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The 20-year-old faced three wildlife attacks within 36 months

‘Epic Trails’ is a series from Heliconia and backpacker Eric Hanson as they explore the world’s best trails.

The doctors who scrambled to rescue and triage survivors in 2015 look back in search of lessons.

Rescuers spent nine days searching for the 12 boys and their coach. They finally found them two miles deep in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave system.

From miles out in the storm-ravaged Chesapeake Bay, the Tangier Island crab boat radioed a mayday, then fell silent. Fellow skippers from this lonely and legendary speck of land rallied to save the two-man crew. God willing, they'd get there in time.

When Kyle Dickman set out on a month-long road trip with his wife and infant son last spring, he was fueled by a carefree sense of adventure that had defined his entire life. Then he got bit by a venomous snake in a remote area of Yosemite National Park, and the harrowing event changed everything.

Meet the researchers braving toxic fumes and wildlife encounters to understand the microbial life lurking in the national park's geothermal features.

This is the trailer for Redd a film about an all-female group of horsepackers traveling 900 miles over endangered salmon habitats.

It doesn't matter whether you're barbecuing in your backyard or circling a fire at a campground, you must cook over open flame.

Even if you’re not planning on climbing Denali, you can still learn some backcountry best practices from these mountaineering incidents

In 1869, John Wesley Powell led nine men and four boats on the first documented descent through the Grand Canyon. As is made clear in this excerpt from 'The Promise of the Grand Canyon,' it was a hell of a challenge.

Harvey Butchart was hiking the canyon long before others thought to follow

Before her death last November, Katie Lee spent half a century working to restore Glen Canyon, a lost place that was even more astounding than Grand Canyon

It's called accidentology. Yes, that's a real word.

Dozens of climbers were forced to turn back just shy of the summit after their oxygen regulators failed suddenly

The ins and outs of not dying from Lyme disease

It's rattlesnake season. Are you going to die?

A new book breaks down the skills required for dealing with 40 different creatures

Since 1997 there have been four attempts at a first kayaking descent of British Columbia’s Klinaklini River, none have been successful.

Aimée Crocker sailed across the Pacific, narrowly escaped murder in the jungle, and trounced the sexist and racist norms of her day

Shooting life above, below, and on the ocean

A new study has reignited the contentious debate about what led to the explorer's demise in 1912

David Grann’s New Yorker story about a doomed Antarctic adventurer was a spellbinding read. But as he—and �����ԹϺ���—seem to forget, other people had already done what Worsley was trying to pull off.

Students in the Extreme Polar Training course, a two-week freeze-fest held near the Arctic Circle on Canada's Baffin Island, learn how to live in Earth's coldest conditions. Still, nothing really prepares you for 72 hours of a sled-pulling, pathfinding ordeal on a skinny pair of skis.

Forget expensive new gear. Here’s how to have more fun—for zero dollars.

A professional adventurer has to break a few eggs along the way—and, apparently, several bones and a skull. Mark Jenkins tallies up the most memorable injuries and mishaps from a life lived on the edge.

You asked, we answered

On the border between Russia and Finland, a band of Finnish soldiers are preparing to defend the country if the Bear decides to charge

Ada Blackjack had no wilderness skills before she was forced to fend for herself on a remote Arctic island—and outlived four male explorers

A new case study digs into the medical records of a lost diver's incredible survival story

From filmmaker Dan Ransom, One Trick Pony features Steve Ramras who is as versed a canyoneer as they come. But the kicker is, that’s the only outdoor activity he does.

The megapopular breed is possibly the worst city dog. But adopt these practices (and warning: they just might uproot your life) and it can also be the best.

Our top travel and adventure photography of the year

Since about 1977, West Virginia’s New River Gorge Bridge has been the site of Bridge Day, an iconic BASE jumping party that’s seen some rough years lately. Will this most storied of adrenaline-junkie events survive?

If you found yourself stuck at the bottom of a canyon with a broken leg, what do you do? Not long ago, our host faced this exact scenario.

Finland shares an 833-mile border with an aggressive and unpredictable neighbor. That proximity led to a major conflict during World War II—the horrific Winter War—and even now it keeps Finns nervous about Russia’s intentions. David Wolman suited up to train with the elite soldiers who will be on the front lines if this cold feud ever gets hot.

Last winter, the author ventured to the tundra with an extreme tour company promising the ultimate digital renewal—ten days living with nomadic reindeer herders in one of the planet’s last remaining off-the-grid dark spots. Is it really possible to totally unplug?

We may never know who took the first full-color shot of Earth from Apollo 17, but asking the question is a space odyssey in its own right

During a life spent in dusty boots and blue jeans, Cindy Rosser has saddled, ridden, roped, shoveled, and seen it all. Writer Andrew Tilin asked her to recount some of her most powerful memories.

A bee sting won't hurt you unless you're allergic—or so you thought until you disturbed a hive of African bees

Red Bull and the aerialists at Soul Flyers linked up to pull off this insane maneuver—guiding their wingsuits into a plane's cargo hold.

When you picked some mushrooms off the forest floor, you planned to make a nice risotto. But now you're in the hospital, fighting for your life.

Being able to call for help from his watch helped saved John Zilles, but will wearable tech be a help or burden to search and rescue?

Putting together an emergency supply kit

This past fall, local Vermonter Joe Cruz and I designed and scouted a bikepacking loop weaving together a selection of dirt roads, flowy New England singletrack, and rugged historic woodland paths to create a majority off-tarmac circuit of some of the world’s best and most coveted craft beers. The result is the Green Mountain Gravel Growler—a 248-mile loop that links 13 breweries.

What does it take to hold down some of the toughest, most demanding professions around? We talked to a bunch of hard-working folks to find out.

You're alone in the open sea on a surfboard, blown far offshore by a strong wind. What does it feel like? What do you do?

A remote car accident, a broken ski, a tumble in the snow, and a slow descent into hypothermia

In buzkashi, Afghanistan’s violent and ancient national pastime, riders battle for control of an animal corpse that they carry toward a goal. Sixteen years after the U.S.-led invasion that ousted the Taliban, the sport is dominated by rival warlords who will do anything to maintain power in a turbulent country that once again is up for grabs.

The activist, singer, and writer died at her home in Arizona

A practical approach to making mass shootings less deadly

Paragliding pilot Jean-Baptist Chandelier, travels the world to practice his craft above some of the earth’s most stunning landscapes.

Putting your dog in risky situations might actually be the best thing you can do for him

We caught up with the British explorer ahead of his attempt to cross a 1,000-mile swath of Antarctica hauling 300 pounds of gear—completely unassisted

In 1905, Mina Hubbard completed the expedition that had killed her husband—and beat the pants off his swaggering rival

Setting up a tent doesn't need to be rocket science, our contributor Bryan Rogala shows us just how easy it is to sleep soundly under the stars.

To travel the Pony Express, riders had to brave apocalyptic storms, raging rivers, snow-choked mountain passes, and some of the most desolate, beautiful country on earth. To honor the sun-dried memory of those foolhardy horsemen, we dispatched Will Grant and a 16-year-old cowboy prodigy to ride 350 miles in a hurry.

Our former editor on the craziest and least taste-defensible piece he ever assigned

Our former editor on finding the embodiment of the unkillable idea of literate badass adventure

After a legendary career in adventure writing, Tim Cahill thought his story was over. Thrown from a raft in the Grand Canyon’s Lava Falls, he was trapped underwater and out of air. When he finally reached land, his heart stopped for several minutes. Then he came back—and decided to risk Lava again.

When Antarctica hits you with the worst storm in decades, sinks your boat, and drowns your crew, there’s only one way to react: get another ship and go back for more

Music of the Spheres from Emic Films is a story about Wanda Diaz-Merced who is a blind astrophysicist from Puerto Rico.

Tips on self-defense, BASE jumping, and how to make it out of a plane crash alive

Element Awareness Camp offers underserved Los Angeles youth the opportunity to go into the wilderness for a week.

Pitching a tent, healing a wound, and finding your way are about the most important things you can learn how to do. They're also the easiest.

Tidying guru Marie Kondo lets us in on how to declutter our closets and our lives

And stop taking goddamn selfies. Award-winning adventure photographer Krystle Wright lets us in on nine of her secrets.

The number-one most basic, most important camping skill

Introducing a complete course in authentic adventure, fitness, gear, sports, sex, and so much more

Lindsey Richter, founder of Ladies AllRide mountain bike camps, believes bike skills are life skills—and she has a few very specific tips on how to get better at both

Or, the greatest oversimplified explanation of how to navigate ever written

A sneaky ghost is good. A real mystery backed up by history is even better.

Having an off-leash companion in the outdoors is the whole point of having a dog

In other words, how to not lose your mind to boredom, according to polar explorer Eric Larsen

Are you still mapping like it's 1999?

This segment from the documentary follows survival expert Les Stroud, a.k.a. Survivorman, as he attempts to follow the supposed path two-year-old Keith Parkinson took from his barn into the woods where he was eventually found.

K2 has never been skied from top to bottom, but two daring adventurers hope to change that this year

Two people have died in pursuit of Forrest Fenn’s hidden treasure. New Mexico’s Chief of Police is pleading with him to call it off. But if you compare it to other outdoor activities, it's not any more dangerous.

Read these and start thriving outdoors

Robin Pecknold was in no rush to follow up his band's 2011 hit indie album. In the six-year break leading up to the band's forthcoming record, he's been hitting trails and waves around the world.