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Help U.S. earn 14 golds, lead medal count
Defending champ and oldest winner sidelined by his team
Red Bull athletes from surf, snow, motorsports and even a professional gamer push through their mental and physical limits in Hawaii while free diving to the bottom of the ocean, learning to hold their breath for nearly 5 minutes. A part of the Red Bull High Performance Program, this particular…
Behold: The #OutsideMobile Instagram contest winners
IMBA holds summit, praises excellent new resort trail
An inside look at what it takes to run with Ralphie, the real-life mascot of the University of Colorado Buffaloes. Ralphie gets most of the credit, but her handlers are all varsity athletes who have to stay in top shape to keep up with her. A film by…
The hours are long, and the work can be dangerous. But animal care workers, the unsung heroes devoted to the health of mammals at SeaWorld and other marine parks, have unrivaled access to the animals—and the challenges of captivity. Here, three former employees go on the record about their experiences.
Discovery might halt future Mojave Desert solar installations
The Golden State is now short more than a year's worth of water
Swiss explorer Mike Horn looks to grind out a big first—again.
Tourists swim for hours, drink urine, and brave volcano after boat sinks
Plans to nearly double the size of its San Diego killer whale environment
Steeplechaser loses third championship title for crazy antics
The former road cyclist from Easthampton, Massachusetts, is quickly taking over the European-imported sports craze, cyclocross. Here's what keeps him going up, down, over, around...
Alpine gear company co-founder replaced by former Gap executive
What's next for the maker of portable solar products
Ernest Moniz talks to Outside about radioactive waste, SuperTrucks, dazzling solar arrays, southwestern breakfasts, and a trout stream that has to remain top secret.
“One Shot” is a short documentary that looks into the life of Russell Ord, a West Australian, world renowned surf photographer, as he embarks on a mission to capture “one shot” that defines who he is. A film by Spektrum Visuals. …
Oftentimes, you get the best ideas when you aren’t looking for them. That’s the case for the co-founders of EPIC Protein Bars, Taylor Collins and Katie Forrest. As they explain, getting on the bike leads to focused thought and a heightened connection to the world around us.
When 23-year-old Zina Lahr went missing on a trail outside Ouray, Colorado, the world lost an amazing young talent. The full story from Grayson Schaffer. …
More than four years in the making, Mission Blue is legendary oceanograpgher Dr. Sylvia Earle’s eye-opening wake-up call to save the ocean. Directed by Fisher Stevens (“The Cove”) and Robert Nixon (“Gorillas in the Mist”), the film follows Dr. Earle on her global quest…
The Lumberjack World Championships, established in 1960, are a wildly entertaining display of the world's finest axmen and axwomen. But the event goes far beyond brute force and sharp blades slicing through logs. Photographer Narayan Mahon was there to capture the 2014 event, held July 24 to 26 in Hayward, Wisconsin.
A reflection on sports, nature and the extreme from Get Out There Productions. To them freedom means no thoughts, doubts, fears, pressure, or self reflection, and it’s best found in the outdoors. …
Roman Dial is an adventure icon and Alaskan legend who raised his son, Cody, in the outdoors. Now Cody is missing in a Costa Rican jungle and Roman is leading the search.
With 45 successful summits, this season on K2 seems too serendipitous to be true. But safely conquering the mountain took grueling amounts of work and skill, too.
New Zealand accepts application from Tuvalu family
North Carolina State University wants to sell off Hofmann Forest for $150 million. Is that such a bad thing?
Research station loses heat in the dead of winter
When six friends set out on a 63 day journey to paddle over 900 miles through pristine Canadian wilderness, they had no idea a film about their trip would transform into a mission to protect the Yukon’s Peel River Watershed. Inspired by the landscape…
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. Signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 3, 1964, the federal law is a milestone in conservation and has been used to preserve over 100 million acres of wilderness. This special segment of…
Some plan trips in advance; others let the current carry them. For Amy Ragsdale, traveling with risk takers like herself has helped her trust the process of exploring without a full map, rather than fight it.
A look into the life of professional rock climber Sierra Blair-Coyle. Find out how she got into climbing in the first place, and why she almost left the sport. A video profile from Cesar Lopez. …
