Adventure
Archive
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.
"The thing that gives us so much joy and purpose in our lives can end it all in a second."
Venture to Verbier, Switzerland, and be spoiled by high-alpine singletrack.
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.
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.
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
"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.
Or one Outside editor’s commitment to stop feeding you nonsense
Instead of making Sherpas carry ropes and hardware over the dangerous Khumbu Icefall, helicopters are now doing it
An all-woman team traversed the eastern Pamir mountains, following along Tajikistan's borders with Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, and China.
Cnoc na Mara, an iconic sea stack off the coast of County Donegal in Ireland, makes for great climbing
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.
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.
"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.
"We Sherpa people have a great respect for the mountain. We call Everest 'Chomolungma'. She's the mother god of the earth."
The film examines some of the common myths surrounding the grizzly bear.
The forgotten history of Brazil’s mosquito wars—the greatest public health victory you’ve never heard of
Take flight with paraglider Théo de Blic in the French Alps.
Watch to get an intimate glimpse into the lives of Kay Grayson and her bears.
Meet Vitaly, a Siberian man who builds skis from timber and coarse animal hair.
Do you want to see the bears return to the North Cascades?
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.
Lauren Meade quit her job at a dental office in Georgia to work as a guide in the New River Gorge.
This all-women expedition team set out to ski first descents along the western coast of Greenland.
Watch Nine-year-old Nate Pruzan expertly drop into Corbet's Couloir at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
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.
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…
In our new Play Now series, we give you a slice of the action through thrilling POV shots—each one minute or less.
One Sherpa talks about his role in the Mount Everest climbing industry.
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.
In this dual sport motorcycle trip, travel from Las Vegas, Nevada, to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
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.
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
"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."
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
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.
Snowboarder Christian "Hitsch" Haller sets a new world record for highest snowboard air on a hip.
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?
This six-part web series takes you fly fishing across the nation to show you that finding a place to cast a line is easier than you think.
The people who work to build and maintain trails deserve universal kudos.
For fly-fishing legend Jack Dennis, the things that bring joy to life are pretty straightforward: his family and the Upper Snake River Headwaters in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
The organizers of Suzuki Nine Knights built a gigantic hip jump (essentially a pyramid with a flat top) with five take-offs and a plethora of landing options. For the world's best hip and transition riders, the course proved to be the perfect playground as they pushed the…
A California kid’s plan to attempt the highest mountain in the world is raising concern among some in the alpine community
Experts are training the vicious wild animals to sniff out avalanche victims—without mauling them to death
We caught up with the San Francisco-based rider to learn more about her record and the work it took to get there
Whirlpools, piranhas, and malaria don’t even make the list
Of the 500 participating skiers and snowboarders at the Red Bull Homerun, it only took one to crash on the cat track and cause a pile-up like we've never seen before.
A new documentary tells the other side of the growing labor dispute at the top of the world
A married couple just finished their first season running a small ski resort they bought in Idaho for just $149,000
These surfers are all about the science behind the waves, no matter how cold the water.
After two years of unimaginable tragedy, everyone from outfitters and Sherpas to would-be climbers and the Nepalese government is questioning the future of commercial mountaineering. And then there’s Morton, a veteran guide who spent the past year asking: What happens when you try to leave the world’s most lucrative mountain forever?
This short film by Trippin convinced us that packing mountaineering and mountain biking into a single day is the making of a perfect day. Rider Oe Nagan takes us along as he goes into the heart of Cairngorms National Park in Scotland. With his bike strapped to…
Petra Winkes lives in a small town in Holland—far from the mountains that she always dreamed of climbing.
What gets called “surplus killing” actually isn’t, it’s killing for future feeding
A Massachusetts man built a recreation of Henry David Thoreau’s cabin from the book "Walden" in protest of fracking
As a three-time Everest summiter, I'd like to see new regulations put in place to improve the climbing experience for everyone on the mountain
For 28 years, Kay Grayson lived side-by-side with wild black bears in North Carolina's swampy coastal forests, hand-feeding them, defending them against poachers, and letting them in her home. When she went missing last year, the only thing the investigators could find were her clean-picked bones. And that's just the start of the mystery.
After deadly disasters on the world’s highest peak the past two years, demand for climbing Everest is low and some mountain guides are taking the season off. But there are still hundreds of climbers making their way to Base Camp right now.
In July of 2015, pro mountain biker Mike Hopkins and a crew from Freehub set out to ride a 26-mile section of Montana's Continental Divide Trail.
Two experienced mountaineers want to show the world what it really takes to climb the world’s highest mountain—and capture the whole thing on Snapchat
Shooting at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan was a highlight of the project, Lowe says, because he had no idea anything like it existed in the national parks system.
At age 13, Martin Kristensen jumped out of a plane and realized there was no going back. Now a skydiving world champion, Kristensen learned to turn falling into flying, gracefully using his body like wings to dance with gravity. Through freediving, Kristensen is able to channel his energy into another form…
To The Explorers is a short film by Alex Goetz and Justin Grubb that serves as an ode to all the adventurers, explorers, and environmentalists that have dedicated their life's work to conservation and wildlife. The film won the Nat Geo WILD's 2016 Wild to Inspire short film competition. As a…
The NBA great is as competitive on the trail as he was on the court
The San Joaquin is Central California’s largest river, but runs “bone-dry” in stretches due to dams, levees, and excessive water diversions, threatening the habitats, agriculture, and communities that are dependent on the river. In Walt, from Justin Clifton and American Rivers, we meet grape…
Last winter, a federal government report acknowledged a long-standing pattern of sexual harassment against female river guides employed by the National Park Service in the Grand Canyon. But no official account can capture the day-to-day realities of that harmful environment. Here, three former Park Service river guides recount what they endured, and discuss what needs to change.
In the summer of 2015, the guys behind Filme von Draussen teamed up with Ride magazine and hit some of the best mountain bike trails in Switzerland. In this short video, the riders summit the peaks of Regitzerspitz and Pizalun and then enjoy steep downhill rewards before cruising…