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Finding outdoor adventure in the Big Apple is easier than you think.
Is the heightened state of consciousness a chemical reaction or something more ineffable?
How the high price of down is changing the insulation market
There’s at least one potential benefit to extreme winter weather: Shivering appears to torch significant calories by converting energy-storing white fat to energy-burning brown fat. In a recent study, National Institutes of Health investigators subjected volunteers to various environments (including some really cold ones) and found that…
An extremely sophisticated, somewhat mystical process that will surprise you
This helmet not only protects you in a crash, it actually helps prevent an accident in the first place.
The biggest trend in American microbrewing is hangover-free, adventure-friendly sake. Kanpai!
A handful of entrepreneurs and nutritionists think it's time to start enhancing meat with the kind of healthy fat found in fish. And the new omega-3 beef is headed for a store near you.
The sole mission of a Spartan is the ability to conquer challenges as they appear. From start to finish, Spartans climb over 8 foot walls, navigate a Tyrolean traverse, and crawl under barbed wire, while running over irregular and gruelingly inhospitable terrain. “Spartan Races are designed to…
200,000 people applied to be apart of Mars One’s permanant human establsihment on the red planet. In December of 2013, roughly 1,000 applicants were accepted into the next round of qualifying. The project plans to send groups of four every two years, beginning in 2024. This film from Vita…
If you don’t just want to run on vacation, but you want to make running the vacation, book a running tour. There are two primary categories of tours: those tied to an event, such as a marathon, and those tied to a destination. A runner celebrates at Machu Picchu.
With a little help from Her Goopness Gwenyth Paltrow, here's how to steer your kids away from the Game Boy and into some garden-friendly activities for lifelong health.
Google wants to build the world’s best off-road map. And they want your help.
While most Americans probably can’t even imagine running 200 miles, a contingency of runners is eager to go the extra distance. So what will it take to make the endurance craze stick?
In 2007, Erden Eruç entered his 24-foot ocean rowing boat, the Calderdale, to start a journey that would take him around the world under his own power. It would become a five year and eleven day journey that would challenge him physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally. From Castaway With Purpose.
February was a great month for snow, if you don’t believe us, watch this video. See what Parker White and Chris Logan get into the second episdoe from The Big Picture – Zero/One – Zero/Two.
In 2012, Jordan Manley, a respected action sports photographer and filmmaker, suffered a severe concussion. Performing some of the most mundane tasks would cause Manley to expereince horrible symptoms of his injury. He began taking #dailywalks and used Instagram and his iPhone to highlight brief moments of nature and beauty…
Filmed in four hours of complete darkness, wakeboarders hit jumps and perform tricks through clouds of smoke made by the emergency flares strapped to their boards. Filmed in Copenhagen Cable Park by Klaus Elmer.
The Oregon Desert Trail is an 800 mile route that stretches from the Oregon Badlands Wilderness to the Lake Owyhee Reservoir near the Idaho border. Last year, Sage Clegg became the first person to complete the route. This is her story. …
"Raising our baby girl is our new Everest."
Whether a byproduct of the “eat local” movement or simply an evolution of taste, beer is now fetishized like wine.
Suetonius’ The Twelve Caesars states that Claudius intended to pass a law “‘allowing to all people the liberty of giving vent at table to any distention occasioned by flatulence,’ upon hearing of a person whose modesty, when under restraint, had nearly cost him his life.” Modern day…
Earlier this week, Kickstarter announced that it’s raised more than $1 billion—money that’s funded everything from failed expeditions to Zach Braff’s new movie. While the range of projects varies widely, there is one unifying theme when it comes to the crowdfunding website—hope. Kickstarter enables…
Full-suspension—and possibly 27.5 wheels—is the future of the cross-country race bike
Twenty-seven years ago, David Ewing Duncan wrote a magazine article about a secret tropical gem called Belize, inspiring a wave of adventure travelers that changed the tiny country forever. Braced for a few stabs of guilt, he went back with his son and found that paradise was different, but not completely lost.
As athletes, we are always trying to break walls, but sometime we end up breaking ourselves.
You're slim, but that doesn't mean you're fit. What matters most: staying active.
They’re keen to burrow in the snow and play with friends. They enjoy charging downhill with gravity as their ally and a night spent in the parking lot waiting to charge out the door in the morning to see how much snow has fallen overnight. The relationship between humans…
Red Bull‘s latest web series showcases a kayaking expedition in southwest Mexico. The most spectacular moments, impressive scenery and harrowing situations seen during three weeks of extreme kayaking adventure in the rural mountains of southwestern mexico with a team of the world’s best adventure kayakers.
From the producers of the game changing snowboard films “That’s It, That’s All” and “The Art of FLIGHT”, Red Bull Media House, in association with Brain Farm Digital Cinema, are proud to announce production of the next feature in Travis Rice’s iconic franchise. With another 2 years set…
A series from Liquid Force and Billabong highlighting professional Wakeboarder Raphael Derome. Derome, 21 is already one of the most successful wakeboard athletes out there, and he gotten there in his own way. From still not famous. …
If receiving a post-trip mobile phone bill has you practicing newly learned swear words in foreign languages, here are a few tips for keeping your bill out of the cuss-worthy category: Sign up for a global plan with your current provider. Most carriers offer plans for international…
If you’re asking, “What the heck is a bug out bag?” you clearly have some work to do before the four horsemen arrive. A bug out bag is basically a fully stocked survival kit that’s ready to grab in the event of a zombie attack or other emergency. While…
Winner: Dolomites, Italy. Runner-Up: Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Winner: South Georgia Island. Runner Up: East Greenland Winter Expedition.
Winner: South Water Caye, Belize. Runner Up: Tikehau Atoll, Tahiti
Winner: Shivling, India. Runner Up: Buena Vista, Colorado.
Winner: Lake Tahoe, California. Runner-Up: Squam Lake, New Hampshire.
Winner: Bend, Oregon. Runner-Up: Bahía Concepcíon, Mexico.
Winner: Scotland. Runner-Up: Blue Ridge Mountains.
Winner: Chilko and Chilcotin Rivers, British Columbia. Runner-Up: Ord River, Australia.
Winner: Flanders and Wallonia, Belgium. Runner-Up: Southern Louisiana.
Winner: Cuenca, Ecuador. Runner-Up: Pahoa, Hawaii.
Winner: Grand St. Bernard Pass, Switzerland. Runner-Up: Yellowstone and Bozeman, Montana.
Winner: Fogo Island Inn, Newfoundland. Runner-Up: Juvet Landscape Hotel, Norway.
Winner: Awasi Patagonia Lodge, Chile. Runner-Up: Mallard Mountain Lodge, British Columbia.
Winner: San Francisco International, Terminal 3. Runner-Up: Jackson Hole Airport, Wyoming.
Winner: Via Dinarica, the Balkans. Runner-Up: The Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland.
A bold trend is washing across large-scale manufacturing—and it might make a big, earth-friendly impact on your favorite clothing and gear.
In 2012, Brent Sass won Rookie of the Year at the Iditarod, one of the planet’s most extreme competitions. The dog musher, who's run almost a dozen 1,000-mile races, knows the right gear can mean the difference between life and death. These are the items he deems worthy of going on his sled.
On a forgotten day in 1811, a scalped head would not only shape the American West but refashion the geopolitical future of the entire North American continent.
