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Alvin Dedeaux catches bass on a spun deer hair fly on the Colorado River in Texas. Greg Dini chases redfish and tarpon down the Gulf Coast of Louisiana. Hilary Hutcheson can read the Flathead River in Montana like the back of her hand. But there is more to a fly…
For a decade, the African nation of Burundi was home to a unique phenomenon: group jogs involving thousands of people who hit the streets to sing, socialize, and sometimes protest the nation’s authoritarian president, Pierre Nkurunziza. In March 2014, he banned the activity. As conflicts threaten to boil over—and the body count continues to rise—runners have become both weapons and victims.
The heart of a good bike is its frame. With dozens of brands to choose from, each with lots of models in different styles, knowing where to start can be a quandary. The good news: All that competition makes for a lot of great bikes.
So you want to start mountain biking? Bravo! Whether you’re a roadie looking to play in the dirt or just upgrading a daily commuter, the decision to ride on trails could be the best one you’ve ever made.
With some smart strategizing, you can make seven healthy dinners a week without missing a single workout
Beautiful vistas and outdoor fun impact your brain in real ways, and the latest research is finally cracking exactly how—which means you're just trails away from becoming a better thinker
Focus on form and function, cultivate bodily awareness, and stand up to sitting
The Secretary of the Interior just issued an order that aims to help get at-risk and disabled children outside. Here’s how it will work.
Colorado-based gear shop 123Mountain has lost much of its inventory following a court-ordered seizure to repay debts
The Rio Chontalcoatlán runs underground for nearly six kilometers, carving an intricate tunnel system in the heart of the Grutas de Cacahuamilpa National Park near Guerrero, Mexico. With high-lumen headlamps as their only guides, paddlers Jared Meehan, Andrew Pollock, and Rafa Ortiz navigated a three-kilometer stretch of the Chontalcoatlán. This…
You can thank filmmaker John Duncan for creating this visual bucket list of Scotland's wilderness. From the Isle of Skye to Duncansby Bay, Duncan followed the golden light of dawn and dusk across the country with his camera and drone. Duncan features seventeen of his favorite escapes…
Welcome to the first installment of IndefinitelyWild-on-Outside’s weekly news roundup. Here we'll feature interesting developments in the outdoors, tell you what we’re up to, and give you a peek behind the scenes as we make you great stories. Here we go! For American Visitors, Mexico is Safer than…
SeaWorld's new CEO made a shocking announcement today about the future of its entertainment and breeding programs for killer whales. But what does that really mean for the future of its animals in captivity?
This 1,000-mile race across the frozen wilderness of Alaska necessitates some very specialized kit
All the reasons 13.1-miles is fun for amateurs and pros alike
Two new models from Specialized and Cannondale prove that you don’t have to spend a fortune on carbon fiber to get a top-performing road bike
The company's head designer talks about next-gen vehicles hidden in new designs
In his new collection of short stories, the author presents a series of vignettes far from the bustle of cities, but no easy answers
The secret to a healthy diet that endures? Find your tribe.
Sure, you could stick with your old routine. Or you could break out of your rut with the help of experts and elite athletes.
Ski hills are major landforms, not just vertical playgrounds. New tools like Google Earth allow us to glimpse the entirety of the mountains on which ski resorts reside, and even zoom in, tilt, and twirl to experience the pitch and roll of these areas. Thank DigitalGlobe for many of those…
And he’s taking it off-roading in Utah this weekend
Sprint workouts may seem like the fast track to fitness, but endurance athletes get more from going slow
Standing desks may be all the rage, but learning to properly embrace your chair is the best way to survive the workday
When it comes to slumber, quality matters just as much as quantity
You can read about wild and remote places all you want, but nothing compares to experiencing them yourself. That's what filmmaker Hugo Perrin and the Fokus Outdoors crew realized during a trip with Quark Expeditions to Antarctica—their research about the wildlife and landscape of the southernmost point…
Mountain biker Steve Storey and his friend Danny Martins spent two years building their dream trail in the backcountry of British Columbia—far from prying eyes. In 2015, Storey finished the final stretch of the trail, dubbed it Salsa Verde, and invited filmmaker Mike Gamble out to capture a ride. After…
The Chris Reeve Carbon Fiber Sebenza 25 knife is a work of art. Online gear editor Jakob Schiller demonstrates why it's the ultimate everyday carry—and why it costs $500. …
Ashima Shiraishi, 14, and Kai Lightner, 16, talk climbing in caves, high school life, and Olympic dreams
The latest technology takes the sport out of the shacks, onto the ice, and nets you big catches
Climbing is one of those sports that can seem way out of reach for newcomers. But it doesn't have to be.
GPS trackers and cell phones give us a false sense of security in the wilderness. And with more thru-hikers than ever set to take on the Appalachian Trail this year, we should be on alert.
A new book simplifies the complicated decision of how to buy ethical salmon—and how to make it with a citrus-dill-vodka marinade
Can the supremely portable boat hold up to long-term abuse?
A workout regimen designed for an insane TV obstacle course gives you exactly what you need: variety
A rain cover for you and your bike
In 46 days, 11 hours, and 20 minutes, Jennifer Pharr Davis hiked from Georgia to Maine—a total of 2,181 miles. That time stands as the women's record for fastest thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail. In this short video from filmmaker Kerrin Sheldon, Davis talks about what the trail means to…
Fashion meets performance in these retro-inspired kicks
All the beauty, all the adventure, none of the tourists
The Iditarod is one of the most grueling races in the world, covering 1,000 miles of Alaskan backcountry, and the dogs that run it train harder than almost any athlete
The 60 towns that will go head-to-head in a winner-takes-all contest to find the best place to live in 2016
In the early 1900s, an insurance clerk from London named Millican Dalton became an early adopter of the alternative lifestyle, quitting his job to live in a cave in the English Lake District. Other than an occasional trip to neighboring Keswick for coffee, Dalton remained self-sufficient for more than forty years.
Impossible is an upcoming documentary from Upslope Productions that follows five athletes as they take on La Ultra, a 333-kilometer ultramarathon with a 72-hour cutoff. The single-stage race crosses through the Ladakh region of the Indian Himalayas and presents an unforgiving environment. This trailer will make you…
Whether you’re after a tropical boat ride or an isolated hike through the mountains, now is the time to plan your ultimate 2016 trip and pack your bags.
"Take your worst turbulence experience in an airliner and make it three to five times worse. I wondered if I’d stay in one piece."
A proposal championed by Senator John McCain would essentially erase one of the country’s best bouldering spots
A simple 7-step process. I learned the hard way. You don’t have to.
Best Towns 2016: Prize Details and Official Rules
Canadian artist John Fairfull is one of the few Westerners to brave an agonizing manhood ceremony in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. What was it like?
Addiction comes in many forms. For Jay Valley, it manifests itself by way of Atlantic salmon fishing on the Népisiguit River in New Brunswick, Canada. It means being on the river by the break of day to lay stake in the best pools and staying put until the sun sets.
Online gear editor Jakob Schiller tests a lot of skis. Watch to find out what makes the new backcountry Wailer 106 Tour1 stand out from the rest.
In Southwest. Proven Here., the latest film from Yeti Cycles and Craig Grant, riders Joey Schusler and Michael Larsen check out from the daily grind and disappear into the landscapes that epitomize the region and the spirit of mountain biking. From balancing on the…
Everything you need for adventures, or mishaps, on the road
Virtual Runner is just one of an ever-growing list of apps aimed at improving indoor workouts through a virtual experience
One of the biggest names in fitness has preached for years that a neo-paleo combination of protein and fats is the ultimate performance diet. Lately, he’s been telling his followers that they can even relax on the dietary guidelines a bit—while getting outside to play more. Can it really be this simple?
An electric speedboat made for hosting dinner parties
A mysterious plague that one expert calls “tree Ebola” threatens to wipe out the islands’ iconic ohia forests—and no one knows how to stop it
A new initiative aims to bring lumberjack fitness to city folk. How much eye-rolling should follow?
Whenever he needed to check his email, Mahabir Pun made a two-day trek from Nangi, a mountain village in western Nepal, to Pokhara, the nearest city with Internet access. In 2001, he sent an email to the BBC asking for ideas on how to connect his remote community to the web,…
Hidden in the Jura Mountains, a sub-alpine mountain range along the France-Switzerland border, are stunning sections of singletrack. To share his experience of riding these trails, filmmaker Joonas Vinnari rigged up a camera and drone—the controller strapped to his chest—and self-captured the incredible footage seen in this…
Everyone has a tough time trying to impress potential mates on online dating apps. Here are some insider tips on how to stand out from the crowd.
Why you would use these things instead of touring skis is beyond us. But hey, anything in the name of snowsports innovation, right?
Nike's role in the Kenya bribery scandal
Our bike editor couldn't find the ultimate single-speed, so he built one himself
The brain’s tolerance for pain may be the deciding factor in how far we can push ourselves
A one-stop guide on what to wear while hiking this spring and summer
The animals currently face two great threats to their survival: global warming, and the U.S. government
The niche sport boasts an impressively gender-equal set of star athletes. A group of filmmakers wants more people to know about it—and get involved themselves.
For Lorenzo and Patti Diaz, paddleboarding the waterways along San Diego county's coastline evolved from a recreational pursuit into an environmental one when they began collecting marine debris. From tires to hypodermic needles, the trash the couple found shocked them into action, and they began organizing regular cleanups with other paddleboarders. In 2015,…