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MERU follows three close friends as they attempt to climb the Shark's Fin on Mount Meru. Conrad Anker, Renan Ozturk and Jimmy Chin battle their complicated pasts, inner demons and nature's harshest elements as they take on the ultimate prize…
A new study shows that climbing teams from countries with rigid social structures are more likely to summit Himalaya mountains—but also more likely to die trying. Can the data predict summit success?
Officials won't comment on investigation
Would force the president to seek approval from Congress
Setting sights on a fixed target improves exercise
Twenty years after wolves were reintroduced in the Northern Rockies, many politicians would still love to see them eradicated, and hunters and ranchers are allowed to kill them by the hundreds. But the animals are not only surviving—they're expanding their range at a steady clip. For the people who live on the wild edges of wolf country, their presence can be magical and maddening at once.
Dos Santos dead after taking 3 shots to the abdomen in altercation
Olympic halfpipe champ cites spinal condition
25 American athletes to participate in Havana triathlon
For his entire life, olympic skiier Bobby Brown has called Breckenridge his home mountain. He’s logged countless runs through the famous terrain parks of Freeway and Park Lane, where he’s developed one of the most highly regarded styles within the ski industry. With the help…
An exclusive clip from the film Valley Uprising, featuring the infamous drug plane crash of 1977. The film, which tells the wild history of climbing in Yosemite National Park, has won a several top awards at film festivals and is available now at vimeo.com/ondemand/valleyuprising. …
In this exclusive series from the PCTA and Fox Searchlight, Outside contributor Ali Carr Troxell hits the trail and talks about what kind footwear you’ll need for different types of hiking. Wild, based on the novel by Cheryl Strayed and starring Reese Witherspoon, is now playing in…
Jeopardizes athletes' plans to compete in 2016 Olympics
In this exclusive series from the PCTA and Fox Searchlight, Outside contributor Ali Carr Troxell talks about the most important gadgets for the backcountry. Wild, based on the novel by Cheryl Strayed and starring Reese Witherspoon, is now playing in theaters across the country. …
What to do when it's dark and frigid outside? We have some ideas. For starters, try building a backyard sauna, mixing up a powerful cocktail, joining a mountain race, mixing up a powerful cocktail, joining a mountain race, creating the perfect cabin fire, learning to dogsled, swinging a war hammer, kicking back with a classic adventure book, or escaping to a tropical island. Just hurry up—spring will be here before you know it.
In this exclusive series from the PCTA and Fox Searchlight, Outside contributor Ali Carr Troxell hits the trail and shows you how to prevent every hiker’s smallest nightmare: blisters. Wild, based on the novel by Cheryl Strayed and starring Reese Witherspoon, is now playing in theaters across the country. …
On January 14 as the sun was falling in Yosemite National Park, Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson completed what is arguably the most difficult ascent in the history of rock climbing. The duo remained on the wall for 19 days, climbing 3,000 vertical feet along widely spaced, razor-thin granite holds. Their prize: the first free ascent of El Capitan's Dawn Wall. With cell service throughout their climb and a team of photographers including Corey Rich and a crew from Big Up Productions tagging along, the pair generated a media buzz rarely seen in the climbing world. With athletes this determined, images this good, and a backdrop of one of America's favorite locations, the ingredients add up: History on the Dawn Wall.
Emails show FBI informant encouraged a conspiracy
Pair summits Yosemite’s El Capitan in 18 days
Explorer's solo winter ascent is one of the most impressive feats in contemporary mountaineering
Pro Kiteboarder Lindsay McClure tries to give back as often as she can. The Hood River native is a teacher, mentor, and coach to the young kiteboarders who are students in her traveling high school. This video is part of a series from Moxy International called…
The official photographer of the Ouray Ice Festival on surviving the cold (and possibly falling slabs of rock) to get the shot you've been dreaming of.
Bodies recovered by a Pemberton Search and Rescue helicopter
The newest urban bike parks are bigger, better, and more beginner-friendly than ever
Best U.S. finish ever in the Italian cross-country race
Tear gas challenge Cry Baby among new masochistic inventions
Jurors who banned Oracle Team USA member under fire
Sweeping changes come after a slew of failed tests
Austin Parks and Rec wants to keep the course safe
Becomes first person to reach the top alone in January
A growing demand for big-mountain, backcountry-like terrain is prompting ski resorts to up the ante inbounds.
The stud sport climber dropped everything, picked up her first ice axe, and is on the roster to compete at the nation's top ice climbing festival.
Filmmaker and wildlife adventurer Donnie Vincent has a passion for hunting. He admits it’s a controversial pursuit these days, but he has his reasons. For Vincent, hunting isn’t a sport, it’s a way of life. He says, “Unless you’re a small time rancher, small time farmer, a…
Gear company makes big bid in growing market
Marathon world record holders will meet for first time
Janez Tolar is a landscape photographer. In the early hours when most are asleep and dreaming, he discovers the world around us. His passion is nature and its landscapes, and he captures its magic with his camera. Before You Wake Up is a film by Nejc Miljak and Anze Osterman.
In The Faces of Dav Ep. 6: The Mountaineer, Chris Davenport sets his sights on climbing the Centennial Peaks of Colorado – the top 100 highest peaks in the state. After having successfully climbed every 14,000-foot peak in the state over the last four years, Chris takes…
Keflezighi, Flanagan, Linden will face world’s best
Lodging is a new direction for the company
Critics claim ski resort and authorities stayed quiet
