Prints from the EPSON STYLUS PHOTO 900 ($199) use a special quick-drying ink, so they come out smudge-proof. You can also print on plastic: Fire up the enclosed software, insert a CD into a special holder, slide that into the printer, and you’re ready to immortalize an image directly onto…

Kamchatka, east of Siberia. As the curtain rises on the new frontier of adventure outfitting, attendees include your guide (he's the one with the armored vehicle), the local businessman (he's the one with the machine gun), the UN environmentalist (he's the nervous-looking one), and your fellow tourists (they'll be arriving any moment now). Please enjoy the show

Ran into their hive

A new catamaran racing circuit for young competitors proves that speed sailing—with all its excitement and danger—is here to stay.

What kind of headlp is better for hiking in the dark: LED or halogen? Are lights that combine both LED and halogen bulbs worth buying? Art Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Don't get me wrong: it's a fantastic truck. But if you really want to get it dirty, cutaway bumpers and complicated suspension won't make up for the lack of aftermarket support.

Good for All Mountain Like the K2 Xplorer (above), the brand-new SC 87 wowed testers in every condition. “Silky,” “energized,” and “stable but completely maneuverable” were tester refrains. Credit that wealth of positives to Rossignol’s attention to the balance between a ski’s longitudinal and torsional flex, one of the…

Rob Stewart, a leading conservationist, is best known for his film Sharkwater. His latest project, Revolution, takes the fight to save the oceans to the next level. Filmed over four years in locations spanning 15 countries, Revolution is a firsthand look into some of the most important issues facing humanity,…

Third break in a week halts hikers

Eighteen-year-old Mike Perham, who at age 14 became the youngest person to sail solo around the world, was forced to drop out of the Talisker Bounty Boat Expedition last week. While training in Australia, Perham's appendix had to be removed, and complications from the surgery left him unable to participate…