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Trevor Thomas lost his sight as a young man, but that hasn’t stopped him from turning pro as a long-distance hiker. His insights will give you a whole new perspective on the outdoors.
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…
Chances are you've already heard of teenage rock climbing sensations Kai Lightner and Ashima Shiraishi. They've been making headlines for a while now, but in Generation Up!, from Clif Bar and Sender Films, we get to see them climbing…
The Macnab is the Scottish equivalent of the Triple Crown for hunters: competitors must catch a salmon on the fly, shoot a brace of grouse, and take a stag all between dawn and dusk. Most participants will fail. But, as we learn in Haste Ye Back, from Selena and Simon K Barr of…
There’s no money on the line and no barrier to entry. But it’s been called the Super Bowl of Kayaking for good reason. The raucous audience packs the tight canyon walls of what locals call the bedrock coliseum to watch.
In Stand Up and Ride, from the December 2015 Issue of Outside, writer Joe Carberry led a glorious SUP expedition to Islas de Todos Santos. Once there, the team found surfing bliss that seemed like a throwback to a different time, proving that a paddleboard can be the ticket to adventure freedom. …
Cross-sport initiative aimed at reducing fatalities
Boulder climber Brad Gobright works as a busboy, shares a house with five other dudes, and climbs stuff most of us would never dream of—without a rope
Additional 150,000 summer visitors expected
Professional climber and filmmaker Cedar Wright has starred in dozens of climbing films and set speed records on multiple El Cap routes, but those feats are just a small part of what makes him such a popular and influential climber.
60 percent of competitors dropped out post-quake
If you aren't already obsessed with skiing, the latest film from Volume II of DPS Cinematic's The Shadow Campaign should do the trick. Snowflake, a Banff Adventure Film Festival selection for 2015-2016, is the story of an eccentric Swiss skier with one of the most brilliant philosophies on life…
Fly fishing guide Mark Engler always dreamed of living a life where he could hunt and fish all day, every day. While it may sound ideal, it hasn't come without sacrifices.
Ian McIntosh did everything right—whether he meant to or not
Ever since he was kid, all Mark Engler wanted to do was hunt and fish everyday
It’s simple enough: put your butt on a piece of plywood and skid down the 1,600-foot slope. But it’s had profound economic effects on a Central American city.
May also reduce CO2 emissions by 10 percent
Wildfires of unprecedented size have been burning through the lush forests of Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia since August.
To celebrate the release of his recent mountaineering film "Meru" on iTunes and Amazon, Chin took to Twitter to answer questions from fans
The marine biologist has done things in the ocean that would scare most people senseless. She's been alone in total darkness thousands of feet down, hovered under a Russian ship as it pinged her submarine, and been charged by huge sharks. But one thing does frighten her: the dire state of our overfished and polluted seas, something she spends every waking hour trying to change.
Introducing the 42-pound future of skateboarding, Fox Rio
BDTV Episode 3: A Simple Machine gives us an inside look at one of the most iconic lifts in skiing: the La Grave cable car. “Le Telepherique” was built in 1976, and has been pivotal in helping the mountain develop its mythical reputation. …
In 2015, pro skier Ian McIntosh took one of the worst falls ever captured on video while filming for Teton Gravity Research's new film, Paradise Waits. Watch and you'll see why TGR co-founder Todd Jones called the incident the “most terrifying crash I've ever seen.” …
Dane Jackson is an international kayaking prodigy. Here’s an inside look into his flow—and what his sport can do for you
Bear Hunter is a film by Caroline Santinelli that profiles 13-year-old Kerigan Disorda. Disorda went bear hunting with her father for the first time when she was 11, and the activity quickly became her biggest passion. She now wants to be a bear biologist and spends the majority of her time in Vermont's Green Mountains doing…
Pro skier Angel Collinson's line in the recent Teton Gravity Research film Paradise Waits is being called one of the best female skiing segments ever shot. “In 20 years of filming skiing, I have never seen a female skier charge Alaska the way…
Tatshenshini, from filmmaker John Nestler, explores the overwhelming beauty of the Tatshenshini River. Many consider it to be one of the most beautiful stretches of water in North America, and in 2014 Nestor and a friend took a 12-day inflatable kayak trip down the river from Dalton Post in the…
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Quantity, lack of exercise are bigger culprits
Organization filed appeal with UCI
At 45, Franc is one of the few cliff divers in the world to enter the water headfirst.
Bolts are corroding, and experts worry that could translate to more accidents, injuries, and deaths
Lahout's Country Clothing and Ski Shop in Littleton, New Hampshire, is America's oldest ski outfitter, and it hasn't changed much since it first opened in 1920. It's been run by four generations of the Lahout family, but it was Joe Lahout, now 93, who…
Single- and multiday passes to include 4.5 percent tax
Episode 3 of Salomon Freeski TV Season 9 centers around photographer Reuben Krabbe's vision to capture skiing during a solar eclipse. The team traveled to the Arctic and battled epic weather conditions, but on March 20, 2015, Krabbe's wish was granted. …
Former president investigated for corruption, money laundering
Instructor demonstrates the need for a spare chute
Fell while descending from first summit of South Nilgiri
Alec “Ace Cool” Cooke was last seen Tuesday afternoon
“Put on the damn skis, and go like hell.”
By measuring the shifting, melting caverns, scientists and cavers have been able to document glacial melt from within
For eight-time national bouldering champion Daniel Woods, reaching the next level in climbing is now all about how hard he can train his brain
From the looks of things, professional kiteboarder Colleen Carrol has the ideal life. But her incredibly busy travel and competition schedule often leaves her longing for some downtime in her hometown of Hood River, Oregon. Still, with prime access to the Columbia River Gorge, that downtime quickly turns into…
Terrace Chrome is a short film from Simms and Max Lowe that profiles longtime fishing guide Darren Wright. Wright and his wife run the Steelhead House in Terrace, British Columbia, which might just be heaven on earth for steelhead fishermen. …
The world’s best open water swimmer says fear makes you grow, a little fat is okay, and make sure you have a big scary goal
The much-hyped weather phenomenon is upon us, but whether or not it will quench the drought in the West and bring much-desired snowpack is complicated
A 73-year-old American man is heading to the Himalayas for an unusual opportunity: getting a shot at a peak no one has ever climbed before
Organizer says 100,000 activities were logged
Pacific Northwest resort attendance slumps 32 percent
British explorer commemorates centennial of Shackleton attempt
Filmmakers and climbers from The North Face capture a trip to the high peaks of the Himalaya in a 360-degree digital experience unlike any other
The Warmth of Winter is the second installment in Volume II of DPS Cinematic's The Shadow Campaign. In this episode, the DPS team takes refuge from a brutal storm and relishes in the “warmth of winter.”…
After fairly smooth sailing during the inaugural Race to Alaska, the race's founders issued an invitation to America's Cup racer and billionaire Larry Ellison to compete in the 2016 R2AK. …
Frank and the Tower, a film collaboration from Duct Tape Then Beer, Semi-Rad, and REI, profiles long-time climbing guide Frank Sanders. Sanders, known for his larger-than-life personality, found himself at Devil's Tower National Monument in the early 70's and has…
But the Forest Service has a plan to stop them: working together so that glading works for everybody