Is a Gravel Bike a Good Bikepacking Bike?

Drop bar gravel versus flat bar mountain bike—Who ya got?

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How Well Do You Know Your Favorite Forest, Anyway?

New book from writer/illustrator Obi Kaufmann is a love letter to the massive complexity of forests and our relationship to them.

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Is This the Year’s Most Fun Ski Film? No Idea, But the Trailer’s a Blast

Take a break from the non-stoked world with Adventure of the Honey House.

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Chris Burkard’s Wild Thru-Ride Across Iceland

What's Icelandic for, "I'm exhausted"?

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The 5 Rules About Kids I Broke While Backpacking in Rocky Mountain National Park

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The Fat Bears Are Back

It's the most wonderful week of the year.

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Why Do We Go to the Mountains? The Process, That’s Why

We're all searching for that same feeling, even if it's hard to describe.

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Thinking of Moving Because of Climate Change? You’ll Wanna Consult This Map

All signs point north.

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I Was Bored With Surfing—Letting It Go Helped Rekindle the Spark

How learning new outdoor pursuits can deepen your love of all the rest.

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MEC Members Are Fighting to Save Their Cherished Outdoor Co-Op

MEC members love their co-op and are fighting tooth and nail to save it.

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Bikepacking The Most Beautiful Trail in America—At 64 Years Old

"Desire and determination are more important than how old you are."

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Federal Judge Boots BLM Director William Perry Pendley From Job

Goodbye to Pendley, a BLM director who was never confirmed, and who wished to sell off public lands.

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A Magnetically Disturbed, But Heavenly Guemes Island, Washington, Cabin

Guemes Island is known to locals as the most relaxed of all the San Juan Islands. Of course, it’s also one of the least populated, with only 600 year-round residents (on eight square miles), so the bar for people-related stress is pretty low. Regardless, Guemes is an easy-going place. They like to say, “If we […]

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On Running Bets You’ll Subscribe to a Recyclable Running Shoe Service

A monthly fee gets you a few pairs of running shoes per year, with the old ones recycled into new.

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Finding Wonder and Solace in the Natural World

Helen Macdonald’s “Vesper Flights” brims with small moments of intimate connection with landscapes and animals.

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Thailand Sends Litterbugs Their Trash Back

And bans them from parks...

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A Simply Sublime Visual Story About the Power of Bicycles

"It's not about being the first, the fastest, or the best. It's about choosing my own path and creating my own trail."

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Hope You’re Not Claustrophobic

What's narrower then narrow?

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The Mysterious, Ghostly ‘Third Man’ Who Visits Explorers In Distress

Adventurers at their breaking point often report the presence of an invisible companion. Science might know why.

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California Announces Ban on New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035

In California, if you wanna buy a brand new adventure rig in about 15 years, prepare for it to be electric.

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The Hudski Doggler: Funny Name, Seriously Fun One Bike Quiver

One bike might be all you need.

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Adventure Journal Will Be Carbon Neutral Beginning in 2020

AJ is the first major publisher to commit to certification by Climate Neutral

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To Scale, then Ski, a Volcano

Is it really skiing if the mountain isn't belching fire and smoke? Well, yes, but still, this is pretty cool.

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Meet the Man Who Turned Climbing Into a Kind of Art Form

John Gill didn't just want to get to the top of a rock—he wanted to climb it as a gymnast would.

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Should 10 Tons of Radioactive Waste Be Dumped on the Edge of Canyonlands?

Japan wants to sends its nuclear trash to Utah.

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Caroline Gleich and a Who’s Who of Outdoor Voices Make Their Voting Pitch

Outdoor athletes and activists are putting their votes where their passion is.

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Climate Change And Forest Management Both Fuel the West’s Tragic Wildfires

The perfect storm for fire storms.

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When Was the Last Time You Jumped?

Growing up has a funny way of making us hesitate. Here's for leaping into the unknown.

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An Antidote to Despair: New Book Shares Stories of Ecological Restoration

New book provides ray of sunshine by showing that we can absolutely rehabilitate large-scale ecological damage.

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What Do You Do With Your Outdoor Gear When it Reaches its End of Life?

Recycle? Landfill? The great Craigslist graveyard in the sky?

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Iceberg Rolls Over While Two Climbers Are Scaling It

Video shows just how sketchy this is.

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Is There Enough Common Ground in Outdoor Culture to Combat Climate Change?

We're in this together, even if not all of us realize it.

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The 10 Best Down Jackets of 2020

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A Few Random (and Important) Thoughts From Steve

Some cool stuff we're working on, and why we need you to make those cool things happen.

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30-50 Feral Hogs? More Like 8-9 Million Running Wild Across the US

Ontario and Montana have a serious wild pig problem. Can they take control of it before it’s too late?

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Oh, Just SUPing 230 Miles of Remote Canadian Wilderness Waters

Not your average day(s) on the SUP.

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Want a Sneak Peek at Adventure Journal’s Fall Issue? Here Ya Go

Now's the time to subscribe. Already do and have since moved? Update your address!

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How ‘Steel Grandpa’ Gustaf Håkansson Pirated Sweden’s Toughest Bike Race

He didn't take "no" for an answer, and won the whole darn race.

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REI Sells New HQ to Facebook For $368 Million Months After Boycotting Them

REI moves fast to move on from unused, brand new headquarters.

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The 5 Best Headlamps of 2020

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One Photographer’s Quest to Use the Ocean to Escape the Lockdown Blues

Be there, be present, see what happens.

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What to Expect When Planning a Ski Trip This Year at the Big Resorts

Some resorts are now reservation-only, some are online sales only, all will require lots of planning to enjoy.

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Beloved Canadian Outdoor Co-Op MEC Announces Sale to Private Equity Firm

Near 50-year run ends for the Canadian outdoor sports retailer as a co-op.

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What’s a Mere 45 Miles of Open Ocean When You Have a Paddle?

Meet the badassest of paddlers, Lauren Spalding.

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Camper Fined $53k For Starting Grand Canyon NP Fire With Burning Toiler Paper

A mistake that cost 64 acres and $53 grand.

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That Patagonia A-Hole Label Is Real and We Have the Story

Like a lot of people, I first saw the underside of the Patagonia label via Corey Ciorciari’s Twitter feed. Ciorciari is the executive vice president for policy at Evergreen Strategy Group and a former senior advisor to California Sen. Kamala Harris. “Vote the assholes out,” the label says, and who can argue with that? But […]

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Enjoying the Forbidden Fruit of an Electric Bike

In which our writer struggles to reconcile the guilts and joys of motor-assisted pedaling.

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Patagonia’s ‘Public Trust’ Begs Us All to Fight For Our Public Lands

If you care about public lands, and we know you do, you'll want to check out this film.

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Study: Climbing Chalk Appears to Halt Coronavirus

As gyms around the country tentatively re-open, whether outdoors or indoors with reduced capacity, climbing gyms have set rules about mask and chalk use to combat any spread of the coronavirus in their buildings. A new study from the UK’s De Montfort University shows, however, that climbing chalk breaks deactivates the virus. Researchers used a […]

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You Absolutely Must Meet Frasier, the Sensuous Lion

For some lions, adventure begins at 19.

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On Print, Subscriptions, and the Future of Adventure Journal

We can't do this without subscribers, hint, hint.

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Houdini Sportswear Has a Blueprint for Escaping the Gear Pollution Treadmill

A close look at a brand actively taking steps toward a future in which outdoor gear does no harm to the planet.

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The 12 Best Dayhikes Along North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Parkway

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Roof of the East: Hiking North Carolina’s Mount Mitchell

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The Five Ten “Five Tennies” Approach Shoes Get a Solid 10 Rating

An 80s re-issue converts to 2020 nicely.

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How Adventure Journal is Tackling Climate Change

It’s time to channel our fear into action, our rage into accountability.

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Achieve Zen While Watching a Man Build a Wooden Kayak

Simple tool and hard work beget a sleek boat.

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The Search for the World’s Largest Owl

In “Owls of the Eastern Ice,” conservationist Jonathan Slaght chronicles his daunting field work in Russia’s Far East.

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Missing 80-Year-Old Hiker Shows Up at News Conference About His Disappearance

Happy and kinda hilarious end to a nightmare for the family.

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Wanna Have More Fun Mountain Biking? Bring a Toddler

Start 'em young.

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Jimmy Chin Gets Sandbagged

Sandbagging: Dragging a friend into a situation they aren't remotely prepared for.

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California Has Disappeared Beneath Wildfire Smoke

The new normal is dark and smoky.

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17 Great Yvon Chouinard Quotes

Chouinard's no-nonsense approach to the outdoors has provided a wealth of inspiring one-liners and bon mots.

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15 Seconds: Driving Through Indian Creek, Utah

Just a perfect day in a perfect place: Indian Creek, Utah. Photographed by Steve Casimiro

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Siberian Climbing Looks Rad

Making first bids on Siberian towers.

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Crack a Cold One and Check Out the Sierra Explorer Bike

A green dream you can win.

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Wanna Do a Real Deep Dive Into the History of Climbing Shoes?

Climbing shoes, from straight up leather boots, to space age polymers and velcro.

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How a Washington Ski Patrol Learned to Unionize

When Vail Resorts added Stevens Pass to its empire, ski patrollers feared becoming cogs in a corporate machine. So they organized.

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Cool Off in the Midst of Fire Season With a Bit of Winter in the Alps

Ah, the sweet, eventual relief of winter.

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The Best Hike in Bryce Canyon National park

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Wildfires: Forest Service Closes 8 National Forests in California

Fire conditions across the West are nothing shortly of gnarly—and likely to get worse.

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The Simple Beauty of a Canoe on a River

Canoes don’t get enough props.They’re Oldsmobiles next to the kayak’s Audi TT. But they’re still very, very cool – beautiful, functional, and a bridge to the forgotten days of the continent. And whether the “mystic journey” that this short film’s protagonist goes on makes any sense pales compared to the simple aesthetic of a hollowed […]

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A Father Writes Home From Alaska: “You’d Love It”

Not easy to leave home, even for a place as beautiful as this.

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‘Fathoms’ Is A Lyrical Glimpse Into the World of Whales

Blending science and memoir in a celebration of cetacean life.

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The Most Important River in the West is One You’ve Never Heard Of

The Colorado River depends on the Little Snake River, and now a dam threatens that crucial relationship.

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Salomon Has Made a Fully Recyclable Running Shoe, the Index.01

Shoes built to be recycled—seems like it should be the norm, no?

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Reptile Whisperer and King of Khaki Steve Irwin Was a Conservation Badass

Unconventional and resolute in his confidence, the Crocodile Hunter was indeed badass.

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15 Seconds: Little Fishes in an Aqua Sea

This 15 Seconds moment of zen was shot by free diver, journalist, shark enthusiast, and part mermaid Kinga Philipps. Ah, to be a little fish in the ocean...

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Jimmy Chin and Protect Our Winters Have a Message For Outdoor Lovers : Vote

If you care about the outdoors, put your vote where your heart is.

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Will the eBussy Be the Electric Off-Road Van of Our Gas-Free Dreams?

No gas, all-wheel-drive, and unmatched modularity? We're listening.

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Lessons From the World’s Largest Dam-Removal Project at the Elwha River

Two dams removed from Washington’s Elwha River were branded as salmon-restoration projects, but their watershed and scientific impacts are just as significant.

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Ewan McGregor and Friend Ride E-Motos From Patagonia to Los Angeles

Can electric motorcycles prove their mettle across South and Central America?

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The Easy Way to Guarantee Bug-Free Camping (and Happy Families)

The Nemo Bugout turns misery to pleasure in the few short minutes it takes to set up.

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Griz Cubs Stop Cars For Very Important Job of Playing With Traffic Cones

Impossibly cute until you remember the 400-pound mom watching your every move from the bushes.

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What’s the Weirdest Thing You’ve Seen While Cycling Along a Highway?

Oh, the things you'll see, pedaling down empty stretches of highway.

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The Magic of LSD Running—Long and Slow Distance, That Is

Weird stuff happens when you run long and slow over distance.

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