Week of August 29-September 4, 1996 Roughing it (sort of) on St. John Aspen action, minus the snow Outside the Beltway, into Virginia Camping in Hoosier National Forest Head to Mexico for a quickie Outside the Beltway, into Virginia Question: We will be…

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The National Outdoor Leadership School is great at training kids to survive and thrive in the wild. So how does its boot-camp approach work with grown-ups? It's effective as hell—if you don't mind misery and suffering, and those nagging questions about what happened to all the fun.

In 2018, Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison made history by skiing off the summit of Lhotse, the fourth-tallest mountain in the world.

Photo courtesy of Flickr.Pulses of light may one day give fully restored muscle activity to people with cerebral palsy or paralyzed limbs, New Scientist reports.Researchers at Stanford University are using light-activated proteins from photosynthetic algae to control nerve cells, according to New Scientist. They are testing the technique on…

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Outside magazine, February 1996 The Outside Trip-Finder: Europe By Kathy Martin AUSTRIA: Mountaineering and Climbing in the Zillertal Alps The Route: A ten-day expedition into southern Austria’s rugged Zillertal range, including lessons in ice climbing and glacier technique and ascents of several 9,800 to 11,000-foot peaks When To…

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The 21,200-foot Illimani Volcano standing tall above La Paz, Bolivia. Q: We’re looking for a South or Central American destination with challenging mountain biking. Not everyone in our group bikes, though, so it’s important that there be other activities too. Any suggestions? — Amy Fredrick, New York, New York…

A cold day in Yosemite National Park. Courtesy of Fovea Centralis on FlickrFive months into the fiscal year, the federal government's inability to find common ground on the annual budget is threatening the closure of all federally managed parks, monuments, museums, refuges, and recreation areas. And while the politicians…