Elite athletes Kai Lightner and Beth Rodden endured similar challenges. Now they want to help change the culture of the sport.

Chris Watson, the legendary field recordist for David Attenborough’s films, says this is a unique opportunity to discover the art and pleasure of hearing our world

An urban food writer chases deer in the backcountry with two of Instagram’s female hunting stars—and comes home transformed

Journalist James Nestor explains how humans started breathing wrong—and why relearning this lost art is so transformative

Two friends abandoned promising careers to pursue a bold adventure. It went terribly wrong—but also right.

A serious exploration of a topic that a lot of people don't take seriously

Artist Jackson Stell is crafting music that captures the ecstatic feelings we have when we venture into the natural world

The marine biologist wants us all to start asking a new question: What does the future look like if we get it right?

It's one of the most astonishing survival stories we’ve ever heard—and it might even be true

Wild kids and wilder counselors create the most fun—and learn the lessons that matter most

The strangest things happen at summer camp. Which is probably why we love it so much.

When veteran adventure writer Rowan Jacobsen went eye to eye with a sperm whale, he was changed in ways he never expected

On a solo expedition in the Himalayas, whitewater paddler Nouria Newman nearly drowned—then found her purpose

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Outdoorsy people always have the best stories about dating. Some of them are wild enough to make national headlines.

When the Olympian accused her former team of skirting anti-doping rules, she became an outcast. But she kept talking.

How director Marina Zenovich got the most infamous bike racer in history to share more than ever before

A deeply personal story of one rider’s painful saga—and what we can all learn from it

As every seasoned traveler knows, the most meaningful trips are the ones where everything goes wrong

Wouldn't it be great if there was a technique that would allow us to vanquish fear and beat back stress? 

A crew of daring twentysomethings had a half-baked plan to canoe through the jungle. Not surprisingly, they ran into all sorts of trouble.

There's something about swimming that makes us feel very much alive—even as we enter an environment where the risk of death is all around us

Even with major races postponed, the sport remains upside down, with the focus still on shoes instead of who's wearing them

A robbery was the last thing anyone ever expected in to the remote outpost of Longyearben, Norway

America's patchwork laws on big-cat ownership create all kinds of problems—like when people let their dangerous kitties go free

Adventurer Blair Braverman thought going on the reality show would be the experience of a lifetime. It was—in very unexpected ways.

Advances in technologies have ushered in a new era for the world’s most important piece of sports equipment

After a nasty bike accident, journalist Sarah Allely found basic activities impossible. Then she started spending more time outdoors.

Computers can identify sounds much better and faster than humans. So what do we learn when we ask them to listen to everything?

Winter on the legendary North Shore of Oahu brings epic rides, agonizing wipeouts, and, every so often, acts of heroism

Artist Jane Kim's massive new mural in San Francisco is an attempt to wake us up to the plight of the suffering species

The controversial author and personal trainer shares his lessons from the outer limits of self-experimentation

How one snowboarder found himself facing the worst possible choice

Following a tragedy, a photographer finds a new sense of purpose in the wintertime sky

The empathetic host and vegan ultra-athlete shares his long personal journey and many hard lessons learned

A painful crash helped remind one dad what really matters

The cross-country skiing icon was beginning a new chapter in life when a diagnosis changed everything

Wilderness is usually associated with tranquility, but some moments call for the deployment of hard rock

The husband and wife directing team open up about the life and work that they’ve created together—and where it all goes from here.

What two TV hosts learned from subjecting themselves to the agony-inducing defenses of insects, snakes, lizards, and fish

The bestselling author is back with a bold book arguing that we desperately need to connect with other species

Two years after he was saved in a remote canyon, our host talks with one of his rescuers about coping with life-altering trauma

It took an epic effort to get him out. Two years later, the healing for him and his rescuers continues.

Across the country, grown-ups are bounding outside after work for kickball, capture the flag, and other kid games. What's going on?

Author Christopher McDougall is back with a new book about his surprising relationship with a burro named Sherman

When Jeff Gordinier accepted an invite from chef René Redzepi to hunt for tacos in Mexico, he had no idea what he was getting into

The year's most dramatic story of a bear attack offers potentially lifesaving lessons for anyone venturing into the wild

Behind the headlines about the return of great whites to Cape Cod is a story about how we're learning to live alongside a terrifying predator

Why one California couple chose to stand and fight an inferno

In his new book, Range, author David Epstein makes a strong case against specialization in sports and life

The conservation icon talks about the surprising history of grizzlies in America and what comes next

Hydrating is supposed to make us healthier and more vibrant. But how much is too much?

When Mirna Valerio first began running ultramarathons, she immediately got a lot of attention—but not for the reasons you might expect

Journalist Rowan Jacobsen discusses his controversial feature suggesting we need to reconsider our relationship with the sun and sunscreen

New research suggests that the emotion has a singular ability to lower stress and improve our overall well-being. So how do we get more of it?

Why two bombings that rocked the tiny town of Panaca, Nevada, help us understand who really owns public lands in the West

Can a grassroots movement of physicians convince big health care that free medicine is the way of the future?

A mysterious syndrome is leaving elite athletes lethargic, depressed, and unable to get out of bed

Ecologist Chris Morgan sensed that nature had healing powers. But it wasn’t until he tried forest bathing that he understood them.

A Wisconsin truck mechanic has has endured hundreds of snakebites in a quest to immunize his body. Scientists think he might have found the cure.

Cal Newport, author of 'Digital Minimalism,' explains how we need to reimagine our relationship with technology

After Kyle Dickman nearly died from a rattlesnake bite in Yosemite, he began a quest to understand what venom really does to us

The surprising answers to two critical questions that every adventurer has: What do you after you find buried treasure? And what can't duct tape fix?

A fascinating data analysis of the 381 painting the beloved artist did for his TV show will have you looking at him in a whole new light

The ketogenic diet is all the rage in the fitness world. But does it really make athletes healthier, stronger, or faster?

No one has done more to sound the alarm about climate change than Bill McKibben. We asked him: is there any hope at all?

Katie Arnold, author of the new memoir Running Home, talks about the unique healing power of endurance sports

The host of the MeatEater podcast and Netflix series talks about the need for us all to unite forces and rally to protect public lands

As wacky recovery tech goes mainstream, science writer Christie Aschwanden explains what works and what doesn’t

The director of a meditation program developed by neuroscientists explains how teaching athletes mindfulness can change their brains

A crew of feisty veteran riders is trying to halt the development of previously illegal trails in New England.

How a quest to get women included in the Mavericks surfing contest fueled a transformation that could impact all of sports.

Former Navy SEAL and endurance athlete David Goggins insists that discomfort is the key to self-improvement

There are a lot of tough endurance races, but the hardest one of all might take place on a single block in Queens, New York

Doctors around the world have stopped prescribing underarm crutches to injured athletes. So why do we still use them in the U.S.?

Setting cycling's hour record hurts so much that it's been called death without dying. So what does it take to get past the discomfort?

How do you design something for a user whose only feedback is incessant tail wagging?

To become an Air Force pararescue specialist, you have to get through a brutal training course and stay underwater for a long, long time

It takes a unique form of wilderness therapy to help people suffering from emotional trauma

There's only one way to do 10,000 pull-ups in under 24 hours: Reset the limits of the human body