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Lindsey Vonn displays her career collection of World Championship medals after her final race before retirement in Åre, Sweden, on Feb. 10, 2019.(Photo: Michael…

Update (January 9, 2025):The study cited in this article had a mathematical typo in calculating the exposure risk of a harmful chemical called deca-BDE, inflati…

Crowds line up for the first chair at Eldora Ski Mountain(Photo: Hyoung Chang / Getty IMages) Snow storms pummeled the Mountain West this past week, signaling t…

Mt. Whitney at sunset(Photo: George D. Lepp / Corbis Documentary via Getty) At the Whitney portal trailhead—the main starting point for both dayhikers and backp…

Mammut is issuing a voluntary recallfor its Barryvox 2 and Barryvox S2 avalanche transceivers, introduced in the winter 2024/2025 season. After extensive testin…

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Powder Mountain - Ian Matteson(Photo: Courtesy of Powder Mountain/Ian Matteson) It’s been a busy 18 months in the news cycle for Utah’s formerly sleepyPowder Mo…

Vonn celebrates during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Finals Men's and Women's Downhill on March 14, 2018 in Are, Sweden.(Photo: Alain Grosclaude/Agence Zoom…

Take a spin through the butcher section of your local supermarket—you’ll surely see labels reading “organic,” “grass-fed,” or “free range” on cellophane-wrapped…

An image of Andrew Irvine and a sock embroidered with his name.(Photo: Jimmy Chin/Royal Geographical Society) German mountaineer and writer Jochen Hemmleb was s…

The author tested the $420 shorts and ended up with a painful opinion(Photo: Satisfy) French outdoor apparel brand Satisfy has perfected running shorts. Founded…

Otis and the Gates of Heaven(Photo: RomoloTavani / iStock (illustration); NPS (Otis)) Muhammad Ali, Dale Earnhardt, Florence Griffith Joyner: Even the most high…

A view of Hot Springs, North Carolina, a hotbed for AT hikers(Photo: Joshua Niven) On Tuesday morning, three days after Hurricane Heleneravaged swaths of the So…

Florence recently claimed his third world title(Photo: Sean M. Haffey / Getty Images Sport) In 2005, Hawaii’sJohn John Florencebecame the youngest surfer ever t…

Rayne Beau the cat somehow escaped from Yellowstone National Park(Photo: Susanne Anguiano/The Washington Post / Getty Images) Perhaps you saw this story on Grea…

The Oconaluftee River floods in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a few miles south of the Appalachian Trail.(Photo: National Park Service) “More than a thir…

Charley Hajek catches.a wave(Photo: Charley Hajek) On September 22, a Sunday, 62-year-old surf instructor Charley Hajek was doing what he loves best: catching w…

Yellowstone National Park's thermal springs are its deadliest feature.(Photo: Noemie Cauchon via Unplash) You might think features like pools of bubbling acid a…

Baxter State Park is a busy place as the fall hiking season draws to a close. The energy in the park is invariably buzzing: families are getting in their last t…

Trying to beat sunset and ford a river in Maine.(Photo: Courtesy Linda Vanderloop) Relatively few young people have the grit and determination to finish a 2,200…

Burgum (left) and Trump during the Republican National Convention(Photo: Tom Williams / Getty Images) United States President-elect Donald Trump plans to nomina…

Mid-race selfies are a must at the NYC Marathon(Photo: DAVID DEE DELGADO / Contributor) TheNew York City Marathonis perhaps the most claustrophobic event in end…

Going without a chair in camp in Panama(Photo: Adam Roy) Whether or not a backpacker carries a camp chair tells you a lot about them. Do they view camp as a des…

Even when it gets dark outside, you can still run safely.(Photo: Justin Myers) What do runners do when the seasons change and the days become shorter? They keep…

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Two weeks ago a buddy and I went on an overnight hunting trip in the Montana wilderness. While we were searching for elk, we spotted the aurora borealis. That,…

Warning: This article discusses sexual violence. On October 30, longtime Bay Area climber Jason William Crist, 38, was arrested in Pacifica, California, and cha…

A pack stock specialist uses a chainsaw to remove a tree(Photo: USDA Forest Service) The U.S. Forest Service is a federal agency that manages 193 million acres…

Two competitors died at the age-group sprint World Triathlon championship, race officials have confirmed to Triathlete.(Photo: World Triathlon) What should have…

Walz, with his Secret Service shadow. Not pictured: about 30 cameramen, surveillance drones, snipers, cops riding around on ATVs, campaign staff on their phones…

Mountain homes like these may soon have oxygenation systems(Photo: Thomas Peipert/Associated Press) Kudos toThe Wall Street Journal’sreal-estate reporters for u…

Robin Goomes throws a backflip at Red Bull Rampage, in Virgin, UT, 2024.(Photo: Paris Gore, Red Bull Content Pool) On Thursday, October 10, seven of the world’s…

Anthony South walks toward Unit 72 of the Black Ram Project, August 1, 2023; Aerial View of Yaak area clearcut from from a flyover with Ecoflight on October 4,…

Townsend Wye, on the north side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, floods.(Photo: NPS Photo) Brad Smith hiked into Damascus, Virginia, on the Appalachian T…

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Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders on their recent summit of Yawash Sar in the Karakorum(Photo: Mick Fowler) Earlier this month, 68-year-old Mick Fowler and 74-yea…

What would you do in your own private ski gondola?(Photo: Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) Each morning, theOutsidestaff meets to go…

Tara Dower just smashed the speed record for hiking southbound on the Appalachian Trail(Photo: Pete Schreiner) One of the most grueling records in American endu…

Des Linden (left) and Magda Boulet are both proponents of using caffeine in training and racing.(Photo: Andy Cochrane) Before every race of her historic 18-year…

Tracee Metcalfe nears the summit of Shishapangma(Photo: Tracee Metcalfe) On October 4, 2024, American climber Tracee Metcalfe trudged toward the summit of 26,33…

The peak of Mount Mackenzie was slammed that morning. A pane of blue sky lit up April powder all around as a conciliatory parting gift from a long, dry winter.…

Honnold and Caldwell endured plenty of pain during the filming of their latest documentary(Photo: National Geographic/Taylor Shaffer) In the summer of 2023, cli…

The suspects in Cave Spring Cowboy Camp(Photo: Courtesy of NPS) On November 4, federal authorities issued misdemeanor charges against two Colorado residents for…

Stand along the canyon edge, take a deep breath, and let out a big scream.(Photo: Corey Buhay) Well, folks, it’s election season again. Between that,the hurrica…

I’m not usually a one-word text guy, but when this name flashed across my phone screen last week, I knew something big was coming. A quick follow-up confirmed i…

Eckert is no stranger to ultra-distance racing(Photo: Frank Dominik/@beemanfrankd) You may have heard about the diabolical running format calledBackyard Ultra,…

Imagine being stuck in this precarious position for seven hours(Photo: NSW Ambulance/Facebook) Here it is: the photograph that will haunt your nightmares for th…

World champion surfer Tyler Wright is one of the LGBTQ athletes at the center of the WSL's new event(Photo: Brian Bielmann/Getty IMages) Professional surferKeal…

Lusti and Gee poised to drop into Hunter's Moon, Aoraki, New Zealand.(Photo: Guillaime Pierrel) On October 17, professional ski mountaineers Christina “Lusti” L…

(Photo: Natalie Beehive Photo and Video (Caroline Gleich); TylerFairbank/iStock/Getty; spxChrome/Getty; George Frey/Getty; meshaphoto/Getty; Adam Clark (Skiing)…

Chuck Ragan performing in Germany(Photo: Gina Wetzler/Redferns/Getty Images) Rock fans of a certain age likely remember the gritty nineties punk bandHot Water M…

You’re on a hike with your dog when his paws start bleeding on sharp rocks. Soon after, he refuses to move. It’s not possible to carry him out, because he’s not…

It's not what I'd build... but I'm sure you can get pumped.(Photo: Real Estate Production Network for Sotheby's) I have built two home walls this year. The one…

Flip throughthe pages ofOutside, or watch an episode of a hit show about the intersection offine wine and fungus zombies, and you’ll be presented with one unify…

Manners (right) and Dvorak hunker down for warmth(Photo: Fay Manners and Michelle Dvorak) When the sun rose on the morning of October 5, climbers Fay Manners an…

The leaves are starting to fall here in New England and that perennial urge to bust out the rake and leaf blower is nagging at me. But for the first time in, we…

Art installations integrated into ski resorts aren’t a completely novel idea—last season, Winter Parkshowcased the work of Indigenous artistsand Vail turned its…

Ultrarunner Camille Herron is at the center of an investigation into Wikipedia edits(Photo: Lululemon/Wikipedia) On September 24, Conor Holt, the husband and co…

Anton Krupicka on his new FKT of LA Freeway(Photo: Anton Krupicka) There’s something about late summer. The last of the snow melts, the summer rains stop, and t…

Khumbu Climbing Center Team(Photo: Courtesy of the Khumbu Climbing Center) On November 14, Jenni Lowe, president of the Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation (ALCF) a…

If you’ve ever been sore after a yoga class or felt your muscles aching while holding Warrior 2, you’re familiar with the strengthening benefits of yoga. Althou…

Train tracks just after a snow storm in Winter Park Colorado.(Photo: Getty Images) When the Winter Park Express returned in January of the 2016–17 season, there…

The other day, I pretended that I knew nothing about theBelgian Waffle Ride (BWR)gravel races and lobbed a question at ChatGPT: “What makes the Belgian Waffle R…

Thomas Coloian pedals the stationary bicycle(Photo: Frederick Dreier) It’s lunchtime at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and throngs of undergraduates file…

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Gary Kristensen paddles down the Columbia River(Photo: Kyle Kristensen) Gary Kristensen dipped his double-bladed paddle into the Columbia River and pulled as ha…

Wanish (right) and Vaill celebrate their record atop Half Dome(Photo: Tanner Wanish) Two American rock climbers from Utah with less-than-household names recentl…

Grizzly 399, shown here in 2020 with her four cubs(Photo: George Frey / Getty Images) A grizzly bear that delighted wildlife watchers for nearly two decades nea…

Ben Rodden’s new memoir shares her internal struggles during the highest points of her climbing career(Photo: Ryan Moon) Ben Rodden is one of climbing’s most in…

After hours of bushwhacking through dense Canadian alder trees, Langdon Ernest-Beck was catatonic. That was before he lost his helmet in the scrub. Ernest-Beck,…

Searchers utilized a helicopter during the 11-day search for Austin King(Photo: Yellowstone National Park) The massive search for missing hiker Austin King inYe…

Check out the above photo of a rental car stuck in sand. I did that. I did that during a trip to Baja, Mexico. Normally I would have driven my fully-equipped tr…

Michael Gardner in Ghunsa, en route to Jannu East's basecamp, during his and Sam Hennessy's 2023 bid. The photographer, Pemba, was a dear friend of Gardner's an…

For the first time since its inception in 2001,Red Bull Rampage, the most prestigious freeride mountain biking competition, will include women. Eight of the wor…

(Photo: Courtesy of Vedangi Kulkarni) In the background of Vedangi Kulkarni’s WhatsApp audio messages, you can hear heavy traffic whizzing by. Occasionally when…

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Vail Resorts in Vail Colorado(Photo: David Maunsell) Over the last few years, Colorado-based conglomerate Vail Resorts has gobbled up ski hills left and right.…

On a recent trip to Revelstoke, British Columbia, my husband and I popped into a hardware store to purchase bear spray. Aside from our shock at the $51 (USD) pr…

Kimmy Fasani’s highly anticipated new film,Butterfly in a Blizzard,will be screening at this year’sOutside Festival, a celebration of music, culture, and commun…