Jake Norton sends an update from Camp II. Here’s more on the status of the Everest climbing season.

We put this spring’s super spikes to the test on the oval to sort the top models for each distance and the best-value options on the market

Outside magazine, September 1999 Hang Time…

Outside magazine, July 1999 Hang Ten The Diving Dig | The Cartwheel | The Figure Four | Take the Stairs | The Crossover Dribble | The Righteous Gitis | The Rock-a-Copter | Hang Ten | The Twisting Somersault | The Wheelie “The dynamics seem impossible because…

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By Andrew ZuckermanBird Chronicle Books, $60, out in October Feathery portraits on white backgrounds look three-dimensional, like museum exhibits or taxidermy. Disturbing and thrilling. Buy Bird .   Buy the Book: The World from My Front PorchChris Boot, $75 By Larry Towell Towell juxtaposes…

We give you the most versatile and responsive wide all-mountain ride of the year

This year’s chart-topping wide all-mountain ski for ladies lives for soft snow and crud

UAVs are heroes when it comes to protecting the environment

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy—the nonprofit that supports the United States’ most iconic footpath—turns 100 this year. To celebrate, AT thru-hikers Mary Beth "Mouse" Skylis and Grayson Haver Currin pick the 100 best miles of trail, spread out over 19 bite-size sections.