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Wes Siler walks you through everything he’s carrying, wearing, and shooting in the mountains of southwest Montana this September

Fight Turkey Day couch lock with these secret weapons

Outside’s Annual Travel Guide, 1999/2000 GEAR TO GO BACKCOUNTRY WARES For the snowy yonder APPAREL Learn this name: Schoeller. This fabric company’s blends are water-repellent, quick-drying, breathable, wind-resistant, and amazingly durable. Built from Schoeller’s Dryskin Extreme, a stretchy blend that includes Cordura for strength and…

Outside magazine, July 1996 Calculations Sports by Calories By Katie Arnold Counting calories, we admit, is really Jenny Craig’s gig. But outdoor athletes might take note–to make sure they’re getting enough fuel for their pursuits. “You shouldn’t get hung up on numbers,” says Nancy Clark, director…

Does an enigmatic ­European have the secret to ultimate performance? Laird Hamilton and Tim Ferris think so—and research backs them up.

Mysterious desert feature may have been chewed into creation

Travel Guide, Winter 1995-1996 Barbados By Matthew Joyce At first glance, Barbados seems like a tropical version of England: cricket players in starched white uniforms and tea-and-crumpet socials at sedate hotels. But while 300 years of uninterrupted British rule have given this 166-square-mile island a civilized air,…

Preliminary findings suggest marathoners and ultramarathoners may have a higher risk of abnormal colonoscopy findings, but previous studies paint a different picture

A look at the 2014 Colorado River Pulse Flow, and the first crossing of the Colorado River Delta via watercraft in over two decades. It’s been more than 50 years since the river regularly reached the sea, but this year dam gates were opened for an experiement in ecological restoration.