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On August 21, a total solar eclipse will happen for the first time in North America since 1979.
Some explored the unknown, some made scientific breakthroughs, some are working to save the world. All are pioneers whose names should be more well-recognized.
From the fundamentals of just picking up your garbage to the sophisticated ripple effects of a dam project on a watershed, this film explores the wide range of conservation efforts.
The Boulderite went from knocking on doors in Paris to editing a feature film
To commemorate our 40th anniversary, we've packaged more than 140 of the best adventure photos we've ever featured
These people are turning disheartening data into amazing paintings, sculptures, and illustrations
The books, movies, music, and podcasts we couldn't stop talking about in July
Three new films take on conservation, climate change, and doping
Turns out the former Secretary of the Interior is a total book nerd
Hollywood screws up a lot of action-sports sequences, but rock climbing continues to make pivotal appearances in films both lousy and excellent. From Christopher Nolan epics to overlooked Disney films, here are our top 10 on-camera climbing scenes.
Even the elites turn to the web to scour for new trails, recipes, and old-fashioned inspiration
This is the best of what we wrote and read
Two new books explore the lengths we've gone to engineer America's most celebrated "wild" resources
Andy Samberg and Murray Miller's new mockumentary, complete with a strange supporting role for Lance, tests tortured fans' sense of humor
We tried to have a serious conversation with the SNL alum about his new HBO cycling mockumentary. We mostly failed.
We tried to have a serious conversation with the SNL alum about his new HBO cycling mockumentary, Tour de Pharmacy. It sort of worked.
From 'Jaws' to the creatively bad shark films of 2013, we revisited them all for you
This is the best of what we wrote and read
The books, movies, music, and podcasts we couldn't stop talking about in June
A new documentary bears witness to the last days of a dangerous and respected tradition in remote Nepal
Take your pick from several mystery books set in the wild, best read by headlamp
This is the best of what we wrote and read
This is the best of what we wrote and read
Before he became known as the boyfriend on Felicity, Scott Speedman was nearly an Olympic swimmer. Now the star of TNT's Animal Kingdom just wants to have fun in the mountains.
This is the best of what we wrote and read
This is the best of what we wrote and read
This is the best of what we wrote and read
The iconic film festival has quite the spread this year, from a Nepalese man who gathers poisonous honey on high cliffs to a couple of pro climbers tandem-riding a scooter in an ode to 'Dumb and Dumber'
Each year millions of visitors flock to the Grand Canyon to witness its magnitude and sheer awe-inspiring size. However, there's a phenomenon that few people get to experience that's called "cloud inversion".
For professional slackliner Mickey Wilson, the next adventure is wherever he can park the RV.
Plus, 国产吃瓜黑料 staffers' favorite survival books of all time
A new book profiles people who have devoted their lives to protecting the world鈥檚 at-risk animals
Ever since the 1950s, our books, movies, and songs have contained fewer and fewer references to flowers, birds, trees, and the outdoors. What does it all mean?
Can Baywatch the movie succeed in carrying the sad torch of the generation-defining nineties flesh fest?
A new meetup group is helping hordes of young urbanites get into nature
From festival favorites to hidden gems, these are at the top of our watch list
In its quest to make the audience care about leading man Percy Fawcett, the blockbuster gives us a duller, sanitized version of the real-life explorer
A new book by two philosophy scholars imagines conversations with skeptics and deniers. Here are four lessons we learned from it.
Some of the greatest videography from the tenth-annual Carbondale event
The works that kept Alexi Pappas running, spurred Bill McKibben to fight for nature, and made Laird Hamilton鈥 Laird Hamilton.
The superstar DJ trained for months to be able to make the hike to Everest Base Camp for his live show
A Q&A with Hannah McCaughey, our creative director
Devyn Bisson, a 24-year-old internationally acclaimed filmmaker, traveled to Greece in 2015 to document the volunteers who save refugees' lives during the dangerous sea crossings. Her movie premieres this summer.
Grab a car and a buddy, then check out 40 miles of mysterious, awesome outdoor art installations
Turns out runners and bikers both love Ed Sheeran, while CrossFitters can't decide whether they want to turn it up or get angry
New shows we're excited about, plus our editors' picks for road trips and long runs
Our favorite hidden-gem outdoor blogs and websites
Colorado will soon be home to a 35,000-strong book collection that's all about the culture and conservation of natural places
The Pulitzer Prize finalist spent two years visiting 12 sites around the world for an ambitious new book that reveals the surprising鈥攁nd surprisingly fascinating鈥攁rboreal secrets hidden in the canopies of ordinary trees. Paul Kvinta meets with the real-life Lorax on New York's Upper West side and learns why white men never stand in the shade.
In one town's debate over how to honor its snowboarding roots, we can all learn something about what makes an artistic homage feel just right
Teton County is known for its endless adventure鈥攁nd for its tax-haven status and lack of affordable housing. We asked four residents earning between $30,000 and $200,000 how they make it work.
Paul Hawken presents a bold plan to beat back climate change based on solutions already within our grasp. Do any of them stand a chance?
Two friends built an empowering community that encourages everyone to focus on trails, not scales
Peter Heller returns with a straightforward but expertly observed detective mystery, set in America's first national park
The premise sounds nice: spend all your time off the grid in a cliffside dwelling with great views. We asked a real hermit what else the job entails.
A new book reveals, in vivid detail, how Christopher Knight escaped society more completely than most anybody else in human history
Rising global temperatures could render the meanings of these words obsolete
Jim Shepard鈥檚 latest collection takes a hard look at characters confronting extraordinary鈥攁nd often cataclysmic鈥攅nvironmental situations
Florence Williams has been writing about the tangible benefits of getting outdoors for years. Presenting the best of what she's learned.
Risky pursuits like BASE jumping offer a buzz better than any drug. New technologies provide the same rush without the danger.
Behind the scenes with the producers who spent thousands of hours in the Himalayas to capture first-of-its-kind footage of four snow leopards
The vertical ceased print publication this winter, after 70 years of great stories
The fiberglass menagerie before you is made up of 34 animatronic beasts, created for Spy in the Wild, a Nature miniseries on PBS in which cameras disguised as animals embed with the real beasts for an immersive take on the nature documentary.
On Kauai, residents worry less about whether genetically-modified food is safe to eat and more about what the pesticides used to test them are doing to their bodies. In an excerpt from his new book, 'Food Fight,' the author hits the ground to find out just what's happening.
'World, Chase Me Down' is a nonstop crime adventure novel. Even better, most of it actually happened.
Noted adventure writer Colin Thubron's latest novel tells the story of residents trapped in a burning building鈥攂ut it also distills what he's learned over a lifetime of nomadism
Conservation and recreation make a strong showing in both documentaries and dramas at this year's festival
'Chasing Coral,' a new film premiering at Sundance, chronicles the desperate adventure of documenting the most imperiled ecosystems on earth
When Douglas Preston joined an expedition searching for the ancient Ciudad Blanca, he realized there may have been some truth to the warning not to enter the place
In an always-connected society, the urge to unplug has never been stronger. A new book takes a fresh look at just how difficult that can be.
'Everest Rescue' is an inside look at a very risky job: performing high-altitude helicopter rescues on the tallest mountain in the world
Meet the Japanese farmers and hunters defending their homeland from the ruthless hogs that鈥攂y the way鈥攎ay have wandered over from Fukushima
Between a Grammy nomination and prepping for a 2017 tour, musician Scott Hansen spoke with us about his obsession with the outdoors
Great audio took over the outdoors world this year, and not just because 国产吃瓜黑料 launched a show of our own in March. Now it's time to take a look back.
Revisit our best videos of the year鈥攑icked by you
In 2013, Kelly Lund started taking photos of his dog. More than a million followers later, the pair have officially gone pro.
Revisit our best of the year鈥攑icked by you
Though it is humble, it will always come to the rescue when nothing else seems right