Nepal Will Reopen Everest to Climbers in Midst of Rising COVID-19 Cases

Will there be a rush among climbers who were barred from the spring season? We'll see.

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An Unintentional Review of the Land Rover Defender 110

There are times in life when Land Rover Defenders simply must be driven through Iceland.

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New Book Describes a Hopeful Vision of the Planet’s Future

Take the sunnier path through the coming climate reckoning.

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Meet the Dude Walking Around the World With His Dog

Couple friends, one trek around the world by their own six feet.

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Big Sur Land Will Be Returned to Esselen Tribe After Two Centuries

250 years after being pushed out of their ancestral home, the Esselen are coming back.

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The Fun and Ultimate-Ish Guide to Off-Trail Hiking and Bushwhacking

With a bonus guide to "lakewhacking."

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Sit Back and Enjoy This Beautiful Ode to Desolation

You already love fire lookouts but prepare to fall in love all over again.

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Just a GIF of A Very Intent Dog With Wind in Its Face

Very good dog has very good day.

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7 Tips on How to Be the Best Tentmate Ever

And by 'best' we really mean worst.

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15 Seconds of Summer Rain Falling on Tulum, Mexico

A few years ago, we launched a video series called 15 Seconds*, which featured found moments in the outdoors. We put it on pause while launching our printed quarterly, but given everything going on in the world we thought this might a good time to bring it back. After all, we could all use 15 […]

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Review: Feathered Friends Hummingbird and Egret UL Sleeping Bags

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Full of Surprises: Backpacking Mount Hood’s Timberline Trail

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That All-In-One Bike, Boat, and Camper You Wanted Is Here

The Z-Triton is the perfect gift for that indecisive cyclist, boater, and camper in your life.

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Is a Big Win for Conservation a Blow to Climate Action?

Pondering the importance of a conservation bill funded by fossil fuel royalties while the economy is (hopefully) shifting to renewables.

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From First-Timers to Badass Bikepacking Vets In One Week

The joys of the new distilled into one short film.

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Review: Outdoor Research Interstellar Jacket

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The NEMO Stargaze Is the Perfect Chair to Gaze at Comet NEOWISE

Gaze at comets, stars, planets, trees, anything really, in this swinging recliner.

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In Praise of Adult Beginners

It's never too late (to be called a kook).

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‘My Last Day of Summer’ Will Feel Very Familiar

As Julia waits for her bike to be fixed, she hits the trails in one heck of a daydream.

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The First 5 Things I Do in Camp When Backpacking

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Ransomware Attack Cripples Garmin’s Wearables

Why your Garmin fitness tracker might be acting wacky.

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US Army Engineers Approve Bitterly Controversial Pebble Mine in Alaska

Alaska Natives and environmental groups vow to fight on, in bid to protect world's greatest salmon fishery.

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Pucker Right Along With Andrzej Bargiel During His First Ski Descent of K2

Many said it couldn't be done. Many also said, "Holy sh*t, dude."

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She Used Bananas for Axle Grease and Elephant Fat for Motor Oil

Aloha Wanderwell, first woman to drive around the world, had one heck of a name and one heck of a life.

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Go Fast Campers Launches Awesome-Looking Lightweight Rooftop Tent

Light, slim profile, and even slimmer price.

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House Passes Great American Outdoors Act—Bill Now Heads to Trump For Signing

President set to sign bill setting aside more than $1 billion per year for public lands.

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Who Needs a Board When Surfing the World’s Biggest Waves? Not This Guy

Meet the madman of the Atlantic.

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Sierra Club Says It Will Confront Founder John Muir’s Racist Remarks

In powerful letter, the Sierra Club president says their founders' racism must be reckoned with.

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Congress Might Just Pull Another Huge Public Lands Win Out of the Hat

House Dems include massive public lands protections in new defense spending bill—will it make it into law?

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Leave-No-Trace-Friendly Trail Grub

Five brands making sustainably packaged hiking food.

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A Cuban Refugee Finds Solace in Casting to Tarpon

Fishing can provide freedom and familiarity when life requires finding a new home.

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Ernest Hemingway Would Have Been 121 Today

He knew a thing or two about earning your turns. Oh, and language.

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5 Backpacking Trips for Solitude in Glacier National Park

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The 6 Best Long Hikes in Glacier National Park

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10 Tips For Keeping Kids Happy and Safe Outdoors

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There’s Still Time to Enter Our Danner Trail 2650 Giveaway

As close readers of our gear reviews might know, we’re big fans of Danner’s Trail 2650 hiking shoes, and so we’re stoked to be able to give away a pair each to one man and one woman, courtesy Danner. All it takes to enter is your email address. Here’s where you can enter.    

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REI Staff Critical of Bungled Response to Covid-19 Cases in Some Stores

When an employee tested positive in a Michigan store, the results were kept from rest of staff, according to NYT report.

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Why We Must Protect the World’s Quiet Places

A coalition of activists, scientists, and park officials are trying to preserve the last quiet places on the planet.

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Scottish Charm Meets Scottish Gravel on These Ancient Cattle Roads

Fancy a trip through the Scottish Highlands?

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Ski Bum Whose Obituary Went Viral Now Gets a Namesake Beer

Randall Jacobs, a.k.a. Uncle Bunky, was a Telluride ski bum and raconteur who passed away at age 65 in Phoenix, Arizona, not long ago. His obituary, written by his nephew, went viral—and for good reason. Now, Uncle Bunky is going to have a beer named after him by O.H.S.O. Brewery. The beer should be available […]

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Audubon Photo Contest Reminds of the Beauty of Birds

The shadowed north side of the rocks known as Los Islotes in the Sea of Cortez near La Paz, Mexico, are home to the southernmost population of California sea lions—and were also the location for the grand prize winning photograph in the National Audubon Society’s 2020 photo awards. Joanna Lentini‘s shot shows a cormorant diving […]

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Gregory Launches First Plus-Size Backpack Line

The line includes 21 models, from large-capacity backpacking to daypacks to hydration.

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Annie Londonderry and the Mystery of the First Woman to Circum-Bike the World

She did it in 15 months on a bet and a whim. Or did she? Her tale mixes lies, deceit, and legit badassery.

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France Rejects Ebike Ad Because It Creates ‘Anxiety’ About Cars

France has a self-regulating industry organization that approves all advertisements before they appear, called the Autorité de Régulation Professionnelle de la Publicité (ARPP), and the group has just rejected an ad from a Dutch ebike brand, saying that it creates a “climate of anxiety” about the car industry. The ad, below, features a vehicle overlaid […]

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Trump to Gut Critically Important Environmental Law

Just over 50 years ago, President Richard Nixon signed the landmark National Environmental Policy Act, now known as a bedrock environmental law, but today the Trump Administration will finalize its gutting of the act in order to speed up the construction of highways, power plants, pipelines, and other industrial projects. NEPA requires the government to […]

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This A-Frame Near Yosemite for Sale But Bring Big Bucks

Well, we can dream. This amazing A-frame is located an hour from Yosemite National Park about 14 miles from Bass Lake (which team AJ has frequented with team AJ offspring) and it’s up for sale. The price? Um, erm…$620,000. Like we said, we can dream. That does get you 10 acres, the A-frame, a log […]

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Yeti Cycles Dropping ‘Tribe’ From Its Terminology and Marketing

Colorado-based Yeti Cycles will no longer use the word “tribe” in its marketing and branding, the company announced this week. The move comes in response to an online petition launched by Renee Hutchens, who is Diné (Navajo), a Patagonia ambassador, and a coach with a mountain bike series sponsored by Yeti. After it was launched […]

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A Case for Giving the River a Year Off

River trips though the Grand Canyon are way down during the pandemic. One river guide wonders if that isn't a good thing.

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Taking Ella Up the Wall

It’s 4 a.m. and I’m wide awake, coming round with a start in a hot motel in Mariposa, my first thought being “She did it!” Ella, my 13-year-old daughter, is sleeping in the bed next to me like only a teenager could, a sleep so deep only an earthquake (or a blast of Two Door […]

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Surfing Should Always Be This Smooth

Devon Howard is a throwback to when bigger boards, slicked back hair, and muscle cars were en vogue. A cool cat. His surfing is enjoying a surge in popularity these days as the surf world flocks to bigger boards. Thank goodness.

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How Three Random Words Just Might Save Your Life

No matter where you are in the world, a new service called What3Words has assigned a three-word code that contain your exact GPS coordinates.

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These Dream Build Videos Are Like Bike ASMR

The most soothing bike mechanic videos you'll ever see and maybe fall asleep to.

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How to Get a Last-Minute, National Park Backcountry Permit

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Arizona Trail Closed for Border Wall Construction Within Coronado Nat Monument

Border Patrol construction crews are preparing to build the border wall across one of the nation's finest trail sections.

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We Love These Affordable, No-Frills Binoculars For Birding and Trail Spotting

Looking for good, entry-level binocs? Boom.

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Climbing Star Adrian Ballinger Answers All Your 8k-Meter Peak Questions

Adrian Ballinger knows his way around the world’s highest peaks, having spent a ton of time on the roof of Everest and the rest of the planet’s 8k-meter mountains over the past two decades. For 15 years he’s been one of the most sought-after big mountain guides around. Also, he has amazing hair. So who […]

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Surfing Got Way Too Serious—Welcome to the Soft Top Revolution

Surfers around the world are remembering that, oh, yeah, this is supposed to be unserious fun.

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Photo Gallery: Backpacking the Teton Crest Trail

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Endangered California Condors Return to Sequoia NP, First Time in 50 Years

Once at the brink of extinction, California condors are returning to their historic mountain habitats.

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15-Year-Old Paddles Halfway Across Canada to Summer Job at Canoe Outfitter

Zev Heuer's summer job was 1,300 miles away, so he figured he may as well just paddle all the way there once school was out.

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Walrus, Bears, and Salmon, Oh My—Meet Alaska’s Izembek Lagoon

Roads? The Izembek doesn't need roads.

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Tallest Climbing Wall in the World Now Scales a Copenhagen Office Building

Do a little energy plant business, climb a massive 80-meter wall, all in the same place.

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The Sacred and the San Juan River

Meet a Diné woman whose connection with the San Juan River runs as deep as the river itself.

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Marin Pine Mountain 2 Review—Classic Steel Adventure Rig Gets a 29er Refresh

Marin updates its steel bikepacking workhorse.

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10 Tricks For Making Hiking and Backpacking Easier

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Okay, Fine, Here’s a Little Peek at the New Ford Bronco

Ford's new Bronco teaser shows the new rigs actually off-roading.

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Marmots and Mice Might Try to Eat Your Car’s Tasty Wires While Camping

Rodents tried to eat the author's engine while camping—learn from his $4,500 misfortune.

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Bear Sits Next to Guy

There was a guy. Then a bear came. The bear sat down next to the guy.

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The Best Sun Shirts of 2020

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Appalachian Trail Pipeline and Dakota Access Pipeline Projects Halted

Huge news for the environmental movement as two controversial pipelines projects are stopped.

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Can America’s Parks and Preserves Bring Together a Divided Country?

A search of common ground reveals support across political spectrum for wilderness and access to nature.

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Adventure Cat, Like You, Is Also Thrilled It’s Summer

Be more like adventure cat.

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10 Adventures to Put on Your Bucket List Now

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8 Pro Tips For Preventing Blisters When Hiking

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Memo From Forest Service Boss Demands More Oil, Logging, Mining On Public Lands

Sped up environment regs to be the order of the day at the USFS.

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This Camping Season, Make Sure Your Firewood Is Artisanal Firewood

You're gonna love this $1,200 firewood.

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Smoked, Yes, Smoked, Cinnamon Rolls

It's impossible to resist cinnamon rolls of the smoked, campsite variety.

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Portable Kayak Battle Pits $120 Inflatable Vs $1,200 Collapsible: Who Ya Got?

I had a gear storage problem. Although I’m primarily a cyclist and hiker, I do enjoy dipping a paddle in the water from time to time and wanted a kayak of my own. I couldn’t install a rack to transport a proper kayak on the roof of my van because I have solar panels up […]

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Climber, Guide, and Educator Paul Petzoldt Kicked Ass and Founded NOLS

From climbing the Grand Teton in cowboy boots to forming NOLS, this man lived large and taught many.

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The Kokopelli Trail in 3 Days? Pshh, I’ll Do It in One, Says Lachlan Morton

Why do the infamous Kokopelli in three days if you're badass enough to do it in one?

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10 Tips For Spending Less on Hiking and Backpacking Gear

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Here’s How to Repair a Busted Tent Pole the Easy Way

If in busting out your tent, you bust a tent pole, we have you covered.

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The Tricky Path of Regulating Adventure Risks

As people travel more for adventure, governments must decide how much to regulate the risk adventurers take on.

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Meet the Mad Scientist Building Surfboards From Garbage

One man's trash is another man's surfboard.

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