb, bike, and surf in a single day

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Canadian adventurer Bruce Kirkby decided that his family was in a technology-driven rut, so he set up a grueling journey from British Columbia to Zanskar, a remote region in northern India. The dream was exploration and growth. The reality involved unexpected risks that made him wonder if the whole thing was an epic mistake.

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The twenty-three-year-old makes millions of dollars a year, lives a stone's throw from Pipeline, and is the heir to Kelly Slater's throne. The question is: does he want it?

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Hamilton averaged nearly six peaks a day during the attempt

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The Grand Canyon faces threats from every side.

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The national park's namesake tree may be designated endangered

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My journey from an average animal lover, to an active participant in conservation

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These guys are redefining surf culture in mountain towns.

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Tracking the millions of tropical fish caught and sold in the global aquarium trade is our best chance for understanding the impact of Disney’s new movie on the world’s oceans

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"This bear came out of nowhere."

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The park's main attractions are also its most dangerous features

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Hotshots take on exceptional risk. Could unionizing give them the voice they need to avoid deadly situations like Yarnell Hill?

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Hilary Hutcheson takes her father, Dave, fly-fishing for the first time

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A photographer, food blogger, ecologist, illustrator, and musician go on a bike ride—and create a fantastic film

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When it comes to managing coastlines, surfers could help fill a critical data gap for understanding the future of waves and beaches.

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When your submarine is on the verge of imploding, you better make all the right choices

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What, are you surprised? Tulsi Gabbard learned to choose her own line on Oahu's South Shore.

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This is the story of a place at the edge of the world, where a black bear ventured into a Russian hamlet and attacked a human. One bear became two, two became dozens, and before long no one would leave their home, and no one had any idea what to do.

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A bold reminder of mankind's lethal impact

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We caught up with Hilary Oliver at 5Point Film Festival to talk about the story behind her first filmmaking project.

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Being Here is a beautiful short film from Hilary Oliver that urges us to take a break from our busy lives to seek out the wild places.

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The first American woman to summit Everest without oxygen canisters and make it back down alive explains why she snuck off to the mountain without alerting her sponsors—or even her parents

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How do pro skier Brody Levin and filmmaker Adam Clark celebrate the end of an epic winter?

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Nestled in the Magic Wood of Switzerland, Practice of the Wild, rated Font 8c (or V15), is one of the hardest boulder problems in the world. After watching footage of Tyler Landman performing the second ascent of the problem (Chris Sharma locked in the first), climber Dave…

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