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Hiking and backpacking are some of the best ways to enjoy the outdoors. Our beginner's guide shows you what type of gear you'll need for everything from a short day hike to a multi-day backpacking trip. …
Writer Charles Bethea has spent the past few years testing the notion that man was meant to hunt down his prey. Inspired by the best-selling book Born to Run, Fair Chase follows nine distance runners as they attempt to chase down the fastest land animal in North America. …
Junky, addict, criminal: these aren't words you'd typically use to describe one of the world's top triathletes. Shane Niemeyer turned his life around with the help of an Outside Magazine slipped under his prison door. Watch Dispatches Mondays at 9:30pm on Outside Television. …
After surviving a freak accident that severed his arm at sea, and the harrowing 21-hour trip to the hospital, Jeff Denholm went on to become a long-distance paddle boarding champion and so much more. Watch Dispatches on Mondays at 9:30pm on Outside Televison.
Steven Biand captures a unique perspective on a single day’s surf session in Western Australia with surfer Malia Manuel.
Kitsbow stole pro mountain biker Jeff Kendall-Weed for three days in June to explore a few of Washington’s iconic mountain bike trails. The diversity and quality of riding should be evident from the imagery captured and the smile on Jeff’s face. It’s trails like these that remind…
A kayaker’s life is on the line as a sieve drags him under the rapids and his friends try desperately to save his life. Watch Ultimate Rush weekdays at 4pm ET on Outside Television.
Danny MacAskill returns to his native home of the Isle of Skye in Scotland to take on a death-defying ride along the notorious Cullin Ridgeline.
Teach your legs how to change gears, and to run fast when they're tired and heavy with these two speed sessions
Andy Casagrande saw his first shark on TV when he was a kid growing up in New York City, and it immediately captivated him.
Nine months on the open water racing a 66-foot sailboat around the world is an endurance feat like no other. Here’s how the winning team prepared for the task.
From head to saddle to feet, here’s what the pros will be using in July
Could this be the last rain jacket you’ll ever buy?
Specialized's new Venge ViAS will actually make you faster. A lot faster. You gotta love aerodynamics.
A space-saving design with that real water-bottle feel
It's summer! I'm doubling my mileage and already feeling the pain. What can I do, aside from cutting back or resting, to stay healthy?
Step into summer with the season’s best shoes
For six days this spring, Emily Harrington free-climbed—using ropes only to catch falls—up 40 pitches of El Capitan’s Golden Gate route before reaching the top on May 31.
Retro looks with a powerful modern engine
First transgender male to qualify for a national squad in any sport
First-time 100-miler and returning champion take top spots
Staring in April, we asked you to use a certain hashtag to nominate towns for the wild-card segment of our Best Towns 2015 contest. You did, and kept going—as of right now, there are over 7000 images with the hashtag #BestTowns2015. In no particular order, these are 50 of our favorites.
Twelve of 19 families settled for $50,000 each
What to do when your No. 1 bud goes down in the field
Sleeping in the wilderness is great. Not so great: making camp and dealing with the inevitable missing stake. So we've got recommendations for tent-free wilderness digs on any budget.
Scrutinizing what kind of tent, sleeping bag, and pack you need for a multiday trip can be difficult. Here’s a comprehensive overview of how to find exactly what you need and assess it with confidence.
What’s the best dog in the world? Our picks: the ones that have a job, do it well, and then curl up at the foot of the bed.
Because camping's more fun when it's multi-story and suspended in mid-air
With skate-influenced design, the company's apparel is being worn to the river and beyond
When you're outdoors, you tend to worry about grizzly bears, sharks, and mountain lions. But the real dangers are the parasites and microbes you can't even see. Steven Rinella has been felled by the worst of them, and he offers an essential guide to prioritizing your panic.
Treksta releases an award-winning new boot with a hands-free lacing system
The Microdrone 3.0 will live-stream HD video and have a top speed of 50 mph
Freshly-ground drip coffee in one backpacking-friendly mug
Want to buy the world’s coolest shoes? Skip the mall and reach for the phone instead.
For all those times you’ve wondered, “Can I show my nipples now?”
The athletes stepping forward, the book of pills, the open letter—it’s a lot to keep track of. This is the evidence, weighed by experts.
Citing danger to wildlife in proposed land swap
Includes time trial, road race, and circuit stages
Famed marine expert and non-fiction author Susan Casey takes us on a deep dive into humanity’s complex connection to dolphins.
Gone South is a film from Vita Brevis Films about finding adventure on two wheels in Southern Utah. Director Skylar Nielsen says, “the open road provides a pathway to the uncontrolled spirit, a state of being that is universally felt yet so challenging to capture through a…
By this summer, Long Island, New York, photographer Eric Meola will have logged more than 100 days and perhaps as many as 25,000 miles in the Great Plains over the past three years.
Beautiful, right? Too bad you won't ever be able to buy it.
Endurance expert Matt Fitzgerald shares how to push your body further by mastering your mind
Use this interactive map to create a road trip through every burg from this year's contest
First there was an algae-based surfboard. Now we have El Portobello—a sustainable board you can grow yourself.
If you’ve committed to your first half, you’ll need the right gear. We’ve got you covered.
Austin, Denver, and London are investigating devices that can detect cyclists to address the growing number of riders on the road
13 months ago, Mira Rai didn’t know trail running was a sport. Now she’s one of its rising stars.
Red Bulls posts Brad Domke big-wave skim video
Provides money for federal, state, and local recreation
Going East is a short film from adventure sports photographer Lars Schneider about the road trip he took with his family in 2013. Schneider and his wife, Katrin, flew to California from Hamburg, Germany with their eight-month-old son, bought a 1971 VW Westfalia Camper and hit the…
The Mavic Trans-Provence, called the “original alpine MTB rally,” is one of a kind. It's a week-long mountain bike race consisting of true mountain wilderness and a varied terrain from the High Alps to the Mediterranean Sea. These highlights from Day 3 of the race paint a good…
Sponsor Content: Rex Pemberton continues on his quest to fly his wingsuit from Los Angeles to Catalina Island. …
Using loaner equipment isn’t the risky game it once was
The future is here, and it doesn't involve smartphones
New Belgium’s new five-seater swing bicycle is the ultimate cruising and drinking machine
One engineer’s quest to build the world’s safest taillight for cyclists
Although the smart sensor part doesn't actually require the swimsuit
The next installment of Street View comes to the 3,000 vertical feet of Yosemite's El Capitan.
Beginning this June 16, six dancers and a nine-person support crew headed into Yosemite’s wilderness for ten days of hiking and pirouetting.