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The new Pixel delivers a top-notch shooter that takes crisp photos, high-res video, and that can go toe to toe with Apple's iPhone
Surfer, fitness icon, and inspired inventor Laird Hamilton was tired of humping his wrenches down the fairway. So he created a motorized skateboard marketed toward the country club crowd.
This is the right way to rebuild a Defender
Outdoor tradition or dangerous, polluting, wasteful relic of the past?
Frankenstein would be proud of this folding e-fat bike
This bag's built-in reflector will make your photos that much better
The two-part mini-series 'The Big Picture brings' you into the Sea to Sky range during the 2015-2016 season.
'Road 2 Adventure' highlights Joe and Kaity who have been traveling Australia in their adventure bus.
From mountaintops to lakeside trails, this short film offers viewers a glimpse into the beautiful area around Cumbria, England.
Paul's dream was to hike the Appalachian Trail, but his life was cut short.
I’m an underwater photographer, but you won’t find many macro images of coral or clownfish in my portfolio. I’m inspired by the people who connect most directly with the water: freedivers, researchers, filmmakers, and, above all, rescue swimmers of the U.S. Coast Guard.
How two friends from Boston solved the world's greatest aviation mystery, Eastern Air Lines Flight 980
The best runs, rides, climbs, and places to refuel in the Windy City
On New Year's Day in 1985, Eastern Air Lines Flight 980 was carrying 29 passengers and a hell of a lot of contraband when it crashed into the side of a 21,112-foot mountain in Bolivia. For decades conspiracy theories abounded as the wreckage remained inaccessible, the bodies unrecovered, the black box missing. Then two friends from Boston organized an expedition that would blow the case wide open.
This electric motorcycle is the perfect urban commuter
This rental hangs over the side of a 1,300-foot cliff
In our ongoing Weekly Escape series, we aim to transport you from your desk to an incredible place in two minutes or less.
Salomon TV: The Canyon follows the two runners into the endless playground of canyons and rock and makes the rest of us jealous that we don't live in Utah.
Meet Tim Hill, a retired Air Force mechanic who converted a crashed airplane into a one-of-a-kind adventure trailer.
With the goose-induced emergency landing once again in the spotlight, we look back on the bloody, bizarre response in New York City parks
Trying to decide whether to lug that French press across three mountain passes? We tested six brew methods to determine which one makes the best cup of joe the most efficiently.
I called up a handful of skiers, climbers, runners, and kayakers to find out how their tools have helped them during off-the-grid adventures
All the best skiers I know are women. We need gear that can keep up.
A tiny home you can tow around with your truck
Utah-based Mountain Hub is out to crowdsource backcountry safety
The former Secretary of State could inherit a number of ambitious eco-commitments established by President Obama. Here’s where she stands on each one.
Filson made a sleeping bag, and we want it
From dog-eared classics to under-the-radar picks, this is our list of 15 books that will awaken the adolescent Outsider.
Each fall, the world's greatest stone skimmers gather on a small Scottish island to try and outgun one another
This, folks, is how to customize a motorcycle
Watch to see our editors’ four favorite items from the Winter Buyer’s Guide.
First Descents is a non-profit organization that takes young adults with cancer into the outdoors.
It’s easier than you think to find a quiet trail in the concrete jungle. To prove it, we asked our Instagram followers how they find nature in their cities. Here are 10 of our favorite shots.
A ski movie review series comes to "Outside"
The books, movies, music, podcasts, and other media on our radar
The secret to ultimate fitness isn't all that complicated—just spend a month outside, hiking eight hours per day. Kyle Boelte breaks down how his body evolved into an efficient, fat-burning, testosterone-fueled machine over 29 days on the Colorado Trail.
As the Category Four storm threatened landfall last week, dozens of Urban Search and Rescue teams were deploying from around the country, mobilizing at lightning speed to save residents from the wreckage. Our man embedded with one of these elite squads—and soon learned the logistical nightmare involved with disaster aid on a massive scale.
Power sources small enough for you to carry that run on solar, fire, or water are heavy and don't produce enough electricity to warrant schlepping into the backcountry
I made my first trip to Norway this spring to document the quieter side of BASE jumping. So much of the imagery I had seen was this wide angle, GoPro-style photography, usually accompanied by a Red Bull logo and a speed-metal soundtrack.
A full-suspension recumbent e-mountain bike. Yes, it's a thing.
His alleged lavish spending is only his most recent misstep. Over the past four years, the USA Track & Field CEO has repeatedly put corporate interests above those of his athletes.
Watch to see if our online gear editor, Jakob Schiller, thinks Yeti's soft-sided coolers are worth the price tag.
'Crossroads' follows the story of King and Greenwood as they run the legendary Comrades Ultra in South Africa.
Mining Courage is an inside look at what it's like to ride in the Tour de France of Mountain Bike Races, from the perspective of a veteran like Sweeney and his friend Ted, a rookie trying to finish under the 12-hour cutoff.
By launching Co-op Cycles and discontinuing the Novara brand, REI is trying to revamp its bike program to appeal to a performance-oriented cycling audience
I spent more than a week sleeping in the same room with a champion snorer to find out how these earplugs stacked up
Many travel insurance providers don’t cover the deadly sport of wingsuiting. But the case of one American man whose $161 plan covered the $175,000 cost of his air evacuation and treatment shows that it’s possible—under the right circumstances.
Top Dog Sweepstakes: Prize Details and Official Rules
For the ultimate in lightweight camping, ditch the tent and grab a tarp
The simplest, most elegant wallet we've ever seen
Stringing a hammock across a canyon above a waterfall just screams summer fun. For filmmaker Ryan Harris and friends, Gibbons Whistler was the perfect spot to shoot "British Columbia: Adventure is Waiting".
Last weekend, hundreds of Overlanders converged for the annual Overland Expo East at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. These DIY adventure-travel enthusiasts spend their time and money outfitting off-road trucks and SUVs with state-of-the-art adventure and survival goodies, including rooftop tents, on-board solar, and axes. Lots and lots of axes. For three days, the car owners participated in clinics like “Machete Use: Maintenance and Safety for Overlanders” and navigated a muddy off-road course. Meanwhile, we ogled their drool-worthy rigs—from retrofitted ambulances to burly Subaru Outbacks. Here are some of our favorites.
This summer, photographer Fredrik Norrsell and his wife Nancy Pfeiffer set out to explore a simple question: Could they live solely off the land for three months? The pair covered 566 nautical miles in Southeast Alaska in sea kayaks, surviving off whatever they captured or found. Between fresh crab and salmon, and foraged mushrooms and other vegetation, the couple lived like kings. Here, Norrsell explains how they did it.
A new film from pro snowboarder Alex Yoder takes viewers to northeastern Turkey, where locals have been snowboarding for centuries.
Climate change and ocean acidification have killed off one of the most spectacular features on the planet.
This Winnebago is how we want to do #VanLife
Boots don’t have to be torture devices. Here’s what to look for when buying your next pair—plus seven of our favorites.
This concept bike predicts motorcycle technology in 2116
A bike light that creates custom digital animations in your wheels
Who needs a membrane when you can have waxed canvas instead?
Last week's viral video illustrated how dangerous bears can be—and taught us a few lessons on how to survive such an attack
In Reschenpass, Italy, 19 mountain bikers gathered as friends and foes to challenge one another's big air skills.
In the film Movember, from Redington, Paul and Adam find that fishing in the snow is as serene as it gets.
Petranboarding began as a cultural phenomenon in the village of Petran in the 18th century, deep in the mountains of eastern Turkey, and is one of the earliest iterations of snowboarding that we know about
Local mountain man Oscar Taiola has called Mount Bianco home for most of his life. Last year, he witnessed a drastic shift in access.