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Five wunderfamilies show how children are no impediment to real, no-holds-barred, self-supported adventure.
Time was, you could crisscross America with nothing but a rucksack and a thumb. You still can, if you know how.
Outside's guide to the coolest trips and the world's top new adventure travel spots.
The skinny on rough-hewn adventure in the long, tall land that has it all: from deserts and salt beds to glaciers and geysers.
So, feeling like a plunge down a Himalayan river, a race up the face of a Patagonian spire, or a ski expedition to the North (or South—that's O.K. too) Pole? Feeling a little scared? That's why we call them Tough Trips.
It's just a few short miles from the neon strip to the inky desert beyond. But to a solitary walker on her way out of town, the worlds of casino palaces and redrock spires might as well be galaxies apart.
So is adventure racing pure competition, or just a grueling way to grab TV ratings?
The Pacific Rim's most explosive endurance sport combines speed, pain, and ancient tradition
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