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On April 29, Dan Hacker busted out his skis for one last run in the green mountains of Vermont.
A 747 jet gets converted into a fire-retardant-dumping airtanker, just in time for wildfire season
Eli Bouchard may be the youngest snowboarder to land a double backflip.
Nine Sherpa guides setting rope lines on the upper part of the mountain have become the first of the season to reach the top of the world's highest peak
"My cerebral palsy contributes to my unique cadence and my poor balance, but I refuse to let it define who I am."
Last July, filmmaker Jake Strassman and his impressively mustached friend Travis Halverson took off on a midsummer's camping trip in the Gore Range of Colorado.
Lhakpa Sherpa has climbed Everest more than any other woman—and now she's on the mountain trying for her seventh summit.
As a tributary to the Klamath River, Blue Creek is a cold-water lifeline for some of the greatest salmon and steelhead runs remaining on the West Coast.
Jon Krakauer’s obsession with what killed the star of ‘Into the Wild’ has persisted for nearly 24 years. Whether it was ignorance or arrogance, do the details still make a difference?
With the San Andreas “locked, loaded, and ready to go," now's the time to assemble your quake kit
A city-wide survey of Portland's moss helped scientists to target a likely source of the city's air pollutants
Our new Play Now series highlights an epic POV clip so you can get in on the action even when you're stuck behind a desk.
Arborist David Milarch is renowned for helping California coastal redwoods migrate northward to survive the dangerous climate changes that threaten their current habitat.
'Human Nature 4K' is a collection of powerful images of the natural world that remind us all of our connection to the environment.
Surfing is rife with stereotypes of laid-back, tanned athletes in tropical locales. But go beyond the surface and you’ll find some of the most interesting subcultures in sport, from bike-and-surf gangs to teenage girls who ride in Bangladesh.
Ever wonder what it's like to hike the ever-more crowded PCT? I'm about to find out.
A firsthand account from northern Alberta’s devastating wildfire
"You know when your mom thinks you're going to be a pharmacist, and then you tell her that you want to spend your life as a rock climbing guide..."
The husband and wife duo of Eusebio and Christina Saenz de Santamaria have set freediving records all over the world. Possibly more impressive than their diving skills is the pair’s photography.
We asked Jim Delgado, NOAA’s director of maritime heritage, to help us compile this list of the 10 most iconic missing ships waiting to be discovered.
Pablo Valencia spent six days wandering the 110-degree desert before stumbling into McGee's camp. He shouldn't have been alive, but he was.
An amusing albeit brief look at the basics of adventuring outdoors.
Who says compound bows and bikes don't mix? (But seriously, this is fun.)
And yes, the bald eagle is on that list
EPA district administrator Jared Blumenfeld talks about why he’s escaping it all, and how to be a pescatarian on the 2,650-mile trail
Dave Powers hits the slopes at Snowbird Mountain Resort six days a week, averaging 130 days a year.
Veteran Marty Pigue lives and works on the side of Highway 62 in Southern California, picking up trash to protect the environment.
The Isimba Dam threatens the rapids and consequent rafting and tourism industry that local Ugandans depend on.
What it's like to call for help on the open ocean
It might be bougie, but it may be better than having more people on the mountain
Lowe’s climbing partner, Conrad Anker, and his widow, Jenni-Lowe Anker, talk about a dramatic discovery that comes more than 16 years after he and climber David Bridges vanished in a Himalyan avalanche
"The thing that gives us so much joy and purpose in our lives can end it all in a second."
Our new 'Play Now' series highlights an epic POV clip so you can get in on the action even when you're stuck behind a desk.
Venture to Verbier, Switzerland, and be spoiled by high-alpine singletrack.
Our Local Epic is a documentary feature about saving the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River from development.
Earlier this year, adventurer Patrick Sweeney teamed up with professional mountain biker Rebecca Rusch to attempt something that's only been done once in history: climb and descend Mount Kilimanjaro on mountain bikes.
American cavers were first to descend the 1,200-foot deep Sotano De Las Golondrinas, better known as the Cave of Swallows, in 1966. It’s one of the world’s largest cave shafts in the world and one of Mexico’s 13 natural wonders.
"No one else from your previous life—before you start doing this—really understands what it is you're doing."
These guys made a mountain bike video in Cairngorms National Park in Scotland—in the dead of winter.
Our mission was to climb up and bomb down Africa’s tallest mountain, unsupported. As far as we could determine, Rebecca Rusch and I would be the first people to do so since two British cousins, Nicholas and Richard Crane, earned the first ascent in 1985.
Surfers, hikers, skiers, and just about everyone else in the West will continue to feel the effects of the Pacific weather event this year
Cnoc na Mara, an iconic sea stack off the coast of County Donegal in Ireland, makes for great climbing
An all-woman team traversed the eastern Pamir mountains, following along Tajikistan's borders with Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, and China.
Instead of making Sherpas carry ropes and hardware over the dangerous Khumbu Icefall, helicopters are now doing it
Or one Outside editor’s commitment to stop feeding you nonsense
"We Sherpa people have a great respect for the mountain. We call Everest 'Chomolungma'. She's the mother god of the earth."
"The first time she went into the ocean it just seemed to fit her. I don't why. It's just her place."
These trails in New Zealand are straight out of the stuff dreams are made of.
Seriously, you won't find trails like this in North America.
The film examines some of the common myths surrounding the grizzly bear.
The only thing we love more than our own dogs? Seeing all of our readers’ prized adventure companions. So all summer, we’ll be featuring a running gallery of our favorite pups. Use #OutsideDogs2016, we'll pick the best shots, and continue adding them to this collection. Here, a few hand-picked, photogenic creatures to get the ball rolling.
With state funds dwindling, what to do with a thousand pounds of mammal on the roadway, blocking traffic and attracting scavengers like bears? Tow the carcass out and deliver it to the needy.
Watch to get an intimate glimpse into the lives of Kay Grayson and her bears.
Take flight with paraglider Théo de Blic in the French Alps.
The forgotten history of Brazil’s mosquito wars—the greatest public health victory you’ve never heard of
Meet Vitaly, a Siberian man who builds skis from timber and coarse animal hair.
Lauren Meade quit her job at a dental office in Georgia to work as a guide in the New River Gorge.
Watch Nine-year-old Nate Pruzan expertly drop into Corbet's Couloir at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
Young, tech-savvy adventurers are taking sponsors and funding away from grizzled, old-school explorers who aren’t strong on Facebook and Twitter. But they don’t always pull off the awesome feats they say they will.
Do you want to see the bears return to the North Cascades?
This all-women expedition team set out to ski first descents along the western coast of Greenland.
This couple bought a bus and converted it into an adventure vehicle.
Surf breaks around the world are becoming more and more crowded, with people elbowing their way onto waves. Maybe local gangs like the Lunada Bay Boys are onto something.
The 5Point Film Festival kicks off on April 21, 2016, in Carbondale, Colorado. Get ready.
In our new Play Now series, we give you a slice of the action through thrilling POV shots—each one minute or less.
Former Longhorns wide receiver Jordan Shipley left the NFL and pursued his passion for milking elk.
Usually groms push the envelope in the half pipe. These ones are pushing climate change activism into uncharted waters.
Move is the latest installment of The Big Picture, a series from Sean Logan that follows pro skiers Chris Logan, Parker White, and a few friends as they head out into the backcountry in search of powder. The crew found some spectacular spots over…
One Sherpa talks about his role in the Mount Everest climbing industry.
Mountain bikers, these videos will help you shake off the winter blues and get back out there. You can thank us later.
A little over 200 brown bears call northern Spain home. We found them.
In this dual sport motorcycle trip, travel from Las Vegas, Nevada, to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
The founders of four whitewater rafting outfitters reminisce about the river run that ultimately gave rise to an industry.
The bizarre science behind Phil Broscovak's lightning strike, and his incredible journey of recovery
This month, Exposure celebrates the release of 'Sharks: Face-to-Face with the Ocean’s Endangered Predator,' a 334-page project by longtime Outside contributor Michael Muller.
Research shows that higher temperatures around the world’s tallest peak are thawing its glaciers, which could spell doom for villages in the Khumbu Valley
"The trout, especially, are gorgeous, and their colors are wild. Like, a neon orange flash on a cutthroat's jaw doesn't really exist in too many other places in nature."
The town of Ny-Ålesund, the most northerly permanent civilian settlement in the world, also houses the largest laboratory for modern Arctic research in existence.
Arguably the most influential wolf in America was killed last week. Who was he?