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By the Water is short film about a point of view; an undefined boundary between inside and outside, between submerged and emerged. The space in which the surfboard moves, not completely in the water and not totally free in the air, is defined by the rhythm of…
In June, a group of Australian surfers spent 11 days surfing the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia. Epic conditions and a lot of drone footage makes this clip one of the coolest surfing videos we’ve seen in a long time. Video by Paul Borrud.
Artist Cory Trepanier’s journey to the Yukon’s Kluane National Park and Reserve was a month of awe and wonder in 22,000 sq kilometers of raw Canadian wilderness. The first chapter of his TrueWild project, he skied and camped in part of the largest non-polar ice field on earth, canoed on remote lakes…
In the future, check-ins will be a purely digital affair
Boston’s bike program prepares to take the next step—by making cycling an option for low-income riders, too.
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to live in a van? Where do you store things? How do you stay powered? What do you do when you need a bathroom? Professional rock climber Alex Honnold takes us through the van that he calls home. His 2002 Ford Econoline…
Highlining is all about trusting your gear and crew, and having the ability to focus solely on the task at hand. A inside look at the sport from Rando. …
We can boat the same backyard river with our family a dozen or more times, and it will never get old—because rivers, like our children, are constantly changing.
A look at one of kayaking’s biggest events, the North Fork Championship. Year three brought the competition to new levels, as athletes traveled from all corners of the globe to the North Fork of the Payette River in Idaho to compete for the title of world’s best…
Surf icon Dave Kalama is still winning a year shy of his 50th birthday. But he has new competition: Kai Lenny, the 21-year-old rising star. What happens when the prodigy faces the man who taught him almost everything he knows about paddleboarding?
This is the story of one of the most decorated anglers in the US. Cam Chioffi is the youngest member of the US Youth Fly Fishing Team, and the curent World and US National Youth Champion in competitive fly fishing. With his win at the National…
The first ever women’s event at the Tour de France takes place Sunday, July 27, and Diamondback’s Team Pro Optum will be racing. Meet the six women who will race in the groundbreaking “La Course” in this short from Diamondback. …
The journey planned is rarely the journey taken. The Nobody’s River expedition team had no idea how true this would be as they prepared to leave for a two month expedition in Mongolia and Russia. This film from NRS and Wazee documents…
Walk the 1,800-foot bridge, then leap overboard. If you dare.
In this teaser, shot during production of Teton Gravity Research’s “UNREAL” project, Tom Van Steenbergen completes what’s being called the biggest front flip in mountain bike history. TGR and Anthill Film’s “UNREAL,” premieres Summer 2015. …
World's third-largest facility funded, designed, made by Americans
UK giant Sainsbury's knows what to do with its leftovers
$1.3 million Exosuit will take divers to depths of 1,000 feet
Join Grayson Schaffer tonight at 5 p.m. MT for an hour-long discussion about the future of Everest after the mountain’s most horrific day
Namibia's desert elephant population is dwindling—so why are they handing out hunting permits?
Two years ago, Filipe Leite turned his ponies south on a journey from Canada to Brazil. Ten thousand miles later, he's almost home after facing drug traffickers, grizzlies, and mad bulls on an epic transcontinental trip.
In this new clip from SmugMug and photographer Chris Burkard, he and Professional Surfers Partick Millin, Brett Barley and Chadd Konig brave sub-zero temperatures in the Arctic Circle to capture moments of raw beauty in conditions that rank among the harshest in the natural world. The bitterly cold…
A down-and-out polar bear in Argentina could use a change of scenery. Is it too late?
16 states have a "relatively high likelihood" of a damaging quake in the next 50 years
Couple points finger at phone company for triggering rescue
Last fall, Jeremy Jones traveled to Nepal for the largest descent of his life: a 21,400-foot peak that he dubbed the Shangri-La Spine Wall. After being slowed down by foul weather, Jones needed to get back on the snow before attempting to summit the wall. He and his partner took a…
Forget fish ladders—pressurized tube-transport systems are the newest way to bypass a dam
Has scientists saying, "What on (or off) earth?" as theories surface
State will impose emergency bans on wasteful practices in August
Ibis Pro Enduro rider Jeff Kendall-Weed shows us around a few of his favorite spots in Santa Cruz, California. Jeff’s riding is defined by his creative line choice, massive air, insane control and ability to have fun on his trak bike in ways we never thought possible. A short from…
April 18 marked the most lethal day in Mount Everest’s history, when a massive avalanche took the lives of 16 high altitude porters. Dawa Tashi and Kaji Sherpa were caught by the slide but managed to survive. Outside’s Grayson Schaffer met with both men just days later as they were recovering in…
Passion for adventure is contagious and the more you’re exposed to the outdoor lifestyle the more it gets in your blood. Nobody knows this more than Goal Zero Ambassador Mike Libecki. He has logged over 50 expeditions, filled multiple passports with over 100 stamped pages and climbed and explored…
Crowdfunding project to create year-round indoor facility
Wind power may have faded as an energy alternative, but a Google-backed startup is poised to revive the industry.
The true, tragic, and improbable love story between a handful of Navy scientists and the small cetaceans they believed held the keys to mastery of the oceans.
A short film from Sixth Row Productions featuring single-speed world champion Brett Bellchambers competing in the 2013 WEMBO World Solo 24-hour mountain bike championships held at Mount Stromlo in Canberra, Australia. Bellchambers placed first in the single speed division and sixth overall, riding 253 miles in 24 hours.