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Stakes $1 million in Swedish company
Perpetually foggy goggles are one of the few things that can ruin a precious powder day. Thankfully, two companies agree and are working to produce the world’s first anti-fog technology.
100 Miles From Nowhere premieres Sunday April 5, 2015, on Animal Planet. The show follows adventurer Matt Galland and his two best friends, Danny Bryson and Blake Josephson, as they get dropped into incredibly remote locations around the globe. Their mission: trek 100 miles in just…
The real world of urban jibbing and the not-so real world of toys collide in Toyland. Let your imagination run wild while watching the final episode of Salomon Freeski TV Season 8. …
Glaciers, crevasses and mountain bikes? Episode 3 of Mind the Gap: The Making of unReal takes us to an unlikely destination: the Pemberton Ice Cap in B.C.'s backcountry. Cam McCaul, James Doerfling and Graham Agassiz put their bike handling skills to the test as…
Hooké Ungava: An Expedition to No Man's Land, an official selection of the International Fly-Fishing Film Festival, is the story of a 10-day expedition taken by the Hooké tribe in the Summer of 2014. The team flew over mountain ranges, waterfalls and canyons to…
Chris Burkard is writing a children’s book for young explorers, complete with unreal illustrations inspired by some of his most famous shots
Fat and fit is a myth, but a few extra pounds won't kill you—and being skinny won't necessarily save your life.
Start with Olympic athletes, analyze the foot strikes of dozens of volunteers, and then feed all the data into an architectural software program named after a bug.
Owners instructed to return their beacons to company’s headquarters for repair
Yes, Happy Meals, according to recent research, make for a surprisingly effective post-exercise meal. But the real takeaway has nothing to do with the Golden Arches: real food—not expensive bars or scientifically formulated shakes—is almost always best.
The upcoming picture book ‘The Boy Who Spoke to the Earth’ is a welcome counterweight to our kids’ plugged-in lives.
Won’t interfere with proposed developments
Find Your Park kiosks to open in NYC, L.A., DC
Volvo is painting riders and their gear to keep them safer at night.
Spanning nearly 350 miles across some of the most beautiful and rugged country in the world, the GODZone Adventure race is one of the most demanding events on the planet. Only 14 of the 52 finished the 2015 course. Feel their pain.
Lornah Kiplagat new line of women’s sports apparel forgoes skimpy tops and see-through tights in favor of flowing fabrics that offer style and coverage.
Cycling, skiing, and bobsledding have hinted they’re testing out mixed-gender events—but they’re not the head-to-head matchups we’re thinking of.
Having been primed to lead Greenpeace into the 21st century, the six-year executive director has suddenly opted to resign.
I got myself a sport watch and it came with a chest strap. I'm tempted not to use the strap because heart rate training seems difficult. Any tips for making it simple?
From the cool to the downright bizarre, the best 2015 April Fools' Day products.
From mountain biking and climbing to swimming and kiteboarding, there’s a lifetime of adventure in the Lone Star State
2017 will feature smallest in race history
On 50th anniversary of country’s first summit
Gear deals and programs mark NPS centennial
Will step down by end of 2015
Ten weeks after completing a historic ascent in Yosemite, the 30-year-old climber is raising awareness about the sport and contemplating what’s next.
How even the smallest intervals can make athletes mental superstars.
The herb offers a caffeine fix similar to that of coffee, plus vitamins and other beneficial plant compounds. But you have to get over the hay-like smell, wood chip taste—and potential health pitfalls.
The Californian daredevil doesn’t want you to love his film. He wants you to be unsettled. And that may be the best thing about 'When Dogs Fly.'
Completes fifth leg of around-the-world flight
Marks company’s first international purchase
The not-so-surprising finding: Above all else, we love little drops of chocolate and sugar
Miller captures third title in as many years
Human-body-flyer Dean Potter is a man of many talents. Known for daring free-solo climbs, high-lining, BASE jumping and winguiting, Potter recently made a film about his decision to take his dog, Whisper, wingsuit-flying with him. The full When Dogs Fly film is now available here. …
Outside's Gear Guy, Joe Jackson, doesn't mess around when it comes to testing gear. Here, he puts the latest fog-proof goggles to the ultimate test. …
Base Camp ER founder Luanne Freer talks triage, altitude illness, and body recovery.
Where to camp, how to navigate—and how not to get stuck
Don’t just throw money at the problem. Master layering—yes, even for summer!—and the outdoors will never be the same.
Before shelling out $1,000 on a bike, first-time buyers should consider a few things
I know I need some help with my current workout regimen, but I don't know where to start.
Six tips to get you home happy, and in one piece.
Shooting 50,000 images for a 12-image assignment, surviving sub-zero temperatures, and being willing to just wait (for months)—all in a day's work for Paul Nicklen.
The most innovative multitool we've seen in years.
A cell phone smart enough to never grow obsolete
The secret to a successful ski film is 200 pounds of bacon. (And hiring an awesome camp chef.)
Bespoke boots for your hiking feats
A new effort to add removable solar power panels to hard goods may finally make the tech indispensable for the outdoor set.
I'm an endurance athlete and I feel like if I can't get in at least an hour, working out is pointless. Is there any benefit to training if I have less than 20 minutes to do it?
A fresh look at Wallace Stegner and Edward Abbey, plus this month's best novel-soundtrack combo
New books to reach for, whether you're of the mind that everything is going to be okay, or that everything is terrible all the time
From the shiny new Apple Watch to the sleek—and affordable—Withings Activité Pop, these are the most stylish wearables of 2015.
Snow in New Mexico? Better believe it. One of the best ski resorts in the West is celebrating the good spring conditions by pushing back closing day and slashing prices on lift tickets.
The avalanche that effectively closed Everest last spring hasn't stopped crowds of climbers from flocking to Base Camp. These are the stories that will define another controversial season.
Don't hike a trail just because you saw it in a movie.
In college, singer-songwriter David Berkeley filed field dispatches for Let's Go: Alaska.
Last-minute eclipse seekers had been warned
Despite a record 292.8 million guests in 2014
Runners reportedly injected L-carnitine
Hang Son Doong, located in Vietnam, is the world's largest cave. Filmmaker and photographer Ryan Deboodt recently took cameras and a drone with him into the cave, to capture what the otherworldly landscape is like from the air and ground. More of Deboodt's work can be…
In March 2015, filmmaker Rob Johnson took his Phantom 2 drone and GoPro Hero4 with him onto Scotland's Ben Nevis, the highest peak in the British Isles. Johnson filmed himself climbing the Ledge Route, a grade 2 winter mountaineering route, to create what might…
Polar Night is a short film that tells the story of the people who live and work in a remote Norwegian town 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle, as they wait to see the sun for the first time in over two months. Filmmaker…
Filmmaker Christiaan Welzel takes viewers deep into some of the most incredible landscapes Canada has to offer in his ongoing web seires, Earth Porn. Volume 2 takes to the skies and explores the lakes, rivers and waterfalls of Alberta, Canada. …
Pro skier Bobby Brown welcomes the first days of Spring with a little slush riding in Keystone, Colorado. A short film from George Knowles. …
Surfer Léa Brassy grew up in Northern France. By the time she was 17, she moved to Southern France for the warm water surf. Accustomed to a life on the road, her nomadic lifestyle takes a pause at the Unstad break in th Lofoten Islands in Northern Norway. Trading in…
Now we can all (basically) have the car of our dreams
Our seven favorite models from this year's bike test.
Allows skiers to bank unused days and apply them to the next season
More and more young female runners are signing pro contracts in a sport where racing as an elite does not guarantee financial success.
Five years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, we wanted to know whether the Gulf had recovered—and how much remains to be done.
That’s the big question as the women’s athletic apparel maker prepares to open its first brick-and-mortar nest this summer in Seattle.
Two dueling trainers resurrect a forgotten but insanely effective gym machine
The Whitewater Grand Prix is paddling's most insane event, a scrappy, alcohol-soaked gauntlet that sends competitors down some of the most fearsome rapids in the world. It's so dangerous and spectator-unfriendly that many sponsors won't go anywhere near it. But it might be exactly what the struggling sport needs.
Polish cyclist climbs 3,139 steps
Austrian breaks 11-year-old mark