Buzz Holmstrom, First to Solo the Grand Canyon, Did it in a Homemade Boat

Holmstrom paddled 1,000 river miles in a boat he built in his mom's basement, for $20.

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Wanna Go On a Free Guided Everest Climb? Yes? This Is the Film For You

Respected Everest guide Garrett Madison takes you by the hand, digitally, and gets you to the top of the baddest mountain around.

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I Used Wi-Fi While Camping (and Working) and I Actually Liked it

Maybe wi-fi in the wilderness isn't all bad, if you can work from the side of a river. Or maybe it is. The jury's out.

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See the Incomparable Beauty of Zion National Park From a Range of Perspectives

Meet the keepers of Zion National Park.

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White House to Weigh Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon

A group formed by the Trump Administration to support the uranium industry recommends more mining and relaxing of environmental regulations near Grand Canyon sites.

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Avalanche Strands Hikers in Southern California—Yes, Southern California

Two hikers dodge huge wet slide and are rescued by chopper.

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Review: REI Flash Folding Trekking Poles

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YETI’s New ‘Streaming’ Service Lets You Stream, Well, Streams

Ever wanted a babbling brook running through your living room, office, or, heck, car? Here you go.

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When You’re Searching For Uncrowded Waves, What’s a Little 2,500-Mile Sail?

John John Florence, the world's best surfer, leads a group on an envy-inducing sailing voyage through the South Pacific.

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What Happens to an Adventure Dream Achieved During a Global Crisis?

Pondering the significance of adventure goals in a time of a very different global priority.

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Watch: With Kids Like This, We’re Gonna Be Okay

A family canoeing trip on Lake Superior revels in the small miracles of nature.

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12 Simple Landscape Photography Tips For Better Outdoor Photos

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Yes, We’d Like To Do the Absolute Minimum In This Dutch Minimalist A-Frame

In England, a furniture maker DIY'd herself into a beautiful little cabin.

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Coronavirus Claims Some Backcountry Fishing Season Openers

California counties are pushing back trout fishing openers to protect rural communities.

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Swim With a Humpback Family in Maui the Easy Way

If you've ever wanted to swim with humpbacks in tropical bliss, this is about as close as you're likely to get.

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Celia Hunter First Dreamt of Flying Over Alaska—Then She Went to Work Saving It

She flew bush planes, she built one of Alaska's first backcountry huts, and then she worked tirelessly to protect the state's wilderness.

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I’ve Lived In Studio Apartments Less Roomy Than This Truck Bed Camper

Even a full-sized house might be a downgrade from this truck-based cabin.

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Meet the Fishpeople

Crinkly eyes and salty smiles abound in this tale of living as a fishperson.

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Our Editor and Proud Dad’s Favorite Baby Hiking Gear

The best child carrier, some backup options, and essential gear for having fun with the littlest ones.

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Hey, It’s John Muir’s Birthday, So Here Are 20 of His Most Inspiring Quotes

Nature's bearded philosopher was also the king of stoke. Here are few of his wise words to get you fired up.

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Mountain Bikes Cost a Fortune—So Here’s How to Buy a Good Used One

Saving hundreds or thousands by buying used is smart—as long as you pay attention to these key areas.

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Pro Tips on Physical Distancing From the Nonhuman World

Animals have physical distancing down to an (evolutionary) science.

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What’s the First Adventure-y Thing You’ll Do After the Shutdown Ends?

Surely, you've begun fantasizing about life after the shutdown.

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From Transit to Trash, Here’s How to Shrink Your Adventure Footprint

Cero Waste Cindy is obsessed with sustainable living—we could learn a thing or two from her.

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The Magic of Wooden Boat Building, Floating, and Childhood in Montana

Languid, contemplative, and free, the way all good floats are.

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Why We Must Get Inside The Mind of the Forest

A forest is an interwoven community of billions of organisms; the only way to serve them is to listen.

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Alaska Is Wilderness Poetry Made Manifest

"The Problem of the Wilderness" by Robert Marshall is a lovely accompaniment to this breathtaking cinematography.

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Oh, Just a 94-Year-Old Still Climbing His Favorite Route in the Swiss Alps

Marcel Remy is 94 and, quite frankly, he's a bit baffled at youngsters these days, like, you know, 80-year-olds, who have stopped having adventures.

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Tom Blake Taught Us What It Meant To Be a Surfer

Tom Blake set the tone for surfing as an all-consuming lifestyle; a surf bum, a dirtbag before those were things.

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The Global Shutdown Offers a Tantalizing Glimpse of a Cleaner Climate

Emissions are down—way down—these days offering a climactic look at what might be.

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Review: Scarpa Furia S Climbing Shoes

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Yosemite Without People Is Like Something From a Dream

With the people away, Yosemite returns to its most natural state.

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If You’re Still Going Out for Recreation, Here Are Tips for Keeping Safe

How to clean your gear and what to do when runners come barreling toward you huffing and puffing.

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Meet the Women Firefighters Protecting Our Forests

Fighting fires and doubts, in America's backcountry hot zones.

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National Park Staff Memo Warns of ‘Disease and Death’ As Parks Stay Open

NPS employees are critical of the chaotic, patchwork, and foot-dragging approach by leadership in face of pandemic

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Iceland’s Highlands Are a Terrible Place for Dams—And Awesome One For a Trek

As Adventure Journal reports in its spring 2020 issue, Iceland’s Highland Plateau is the source of its glacial rivers and pristine water, but hydropower companies have plans to dam every one of the major watercourses. This year, Iceland voters are scheduled to consider creating a national park that would protect the Highlands in the first […]

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April Fools: Dayhiking the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim

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Here’s a Flipthrough of Adventure Journal’s Spring Issue

Chris Burkard's Iceland, the joys of mud season (yes, joys), the obsessed Scotsman climbing Ireland's sea stacks, and more.

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Where The Wild Things Go: Book Charts World’s Greatest Animal Perambulations

Maps, routes, and charts of the world's greatest animal migrations? Yes, please.

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Navigating Ledges of Death in the Dolomites on Two Wheels and a Prayer

These trails are so narrow most hikers clip in to fixed cables. This rider figured he'd just bomb down them on a bike.

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The Message of a Little Bird in a Tree Outside My Window

It turns out that the bird that’s been waking me up at dawn every morning for the past four weeks is a house wren. For a long time, I thought that one of the trees that line the street behind our house had learned to chirp; no matter how hard I looked, I couldn’t see […]

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Roald Amundsen Was First to the South Pole, But it Was a Consolation Prize

When the North Pole was reached before he got there, Amundsen simply decided to be the first to reach both poles.

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Ever Wonder What It Costs to Run a Media Website?

We're pulling back the curtain on AJ operations so you can see how it all works—and why you're so important to us.

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Now’s the Time to Perfect Camp Meals, Like This Dutch Oven Chicken Marbella

This base camp dish is extraordinarily tasty and nowhere near as complicated as you might think.

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Take a Trip Through the Headspace of a Climber Struggling With Doubt

We all have those nagging voices in the back of our heads.

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What Question Do You Want to Ask Me Right Now?

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REI CEO Forgoes Salary, Brand Furloughs Staff In Belt-Tightening

REI's new plan reveals the economic pain inflicted on the outdoor industry by the pandemic.

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What Robinson Crusoe’s DIY Adventure Can Teach Us About Self-Isolation

Sure, it was just a novel. But Crusoe's passage from terrified castaway to self-sufficient adventurer can teach us plenty.

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Review: Arc’teryx Incendo SL and Cita SL Jackets

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Iceland, a Piano, and 5 Minutes of Beauty We All Need Right Now

Iceland's stunning coastline rendered in F Major is perfect.

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Please Enjoy These 19 Outrageous Warranty Claims

"This shirt and backpack ripped when I was stabbed," etc.

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Rejoice, for Patagonia’s Classic Film ‘Mountain of Storms’ Is Free, Right Here

Ease your quarantine boredom with one of the all-time great adventure flicks.

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Chasing Ghosts Via Motorcycle In the San Juans

Exploring Colorado's ghost towns by way of motorcycle sounds great right now.

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Expert Tips For Buying the Right Hiking Boots

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This Custom-Fit Air Mattress Is a Brilliant Car-Based Sleep System

The Luno Life is the best in-car mattress this editor has used—as long as it fits your vehicle that is.

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She Returned to the Grid and Found a Strange New World in a Pandemic

Weeks of paddling with no outside world contact gave way to a world forever changed.

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The 20 Nicest Backcountry Campsites I’ve Hiked Past

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This Home Ski Mountaineering Vid Might Be Adventure Short of the Year

What to do when you wanna climb and ski but you're stuck at home? Well, have you considered climbing and skiing?

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This Cabin Lets You Close Off Or Allow In the Outside World at Your Pleasure

Sometimes you feel like being a shut-in, and this PNW cabin can help.

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Remember the Rule Allowing E-Bikes in Nat Parks? You Get to Weigh In Soon

NPS finally decides to make rule allowing e-bikes into national parks official and they want public input.

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We Can Learn Much About the Art of Hunkering Down From Polar Explorers

It may seem counterintuitive, but the greatest adventurers can teach us all about patience.

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Exploring the Meaning of Public Lands, One 150-Mile Run at a Time

A former urban runner gets deep into the backcountry to explore why we must fight for public lands.

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Outdoor Retailer Summer Market Trade Show Canceled Due to Coronavirus

Although expected, the move will have a big impact on the outdoor industry.

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Considering the Campfire Through The Eyes of Prometheus

What is it about a good campfire that brings out the best and worst in us?

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Need a Break? This Awesome Surf Film Festival Is Streaming, Free

In these isolating times, we can still come together to hoot and spill beer at a virtual surf film festival.

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Wilfred Thesiger, First Foreigner to Cross Arabia’s Emptiest Deserts

Thesiger was the last of the Great English explorers, lunching in a dinner jacket in London, quite at home among the marshes of pre-oil Southern Iraq.

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‘K, This April Fools’ Prank Is Good: Badass Kilian Jornet Takes Up Fishing

It's been a hell of a run for Kilian Jornet, who gives up endurance god status for dockside fishing.

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Why the Coronavirus May Hit Ski Towns Particularly Hard

Data show counties with ski resorts have higher rates of infection than urban areas.

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How Can Adventure Journal Better Serve You?

We'd like to hear from you how we can improve AJ. Use email link in story to let us know.

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Miss Climbing? Well, Have You Climbed the Cracks in Your Own Home?

Get your climbing fix right in your very own living room, kitchen, and bathroom.

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