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This past Sunday, Peter Mel won the Mavericks Invitational. The video embedded above offers a view of the big-wave contest as captured by his GoPro. —Joe Spring@joespring…
Photo: Spatial Information Design Lab The Spatial Information Design Lab at Columbia University has built an informative and easy-to-use…
In which Katie Heaney discovers the Fountain of Youth, sort of
Three years after his professional snowboarding career ended with a traumatic brain injury on the half-pipe, Pearce is in Park City, Utah, promoting The Crash Reel, a documentary from Lucy Walker that follows his recovery process
Georgia is earning its reputation as the powder playground of the Caucasus
From the L.L. Bean Signature Cowlneck to the Lole Amy Cardigan, Outside contributing editor and The Adventuress columnist Ali Carr Troxell picks her 10 favorite sweaters for the current snow season
Outside reviews the best gear from Outdoor Retailer's 2013 Winter Show, including the Backcountry Access BC Link.
Outside reviews the best gear from Outdoor Retailer's 2013 Winter Show, including the Dakine Utility Vest.
Outside reviews the best gear from Outdoor Retailer's 2013 Winter Show, including the Vapur MicroFilter.
Signing up to run a race in a warm, tropical climate seems like a fun way to travel and beat the winter blues—but I’d have to train here, where I live, in the cold. Should I worry about the temperature difference, and how can I make the adjustment easier?
The Big Easy. Photo: Robertson/VeloDramatic In Morgan Hill, California, last Saturday morning, a small peloton riding a phalanx of Roubaix SL4s, Tarmacs, and Venges rolled out on a loop that Specialized CEO Mike Sinyard calls The Big Easy. The 60-mile circuit,…
Photo: Flickr/Boklm Earlier this month, a federal judge ruled that an expansion plan for Homewood Mountain Resort on the shores of Lake Tahoe would not be allowed to move forward without further considering a scaled-back alternative with less environmental impact. The Sierra…
On Monday, January 21, ThoseCrazyTexans uploaded a 19-second clip of aerial stunt pilot Jason Newburg flying a plane at roughly 200 miles per hour just a few feet above the ground and a few feet to the side…
Enter the great grey-green, greasy Limpopo River
The profile on Team ABC Boulder of 11-year-old climbing sensation Brooke Raboutou—which was last updated in December 2011—lists more than a few hard-to-grasp facts about the phenom. Raboutou first climbed at the age of one. She began climbing regularly at four or five years…
Boulderers Paul Robinson, Ashima Shiraishi, and Carlo Traversi head to South Africa’s Western Cape in search of unclimbed lines.
I’m looking forward to spring skiing—and to staying comfortable without a heavy jacket. What do you recommend for those days when a hardshell is overkill?
I go to Puerto Rico occasionally, can’t help but notice the huge stray dog problem. Many of the dogs are so friendly and pretty darn cute. How can I adopt one from there and bring it home?
When elite athletes like three-time Olympic volleyball gold medalist Kerri Walsh and daredevil spaceman Felix Baumgartner are in a slump, they go see Los Angeles sports psychologist Michael Gervais. Sometimes boosting your performance requires sitting on a couch.
It’s not just the pros who can benefit from a few sessions with a sports psychologist. Here’s how you can, too.
Ali Carr Troxell sends live updates on her favorite women’s gear
Bacon and cheese and peanut butter biscuits
It's Seven Cups of Deceit time. Read all about it here.
The author of The Fear Project (and Saltwater Buddha) shares what he learned about our most primal emotion during the many months he spent training for a go at Mavericks
A conversation with director Eva Weber, who traveled all the way to Karigasniemi, Finland, for three days to film this three-minute short
Outside reviews the best gear from Outdoor Retailer's 2013 Winter Show, including the K2 Snowboarding Kwicker System.
Outside reviews the best gear from Outdoor Retailer's 2013 Winter Show, including the Leatherman Hail.
On January 31 at the SIA Snowsports Show in Denver, Colorado, sports design company Giro will introduce its first soft-shell helmet. Using new impact absorbing materials, Giro promises that this helmet will provide riders with durability and protection across a wide range of impact…
Canyons Resort. Photo: Scott Markewitz Last week I was at Canyons Resort in Utah on official Outside business, and for the first time in months, I had to leave my children behind. Solo traveling has its pros and cons. On one hand, without little bodies pattering…
What an ostrich sounds like. What an ostrich chick in an egg sounds like. Photo: Shutterstock You might know what an…
Seb Montaz, the filmmaker behind Kilian's Quest and I Believe I Can Fly (Flight of the Frenchies), released an adventure short last week meant to inspire one simple question: Are you following…
Capsize test for the Alexandra Shackleton at Portland Marina, Dorset, U.K. Footage shot by Peter Wooldridge. Read our January 2013 story on the expedition.
Capsize test for the Alexandra Shackleton at Portland Marina, Dorset, U.K. Footage shot by Peter Wooldridge. Read our January 2013 story on the expedition.
Footage showing the Alexandra Shackleton preparing to depart on the Shackleton Epic Expedition, King George Island, Antarctica.
My gym has one of those vibration machines that’s supposed to help you lose weight by standing on it. Do these things really work—and are they safe?
What are the key differences between polo played on a regular field and polo played on the snow—and how does it affect the horses?
Everyone had one, and now no one does. Jason Diamond isn't alone in fondly remembering the heyday of the Volvo station wagon.
Decades of research into the compounds that make up snake venom has led to some startling discoveries
Bill Ulfelder, the New York director of The Nature Conservancy, sees 14,000 acres of rooftops in his city that could be used for everything from generating electricity to restoring nature
Ali Carr Troxell spoke to Climbing's Julie Ellison and Jes Nelson, a manager at Bent Gate gear store, after they climbed the 5.7 route about the experience and what pieces of gear were pivotal
As climbing moves toward its shot at the Olympics, the stakes are rising for the next generation of athletes. Will the temptation to get an edge be too much for some of them to handle?
On a trip to the mountains of southeastern Europe, seven friends find untracked slopes, thriving post-Communist wildlife, and a nation of skiers that don't quite understand why they're there. After a tragedy at home, David Page looks back and wonders how he ever took it for granted.
In fall 2013, Patagonia will celebrate its 40th anniversary, proving once and for all that responsible business can also be profitable business. In the words of Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, “only those businesses dancing…
John Davis paddling in Congaree National Park. Photo: Susan Baycot Climate change, development, ranching, and oil and gas exploration tend to get a lot of ink when it comes to threats to wildlife in the Western United States. But wildlife corridors are another vital factor,…
“As a professional climber I like to say that my gift in life is the ability to relentlessly beat my head against a wall. I live by the ethos that if you hit your head hard or long enough, it really feels good when you stop.” —…
Once a year, from 1975 to 1978, skateboarders in pursuit of speed and recognition gathered in Signal Hill, California, to race down a roughly 30-degree slope. Actually, after the first couple of years, contestants in the annual Signal Hill Speed Run weren't so much…
Midwest ski resorts get a bad rap for too much camo and not enough snow. These four prove the stereotypes wrong.
Taking the bus to Mother Nature.
I’m headed to the Swiss Alps for a ski vacation in a month. There’s one question that’s been nagging at me. What do I do if I lose my passport overseas?
Like it or not, professional athletes are role models for our children. Sometimes this is a good thing, and, well, sometimes it’s not. (Ahem, Lance.) Thankfully, inspiration is a two-way street: Young athletes can teach us what it means to try our hardest, practice true sportsmanship,…
https://youtube.com/watch?v=l9hOtNxAT08 Roughly 14 years after first competing, California native Peter Mel took home his first Mavericks Invitational victory in intermittent but powerful waves up to 30 feet.
This past Sunday, 43-year-old big-wave surfer Peter Mel nabbed his first victory in the Mavericks Invitational. Mel, a Santa Cruz native, has surfed the competition since the inaugural contest in 1999. The fabled break that creates…
On the night of January 11, 2013, during a dive off the Kona coast to view manta rays feeding on plankton, something strange happened. After the divers went down and lit up the water, a bottlenose dolphin slowly swam around them before aproaching…
Planning 46-plus ski days this winter
Needs an "adventurous female"
Depending on where you live, the above video might make you think twice about putting water out for the birds. On January 17, a certain non-profit posted the video on their Facebook page with the following note: “During the drought in Colorado, a…
I’m starting to get into slow-shutter photography and other artistic effects using my iPhone. What are the best tripods for keeping my phone completely still while taking pictures?
A team of adventurers plays a risky game of dress-up
A conversation with Tim Jarvis as he prepares to set out with a crew of five men to repeat Ernest Shackleton's 800-mile open-boat crossing of the South Atlantic
In this weekly roundup, we scour the Web for our favorite long-form articles, collecting them here and on Longreads and Twitter. This installment focuses on deep space flight, internal bleeding, and Internet girlfriends.
One of the most revered skiers in North America demystifies the life of a ski patroller, and talks about living and working at one of the best mountains on the planet and storms that dump eight feet in one go
The second in a series about the most important behavior in pups
Before publishing Bill Gifford's story on Livestrong one year ago, we had no idea how dangerous it was to cross The Boss. Editorial director Alex Heard tells the inside story.