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In the middle of nowhere Nevada lies a world renowned couloir called 'Terminal Cancer'. After skiing it six years ago, Cody Townsend met a snowmobiler who told him, "Oh yeah, there's way more out there."
A new generation of runners, skiers, entrepreneurs, activists, surfers, explorers, climbers, and photographers are tackling the biggest challenges on the planet—and they’re succeeding. Introducing 30 individuals—all of them under the age of 30—who are leading the way, starting with alpinist David Lama.
New research suggests that not everyone should be eating the same foods. In fact, some athletes might benefit from these doughnuts.
Garrett McNamara's new autobiography tackles his reputation, his critics, his records, and his less-than-traditional childhood
Photographer Max Whittaker got to peek inside the new digs late last month while Honnold was climbing in Yosemite.
Markus Eder is hot off one of the best seasons of his life. For the upcoming Ruin and Rose film, he traveled extensively, including to Namibia for some sand skiing
We sent photographer Max Whittaker to hang out with Alex Honnold last month in Yosemite and get a peek at his new adventuremobile.
One man’s slightly deranged quest to Bodhi his way to a must-see YouTube clip
We went cliff diving and rock climbing with the stunt-person, athlete, and daredevil
Surfer, fitness icon, and inspired inventor Laird Hamilton was tired of humping his wrenches down the fairway. So he created a motorized skateboard marketed toward the country club crowd.
The photos in the accomplished skier's new fitness-focused book show that she knows her power. But do her messages about strength and beauty hit quite as powerfully today?
Sarah Piampiano left a high-powered investment banking gig to train for triathlons full time. Five years later, she's a champion. Here's how she did it.
These eight items don't take up much space. Buy them all and you'll be better outfitted than any pricey gym.
It may come as a surprise that the world-championship climber's natural habitat isn’t the mountains, it's Manhattan
The professional skier balances spending time with her 4-month-old son and training for the 2018 Olympics
What do you get when you combine VR, Camp 4 Collective, and some of the best extreme athletes in the game? A series of immersive videos that could get more people into both VR and adventure sports.
Power players from around the world don't subsist on oatmeal alone. We asked athletes to share the hometown dishes that are still part of their training diet.
The alpine ski racer filed a lawsuit against the gear company on Monday
Track’s most outspoken runner sets his sights on the mountains
Growing up in the mountains of Crested Butte, Colorado Emma Coburn grew up loving to run.
Michael “Biker” Sherlock, a noted downhill skateboarder and street luger who won multiple medals at the X Games and Gravity Games, sustained many head injuries during his career.
The rock climbing veteran talks his career on El Capitan and the psychology of climbing with Alex Honnold
When the news broke in May that BMX legend Dave Mirra, who committed suicide in February, had the degenerative brain disease CTE, everything changed in the world of action sports. Cyclists, skiers, and other athletes began asking: are we subject to the same concussion and CTE risks that have been so widely reported in the NFL?
Ashton Eaton, criticized for a Team Canada hat, illustrates just how misguided country-centric fandom has become
Forget doping. Behold our ideal athlete, pieced together by the best parts of Olympians present and past.
Most Olympic athletes scrape by for the love of their sport. But these 20 have the economic power of small countries.
By focusing on the controllables, practicing gratitude, and relying on a foundation of physical and mental training.
While Michael Phelps admitted that his expression was unintentional, could it have influenced his gold medal-winning performance?
It takes more than dedication to reach the podium. Athletes are bolstering raw talent with finely tuned training plans, power-packed meals, and catamarans that fly over the water.
Is the world’s most dominant triathlete primed for gold?
The late-night punch line is getting older, and some say slower, but he has a habit of piling up medals anyway
Physical resilience, mental toughness, and embracing both the highs and lows
The sport will return to the 2016 Olympics after nearly a century, and Carlin Isles is the player we can't wait to watch
After a bumpy year filled with injury, illness, and a ton of ups and downs, Canadian triathlete Kirsten Sweetland has figured out success
In March of 2016, filmmakers Spencer MacDonald and Eva Verbeeck traveled to the highlands of the Kenyan Rift Valley to document the culture that produces some of the best runners in the world
For the past 15 years the U.S. has been recruiting pro baseball and basketball players to serve as diplomatic envoys to Muslim nations. Now with Dean Karnazes, we’ve begun sending adventure athletes abroad to build good will.
For those who run, the sport is a subject of inexhaustible interest. From goosebump-inducing trail porn to the most thoughtful ruminations on running and life, here's how we stock our running library.
GoPro athlete Chris Davenport takes us to one of the best lines in the world, a couloir called the Super C
Stunt woman Roberta Mancino jumped from 15,000 feet in a wingsuit over the Villarrica volcano, one of Chile's most active volcanoes
'Calm of the Mountains' is a short film from Lululemon about Rio-hopeful Melinda Withrow and her relationship with her dad and the mountains of Polson, Montana
'The Art of Wild' is a documentary from Lindsay Marie Stewart that aims to reconnect us to the wilderness
'A Fighting Chance' provides an authentic look into the lives of four Olympic Games hopefuls from diverse countries
Winners and losers from today’s historic ruling, and other takeaways
The first American woman to summit Everest without oxygen canisters and make it back down alive explains why she snuck off to the mountain without alerting her sponsors—or even her parents
Organ meats are good for the environment, good for performance, and ethically the right thing to do. Now, top chefs aren’t the only ones trying to convince people that offal isn’t awful.
Does an enigmatic European have the secret to ultimate performance? Laird Hamilton and Tim Ferris think so—and research backs them up.
The British ultramarathoner is currently on pace to break the trans-American record, but followers of his run are already crying foul
It helps to live in a cool mountain town and be a world-class athlete. But Davenport also uses fundamental tools that train his kids to think for themselves.
Artistically-inclined future Olympian Alexi Pappas made an indie movie about the thrills of competition, with some autobiography thrown in
The High Fives Foundation is a non-profit that provides resources for and support to the dreams of mountain action sports athletes who have experienced a life-altering injury
A now-buff Ryan Hall refers to his former self as “weak” and “underdeveloped,” raising important questions about the health of elite runners
The most pivotal climbing moments in Yosemite’s storied history, from some of climbing’s most celebrated athletes and voices
Thanks in part to Olympians and a certain reigning NBA MVP, sensory-deprivation tanks are exploding in popularity. Are they the next frontier of mindfulness training for athletes?
Nine-time bouldering national champion Alex Puccio shares her secrets on bouncing back to compete at the GoPro Mountain Games
Tips from the free immersion record-holder on training his body and mind for freediving
76 GoPro athletes converged on the Gold Coast of Australia for the 2016 GoPro Athlete Summit
'Road to RedHook' follows four talented women as they gear up for the second year of the women’s Red Hook Criterium in Brooklyn, New York
And when they'll be smashed—because half the fun of records is watching them fall
Last week some of the hardest chargers from around the world descended on Austalia’s Gold Coast for a week of skydiving, racecar driving, and jet-boarding—oh, and learning how to use a camera
In her sixth ascent of the world's tallest peak, 32-year-old Melissa Arnot earned one of the few prizes left on the mountain
We caught up with Jesse Thomas to chat about how he holds it all together and to learn about some of the practices underlying his success both on and off the course
Filmmaker Oakley Anderson-Moore traces the golden age of climbing on a quest to understand more about her father, a pioneering dirtbag from the era
"The thing that gives us so much joy and purpose in our lives can end it all in a second."
The two-time Olympian is once again auctioning off advertising space on a place very near to him: his own skin
This all-women expedition team set out to ski first descents along the western coast of Greenland.
Stay fueled without feeling stuffed with one of these quick-and-easy options
There's more to life than drinking smoothies after every run. Here are 10 great options to help you rebuild after tough workouts.
Former Longhorns wide receiver Jordan Shipley left the NFL and pursued his passion for milking elk.
The pro surfer thrives in inhospitable condition and has garnered respect as one of the best surfers from the Garden State
Snowboarder Christian "Hitsch" Haller sets a new world record for highest snowboard air on a hip.
We caught up with the San Francisco-based rider to learn more about her record and the work it took to get there
The NBA great is as competitive on the trail as he was on the court
In the 1920s, long before the days of soloists like Alex Honnold, pioneering climbers like Dawson put up daring ropeless ascents across the West
The secret to a healthy diet that endures? Find your tribe.
Ashima Shiraishi, 14, and Kai Lightner, 16, talk climbing in caves, high school life, and Olympic dreams
One of the biggest names in fitness has preached for years that a neo-paleo combination of protein and fats is the ultimate performance diet. Lately, he’s been telling his followers that they can even relax on the dietary guidelines a bit—while getting outside to play more. Can it really be this simple?