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A look inside the survival capsule Italian explorer Alex Bellini has commissioned to help him achieve an unprecedented feat: Spend a year on an iceberg as it melts into the Atlantic.
Combined ski areas would create the largest resort in California
May illuminate running genes in primitive culture
On Friday March 20, a Solar Eclipse plunged Europe into darkness. Photographer Rutger Pauw teamed up with Danny MacAskill to capture the moment in Danny's homeland, the Isle of Skye in Scotland. With just one small window of opportunity to get the shot he had dreamed about,…
Last year’s avalanche reignited a debate about the complicated role of helicopters in getting gear up the mountain and mitigating the danger to Sherpa. Outfitters weigh in on whether more helicopters will make Everest safer or even more dangerous.
You’ll recognize at least a few of the names on American Rivers’ annual Endangered Rivers list—but what will you do to ensure they remain pristine?
Why is the roof of the world covered in our shit? Lots of reasons, but it might come down to common laziness.
For Scott Rogers, photography has always been about two things: friends and fears
In March 2015, Luke Allen Humphrey, Brandon Fisher and Ken Schulte set out to climb a few classic routes on some of Utah's stunning desert tower formations. They filmed their climbs from some unique aerial perspectives during early morning and evening light, often after sleeping on top…
Avoids path where avalanche killed 16 Sherpas in 2014
Hooké Ungava: An Expedition to No Man's Land, an official selection of the International Fly-Fishing Film Festival, is the story of a 10-day expedition taken by the Hooké tribe in the Summer of 2014. The team flew over mountain ranges, waterfalls and canyons to…
The real world of urban jibbing and the not-so real world of toys collide in Toyland. Let your imagination run wild while watching the final episode of Salomon Freeski TV Season 8. …
Stakes $1 million in Swedish company
Sir Ranulph Fiennes reflects on the life of a 71-year-old explorer as he stares down the barrel of one of the planet’s hardest ultramarathons.
Having been primed to lead Greenpeace into the 21st century, the six-year executive director has suddenly opted to resign.
Cycling, skiing, and bobsledding have hinted they’re testing out mixed-gender events—but they’re not the head-to-head matchups we’re thinking of.
Miller captures third title in as many years
Ten weeks after completing a historic ascent in Yosemite, the 30-year-old climber is raising awareness about the sport and contemplating what’s next.
Human-body-flyer Dean Potter is a man of many talents. Known for daring free-solo climbs, high-lining, BASE jumping and winguiting, Potter recently made a film about his decision to take his dog, Whisper, wingsuit-flying with him. The full When Dogs Fly film is now available here. …
Base Camp ER founder Luanne Freer talks triage, altitude illness, and body recovery.
Surfer Léa Brassy grew up in Northern France. By the time she was 17, she moved to Southern France for the warm water surf. Accustomed to a life on the road, her nomadic lifestyle takes a pause at the Unstad break in th Lofoten Islands in Northern Norway. Trading in…
In March 2015, filmmaker Rob Johnson took his Phantom 2 drone and GoPro Hero4 with him onto Scotland's Ben Nevis, the highest peak in the British Isles. Johnson filmed himself climbing the Ledge Route, a grade 2 winter mountaineering route, to create what might…
The avalanche that effectively closed Everest last spring hasn't stopped crowds of climbers from flocking to Base Camp. These are the stories that will define another controversial season.
Filmmaker Christiaan Welzel takes viewers deep into some of the most incredible landscapes Canada has to offer in his ongoing web seires, Earth Porn. Volume 2 takes to the skies and explores the lakes, rivers and waterfalls of Alberta, Canada. …
Pro skier Bobby Brown welcomes the first days of Spring with a little slush riding in Keystone, Colorado. A short film from George Knowles. …
Filmmaker Christiaan Welzel takes viewers deep into some of the most incredible landscapes Canada has to offer in his ongoning web series, Earth Porn. Volume 1 focuses on British Columbia, where he wanted to create an immersive visual and audible experience, designed to be…
Five years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, we wanted to know whether the Gulf had recovered—and how much remains to be done.
Allows skiers to bank unused days and apply them to the next season
The Whitewater Grand Prix is paddling's most insane event, a scrappy, alcohol-soaked gauntlet that sends competitors down some of the most fearsome rapids in the world. It's so dangerous and spectator-unfriendly that many sponsors won't go anywhere near it. But it might be exactly what the struggling sport needs.
A Voice in the Wilderness is a short film from O.A.R.S. and Thelonius Step that encourages folks to get outside, just like ol' Ed would have wanted. We couldn't agree more. …
The sport of kayaking is at a bit of a standstill. Sales are down, there are fewer boats on the water, and the pros are making less, which is exactly why the Whitewater Grand Prix is so important.
