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After building his own truck-bed camper from scratch in Carpinteria, California, Trevor Gordon embarked on a mission to find surf and adventure in the heart of Cascadia’s Bigfoot Country. A series by Jeremy Koreski, Erin Feinblatt, and Ian Durkin.
George Washington’s nose is 21 feet long—plus 13 other facts about the presidential monument
If you have Olympic yearnings, be advised that the luge is within reach for amateurs. But, despite a low bar of difficulty to begin sliding, it might take years to master the sport. Jon Owen, Western Regional Program director for the United States Luge Association, says it takes about eight…
A handful of primate researchers believe Sasquatch is real, and they take their search for the creature very—very—seriously.
Take a break from winter in a mineral bath that will soothe your soul.
A short film on the new wave of freeriders. The team from Jetpilot, filmmaker Allan Hardy and a handful of Australia’s best up and coming riders scour the east coast of Australia in an effort to capture the camaraderie and essence that is free riding.
Might have to file this one under the “snowboarding lives” argument. Adraon Buck footage from Sweetgrass Productions.
Daghan Celayir teamed up with the Red Bull F1 racing team to pull off a pretty wild stunt on top of one of the most famous hotels in the world—Burj Al Arab in Dubai.
A longtime favorite of the X Games, slopestyle joined the Olympic ranks at Sochi this year. Freewheeling American snowboarders Jamie Anderson and Sage Kotsenburg won gold over the weekend, and strong competitors on the skiing side taking to the course this week (watch the women’s…
Tell your cryophilic boss to go eat a snow cone. Most studies peg somewhere between 70 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit as the optimal temperature for productivity. If that’s not exact enough for you, don’t worry. Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory wanted to find the single most productive degree,…
Polar explorer Eric Larsen is no stranger to extreme cold. The Boulder, Colorado-based adventurer has skied both the North and South Poles and has spent up to 72 days on ice in temperatures that didn’t get warmer than 30 degrees below zero. Larsen carries an SOS…
Most technical ski gear isn’t made in this country—and it never has been.
Seconds after giving an interview about running in the snow, a Portland woman wiped out—on television. Don't repeat her mistakes.
Tips from the world’s top-ranked slopestyle skier
Loses by five-hundredths of a second in quarterfinals
These guys are doing some next level bodyboarding. Sapinus Prone Productions’ Episode 14 Slow Mow. …
Sponsored by Antigravity BASE of Mesa, Arizona and Apex BASE of southern California, the Arizona BASE Boogie draws jumpers from all over the country. The event’s host, Matt Frolich, has performed over 1000 BASE jumps over the course of the last several years.
Seven modern watches that are as classically handsome as they are adventure-worthy
Thousands of protestors are rallying against a shark-killing program following a spike in fatal attacks, but supporters include some surfers.
Become first to trek 1,800 miles across Antarctica
TGR’s Behind The Line S6 Ep6. Deep in the Neacola Mountains of Alaska, Todd Ligare, Ian McIntosh, and Angel Collinson discover a tempting line that calls for airing over two crazy crevasses. Towering over 3,000 vertical feet, this face already offers ample challenge. And for Ligare, a sketchy fall…
In one of the boldest Himalayan climbs in history, Mountain Hardwear athlete Ueli Steck completed the first solo ascent of Annapurna's South Face in a record 28 hours.
Last year, “sidecountry”—a term used to describe lift-accessed backcountry terrain—was the outdoor industry’s hot new buzzword. And the hype bled into the media, too. Search for the word on this website, and you’ll get 207 results from 2013. This year, the term has all but disappeared from manufacturers’ vocabularies.
Keno, a five-year-old Labrador/Border collie mix, makes the first live avalanche find by a rescue dog in Canada
Sometimes you're miles from the nearest hot chocolate source when you want it most. But thanks to the Jetboil Flash, you can have DIY hot cocoa anywhere, any time.
How reports of the sport's demise have been greatly exaggerated
Survivorman discusses Bigfoot, his worst survival illness, and his family camping habits in AMA
It doesn’t get more exciting than this! Seb Montaz and Globus Kon Tiki string a highline between two hot air balloons. Exit strategy? Just a parachute. Can they get all the way across?…
Outdoor Research’s Tiny House Tour is back! Episode 1 explores a group of people we all love – Winter’s People. When we’re born, we’re all destined to become something. Some of us are lucky enough to become skiers. Skiing becomes who we are; It becomes our culture.
Raising money once a year is great. So is pushing yourself to the limit. But today's racing culture is all about the fun.
Plenty of races forgo the clock, but few are more fun than the European cycling tradition that’s blowing up stateside
Underground, unsanctioned races are about as elusive as secret New York City parties. These simple steps you put you in the know.
From fat biking and snowshoe racing to winter trail running, there has never been more opportunity—or more variety—for competing on snow. Here's how to thrive when the mercury drops.
You don't need a gym membership to be ready for race season
Easy gear upgrades to get you race-ready without mortgaging the house
It's impossible to not have fun racing in a fat Elvis suit, no matter how painful the last mile is.
A growing list of apps and tracking units allows you to challenge riding buddies and strangers alike.
To stay properly fueled match your carb intake to your activity level, focus on quality, and consider what time of day you eat certain meals.
Finally, more events are offering child-care options for active parents.
In a perfect world, we'd get plenty of both. But this is reality—and we have to choose. But can science really balance sleep against training?
In its first decade of existence, the Transportation Security Administration was the tiger mom of government organizations—overbearing to the point of invasiveness, and about as fun as an ankle sprain. The sane lane. The TSA finally loosened up a little in October 2011, when it launched…
Not long ago, 50- and 100-mile footraces seemed beyond the reach of human endurance. Now they’re de rigueur for amateur athletes looking to test themselves.
What kind of race is right for you?
A writer discovers the most underrated, painful, and demeaning obstacle in the world—the burpee.