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Haven’t done your holiday shopping yet? (Shame on you.) Picky cyclist in your life whom you’re never sure what to get? (Aren’t we all?) Relax. You still have some time, and we’ve got you covered. Presenting 11 gifts that any reasonable cyclist would love to receive, from inexpensive stocking-stuffers to big-ticket…
Working on a tiger shark. Photo: Carl Meyer For 19 years, University of Hawaii scientist Carl Meyer has caught sharks up and down the Hawaiian archipelago, a…
https://youtube.com/watch?v=8sjl73iyugs This week on Adventure Lab, we've featured dispatches on shark attacks, shark science, and shark conservation. Attitudes toward the marine predators have come a long way since 1934, when filmmakers recorded a shark being caught by a Goodyear Tires blimp near Fisher Island, Florida.
Live Bravely, a 30-minute documentary about the history of Outside, premieres on Outside Television at 9:30 p.m. ET on December 25, 2012.
We won the European Championship! And all we got was this crappy video.
With the help of a handful of dedicated volunteers, the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife has been holding events for disabled hunters for 40 years. Mark D'Antonio, who has been paralyzed since an on-the-job accident in 2000, is already getting ready for next year's hunt.
Outside senior editor Abe Streep joins Team Rubicon USA, a volunteer group of former active military personnel who deploy at a moment's notice to disaster zones, during recovery efforts following a fire that swept through Belle Harbor, Queens, on the night Hurricane Sandy hit
The Moonlander's bulbous doughnuts soak up bumps like suspension and blast over sand dunes and through mud with monster-truck ease.
Like anything, loose-leash walking is much easier to teach if it’s started at a young age. Train it in as a good habit early, rather than trying to fix a bad habit late.
I’ve read a lot of claims recently that exercise makes you smarter. But how, exactly, does it work?
One of the hardest parts of leaving the mountain is stowing a pair of soggy boots for the airplane. What’s the best option?
As an environmentally conscious person, should I feel guilty about flying on commercial planes? How can I minimize my impact?
Shark Net. Photo: Kip Evans Tagging technology now allows anyone with a computer or mobile device to follow the movements of great white sharks. Along the East Coast, people are tracking Mary Lee and Genie, two great whites. A group named…
I live in Florida. How can I train for a snowshoe race?
I’ve been having trouble with Achilles tendinosis, so a friend mentioned that I should look into prolotherapy. What’s the difference between that and PRP, and is it worth it?
Utah resort managers are working to link seven mountains and 17,000 acres in one European-style network. Here's what it would look like.
Join us for a remarkable 30-day journey down the longest stretch of undammed river in the lower 48 states.
The outbreak, which killed three, didn’t only attack the lungs of its victims. It messed with the psyche of the rest of us, too.
Thule makes great roof racks, bike and ski and boat mounts, rooftop boxes, and snow chains. It makes laptop and table bags that Apple likes so much that they're sold in the company's stores around the world. Thule's luggage is…
Great white shark. Photo: Yuri Arcurs/Shutterstock Most people know George Burgess as the kahuna of shark attacks. For more than 20 years, Burgess has overseen the…
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Shark fins. Photo: Elira/Shutterstock In 2000, a graduate student at the Imperial College of London named Shelley Clarke began using shark fin data from the auction houses of Hong Kong and the ports of Taiwan…
The latest episode of the Discovery Channel’s Curiosity covers the dangers skiers face with avalanches in Yellowstone.
Can high levels of endurance training lead to irreversible heart damage? A new report is giving athletes panic attacks.
It may be tiny, but it’s the center of entrepreneur Tim Boyd’s industry juggernaut
In December, the surf world once again descends on Oahu’s North Shore for the sport’s most prestigious event, the Pipe Masters, where competitors battle it out at the planet’s most famous—and deadliest—break. Here’s a look behind surfing’s biggest spectacle.
I’m headed to Colorado this winter for a backcountry ski trip. I heard marijuana was recently legalized there, but I’m not sure of the details or when it goes into effect. So my question is, when I go to Colorado, can I buy pot?
Does the cyclist in your life stump you when it’s gift-giving time? Are you a rider who geeks out on trying the latest and greatest bike-related anything as soon as it becomes available? Schwagbox, started by the guys who run Bikerumor.com, ships a selection…
The surfer was able to escape after the shark bit through his board and the side of his torso, pulling him beneath the water
Component manufacturer SRAM gathered some of its biggest sponsored riders during the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross earlier this month and proved, once and for all, that cross racers are indeed more fun than roadies. The dancing is terrible, but that's…
Photo: 350.org Your aunt, the environmental lawyer who sued British Petroleum. Your Fulbright scholar cousin who recently returned from India, where he's developed a highly efficient solar cookstove. Your old roommate, the vegan who went undercover to expose cruelty on a chicken farm. What, in…
Pro riders Mike Clark, Brandon Dosch and Chad Kerley show the tremendous difference in protection between certified and non-certified helmets.
A 30-day drift boat journey down the longest “undammed” river in the lower 48 gets serious when the crew passes through the clean up efforts of the 2011 Exxon Mobil oil spill on the Yellowstone River. Join us for a free screening on Thursday, December 20, 2012.
Dane Jackson on the final rapid of the Big Water Enduro race. Photo: Tait Trautman Photography Kayaker Dane Jackson nabbed his second straight Whitewater Grand Prix title on Friday after winning the event's fifth…
Athletes battling it out on the Más O Menos Rapid of the Río Futaleufú. Photo: Eric Parker Photography Kayaker Dane Jackson won the fourth event—a multi-stage, derby-style boatercross event down the Rio Futaleufú in Chile—to take the overall men's lead…
The best articles, photos, and videos that I didn't post this week—until now. If you only click on one thing, make it “A Soap Opera on the High Seas,” by Charles Homans. For the best longreads of the week,…
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 monkeys, chemical warfare, and mad inventors.
The godfather of freeskiing discusses his contributions to the industry, how film is pushing the sport forward, and his mixed feelings about freeskiing’s induction into the Olympics
Your new puppy is going to express all kinds of behaviors on his own. Learn to spot and control the good ones so you can return to them later.
In 1973, Lowe Alpine was born in climber Greg Lowe’s garage. Greg and his brother Mike Lowe started the company to make the gear that Greg needed for alpine climbing, ice climbing, and expeditions that simply…
Photo: Sam Moulton When my colleague and friend, Outside’s executive editor Sam Moulton, emailed this photo to me, I was pretty sure I was looking at the birth of a new adventure sport: sidecountry stroller camping! Like backpacking with kids—only less lugging, more…
Annapurna. Photo: BrewBooks/Flickr French mountaineer Maurice Herzog, who led the first documented summit of an 8,000-meter peak,…
Wavejets are surfboards with an electronic propulsion system. Users wear a wrist controller with a button that turns the board on and off. The company markets the high-tech planks to individuals who want to spend more time surfing and…
Larry Olmsted holds the official record for "Most Pistes Skied in 8 Hours," but he knows his number—64—can be beaten. And he wants you to try.
A graceful ponytail helps ease the pains of a childhood long gone
Is it therapy for a society deeply affected by the wars of our time, a renegade sport for rebels who can't stand rules and restrictions, or something else entirely?
Three months after protesting the clear-cutting of forest and the use of sewage-effluent snow, Klee Benally and three other activists suddenly face half a year in prison. Leslie MacMillan tries to figure out why.
Weekend gladiators are lining up in droves to risk hypothermia and electroshock in obstacle races by the millions and contributing to one of the fastest growing industries in our world
Pain is the name of the game at Tough Mudder, Spartan Race, and other big obstacle-course races
A high-profile accident is just the latest reason that climbers need to rethink the tools they've been using
I’ve been to Key West and it’s great, but I’m looking for an undiscovered island alternative in Florida. What are my options?
In 1958, Sun Valley Idaho’s Ed Scott, an engineer and ski racer, invented the first tapered aluminum ski pole. The new aluminum pole replaced bamboo and steel, and launched Scott, which became a leading manufacturer of ski gear.