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Home on the range: Stio's Jackalope pom-pom makes its East Coast debut. Photo: Katie Arnold It might seem a little presumptuous to declare Stio the outdoor brand of 2013 only a week in, but I have no qualms nominating the new mountain-lifestyle clothing company for…
There's no pipeline—or anything even resembling a trail or infrastructure—yet. And that's precisely why Ken Ilgunas decided to head out in September on a 1,700-mile hike tracing the planned route for the Keystone XL Pipeline—from Hardisty, Alberta, Canada, to Houston, Texas. He wanted to…
Whitewater kayakers Erik Boomer, Tyler Bradt, and Galen Volckhausen joined adventure filmmakers Tim Kemple, Anson Fogel, Blake Hendrix, and Skip Armstrong on a trip to a remote jungle in Mexico to find the ultimate waterfall.
Would confess so he could resume athletic career
Tough Mudder events are 10- to 12-mile obstacle courses challenges that test all-around strength, stamina and mental grit. More than half-a-million participants have participated worldwide and raised more than $3 million dollars for the Wounded Warrior Project. On average, only 78% of participants complete a Tough Mudder challenge. MUDSLINGERS…
CONTRIBUTOR: CHRISTOPHER SOLOMON“I was raised Catholic, which might explain my masochistic streak,” says contributor Christopher Solomon, who wrote “The Agony and the Heresy” about training for a marathon by following CrossFit Endurance founder Brian MacKenzie’s punishing routine. “That was the hardest thing I’ve ever done for…
The year’s biggest expeditions, events, and feats, from the deadly avalanche on Manaslu, to a whitewater first, to Felix Baumgartner’s 24-mile fall
Also: the only curling quiz in the world
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 icy adventures, mixed martial arts, and pee-wee football.
One of the world's best park and pipe skiers talks about new tricks and competing in the 2014 Olympics, and demystifies the life of a young, pro skier—it’s not all fancy cars and film premieres
The third in a three-part series that will teach you to produce effective recall behaviors in dogs of any age
FalconGuides just announced the first 12 titles in a new line of interactive outdoor guides the company developed in partnership with Inkling, a platform for interactive learning. For the price of the download, readers get expert content optimized for iPhone, iPad, and Web, with…
Boards bound for new life. Photo: Snow Sports Recycling Program Way back in October of 2009 we wrote a story about a nascent ski and snowboard recycling program that the trade group Snowsports Industries of America (SIA) had launched. Since then, the…
I'm not one for blatant self-promotion from manufacturers, but I have to hand it to Rocky Mountain on this video that captures the essence of what every mountain biker must hope their year gone by just looked like. The tacky singletrack, the big mountain vistas, the friendly race scene, the…
Lightning. Photo: Shutterstock On Wednesday January 2, 42-year-old Irish adventurer Ian McKeever was leading a group of more than 20 people through the lunar landscape section of Mount Kilimanjaro when…
It's been more than two years since Austrian BASE jumper Felix Baumgartner unveiled his ambitious Red Bull Stratos mission, a plan to free-fall from a height of 128,000 feet and become the first human to break the sound barrier without the aid of jet propulsion. That announcement gained considerable…
A recent study in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology found that EPO doesn't better performance in elite athletes, but it made a few critical errors in coming to that conclusion
Noah Davis swam and biked and ran—all without ever leaving home
The second in a three-part series that will teach you to produce effective recall behaviors in dogs of any age
South Carolina surfers and other Lowcountry residents can't stop talking about two white sharks that have been spotted just off the East Coast. But these 16-foot giants may have been swimming in our waters all along.
Hydration packs aren’t always the most exciting subject. They have a reservoir to hold your drink, they stash your tools and food and your gear. They often have straps that, sure, can draw your load in toward your body, but they sometimes flap and snap and…
Camping cure-all. Photo: Katie Arnold Happy new year! The exclamation point feels a little forced this morning as I saddle up to my computer with a mix of dread and anticipation. Something tells me I’m not the only one. For 10 days, the whole country has…
There are a slew of stories coming out now about the rebuilding effort in the Rockaways. Residents who witnessed the storm destroy many homes, damage others, and take the lives of their neighbors are struggling to salvage what's left.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=zph835YAK7M This is what reducing chance looks like on the Australian coast: thousands of beachgoers scurrying to the water's edge of Bondi Beach in New South Wales after a siren warns of a shark sighting. The alarm was sounded on New Year's…
Female action sports athletes looking for exposure have a new outlet. Rachael Burks started femalewolfpack.com as a site for women to show off their feats after a sponsor pulled funding…
Can I use my three-season tent in the snow? Or should I cough up the money for a four-season model?
Settle a bet between me and a buddy. He said there are a couple of pretty good places to ski in the South. I say there’s no such thing as good skiing in the South. Who’s right?
I want this to be the year that I finally get in shape and stay in shape—but I say that every year. How can I actually make my resolutions stick for once?
The ultimate North American winter bucket list
The ultimate North American winter bucket list
The ultimate North American winter bucket list
The ultimate North American winter bucket list
The ultimate North American winter bucket list
The ultimate North American winter bucket list
The ultimate North American winter bucket list
The ultimate North American winter bucket list
The ultimate North American winter bucket list
The ultimate North American winter bucket list
The ultimate North American winter bucket list
The first in a three-part series that will teach you to produce effective recall behaviors in dogs of any age
Not everyone wants to show it all when they run. Slit-up-the-side, three-inch inseam, built-in underwear, nearly-a-speedo running shorts are about as revealing as you can get in public without getting arrested. If that's not your look, Brooks Running is now making the Board Short, a pair of running shorts just…
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Elizabeth Murray and her pupils. Photo: A Liquid Future By Gregory Thomas Not long ago, villagers on the remote Mentawai island chain off the west coast of Sumatra lived without electricity, cell phone reception, and even a local…
Being stuck in the the city shouldn't be used as an excuse for not going snowboarding, at least in Montreal. Snowboarder Sebastien Toutant proved that when he took to the slopes of Mount Royal to weave down trails, jump monuments, and slide down rails. The…
We test bike gear year-round at Outside, from our desert test trip in January and endurance races like the Arizona Trail Race, Breck Epic, and Triple Bypass, to daily road and…
Yes, carrying an umbrella is the simplest way to stay dry when it's raining. For science's sake, let's just say it starts raining unexpectedly on a day when an umbrella just isn't a possibility and you have somewhere specific to be. What's the best way to get less wet…
Bode Miller's ultimate goal is to ski at full strength in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Last February, Miller hurt his knee while skiing in a race there. When he tried to ski on it a…
Which is a serious problem when you’re the most famous stunt rider on the Internet. But as Nick Heil finds out, the oft-injured Scot is roaring out of rehab to dazzle the world once again.
Even endurance athletes can score performance gains with high-intensity interval training. Here's how to do it.
The Colorado-based road-race champion logs much of his winter mileage indoors. Here's how he makes trainer time count.
Are Terminator-style heads-up displays a gimmick—or an adventure-sports breakthrough?
And four options for a piece of gear that could save your life
Training bikes have finally shifted gears, integrating mapping functions to simulate road rides and adding tools like cadence sensors and power meters. Here are the three best to get you through winter’s indoor doldrums—and have you cleaning up come spring.
I live down South and am leaving to go on my first ski trip this winter. How worried should I be about frostbite?
On Friday, December 21, big-wave surfer Greg Long suffered a wipeout on a giant wave at Cortes Bank. In the aftermath, he fought through a three-wave hold down before losing consciousness in the water. A detailed report from ESPN described the…
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 virtual reality, DNA mapping, and the New York Jets.
One of the most revered guides in the United States demystifies the life of a guide, explains what it takes to become one, and shares other insights gleaned from a life spent in the mountains
Senior year at the University of Colorado, Boulder was a big one for Jeff Popp. That was the year when, as captain of the U.C. snowboard team, he was honored as a first-team All-American. It was also the year that he decided to avoid the “white collar…
Here's a short video that might influence how you spend some of your time: 70-year-old Spaniard Juan Giriber recounting his first drop into a tube. The clip is a teaser for The Old, The Young, and The Sea, a documentary…
Beaver Creek. Photo: Jack Affleck/Beaver Creek Resort We’ve had a slow, dry start to winter here in the southern Rockies. So dry that doomsday scenarios began to creep in. Was winter dying? Would it ever snow again? Would our kids forget what skiing is? Would we…