If you couldn't attend The Big Gear Show in Utah today, we have you covered. Here's everything you missed from the show floor—retailer and exhibitor feedback, special events, brand updates, and more.

As sales reps return to in-person work, bespoke, private showrooms have become the new norm

It's not too late to start training for a spring marathon, as long as you've been doing some running this winter. Here's an 8-week plan to get you race fit in a hurry, without overdoing it.

Most core workouts target your abs. But to build a properly strong core, you need to strengthen the other essential muscles supporting your core. Here’s how.

We asked a handful of athletes competing in Tokyo in various sports to share how they fuel themselves

A lot of the world’s top climbers won’t be in the Olympics. Here’s why.

The insulated bottle brand will begin using certified 90 percent post-consumer recycled 18/8 stainless steel starting in 2022

Even if your idea of getting after it involves a camp chair and a cold one, you can (and should!) practice these skills

In the wake of the pandemic, some brands, like Cotopaxi, are sticking with the remote work (or hybrid) model. Here’s how to do it right.

In what might be the first step toward an unprecedented triple, the Dutch runner won two races on the same day

Three well-being experts weigh in on how to do just that

Turns out, you don’t get as confident on the rock as Honnold is without broadening your repertoire of moves and expanding your comfort zone

“You always think you’ll save the ones you love when the moment comes. But he didn’t save her.”

Bus 142 spent 60 years sitting in the Alaskan backcountry and saw thousands of visitors before it ended up at the Museum of the North in Fairbanks. Now a team of conservators, students, and volunteers face the challenge ahead.

Grizzly and black bears have killed five people in North America over the last five months. Is this cause for concern?

At home with the successful young climbers and burgeoning social media stars

Exercise and digestion often don’t mix well, but scientists are on the case

With the discovery of 52, some sociologists theorized that our fascination with the whale’s story came from a growing feeling of loneliness overrunning our technocentric society.

These are the best climbing movies on Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+ right now

Democrats in Congress are pushing for a federal jobs program that would tackle climate, land use, infrastructure, and more. Here’s why it’s so urgent.

Follow along as professional photographer Stuart Palley explains how anyone can take amazing photos at night

The first Olympic marathon was won by a runner with no coach, no training schedule, no gym, no special diet—only a lifetime of logging 16 miles a day delivering water.

Super shoe tech has made its way to the track. Here’s a roundup of the foam-and-plate super spikes for racing 800m and longer that you may have saw on the feet of Olympians in Tokyo.

Elise Cranny, 25, won the 5,000 meters at the Olympic Trials to make the Tokyo Games, and has qualified for the finals. She got there by celebrating every step forward.

Despite IOC malfeasance and the ongoing pandemic, the five-ring spectacle is too seductive to ignore

After losing his father to cancer, a mule deer researcher embarks on a healing migration of his own

Knowledgeable and friendly rangers aren’t just found in our national parks

Create the ultimate wet-weather defense system with these six waterproof items

As a college student, writer Julia Rosen spent a summer on Alaska’s Taku Glacier, which kept growing for decades in spite of warming temperatures. Now, she reckons with its uncertain fate.

Because sometimes, you just want to get away from it all

Hillary Bor, who leads the U.S. team in the steeplechase at the Tokyo Olympics, is one of three world-class running brothers. Their journey to Team USA is fascinating.

Through The Outbound Collective’s Writers Residency for Underrepresented, McGrady is sharing her perspective on the outdoor world she loves

America’s first time hosting the Olympics in 1904 included a marathon run in 90 degree temperatures, deliberate dehydration, and a champion fueled by rat poison and brandy.

When you're running in high temperatures, here's what you should know about adjusting your pace—and still getting the same workout intensity. We dig into the science of swelter.

The gear maker’s newest venture is a campground in Washington state that’s modeled after existing sites in its home country of Japan and honors the brand’s ethos of connecting consumers with nature

The former pro climber became paraplegic after a bad fall on El Cap. Now she wants to raise awareness for how accessible the outdoors can be.

Israel Start-Up Nation’s physiologist Paulo Saldhana explains the data—and the feelings—that determine who attacks when in a cycling race

Bryan Rogala meets up with Outside’s marketing art director, Julia Walley, and her husband, Chris, and gets a tour of their Sprinter van’s garage

No two waterfalls are exactly alike, but these will always capture our imagination

Alaska’s Kobuk Valley National Park is an overlooked gem. It offers up the great caribou migration, stargazing and miles of solitude, and massive dunes you’d expect to find in the Sahara. This is the 40th stop on our 62 Parks Traveler's quest to visit every national park in the U.S.

After years of shredding on a screen, our web producer went outside to try the real thing. Plus: a one-month ollie training plan.

After a year of tumultuous changes, the former NCAA champion talks about his switch to the ON Athletics Club ahead of the Tokyo Games, the intensified training he’s undergoing, and his Olympic goals (and beyond).

Envoy B2B surveyed 6,500 outdoor retailers to understand the role and value of sales reps

How science is bridging the gap between physical and mental health.

Speedwork need not be a mystery — here are all the basic types of speed workouts and how to add them to your training to become a faster runner.

What this Olympic moment can teach all of us about mental health

In her new book, ‘The Joy of Sweat,’ Sarah Everts answers all of our writer’s questions about perspiration

Answers to the questions you’ve always had about perspiring but were afraid to ask

Sleeves still play an important role against the elements, even when it’s hot

What started as a fun personal challenge turned into a three-year van-life journey that pushed our writer to explore the most remote coasts in the United States

Catalina Island’s trails have long, sweeping climbs and descents, steep and chunky sections, plus buffalo, foxes, and more views than you can imagine

Phillip Dwight Morgan became obsessed with the hit History Channel series during quarantine. It inspired him to dive into survivalism and gave him skills to navigate an unprecedented year.

That shiny sheet of plastic you have wadded up at the bottom of your daypack can help you stay alive. Will it help you stay comfortable? That’s a different story.

Emily Sisson and her coach share the training, key workouts, and race strategies that got her ready for her dominant win at the Olympic Trials 10,000m and headed to Tokyo strong and confident.

Whether you’re looking to spin endless country roads, grind backroad gravel, or cruise rugged singletrack, Texas has a ride for you

Think hotels with bike washing stations and retreats with spin classes, all located near miles of empty singletrack

You don’t have to spend a lot to improve your vehicle setup

Whether you’re stuck in the city or counting down the days to a summer road trip, we have a few expert-approved tips for exploring nearby nature

I always loved hiking but hated sleeping in a tent. When I stopped using one, I found new joy on the trail.

Coach Carl details why and how to do lactate threshold workouts — tempo runs and cruise repeats — during your marathon training.

The lightweight Puma Liberate Nitro feels and performs great on pretty much any type of run — and costs less than most of its peers.

Eight past CMC employees have filed a formal civil complaint against the club, alleging that leadership didn’t do enough to protect them from sexual exploitation

With summer here, we’re getting back into ambitious recreation, and that means a return to grit, sweat, and serious post-fun scrubbing. Cleanliness connoisseur Danielle Sepulveres explains how these wetdowns can create memories all their own.

Take a break from NPS crowds by visiting these lesser-known designations, which we chose based on spectacular scenery, great hiking trails, and unique features.

Her list of physical feats seems almost impossible. Win national sport-climbing competitions starting at the age of 13? Check. Summit Mount Everest? Check. Free-climb El Capitan in under 24 hours? That, too. But in order to cement her status as one of the world’s best climbers, there were more daunting obstacles to overcome.

Polaroid-style photography is the antidote for the smartphone era, and a great way to capture your adventures on film

Public lands have become more trodden and restrictive, but the pandemic-era craziness might not last

Our ten-year-old ripper tests the pedal-assisted Woom UP 6 to find out

After more than 25 years of deliberation, the sport of kings finally makes its debut at the Games

Despite GOP rhetoric, selling America’s largest rainforest to China was actually bad business

As the number one female street skateboarder in the country, Mariah Duran hopes to inspire more people to try the sport.

The executive director of Outdoor Industry Association, alongside other business leaders, met with the president and vice president Thursday in the White House, as the Senate nears debate on a landmark infrastructure bill

The aftercare company keeps gear out of landfills and focuses on doing the same with plastic

A look inside the training group of U.S. Olympians Paul Chelimo, Hilary Bor and Benard Keter, plus some of their key workouts on the road to Tokyo.

We’re eyeing these steals at Huckberry’s annual Summer Sale, which lasts now through July 26

As the number one female street skateboarder in the country, Duran hopes to inspire more people to try the sport

After 2,652 miles, 400,000 feet in elevation gain, and more than 51 days, the ultrarunner finished his PCT thru-hike

A day in Austin, Texas never disappoints—and L. Renee can prove it.

Watch as photographer and storyteller L. Renee explores the region’s historic, cultural, and outdoor hubs.

The first Yulex wetsuits were expensive and stiff, but with more wetsuit makers adopting the technology, that’s changed