Tom Chapman's cunning real estate deals have made him a lightning rod in the battle over property rights in the wildlands of the West. Is he gaming the system or just playing smarter than everyone else?

Last year, a media-shy billionaire bought the flailing Lonely Planet travel-guide empire, then shocked observers by hiring an unknown 24-year-old former wedding photographer to save it. Charles Bethea straps in for a bizarre ride as a kid mogul tries to remake a legendary brand for the digital age.

Jonno Durant and Stefan Hunt, the documentary team that made Surfing 50 States and Somewhere Near Tapachula, have headed off to India for their next film, Surfing 28 States. Their goal is to connect with locals, lend a helping hand, and surf in every Indian state—with a slew of…

I'm looking for a good, stable lantern to light up my campsite. What do you recommend?

I'm a photographer and cinematographer, and I'm looking for a backpack that can double as a photo bag for hiking, skiing, and mountain climbing. I've found that Lowepro bags are too small. What do you recommend?

Halfway around the world, fly-fishing scientists are unraveling the secret lives of giant steelhead—one cast at a time

What's that smell? It's a teeming avian sanctuary—and a sump of troubled waters. It's a mess that we created—and a puzzle we can't solve. It's California's Salton Sea, a hypersaline lake that kills the very life it shelters.

Welcome to the first installment of IndefinitelyWild-on-Outside’s weekly news roundup. Here we'll feature interesting developments in the outdoors, tell you what we’re up to, and give you a peek behind the scenes as we make you great stories. Here we go!For American Visitors, Mexico is Safer than Staying HomeI wrote a…

Will advise park service on zero-landfill practices

For those that have always wanted a climbing wall in their living room, but worried it would look a little too dirtbag, now there’s the Nova. This stylish new bouldering wall offers a variety of lit, color-specific routes when it’s on, and a soft glow that provides a…