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A first-hand account of the April 25 temblor that rocked Nepal from a local Everest guide
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With runoff in full swing in Montana, the Montana Wild crew decided to load up their truck and head south. Their targets were big, predatory brown trout, and true to their nature the fish didn’t disappoint. Bucknasty Browns is a film from…
Photographer Dave Trumpore captured the entire event, which, of course, included plenty of dirt, pisco sours, and Chilean barbeque.
Episode 4 of Mind the Gap: The Making of unReal takes us into British Columbia’s dusty interior with World Cup downhill racers Stevie Smith and Brook Macdonald. For years, Stevie has dreamed of riding a wide-open track where he could drift into corners at full speed. For Brook…
Ex-coach revealed as positive, infected at least three
Last summer, adventurers Will Gadd and Gavin McClurg completed a historic paragliding expedition through the Canadian Rockies. And when Gadd, who completed a historic first ascent of a frozen Niagra Falls earlier this year, calls something “the truest adventure” he’s ever been a part of, you know it had to be…
An experimental timelapse video by Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinovic created for the Skyglow Project that imagines galaxy over the glowing metropolis of Los Angeles through compositied timelapse and star trail astrophotography. Skyglow is a Kickstarter quest designed to explore the effects and…
Via Ferrata is a short film from pro mountain biker Harald Philipp. Filmmaker Christoph Thoresen filmed Philipp's first descent of a fixed-rope climbing route on a mountain bike in the Brenta Dolomites with a drone. Philipp said it was one of the best rides of…
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Climber Gord McArthur couldn’t hang with the Europeans on the World Cup, so he built a monstrous apparatus in his backyard so he could train harder
‘Floating Piers’ will allow visitors to walk on water
Would you trade in your daily commute to live life off grid in Northern Montana? The latest film from Goal Zero, join Sean and Mollie Busby as they walk us through the Yurt that they call home and explain how they deal with wood fire stoves, bear…
Volcanic activity in and around Patagonia could mean clogged streams and animal deaths, but experts say the region should bounce back quickly.
Waives rule against deals with alcohol makers
Norman Ollestad's father taught him to surf during rambling, tough-love safaris down the coast of Mexico. Then the education came to a sudden and tragic end. Forty years later, Ollestad heads south with his own son—and finds that the old road maps can only take them so far.
Having a nemesis can up your game big time. But choose wisely
It's technically allowed, but it may be nearly impossible.
They get paid to climb mountains and raft whitewater. But guiding isn't all a dream—not with whiny clients, lousy tips, and the occasional colleague pranking you in a gorilla suit.
After she escaped from the cult in which she spent her childhood, and after her long-distance love was eaten by a crocodile in the Congo, bestselling author Juliana Buhring bought a bike and pedaled around the world. Here’s how she became one of the strongest women on two wheels.
Purse stolen while champ celebrated
Though the Tibetan side is closed to climbers, at least one team is considering a climb up the southern side of Everest
Endurance cyclist Juliana Buhring left a notorious cult, wrote a bestseller, and then rode her bike around the world. She's just getting started.
Chinese announce that Everest and all other mountains in Tibet are closed for the season
The veteran climber explains the decision to close Everest's north side to climbers, and how teams are working through the aftermath of the earthquake
Our anonymous survey results are in. These are the genuine horrors and joys of leading strangers into the wild.
The versatile watercraft goes way back
Rule number one: Find organizations that are genuinely making a difference. These 10 grassroots non-profits, focusing on long-term reconstruction, are a good place to start.
Integrating drought coverage into the curriculum will not solve the West’s water crisis, but it may be the first step to getting people to finally evaluate their behavior.
Across the Web, the Silicon Valley executive has been recognized for his role in bringing Street View to Everest and his other accomplishments at Google. Here, two close friends recall the spontaneity and energy that made him so endearing.
Back in Kathmandu after treating the Everest wounded, dZi Foundation’s Ben Ayers takes a moment to share the scope of the devastation
A photographer with 6 Summits Challenge, an international team of climbers lead by Nick Cienski, whom Outside senior editor Grayson Schaffer spoke with yesterday, captured these images during the rescue efforts.
In a remarkable rescue effort, helicopter pilots ferried dozens of climbers to safety from Camps I and II. Meanwhile, reports continue to come in from other Himalayan peaks—including Makalu and Annapurna—that were hit by powerful avalanches.
Two German climbers capture the horrific scene at Base Camp as it unfolds
As rescue efforts continue at Base Camp, attention shifts to dozens of climbers trapped at Camps I and II
After falling rocks and ice tore through Base Camp on April 25, stranded climbers struggle to care for their wounded and dead.
Working for the Weekend follows longtime Meathead Films veteran, Ben Leoni. Leoni lives in Portland Maine, where he holds down a career as an attorney but still finds time to get out into the mountains on the weekend. The series showcases the best skiing that the Northeast…