Outside magazine, June 1994 Rowing: Enough’s Enough By Todd Balf (with Martin Dugard and Eric Hagerman) In his second bid to row some 5,000 miles west to east across the Pacific, British adventurer Peter Bird called it quits in March after ten stormy months at sea. Since…

Before her first surf lesson, Natasha Smith didn't think about being the only Black person on the water. Now, she's a vanlifer chasing waves and adventure up and down the West Coast.

Join L. Blount as she pushes her boundaries and tries an Oru Kayak for her first time

L. Renee Blount is a designer, a photographer, and an outdoor enthusiast. In this new series, she tries a new activity every month.

The San Joaquin is Central California’s largest river, but runs “bone-dry” in stretches due to dams, levees, and excessive water diversions, threatening the habitats, agriculture, and communities that are dependent on the river. In Walt, from Justin Clifton and American Rivers, we meet grape farmer Walt Shubin. Shubin remembers the…

Dammit, Ben Stiller, there you go making me use my brain during my relaxing TV time

Think of it as skiing's equivalent of a backstage pass: This March, Chugach Powder Guides will host a special heli-ski trip with pro skiers Cody Townsend and Elyse Saugstad in Alaska's Chugach Range. Let's just say that these two know what they're doing. Saugstad won the 2009 World Freeride Tour,…

News from the Field, January 1997 Enterprise: Seeing the Forest for the Fish One man’s subaquatic quest to clean up on history By Carl Hoffman Scott Mitchen insists he’s not trying to rub our noses in his good fortune. It’s just that the 38-year-old treasure hunter…

Chef Jesse Griffith loves meat. There are no ifs, ands, or (pork) butts about it.

Outside magazine, July 1996 Review: Hardware and Software Pack Up, Head Out, Zoom In Camcorders, CD players, even boom boxes built for the wilds Review by Andrew Tillin Buying Right: Withstanding the Test of Time Review by Andrew Tillin Footwear: A Splashy…