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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

Fear not winter’s harshest bite with these foul-weather friends

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

Whether our writers and editors were drawn to flower and tree, bird and creature, or sun and moon, the outdoors wowed them in ways that never let go

What you’ll take from the stories in this issue is that same bit of wisdom gleaned from all great adventure tales. We humans can endure far more than we ever imagined.

If you’re lucky, you encountered nature for the first time by running out the back door. During our writer's boyhood, a suburban forest was a gateway to learning, exploration, and natural splendors that shaped his life and career.

The best travel backpack ever made.

How could someone (or many someones) steal a single multi-ton ship—let alone three or four—without leaving a trace?

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

We've summited the highest mountains and plumbed the deepest points of the oceans, but underwater cave diving promises a new age of exploration

Since 2006, Art Woods, a marine biologist at the University of Montana, has made annual two-month trips to Antarctica to dive under the ice and study curiously large sea spiders. We asked him what it's like to do science when the ocean is freezing, the dives are deep, and there's only one hole to come up for air.

When Raymond Stansel was busted in 1974, he was one of Florida's biggest pot smugglers. Facing trial and years in prison, he jumped bail, changed his name, and holed up in a remote Australian outpost. Even more remarkable than that? His second life as an environmental hero.

The barren land of the Arctic is where filmmaker Jason van Bruggen calls home for a few months each year. This film showcases just how beautiful and special this place is.

Finding possibility and gratitude in the grim days and in-between experiences

Now that they have the black box, what's next?

I called up a handful of skiers, climbers, runners, and kayakers to find out how their tools have helped them during off-the-grid adventures

On his recent trip to the top of the world, polar explorer Eric Larsen didn’t so much hike as fight, slog, and swim. He’s now convinced that his will be one of the last on-foot expeditions to the North Pole.

Ian Frazier has had it with people calling favorite outdoor spots “cathedrals,” “shrines,” and “sacred spaces.” Here's why.

An utterly inept man gets lost in the West for 37 days. What happens next is, believe it or not, why America created its first national park.

Jacques Cousteau’s grandson, who stars in an upcoming “Shark Week” special, talks about ocean exploration in the 21st century, carrying on his grandfather’s legacy, and what we can learn from nuclear sharks

You worry about your vacation—we’ll handle the reading list. We'll even help you decide which book to take with you (just in case you're a little too busy on the trail to read all of our picks).

Pro mountain bikers Macky Franklin and Syd Schulz are proving that living on the road full time doesn’t have to cost a fortune

New ways to get lost, beat the crowds, and find the perfect summer adventure

Chasing singletrack, giant fish, and surrender in a matchup to find the finest route across Arizona

The discovery of human remains in Costa Rica complicates theories on his mysterious 2014 disappearance

Badass cyclist Juliana Buhring left a notorious childhood cult, biked around the world, set a world record, and wrote a book about it. It's as close as you could get to riding alongside her.

Young, tech-savvy adventurers are taking sponsors and funding away from grizzled, old-school explorers who aren’t strong on Facebook and Twitter. But they don’t always pull off the awesome feats they say they will.

Whirlpools, piranhas, and malaria don’t even make the list

Win one of four trips led by an outdoors pro

�����ԹϺ��� filmmakers Taylor Rees and Renan Ozturk thought it would be a mellow working vacation: they’d capture footage of four young Brits as they traversed 250 miles of Iceland’s fissured terrain, starting in December.

Stock your physical and digital library with these must-read and must-see works that capture the fun, danger, and beauty of the cold.

Our best travel and adventure photography of the year.

One of the world's great polar explorers died on January 24 after traveling alone across Antarctica for 71 days

All the exhilaration of a good old-fashioned adventure, without the risk of having to eat your tripmates

Some of the best medicine for kids with attention-deficit disorders may be extreme sports and outdoor learning. That's good news, because not only do they need exploration, but exploration desperately needs them.

German explorer Martin Szwed claims to have shattered the speed record for a solo ski to the South Pole last year. He has revealed no GPS data, no photos—no proof whatsoever that he even attempted the journey. Since his return from the icy continent, he has lost his house, job, and sponsors and is the subject of two investigations by the German government. Should anyone believe him?

The Exercise Ice Maiden group enters the harsh climate to gather scientific data and break gender barriers

Remembering a leader whose talents were hard to match and whose enthusiasm was contagious

Our favorite adventures of land, sea, and air from 2015

It's a different kind of nostalgia when you're out in the backcountry (or out of the country) and trying to preserve the holiday spirit—but these adventurers did their best and lived to tell the tale

The year ahead will be filled with goggles that guide us down the ski hill, stoves that could save humanity, and Kubrickian pods that will carry us to the edge of space

North Face co-founder Doug Tompkins has an ambitious goal: to donate 12 national parks in Chile and Argentina

A user's list for all the travel, fun, and affiliated delights you can cram into a year

In 'Think South,' Cathy de Moll explains how a team of explorers pulled off one of the 20th century’s most challenging expeditions

Every year we ask our Instagram followers to share the best shots of their number one adventure buddy.

As Hollywood prepares to release its adaptation of 'The Martian,' author Andy Weir talks about what it would take to send a person to Mars, and what he's got cooking for his next novel

Barrels from Japan’s most famous distillery are aboard the International Space Station. What happens when you turn loose yeast in zero gravity?

An opportunity for a digital up-close encounter, to mark a great conservation achievement

Worldview plans to have patrons sipping whiskey in the upper atmosphere by 2017

There is an Arctic glimmer in the eyes of many nations around the world right now. There is no turning back—the Arctic is about to get a lot busier and a lot warmer. And it’s nearly untouched beauty is at risk of being lost forever.

Millionaire Forrest Fenn launched a thousand trips when he filled a chest with gold, rubies, and diamonds, and hid it somewhere north of Santa Fe. If one man is going to find it, by god, it’s an ex-cop from Seattle named Darrell Seyler.

This 12-percent ABV beer survived a shipwreck

Bushwhacking, pack rafts, and a historic float down one of the world's most beautiful wildernesses.

For two members of the New Horizons mission to Pluto, aeronautics and planetary science are only part of their overarching fascination with the natural world. We spoke to them about the unlikely intersection of skydiving, cave diving, and space exploration.

A deadly collapse at a popular cavern near Seattle has raised the question of whether signs and warnings are enough to stop visitors from venturing where they shouldn’t

When you're outdoors, you tend to worry about grizzly bears, sharks, and mountain lions. But the real dangers are the parasites and microbes you can't even see. Steven Rinella has been felled by the worst of them, and he offers an essential guide to prioritizing your panic.

Pro adventurer dads share their suggestions. (Hint: Rooftop tents, not ties.)

The risks are worth it to show my kids one of the wildest places on the planet

The best stories aren't just on paper anymore. Our (totally subjective) ranking assembles the millenium's 33 best new classics.

When François Guenot vanished last summer on a wild and remote Alaskan coastline, many in the state dismissed him as yet another unprepared greenhorn. But a revelatory road trip with François's father and brother revealed he was something special: a tough, soulful wanderer whose story resonates with the grand traditions of the American outdoors.

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A new documentary from National Geographic chronicles a British man's cross-country march from L.A. to D.C. to appeal his visa ban at the Russian Embassy and hopefully continue his hike across the world.

Thanks in part to advances in wing technology, a few pioneering paragliders are smashing the limits by completing long-distance flights that were once thought impossible. Last spring, high-fliers Will Gadd and Gavin McClurg pulled off one of the most ambitious trips ever attempted: 385 miles down the jagged, frozen, potentially deadly spine of the Canadian Rockies.

They get paid to climb mountains and raft whitewater. But guiding isn't all a dream—not with whiny clients, lousy tips, and the occasional colleague pranking you in a gorilla suit.

Our anonymous survey results are in. These are the genuine horrors and joys of leading strangers into the wild.

Sir Ranulph Fiennes reflects on the life of a 71-year-old explorer as he stares down the barrel of one of the planet’s hardest ultramarathons.

Star Matt Galland talks about surprise encounters with giant snakes in Mexico, watching his friend nearly drown during filming, and what else we can expect from his new reality show.

A fresh look at Wallace Stegner and Edward Abbey, plus this month's best novel-soundtrack combo

The avalanche that effectively closed Everest last spring hasn't stopped crowds of climbers from flocking to Base Camp. These are the stories that will define another controversial season.

Stop using that beat-up suitcase—and pack your new luggage with these foolproof essentials

A survival guide to adventure envy for the whole family

These products aren't messing around.

Don't plan any vacations before reading this year's Best of Travel winners.

These adventure geniuses will make your next trip the one you never, ever forget.

Journalist Edward Struzik renders a barely recognizable far north—but it’s one worth getting to know.

Paddling through Minnesota’s springtime ice break-up is nuts. What is Will Steger thinking?

A flashlight, a fitness tracker, a GPS...the list goes on.

Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg will now attempt the first solar-powered, round-the-world flight in their high-tech, carbon-fiber, kind-of-cramped plane