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Three climbs to receive mountaineering's highest award
Louise Jull was a top international competitor
The Trekker cameras used to be confined to city streets. Now, the systems are venturing farther into the wild, and bringing back stunning imagery from the planet's most remote regions.
With a 40-pound camera system and a mission to photograph the world, Google takes us to the Himalayas for a closer look at the Sherpas who call the mountains home.
In case you haven't noticed, fat biking is fun. Outdoor writers Peter Koch and Jeremy Berger certainly didn't need convincing, but they accepted an invitation from the team at SRAM—bicycle component gurus—to get a taste of the culture during the Global Fat Biking Summit this January. Armed with Beargrease and Bucksaw rides, the group cruised through some of Jackson, Wyoming's best terrain as photographer Adrian Marcoux followed along. We caught up with the group to figure out just how much fun some big tires and hard-packed snow can be.
USGS raises chance from 4.7 percent to 7 percent
Over eight feet of snow buries town in one day
Boyne, Intrawest, Powdr team up for bundle pass
Panel finds flaws in boat's electronic charts
Climbers uncover two corpses on Mexico's highest peak
On June 25, 2014, while shooting with Anthill Films and Teton Gravity Research, Tom van Steenbergen landed the biggest front flip in mountain bike history. But, it almost didn't happen. Find out why in Mind the Gap: The Making of unReal…
In late February, 2015, the largest storm in a decade blanketed New Mexico with more than 70 inches of snow. Those who were ready headed to Taos Ski Valley for the best skiing of the season. Here’s how it all went down. …
Yuki Kadono got the winning run at the 2015 Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships, with a score of 90.05 in his third and final fun. He made history when he landed a backside triple cork 1620 mute, to a switch backside triple cork 1620 melon, a first-ever combination of back-to-back…
Paddling through Minnesota’s springtime ice break-up is nuts. What is Will Steger thinking?
Between the Peaks, winner of Mountainfilm’s Best Documentary Feature, is the story of three friends who decided to act on a dream. In 2013, Ryan Sarka, Jonathan Ronzio and Ethan Lee set out to climb the tallest peaks in North and South America, Denali and Mt.
Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg will now attempt the first solar-powered, round-the-world flight in their high-tech, carbon-fiber, kind-of-cramped plane
Filmmaker MP Cunningham recently ventured to the North Shore to spend a few days with surf photographer Brian Bielmann. At age 18, Bielmann packed his bags and headed to Hawaii with two hundred dollars in his pocket, and worked tirelessly to become the professional photogrpaher profiled in…
Could be oldest Briton to finish Sahara ultramarathon
UCI ignored cheating by Armstrong, others
The latest edit from Deity Components, Whoa, Whips and Whistling features Noah Brousseau, corked out backflips and nasty whips. Filmed and edited by Last Light Cinema. …
With the first 2015 World Surf League Championship Tour stop around the corner, Body Glove surfer Tatiana Weston Webb of Kauai shares her hopes and dreams about being the only female rookie on tour. The 18-year-old learned to surf from her brother, but it was her mom,…
The Weather Channel has a plan if we exhaust the alphabet this winter—though you might be surprised who’s really behind it.
Had closed borders due to Ebola fears
We made our own list of what we love about winter, but it's always more fun to ask. Using the #OutsidePerfectThings, our Instagram followers shared more than 1,700 snapshots of their favorite cold-weather comforts. As always, the response was overwhelming. Filled with deep snow, adult sodas, happy dogs, and countless adventures, here are 30 of our favorites.
Winter 2014 was one of the best they’ve ever had in Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy. In Salomon Freeski TV Season 8, Episode 10, the Good Times Crew rolled in and took full advantage. …
Lightweight, breathable apparel that'll turn you into a Nordic ski champ
The English have a secret, and it’s called North Norfolk. Wintertime brings perfect kitesurfing conditions and, more importantly, empty beaches. …
Think Cheryl Strayed is tough? Meet these guys.
Study calls for funding for maintenance, expansion
Posts photos of graffitied rocks on Instagram
In We Are the Faction Collective: #S02E02, Tim McChesney, Tom Granier, Daniel Hanka and Etienne Merel brave the cold and ice of Northern Europe. From the streets of Estonia to Finland, follow the Faction crew as they hit rusty rails, schools and abandoned buildings,…
After three years of failing on the slopes, online editor Scott Rosenfield finally discovers the beauty—and pain—of downhill skiing.
Near the end of filming for Red Bull’s Days of My Youth, the crew found another area that’s been dubbed “the Crack’s little brother,” in reference to Cody Townsend’s line of the year down the infamous “Crack.” Italian skier Markys Eder decided to drop in, and what…
Unprecedented cooperation to link sister caves
After years of failing on the slopes, Online Editor Scott Rosenfield finally discovers the beauty–and pain–of downhill skiing. Watch his transformation from Zero to Hero, as he tries to conquer his challenge of becomming a strong enough skier to skin up the mountain at…
The non-profit group Mountain Pact encourages mountain towns to unite politically. The goal: galvanize politicians to protect winter.
The Chamonix Adventure Festival brings together adventurers, explorers, athletes and enthusiasts from near and far, to share tales and showcase their talents through film, photography, art and displays. This year’s festival takes place on March 25-28. …
Our national parks are getting louder, and it's affecting both the wildlife and our health.
