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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,…
In 100 Years, A National Park Love Letter, a combination of quotes from Theodore Roosevelt guides a stunning visual journey through Yosemite, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Grand Tetons, and Dinosaur National Monument. The short film produced for O.A.R.S. by Thelonious Step is a…
When we think of a small village on the Iceland coast, we think of a place like Vík. From sitting at the base of the Mýrdalsjökull glacier, which rests on top of the Katla volcano, to boasting an incredible display of the Northern Lights, Vík is quintessential Iceland, and it…
Baja: The ultimate weekend escape. And it’s way easier than you think to get here.
Blurring the lines between where your sock ends and your shoe begins
You can hang in Cancun with the rest of the world, or head to one of these less well-known spots for a real ocean adventure.
After more than 2,000 pounds of hydraulic pressure crushed his left foot in an industrial accident, snowboarder Keith Gabel decided to amputate his foot. Three months later, Gabel got back on the slopes and went on to win Adaptive Gold at the 2012 X-Games and bronze in the 2014 Sochi Paralympics.
In 1905, the Colorado River breached irrigation canals and began flooding into the Salton Sink, a dry lakebed. The Colorado River flowed into the basin for two years, giving rise to California's largest body of water, the Salton Sea. The Useless Sea, from Open Valve Studios, is a…
A remote car accident, a broken ski, a tumble in the snow, and a slow descent into hypothermia before (spoiler alert!) a dramatic rescue
Mystery Ranch, known for making bomber products for the pros and special-ops, is finally selling consumer packs in retail stores
Everything you need for 24 hours on the road
Three athletes discuss the source of their passion
A new trend of group treadmill training is being modeled after the success of other machine-based cardio classes
You can't. But you can channel it and grow from it.
Between Earth and Sky is an inspiring and visceral short film shot and directed by Australian filmmaker Benjamin Dowie in the French Alps while adventuring with his good friend and fellow filmmaker Mathieu Le Lay. During this same adventure, Le Lay produced Walk the Ridge, a short…
In Step Out, a short film from Shibby Stylee, a group of highliners set out to rig and walk across two unique lines in Hawaii: one at South Point and the other near a waterfall on the Hamakua coast. Highliner Joshua Lambus narrates the footage, reflecting on the…
Flowing along the southern border of the rugged Kalmiopsis Wilderness, the North Fork of the Smith River is one of the most beautiful stretches of river in the U.S.—and one of the most endangered. Proposed nickel mining in the headwaters of the Smith River threatens its…
Dogsled racing, or mushing, is one of the rare professional competitive sports that is truly co-ed.
Earin buds are fully wireless so there’s no cord to tangle or accidentally yank out. Plus, they sound great.
Crush competitors on Zwift and answer emails, all at the same time
It has a paint-by-numbers plot, loads of sexism and gratuitous nudity, and a screenplay full of tired racial stereotypes. It’s also the highest-grossing ski movie of all time. Frederick Reimers and Sam Moulton uncover the true story behind every skier’s favorite cult classic.
When a person goes missing outdoors, there’s a specific protocol for finding them within the first 24 hours. After that first day, it becomes much tougher.
Officials at Baxter State Park, at the north end of the AT, are concerned about an anticipated increase in the number of thru-hikers tramping through the park. Their solution? Hiker registration cards.
A versatile ride for ripping singletrack or pedaling to work
Author Richard Louv, who coined the term “nature-deficit disorder,” is back with his latest book on the importance of getting kids into nature
This winter getaway is in a full warm-weather swing. To top it off, a killer mountain bike festival takes place this weekend.
Jordan Lewis runs the ritziest pot store in the country: Aspen, Colorado's Silverpeak Apothecary, where sommelier-like "budtenders" sell gourmet ganja in a designer showroom. But soon after he arrived, he found himself under siege from locals worried about that skunky smell wafting over their mountain valley. It's enough to drive a man to toke.
Virtually extinct in the 20th century, bison are returning to Europe's mountains today
The most hardcore cold-weather pastime is evolving, and food is at the forefront of its evolution
With a design in mind, compass in hand, and snowshoes on foot, artist Simon Beck stomps deep tracks in the snow to create beautiful works of art. In this short film from Flash Studio, Beck talks about how patterns in nature motivate him to create these massive geometric…
In 2010, professional climber Majka Burhardt saw a photo of the 2,000-foot granite face of Mount Namuli. Fueled by curiosity, Burhardt led a team of biologists, conservationists, and rock climbers on a daring and unconventional expedition to Mozambique’s second highest mountain and one of the world’s most threatened…
To celebrate the release of Diamondback's Level Link suspension platform, pro mountain biker Mike Hopkins and his team set out on trails across the American West with a simple goal: film the most beautiful locations in the best light possible, and create the sense of…
Wolf pack takes down elk on highway overpass in Canada
The city may be the only one in America that can be confident in its Olympic hosting qualifications, and designers made an emblem that shows it
The short answer: no. If you’re a casual resort skier, you can get away with $100 pants. But if you often find yourself deep in the backcountry, make the $450 investment.
You’ll need fewer pints up here than you would at sea level
One of nature’s most captivating big cats is so inbred that the species may be doomed
Hans Florine remembers climber, cyclist, and fitness icon Steve Edwards
With 36-inch wheels adapted from unicycles, the DirtySixer scales bikes for riders 6’8” and taller
The best sport sunglasses out there? At $540 and up, they’d better be.
When Kickstarter was young, fresh, and newsworthy on its own, at the dawn of crowdfunding, Peak Design founder Peter Dering decided to take a chance. He was sick and tired of slinging his DSLR over his shoulder or neck while hiking, only to have it slam into his body at…
