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Listen to the River, from Wild Confluence Films, is the story of a classic summertime river adventure gone awry. In 2015, a crew of friends set out on the South Fork Flathead River in Montana's Bob Marshall Wilderness for a week of packrafting and fly fishing. After a…
As technical director for the American Mountain Guides Association, Dale Remsberg's job is to make sure the country's elite guides are on their game.
Our continued fascination with the highest mountain on earth spawns a virtual reality “experience”
Can a private company trademark public property? That's the question the feds are scrambling to answer after a longtime concessionaire in Yosemite claimed rights to the names of some of the park's most iconic locations.
A man wakes up on a muddy logging road in the middle of the mountains. His truck is dead. His phone is out of range. He’s got no food. How did he make it out?
The conservation-minded science illustrator already has one of the most ambitious natural history murals under her belt, and she's just getting started
People coming back to life after being frozen stiff. Frogs that cryopreserve for winter and then reanimate. The emerging frontier of extreme cold is offering revolutionary new insights and therapies for everything from deadly exposure to peak athletic performance.
In this video from the Department of the Interior, Secretary Sally Jewell talks about her experience with Mount Rainier National Park, and the lasting effect it had on her. Now, she's encouraging everyone to find their park, just like she did with Rainier.
River trips have long been a venue for partying, but a new federal report illuminates a darker trend of sexual harassment that has persisted for years
Think climbing Everest is hard?
The amateur cyclist completed his mission Saturday after breaking the previous record by over 1,000 miles
El Niño is bringing gigantic waves to the Pacific this winter, priming big-wave surfers for a season of epic—and dangerous—proportions
Avian enthusiasts around the country are speaking out, penning op-eds, and even threatening Ammon Bundy and his Sagebrush compadres to get them to leave Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
The ultrarunner has a long history with the land surrounding Grand Canyon National Park. Now he's pushing to grant it official protections.
We love winter, but it's tough to beat autumn in Colorado. 'A Slice of Colorado's Autumn,' from filmmaker Toby Harriman, is an incredible aerial timelapse video that captures some of Colorado's most scenic vistas during peak foliage.
When the temperature drops, hardcore hockey players around the world leave behind climate-controlled rinks and return to the frozen ponds where the sport was born.
Remembering a leader whose talents were hard to match and whose enthusiasm was contagious
Episode five of Salomon Freeski TV's ninth season is a throwback to season seven, when the Salomon team asked their skiers to drop everything and chase a monster storm in Japan. In Moment's Notice 2: The Chase to Chamonix, the same call was made and the crew headed to Chamonix with only 24-hours…
Community-led recreation holds the secret to building sustainable local resorts
Seele Aus Stein (“Soul of Stone”), an official selection at Telluride Moutainfilm 2015, is a short film from Taylor Zann and Rainier Films that profiles iconic barefoot climber Bernd Arnold. In the film, Arnold, who has more than 980 first ascents in his 67 years, reflects on overcoming fear and…
People thought Ned was a freak of nature when he was winning mountain-bike races at 40. That was 20 years ago. Now the sexagenarian is crushing fat-bike racers a third his age.
Mother Nature's stewards are gaining power in politics
Melancholy Gorge journeys through the moody New River Gorge of West Virginia, the site of the oldest river and mountain range in the world. Harun Mehmedinovic and Gavin Heffernan created the film in collaboration with the International Dark-Sky Association as a part of…
Salty air speeds up corrosion on bolts at rock climbing routes near the ocean, making them potentially deadly. But groups around the world are finding a unique solution.
Our favorite adventures of land, sea, and air from 2015
Jeremy Collins is something of a dirtbag Renaissance man. He’s put up bold first ascents in his home crag, northern Arkansas’ Sam’s Throne.
In this excerpt from the 2013 book ‘Climbing Fitz Roy, 1968: Reflections on the Lost Photos of the Third Ascent,’ the late cofounder of the North Face, Doug Tompkins, reflects on his pivotal journey to Patagonia as a young dirtbag
An American mountain biker narrowly avoided drowning when he took a spill trying to cross a rushing river. Here’s what he did right.
They may not bring rain, but they could help us better use the water we have
The climbing guide is pushing limits with the soles of his feet
Footage from the long-awaited, much-hyped wave pool from Kelly Slater has surfaced. It comes shortly after surfing was approved as an Olympic sport at the 2020 Tokyo Games, and it raises the question of whether artificial waves can ever be as good as the real thing.
People thought Ned Overend was a freak of nature when he was winning mountain-bike races at 40. That was 20 years ago.
This excerpt from A Line Across the Sky, a Reel Rock 10 film from Sender Films and Big Up Productions, features Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell in the middle of Patagonia's Fitz Traverse earlier this year. The pair became the first…
Long breath-holds put beginner freedivers at risk of abnormal cardiac rhythms
The Trail to Kazbegi is the latest film from adventure filmmaker Joey Schusler, Yeti Cycles, and Smith Optics. Terrifying lightning storms, raging river crossings, mind-melting descents, and tense encounters with over-zealous border patrol guards became the norm for four riders as…
The Activist is the fourth installment in a series of short films from WildEarth Guardians called Guardian Voices: Sage Grouse Stories. In it, we meet activist Erik Molvar, who dedicated his life to saving the Greater Sage-Grouse, and learn why doing so has become one of…
More than ever, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is using drones to understand climate change
Right now, the Supreme Court is hearing a case that could take away the federal government's ability to regulate rivers in 100 million acres of Alaskan wilderness
Rick Ridgeway, one of the North Face founder and conservationist's closest friends, survived the kayak capsizing that killed his lifelong buddy. Here he reflects on their awful ordeal, on his friend's burial, and on the lasting gifts that Tompkins leaves behind.
Every skier has their list: the snowy places they’d like to go, the lines they plan on riding, the mountains they hope to climb. Well, here’s ours, and it’s chock full of some of life’s grandest adventures and simplest joys.
During a year-long journey to Paris for the UN Climate Summit, they witnessed a changing environment firsthand
When he's not free-soloing a big wall in Yosemite, Alex Honnold's home life is about as normal as it gets. In Alex Honnold: At Home Off The Wall, Stride Health sits down with the climber to get a behind the scenes look at how he spends his time when he's not on the wall. …
The North Face co-founder left an indelible mark on outdoors recreation and environmentalism here and abroad
Outside is accepting applications for a multitalented video fellow to its growing online video team. The fellowship is a six-month, paid position in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The ideal candidate will have some video production experience, plus an understanding of the type of video the Outside audience craves. The primary daily…
While most of us were waiting in airport security and Thanksgiving traffic, a couple hundred climbers were heading south to Indian Creek, Utah. The Creek, 40 miles south of Moab, is a crack-climbing mecca, chock-full of legendary routes for those willing to suffer.
Succumbs to hypothermia after high winds cause paddlers to capsize
Fueled by Pop-Tarts and Little Debbies, 52-year-old software engineer Kurt Searvogel is out to break the record for the greatest distance pedaled in a year. What motivates a man to ride more than 200 miles a day—every day, rain or shine, hot or cold, sunrise to sunset?
Episode 4 of Salomon Freeski TV's ninth season focuses on one of the most legendary ski locations in the world: Bella Coola, British Columbia. Skiers Leo Ahrens, Leah Evans, and Colston VB spent a week skiing epic lines, which inspired Ahrens to…
Bernie Krause’s vast library of field recordings reveals a sad truth: wild sounds are quickly vanishing
Manuel Genswein has spent more than two decades burying himself alive and pushing shovels to their breaking point to determine the best ways to save snow-slide victims. His biggest challenge? Convincing the world’s most experienced rescuers that he’s right.
Ending dependence on fossil fuels will require the movement to get better at one thing: compromise
Climbing Kilimanjaro: A 12-Year-Old's Passion Project is a short film from Goal Zero and 3 Strings Productions about Liliana Libecki's trip to Tanzania last summer. Liliana, the daughter of explorer Mike Libecki, climbed Kilimanjaro and helped install solar panels at the…
Ski areas around the country are adapting to shorter snow seasons by beefing up their summertime activities
A great mountain biking trail is a truly special thing, and linking routes for a multi-day trip requires a lot of know-how. That's where guys like Ash Smith, founder of the Mountain Biking's wildest race, the Mavic Trans-Provence, come in. As he puts it, “Yes, you're looking…
This week, Chris Ring became the first American to swim the entire length of the Mississippi River, navigating around locks, dams and sections of sewage
Park officials currently seeking public input
The year ahead will be filled with goggles that guide us down the ski hill, stoves that could save humanity, and Kubrickian pods that will carry us to the edge of space
Olympic gold medal–winning freestyle skier David Wise counts on his Reno home to keep him on top
Filmmaker Pete McBride and O.A.R.S. honor environmentalist Martin Litton with their latest film, Martin's Boat. Litton was known for pioneering the use of Dories on the Colorado River in the 1960's, and for showing people why the Grand Canyon was worth…
Los Angeles, Rome, Paris, and Budapest still in the running
When George Rue started hiking parts of the Appalachian Trail six summers ago at age 18, he carried a sketchpad, intending to use it as both diary and camera.
“It's not about a race, it's just about being out there and having a good time.” That's the thinking behind this video from the folks at Kitsbow and Niner. Their Steamboat Ralleye featured 19,302 feet of climbing during the 197-mile route from Fort Collins to Steamboat Springs—and it looks like it was one…
Police investigating $10 billion worth of construction contracts
Charged is the true story of Eduardo Garcia, who survived a horrific accident while hiking in the Montana backcountry in 2011.
In his new film, Cam Zink: Reach for the Sky, director Ryan Cleek follows professional mountain biker Cam Zink as he rises to the top of the freeride world. It features a behind-the-scenes look at Zink's 2013 and 2014 Red Bull Rampage campaigns, letting viewers into the secrets…
20th Century Fox gains rights to criminal’s story
Australia is home to 24 million people and roughly 60 million kangaroos. The cuddly looking creatures are still a beloved national icon, but they're also the scourge of ranchers, frequent roadkill, a favorite on restaurant menus, and now the target of government-sponsored sharpshooters. Our writer hops Down Under for a rugged tour of one of the world's most surprising human-animal conflicts.
View from a Blue Moon, the first surf film shot in 4k, from Brain Farm Cinema, John Florence, and Blake Vincent Kueny, follows Florence and some of his closest friends as they surf at some of his favorite spots around the world. It is available…
142 Miles from Monday is a short film from Alex Witkowicz about following your passions and connecting with nature to find meaning in your every day life. The story follows 3 friends who set out on the Kokopelli Trail—largely considered to be one of the best mountain…
The country’s high-altitude workers have traditionally worked for paying clients and western guides. But a new generation is pushing the boundaries.