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As America wrestles with high rates of suicide among military personnel and veterans, outdoor programs have been offered up as a promising treatment. Dan Sidles seemed like the ideal candidate: an Iraq War vet who suffered from PTSD, he tried to find a renewed sense of purpose through climbing and mountaineering. Ultimately, it wasn’t enough. Brian Mockenhaupt explores the final years of a tortured friend.
Climbing skills are in high demand to service sky-high turbines. Eric Ruderman has made it his career.
We dig into the finances of an Alpine Ascents International guide
Build your go-to kit with these recommendations from five professional climbers
'Outside' staffers know a thing or two about maximizing our microadventures. Steal our tips for getting after it in the early morning, late at night, during lunchtime, and on short weekends.
In their new film, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin capture Alex Honnold’s historic ropeless El Cap climb and the emotional toll it took on everyone around him
From film shoots to climbing fiestas, Shelma Jun is always on the go. This gear keeps her moving.
Perform your best with these top picks
With climbing making its debut in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Adam Ondra is training for his first gold medal.
Skip the crowds in Yosemite Valley and head for higher ground in Tuolumne Meadows
If successful, Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison would become the first people to ski the fourth-highest mountain in the world on a route that's eluded mountaineers for decades
Filmmaker Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi doesn’t climb, but her determination to shine a light on what drives extreme mountaineers produced two of the best adventure documentaries of the past decade
These organizations want to help you tick that big once-in-a-lifetime trip off your list
The pro climber just made history on three big, big walls near Banff
Reckless Abandon, from filmmaker Ben Neilson, profiles Condie's return to climbing after struggling with scoliosis.
Most sports aren't that complicated. You can usually boil them down into one simple rule. (OK, maybe two.)
How to turn Tinseltown into a mountain town
The best runs, rides, climbs, and places to refuel in the city of eternal summer
Children are much more likely to enjoy outdoor activities—and stick with them—if they start out at the right moment in their physical and cognitive development.
Lightheaded or feeling woozy? Trekking companies are convincing tourists it's an emergency and making tens of thousands off the insurance claims.
The true story of a daring rescue on one of the Himalayas' most notorious peaks
Excerpted from a 1981 article included in Climbing magazine's new anthology, 'Vantage Point,' the late Jim Bridwell recounts the first ascent of the East Face of the Moose's Tooth in Alaska
The retailer has partnered with Moosejaw to sell product from outdoor-industry icons like Black Diamond and Yakima
Exposure to extreme environments can change our DNA. Everest climbers—and their twins—are the perfect study subjects.
Avery Shawler left her Idaho apartment one morning in 2016 to hike a prominent peak. But the day outing quickly took a turn for the worse, and Shawler would end up needing a lot of luck—and all her backcountry skills—to make it home alive.
A legal fight over access and an endangered frog has shut out climbers for 13 years, but the Forest Service has a plan to reopen many of the routes, as well as a section of the Pacific Crest Trail
Despite nearby Taliban attacks, the 24-year-old reached the top of 24,580-foot Mount Noshaq—the first woman from her country ever to do so
The pro climber recommended her go-to pieces, and then our writer tested them to find gear that's flattering and durable
In 2015, climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson completed the first free ascent of the Dawn Wall, an epic route in Yosemite.
Monserrat Matehuala comes from a neighborhood without trails or crags, but she’s carved out a career climbing in the high alpine.
Big-studio directors are venturing onto more extreme landscapes than ever to shoot successful films like 'Star Wars' and this month's 'Alpha.' It's location manager Robin Mounsey's job to keep them alive.
Investing in trails, rapids, and other adventure-sports assets transforms culture and cash flow
Sales of the limited-edition climbing shoes and street shoes go to a nonprofit co-founded by Kevin Jorgeson, to build climbing walls in urban communities
Adventure assets have made millions in these five towns
Less than three weeks after the latest attempt on Latok I ended in death and a dramatic rescue, a Slovenian-British trio has finally claimed one of the last great prizes in mountaineering
The world’s best-known climber describes his approach to scaling iconic rock faces without a rope
We asked a group of professional athletes about the oldest pieces of gear they still use every day
Baffin, from Arc’teryx, follows three climbers as the try a big wall free ascent of Great Sail Peak.
From Advil Liqui-Gels to essential footwear—these are our daily must-haves
Jimmy Chin talks about the nuanced components of his work and how he keeps all his photos safe.
12 totally legitimate excuses
This European gear giant is trying to disrupt the U.S. outdoor market with its $2.50 backpacks and $49 tents. But is the product any good?
Lucy Walker was the first woman to summit the Matterhorn and the Eiger—in a billowing dress—but she nearly vanished from history
Alexander Gukov's partner, Sergey Glazunov, fell to his death while rappelling from the 23,442-foot Latok I in Pakistan.
This excerpt shows alpinist Andy Kirkpatrick in one of the most grueling parts of expedition climbing, hauling gear.
Next month a community initiative will present guidelines for companies on how to define, talk about, and respond to inappropriate behavior
Twenty-three years have passed since the first voluntary climbing closure on Devils Tower during the month of June, yet hundreds of climbers still ignore the ban
The Polish mountaineer made history on July 22 when he descended the world's most dangerous mountain on skis
Pulling back the curtain on the industry’s biggest product launches
The first-of-its-kind approach shoe returns in spring 2019
The 33-year-old is next in line to be CEO of the company her great grandfather founded in 1928
After falling off a 100-foot cliff and surviving for 36 hours high on the mountain, Scottish climber Rick Allen was found alive.
The California Stonemaster and Five Ten founder changed the way we all climb
Save your climbing hands with these four salves
Most of mountaineering's teachers are white, but one group wants to change that through new hands-on workshops
Frustrated by overly cautious restrictions at cliffs, some climbers are leading efforts to create flexible, evidence-based management
The Nose Speed Ascent follows climbers Mayan Smith-Gobat and Libby Sauter as they set the women’s speed record on El Cap.
The 20-year-old faced three wildlife attacks within 36 months
Building buff digits might take less time than you think, according to the Spanish scientist
Now that the mines have closed, the small towns of Emery County, Utah, are dreaming up an ambitious plan: A veritable outdoor playground with a new monument and more than half a million acres of designated wilderness. Can this scheme convince other towns to transition from extraction to recreation?
Five testers brought 20 pairs of underwear around the world. Here are their favorites.
Digital tools to help you get into (and out of) the backcountry
The first of its kind, the Revo is a belay device with a true auto-locking mechanism.
The new app may be the most ambitious adventure tech to hit the market since sat phones
Tried-and-true adventures big and small, from sea to shining sea
The third annual International World Extreme Sports Medicine Congress confirmed our collective willingness to wreck ourselves in pursuit of stoke
The founder of the Women's Climbing Festival talks about the influence female athletes are having on a sport long dominated by men
He was the best alpinist of his generation, a quiet, unassuming Canadian known for bold ascents of some of the world’s most iconic peaks. At the age of 25, he traveled to Alaska to join climber Ryan Johnson for a first ascent outside Juneau. They never came back, and a frantic nine-day search left more questions than answers.
Moab-based climber Mason Earle yearns to find remote, pristine climbing routes.
The raccoon became stranded on a building in St. Paul, Minnesota, earlier this week and is now climbing the UBS Tower
Build strength, resilience, and flexibility with this gear
Last week, Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold set the speed record on the Nose. But even they're not sure it was a great idea.
Summiting the world's tallest peak puts humans through some of the most extreme conditions on the planet
Over the past week, the duo has made repeated attempts to climb the Nose route on Yosemite's El Capitan in under two hours. They finally succeeded.