Adventure
ArchiveStormchasers capture surreal vortex-like cloud on film
Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks range now protected
After being mauled by a brown bear defending her cubs, a woman walks miles before she can get a ride to the hospital.
The Florida Keys are a cluster of about 1700 islands in the extreme southeast of the United States. Islamorada is known as the “Sport Fishing Capital of the World,” and rumor has it that it hosts the largest fishing fleet per square mile in the world. In Episode 5 of Smith’s…
Amid the worst drought in California’s history, does the fate of the state’s salmon rest on weeding out the illegal marijuana farms?
In Episode 4 of Great Days, the Smith team took off South hoping to discover more wild trails, breathraking views and to experience more of the welcoming Chilean culture. To their surprise, they were welcomed by some unbelievable trails in Chillan. …
For champion kayaker Brad Ludden, being outdoors has always been a way of life
Unprecedented damage after record rainfall
Father and daughter captured 1980 eruption
Worst outbreak in decades
Rescue professional saved by a firefighter at "Walk the Plank," an obstacle implicated in the 2013 death of a Tough Mudder participant.
When 24-year-old David Sneddon disappeared hiking around western China, officials chalked it up to a drowning. Only a decade later did another scenario emerge: maybe David had been kidnapped and taken to North Korea.
A word of warning: Episode 3 of Smith’s Great Days series gets a little graphic, as the Smith team pushes through the final stages of the Andes Pacifico Enduro race. A blind course makes it an even planying field, but also a game of question on how hard to push…
"Smoker's blood" may aid deep diving
Rescued owner's son from vicious dog attack
Commuting by bicycle reaches 0.6 percent
Winter is characterized by short days, cold weather, and plenty of snow in Montana. Some may see it as a burden while others see it a playground. State of Motion looks at the commonalities between skiing and fly fishing and how often the snow that we ski today will the…
Nicknamed "Naia," remains shed light on earliest Americans
A short documentary about David Welsford, who has given up the luxuries of land in search of happiness and adventure on a 50 year old wooden boat he restored from a scrap heap. From filmmaker Kevin A Fraser. Find out more at TwentyEightFeet. …
Firenados, arson, and a brewery in danger make news in California
A final ski edit for your viewing pleasure as we shift into warmer months. Watch Dylan Hood’s greatest hits from the past few seasons and start gearing up for next winter. From Dylan Hood. …
One of the best things about the sport of cycling is that anyone can ride. A short documentary from filmmaker Florent Piovesan about his grandfather’s passion for cycling. …
Weaker earnings and a very old wild orca call claims into further question
New packaging offers stories from Gladwell, Foer, and Morrison
Jenny Kalmbach, 35, winner of the Battle of the Paddle and the Molokai 2 Oahu, on training and racing technique
Dan Hughes, 44, four-time winner of Kansas’s Dirty Kanza 200, on cycling in the rough.
Ever wanted to swim for a mile in just-above-freezing temperature water? Didn't think so. But a handful of swimmers are taking the challenge.
Green biz expert and author of The Big Pivot Andrew Winston says that how much we buy and consume may not be the root of our environmental woes.
Peak activity correlates to seismic activity
Crude drowns half-mile of Los Angeles neighborhood
Men and women from equal playing fields win more medals
Surprisingly, not an uncommon incident with bounce houses
Runs into trouble with authority in planes, cars, and bikes.
More than 100 still unaccounted for; protests erupt nearby
A controversial initiative plans to provide beer for homeless alcoholics as impetus to get back to work.
See the Stampede Trail from the air for $250
The Little Things is a non-profit snowboard movie/documentary project based on environmentally-conscious riders who are inspirational through their riding, as well as their sustainable ways of living and thinking. The film is an initiative taken on by professional snowboarder Marie-France Roy and directed by Filmmaker Darcy Turenne in which…
Takes a cue from Sweden with Vision Zero initiative
Two separate studies have come to similar conclusions about the melting of Antarctic glaciers: It's going to happen. For sure.
For some surfers and SUPers, hanging ten is the holy goal—toes on the nose, nothing in front of you but pure green wave. With a nerve disorder threatening to destroy his balance, longtime kook Erik Hedegaard asked a waveriding genius to train him for one last shot.
From Drawn‘s Jeremy Collins “Over the course of four years, with my wife’s blessing, I set out on all four of the journeys; from the jungles of Venezuela, to the China-Mongolian Border, to the northern reaches of Canada, and closer to home in Yosemite Valley…Along the way I filled five…
In the Sundarbans region of India and Bangladesh, some of the world's last wild tigers roam free and ravenous. An expedition to film these elusive predators is tricky business. You may not see them, but they almost certainly are watching you.
Felt Soul Media and Patagonia’s most recent project will premiere in March at SXSW. Dam removal is no longer the work of a fictional Monkey Wrench Gang. It’s real, upon us, a cornerstone of the modern environmental and cultural movements.
Veteran Everest guide Adrian Ballinger was one of many leaders who cancelled their costly expedition this year. But it wasn't due to money, politics, or even danger.
50-pound fertilizer explosive put hundreds of thousands in danger
Biologist plans to program bacteria as tailored treatments
New threads can also serve as power source
Photographer, filmmaker and climber Jimmy Chin opens up about being a new dad, his most recent project and why he decided to leave the company he helped start, Camp4 Collective. …
Laird Hamilton towed Rothman into one of the worst wipeouts in history last year. Why was Laird towing the 20-year-old? Because Rothman is one of the rising stars in the big wave surfing world, which he displays in this edit from Quiksilver.
Studies tout short exercise sessions, but also endurance training at any age
Your cracked phone screen might soon be able to mend itself
Million-dollar Indiegogo campaign hoping to get idea on the ground
End of the 10 a.m. embargo
Riding a bike from the middle of Wales to the coast in a day is no easy feat, especially if you’re doing it “as the crow flies.” In this short from videographer Ricky Adams and Howies, two cyclists put their hand-built Wold “adventure bikes” to the test.
Because our devices make so much noise
Grains and legumes shown to lose zinc, iron
5 herons rescued, at least one dead
Lack of vitamin D just as bad as skin cancer
Study: Fear of failure becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy
A behind-the-scenes look at the cover shoot for the May issue of Outside. Photographer Jeff Lipsky turned the camera on photographer, climber, and filmmaker Jimmy Chin and his special guest for the How to Do Everything issue.
Despite being born blind, Derek Rabelo hasn’t given up on one of his life goals: to surf Pipeline on the north shore of Oahu. Through the encouragement of his parents, best friend, and surf coach, Derek embarked on a three-year journey of grueling mental, physical and spiritual…
A showdown at a Utah canyon pits ATV users against the BLM. But the real operators in public-land disputes are out of view—and out to use sportsmen to advance their cause.
Granola optional, guts required
New study finds intervals between eruptions influenced by underground factors