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Most surf films portray riding waves in a purely positive light. A new Apple TV+ docuseries and the documentaries ‘Waterman’ and ‘Havana Libre’ take a nuanced look at a spectrum of experiences amid the waves

Teach these fundamentals to your dog, and both of you will be safer and happier on your outdoor adventures

‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ a Woodstock playlist, and ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’

At the end of one of the most successful Everest seasons in years, we collected the most compelling stories about the peak and how it can bring out the best and worst in those who attempt to climb it

Is there something about adventure and risk that opens our hearts? Absolutely.

From paddling a river during a forest fire to improvising a 62-mile trail run after a race cancellation, here are the most hilarious, heartwarming, and jaw-dropping outdoor meet-cutes gone right

“I went into this relationship happy to share my experience with someone new to the sport, but lately I just feel like an unpaid guide when what I want is a partner”

Plus, learn how you can support LGBTQI+ advocacy with the Rainbow Wall project

After two episodes, the survivalist reality show has already seen a few twists and turns

Native scholar weighs in on the United Nations’ suggestion that Indigenous knowledge might help us survive the climate disaster

“She had such a cute face,“ he said

In his new book ‘Outdoor Kids in an Inside World,’ the author and TV personality prescribes “radical engagement” for kids everywhere

The outdoor-survival reality show returns for season nine—tune in and return to our site for updates and speculation on who will win

A study of 20,000 pure breeds and mutts rules out breeding as a major determining factor in a dog’s personality

Make sure your adventure buddy is trail-ready with these training tips

Lessons learned at camp sometimes do come in handy

The New Yorker staff writer spoke with �����ԹϺ��� Book Club host Elizabeth Hightower Allen about turning the unbelievable story of itinerant canoeist Dick Conant into a book

Our furry friends are the best of adventure playmates. But they can also provide pure, unconditional love that gets us through the darkest times.

�����ԹϺ���’s ethics guru ponders what exactly is up for grabs on public lands

The beloved annual gathering is in person again in Telluride, Colorado, and screening some of the most exciting adventure films of the year

Is the age-old craft of oral storytelling going by the wayside? Not if we can help it.

Night comes alive when you let your voice and imagination lead you—and your rapt audience—somewhere surprising

Kathryn Miles’s new book, ‘Trailed,’ investigates the killings of Julie Williams and Lollie Winans in Shenandoah National Park 25 years ago—and asks difficult questions about safety in nature

The Olympic snowboarder is focusing on resting, hanging out with her miniature Aussie, and raising money for charity through a new initiative with Purina Pro Plan

Anyone can show symptoms of Male Answer Syndrome, but let’s face it—it’s an affliction commonly found in dudes

An Everest thriller, ‘Bad Vegan,’ and Alex Honnold in the Amazon

It doesn't matter why he's not showing up. It just matters that he's not there.

A squeeze of honey, a squirt of ketchup, and other non-solids you can toss down your gullet if you so choose

Kids learn best through stories, and these books weave gripping tales with messages about caring for the planet

We asked a bunch of great writers to bear down, focus, and tell us what makes them giddiest in the outdoors. Join them as they celebrate everything from diving off rocks to adventure flirting to … shivering in a bed between cold sheets? (Hey, don’t judge.) Plus: five scientifically proven ways to up the fun and improve your health.

Last summer, Tiffany Thiele, a young rock climber from Reno, Nevada, took her life after posting a Facebook message claiming she’d been raped by a ski patroller. She left behind an unsolvable mystery about what really happened, along with urgent questions about whether more could have been done to heal her feelings of pain and distrust.

My buddy switched the price tags on a tent to pay a lower amount on a more expensive setup. I was unaware, and now I feel terrible.

To become one of those people who joyfully hikes, bikes, and skis in the nude, she’d have to train for it

When we open our ears to the marvels of natural soundscapes, we experience the energies of the world in a unique way—and begin to understand the mysteries behind them

‘Our Great National Parks’ overly idealizes U.S. conservation efforts and gives a mealymouthed call to climate action

I am pretty sure no runner who has consistently won races approaches their training in this way

‘Severance,’ a John Green audiobook, and ‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’

A relationship with plants built on love, care, and respect is at the heart of bringing the outdoors inside

Something surprising is happening on the video app best known for silly dance moves: users are finding inspiration for adventure

In an excerpt from his new book, ‘Riverman,’ writer Ben McGrath recounts how he met an itinerant canoeist named Dick Conant, a fascinating character who mysteriously disappeared shortly thereafter

If chronic overthinking is getting in the way of your next adventure, ask yourself these two questions

This month the �����ԹϺ��� Book Club will read ‘Riverman,’ by Ben McGrath, the tale of a traveler who glimpsed the kind of freedom most of us only dream about

In a live Zoom Q and A, the beloved author talked about what it’s been like to have her bestselling memoir make such a big impact on the outdoor world, what her relationship to the outdoors is now, and what ever happened to Monster

Yolanda Davis-Overstreet is fighting for safer streets and mobility justice in the marginalized communities of Los Angeles

Last year, Annette McGivney lost her beloved yellow Lab, Sunny, and was overwhelmed by sadness. Since then she’s built a new life with a challenging rescue dog, and she’s learned a lot about the healing power of human and animal bonds.

Leisure Project is selling NFTs to consumers who want a chance to “cocreate” a beverage brand—and a community

Life isn’t so ruff when you can sleep in a bed as comfy as this one

The phone feature can be a convenient safety tool. But for one writer, it served as a crutch for anxiety.

Bill Hayes’s new book, ‘Sweat: A History of Exercise,’ offers a personal account of a universal tradition

If you’ve been riveted by the discovery of the ‘Endurance’ shipwreck, dive deeper into the rich history of daring—and often tragic—Arctic and Antarctic expeditions with these works of fiction and nonfiction

In the ten years since she published her memoir about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, her life has changed dramatically—and so has the trail itself

The real-life action heroes swapped their boards for tuxedos to present a James Bond anniversary homage at the Oscars. We should’ve known they’d land it.

It’s not easy being a progressive who works for a middle-of-the-road president. Mark Sundeen sizes up the interior secretary’s first year in office—which has been a disappointment to climate-change activists—and decides she’s most likely to make a mark through a historic reckoning over the U.S. government’s shameful running of Native American boarding schools.

I took my dream job in a foreign place. I'm worried about leaving my local woods behind and connecting with a new landscape overseas. Help?

Join us for a live Zoom Q and A with the beloved author, presented by the �����ԹϺ��� Book Club, on Tuesday, April 5

Is there anything better than seeing kids having fun outside? 

In his new book, ‘Sounds Wild and Broken,’ the award-winning ecologist and writer dives into the history and diversity of our planet’s soundscapes in effort to get us to pay attention before they disappear

Set far from dramatic mountain peaks, the movie stays true to a gentler side of the state

Reflections on getting just a little bit older

Buying a house just so you can rent it out on Airbnb is lame. And predatory.

The American downhill skier may not have won a medal in Beijing, but he got the most style points by far

Joey Santore’s YouTube channel, Crime Pays but Botany Doesn’t, crosses citizen science with vigilante environmentalism

The Netflix film tells the true story of an early 20th-century explorer and his engineer fighting to survive in the Arctic. We talked to the ‘Game of Thrones’ star about what it was like filming on location in Greenland and Iceland in extreme conditions.

How boredom and booze created an outlaw sport best left alone

�����ԹϺ��� columnist Brendan Leonard investigates his relationship to nostalgia, happiness, and type-two fun

Our March pick is Cheryl Strayed’s classic memoir of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. We’ll conclude the conversation with a live Zoom Q and A on April 5.

After months of pandemic-induced isolation, one Vermont family dove headfirst into a 272-mile adventure

I’ve lived in a van for a year. It sucks, and now I’m ready to change things up.

Earth-loving New Yorkers are drawing from an unlikely arsenal of activism, hip-hop, marathon city-council Zoom meetings, and one sassy pug to hold the city to its zero-waste commitments. If they succeed, the environmental benefits could be huge.

‘Normal Gossip,’ a book about navigation, and ‘Abbott Elementary’

Whether on the Olympic stage or the home hill, women on skis demonstrate what sportsmanship, bravery, and self-love could look like

A ‘Washington Post’ story on Greg Gianforte’s latest hunting escapades is misleading, which is a shame, because its subject deserves much more scrutiny

Science shows that spending time outdoors can help with all kinds of serious ailments. So why not a broken heart?

After her 25-year marriage ended in divorce, the �����ԹϺ��� contributing editor turned to science—and a river trip—to navigate through the darkness. Register here for our Zoom book discussion on March 9.

Thanks to female characters Bryce Kellogg and Robin Hand, women in ski towns have a timeless manifesto to follow

I’m on a quest to learn to love the body I’m in but afraid to push my limits outside

Some runners swear by their pump playlists, but I’d rather listen to a great book

Let your grom take the lead and you’ll both learn new tricks and become better skiers for it

Professional skier Markus Eder had a fantasy of an impossible descent. Then he got creative.

I want to thru-hike part of the AT or PCT, but I’m the main caregiver in my household