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A serious photographic upgrade for your phone
Now you can haul your bike trailer pretty much anywhere
Deep in the heart of Vermont's Green Mountains, rider Adam Morse and his pup Flow revel in the solitude of New England singletrack.
At the intersection of modernity and sustainability, the 'Summit Haus' is home for climbers Taylor Rees and Renan Ozturk.
On Sunday morning, Karl Meltzer broke Scott Jurek's year-old Appalachian Trail speed record, completing the 2,190 mile trek in 45 days, 22 hours, and 38 minutes. Here, the winningest 100-mile racer in history tells us how he pulled it off.
A short-term off-road project that quickly went the way of the dodo
The one-week boot camp puts paying customers in the middle of the Indonesian jungle, then helps them survive the journey home
Power players from around the world don't subsist on oatmeal alone. We asked athletes to share the hometown dishes that are still part of their training diet.
Alone, these tiny details won't boost performance much. But their sum could mean the difference between a good race and a PR.
How endurance athlete Patrick Sweeney puts away nearly 3,000 calories a day on the ketone diet
Want to perform like a pro, even with the years piling up? Nick Heil got the deluxe treatment at Exos, a cutting-edge outfit that works with NFL players and soccer stars. He came out slimmer, stronger, and more focused—the perfect upgrade for anybody, at any age, who plays hard in the outdoors.
If you’re going to endure a trail-running race, you may as well do it someplace beautiful
Two weeks of full-time, one-on-one instruction at Exos can set you back $4,800. Here’s how to get many of the same performance benefits without taking out a second mortgage.
New research shows that perceptions of fatigue and pain stop us from hitting our physical limits long before our bodies do. Can athletes train their brains to reach unheard-of levels of peak performance?
A convenient way to haul your gear on top of the car
Don’t let the Theranos saga fool you: we’ve entered a new era of self-quantification, in which on-demand blood testing is sold as the easy way to fine-tune your training and nutrition. Can an algorithm really replace your coach?
What do you get when you combine VR, Camp 4 Collective, and some of the best extreme athletes in the game? A series of immersive videos that could get more people into both VR and adventure sports.
Your mind is also key to recovery
It's called the Dutch Reach, and if a Massachusetts doctor has his way, it could prevent road riders from ever getting doored again
A morning run or evening spin class may feel great, but if the rest of your day involves sitting on your ass, a brief burst does little for your overall well-being.
If you’re willing to work hard, conquer your fears, and maybe don some superhero spandex, anything is possible
All the products released Monday move the action-camera market forward. Could GoPro have gone even further? Sure. But the new Hero5 Black is the best POV camera to date, and the drone one of the most capable we've ever flown.
The key to peak performance: take better care of yourself
Indoor rolling on a bike trainer used to be a heinous chore. Now there's an app that turns it into a video game—and puts you on a fast track to aerobic fitness.
Water-reporting vet John Fleck's new book explores the ways the West is dealing with drought, and it's not all gloom and doom
Whether you’re an elite athlete or a restless desk jockey, there are better ways to achieve your goals. Just ask 4-Hour guru Tim Ferriss, who started quizzing the world’s greatest performers on their routines as a side project—and ended up with a whole new approach to training.
The diet has quietly become the rage among ultra-endurance athletes and elite soldiers, and it's a surprisingly yummy way to fuel up.
These neuron-stimulating Halo Sport headphones are said to boost athletic performance
The biggest craze in cycling combines the popularity of distance hiking, gravel grinding, and vanlife. But for bikepacking disciples like Tom and Sarah Swallow, simplicity and solitude are the real rewards.
Move the dial with the power of science
Being fit is about constant movement, and children are in constant motion during playtime at the jungle gym. Why not join their lead?
Watch to learn how Rebecca Rusch stays motivated and focused on those tough training rides.
Without all the distraction of stop lights and traffic, wilderness running connects Callon with the natural world around him.
Watch to see what Outside’s online gear editor and resident photographer, Jakob Schiller, loves about this game-changing bag.
Watch to see how this simple technique might just save a cyclist's life.
With the Procaliber SL, Trek has reengineered the race bike with a modicum of comfort and revived our interest in hardtails
Cyclists are badly hurt or killed in crashes with cars in every major North American city with regularity. Surely their lives mean more than maximizing the productivity of dump trucks.
Five surprising pieces of gear that make road life even better
Acrophobia gives context to how one person can go from feeling an insane amount of fear regarding high altitudes to a flow state where all the senses are heightened.
The whales frequently flock to the fjords for herring fishing, allowing guide Jeff Allen and his guests to experience the food chain first hand.
This accurate portrayal of the ski bum lifestyle brings to light the struggle of chasing powder days or keeping a job.
Partnering with organizations, founder of Himalayan Stove Project, George Basch, is creating healthier living environments for families in Nepal
The annual Fjällräven Classic is a trek tradition that the gear manufacturer has brought to Colorado for the first time
Wisdom from the strength and conditioning coach who trains the NFL’s best
Jerseys and shorts for technical, steep, big-mountain riding
Engineers futz with things for a reason: that’s how breakthroughs happen. And as these 29 products demonstrate, there’s never been a better time to mess around.
No beer beer cap is too tough for this burly, Yeti-designed bottle opener.
A 65-year-old Miami woman has been living in a tree on her property for the past decade. Now, she’s fighting with the county to stay put.
Want to learn a new skill and visit a faraway locale? You can now do both, thanks to a boom in instructional outdoor clinics worth traveling for.
The books, movies, music, podcasts, and other happenings on our radar
Long underappreciated, the female side of the sport has come of age with a film that isn’t entirely about riding (but there’s a lot of that, too)
On the other side of the glossy sport are skilled craftsmen who keep the boats afloat. We visited one crowded workshop in the village of Greenport, New York, to see where the magic happens.
The alpine ski racer filed a lawsuit against the gear company on Monday
Artist Sara Sandoval and Professional Kayaker Rafa Ortiz linked up in White Salmon to commemorate Rafa's descent of Niagara Falls.
The second edition has more amenities than the original, but is still light enough to tow behind a Subaru
Raising a courageous, independent child means being a courageous, independently minded parent
With over 7,000 meters of climbing, the heat and gradient make this mountain bike race incredibly challenging
When I arrived, I realized there are two major stories unfolding here on the windswept prairie of North Dakota. One of them, the one that has drawn the most media attention, plays out in rallies and hashtags, Facebook Live streams, and confrontations with pipeline security workers. The other is more difficult to see unless you visit the camp itself, where old friends and long estranged tribes have reunited, and people share songs, prayers, and stories as they articulate a future in which tribal lands are no longer national sacrifice zones and the zero-sum logic of industry is not taken for granted.
Track’s most outspoken runner sets his sights on the mountains
The new Watch is a more sophisticated fitness tracker than its predecessor, with GPS, waterproofing, and a sleek, fast operating system
Adrian Ballinger and Emily Harrington plan to climb the world’s sixth tallest mountain in record time. If they're successful, it could launch a whole new type of commercial mountaineering.
Six tricks for better off-the-grid travel
Keep your bikes organized and safe
Watch as they share some tips on the best way to disassemble and box your bike up for shipping
As anyone who's been to B.C. can attest, it's a rugged, wild place, and having the right vehicle makes exploring the backcountry that much easier.
Attaching a rope with handlebar to a powerful drone, they invented the new unofficial sport of #DroneSurfing.