Ed Abbey, the Desert Rat, Would be 93 Today—We Raise a Glass

I’m willing to bet that a good portion of you reading this developed a deeper passion for the outdoors, deeper than simply liking to be outside, because you read Desert Solitaire when you were young. Or maybe you became an environmental activist after The Monkey Wrench Gang. Do you, like me, feel drawn to the […]

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Artisanal Hobo Bindles: The Next Big Thing in Gear Carry?

Just a stick, a hankie, a railroad and some wanderlust.

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Will a Biden Administration Actually Wean America Off Big Oil?

Public lands and fossil fuels have been connected for so long, but the author argues that the new administration offers hope that renewables and public lands can forge just as strong a relationship.

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Can We Get a Follow Cam On This Follow Cam Please?

Who will follow the follower?

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Conrad O’Brien-ffrench Was the Gentleman Badass Inspo for James Bond

From espionage, to fast cars, and world-class skiing, not even James Bond could touch Conrad O'Brien-ffrench.

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Adventure Is Calling

Just a few minutes of stunning scenery filmed stunningly.

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How to Use Maps to Avoid Avalanche Danger

Know before you go.

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Fighting Through Lyme Disease to Ride, Ride, and Ride

Riding with and well beyond Lyme.

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A Spicy Peanut Sauce So Yummy You Can Put it on Anything and Everything

The rare sauce that's good with warm weather and cold weather menus.

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Bear Chases Skier Down Resort Run

"God forbid, don’t look back!” yelled riders on the lift.

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The Map, the Rider, the Wind, and the Cows

A bike, a map, and a twisting road is all this rider needs.

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Meet the Interspecies Musician

If you've ever listened to nature's sounds and heard music, this is for you.

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Did You Know AeroPress Makes a Camp-Friendly Travel Coffeemaker?

Everything you love in the AeroPress, all nested together in a travel mug.

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European Car Market Is Now Just Mocking Us With Their Electric Vans

"How about an electric camper van set up for winter?" asks Europe. "LOL, well, not you Americans" they add.

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If We Care About Public Lands We Absolutely Must Reform the BLM

An agency insider looks at a history of failure and sees long-delayed opportunities for change and progress.

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Who Needs Warmth and Comfort When There’s Winter Bikepacking?

Brr, but also, beautiful.

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Since When Do You Have to Be Stylish on the Trail?

The author thinks new gear is too expensive, unnecessary, and, also, too too expensive.

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A Fervent Call to Protect ‘America’s Amazon’

In “Saving America’s Amazon,” Ben Raines chronicles the wonders of the nation’s most biodiverse river system.

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Hunting for Snow and Waves in Japan, a Stop Motion Adventure

The food, culture, the outdoors, the food, the food, and the food.

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All You Really Need Is Honest Work and Some Outdoor Fun

It's simple: Fish all summer, ride fjord pow all winter.

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The Called Him Snow Leopard

Ang Rita Sherpa climbed Everest without bottled oxygen more than anyone in history.

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Do Sailors Really Need to Take Warning of a Red Sky in Morning?

Which popular weather sayings are legit, and which are hot air?

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On Day One, Biden Moves to Undue Trump’s Environment, Public Lands Policies

A return to climate change concern and more stringent public lands protections are on the new president's agenda.

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Make Your Campsite Breakfast Better with Freshly Made Biscuits

Of all the camp recipes, bread gets people the most excited. Maybe it’s because the idea of having something freshly baked on a camping trip seems so foreign to most people. Or maybe it’s just because when we’re camping we have a tendency to want to carbo load. Either way, making a version of a […]

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The Secret Lives of Trees

The most exciting tree-based film you'll see all year.

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The Mid South Gravel Race Goes Incredibly Socially Distanced

One of the biggest gravel races and festivals in the country spreads to a regional hub system kinda deal.

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This Open Air Vermont Art Gallery Requires Skis or Snowshoes to Visit

For a little snowshoeing with your art, head for this Vermont gallery.

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An Epic Brooks Range Bikepacking Packrafting Trip

A venture of unknown length with an uncertain outcome in untraversed territory...sounds about right.

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Is Rampant Social Media Ruining or Strengthening BC Parks?

If you've ever lamented a growing crowd at a backcountry spot you hold dear, this film is for you.

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There Are Tons of Shirt Jackets Out There, But This One Might Be the Best

And it's biodegradable.

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Here’s a Guy Skiing Down a Wave Mountain at Mavericks

What, you thought skiing was only for mountains of snow?

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How to Make Safe Decisions When Avalanche Danger Looms

Hundreds of people have died in the US in avalanches over past decade—safe decisions are crucial.

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The Joy of Completing the Whole Damn Thing

Watch a climber spend 10 years trying to reach each craggy spire of Fitz Roy.

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Tragedy and Triumph on Winter K2 as Sherpas Claim Last Great Himalayan Prize

The “Last, Great First” in Himalayan mountaineering goes to a Sherpa team.

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Grand Teton Nat Park Camp Resos Go On Sale Soon—Get to a Computer

If pandemic crowds this past summer are any indication, Grand Teton campsites will be hard to come by without reservations.

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There’s a Lifted, Meaner-Looking Subaru Outback ‘Wilderness’ Coming in 2022

The Subaru Outback (as well as the taller, shorter Forester) already has impressive off-road chops from the factory. 8.7 inches of ground clearance, a terrific AWD system, plus X-Mode, a sophisticated software suite that outthinks terrain for even more traction. Not bad for, essentially, a station wagon. But, we are firmly in the Overlanding era. […]

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Why We Need Aldo Leopold’s ‘Land Ethic’ Now More Than Ever

Leopold understood healthy land meant healthy communities, crucial for our splintered cultural landscape today.

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Did You Know There is a US Virgin Islands National Park?

A little tropical camping vacation has never, ever sounded better.

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Listen to Jon Krakauer Discuss the 25th Anniversary of ‘Into the Wild’

"This is the only book I have ever enjoyed writing."

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Ooooh, a New Bike Rafting Guide Book is in the Works

Everything you ever wanted to know about strapping a packraft to a bike that's also a backpack.

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Dr. Cora Smith Eaton Was a Suffragist, Physician, and Pioneering Mountaineer

Smith Eaton never took no for an answer, whether in the backcountry or the voting booth.

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Meet Jenna Robinson, Landscape Painter

And Squamish is her muse.

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How to Use Map and Compass for Off-Trail, Uh, Trail Running

Next trail run, why not bring the ole map and compass.

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While We Wait For the Rivians, Here’s an All-Electric VW Bus

Beep beep from the horn is about the only thing you'll hear as this puppy silently glides past on the way to the campsite.

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Chocolate Oatmeal Pancakes with Apricot and Fig Compote

Now this is a breakfast fit for camping.

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Here’s a Few Minutes of Pure Joy on Skinny Skis

All about the glide.

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Mountain Bikers: Here’s a Study of the Injuries You’re Most Likely to Suffer

Learn from the broken collarbones of others.

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Kulning, the Ancient Nordic Art of Calling in the Herd With Haunting Song

As if Tolkien's elves were singing in glacier-carved valleys.

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You Know That Feeling When You Arrive at a Cozy, Snowy Cabin?

If you can't get away to a cabin, you can at least watch this.

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Driving to Patagonia in a 1973 Ford

Adventure cars come in all shapes and sizes.

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Help Project 529 Out With a Bike Theft Survey

You could win a tough-as-nails Abus U-lock for your troubles.

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The Most Incredible Wave in Surf History Was Ridden Last Week

History was made in more than one way last week.

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RIP Rusty Rodas, The Only Influencer Account I Ever Really Needed

Looking for inspiration? Look no further than a good dog at a good campsite.

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The Pyrenees Are So, So Underrated

Just for the length of one short film, let your soul descend on the Pyrenees.

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Trump’s Plan To Sell Off ANWR Oil Leases Was Huge Bust

Oil lease sale in pristine wilderness refuge lands with a big, empty thud.

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How About a Mid-Winter Father/Son Surf Trip to Baja?

Cool buzz, some tasty waves, and they're fine.

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In the Grand Canyon, Scientists Struggle to Bring Back the Bugs

A team of researchers and river guides in the Grand Canyon aim to repair the intricate food web of the Colorado River.

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Watch The Most Satisfying Snow Dump Imaginable

Like a gigantic weight sloughing from your shoulders.

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Lael Rides Alaska—Like, Almost All of It

Lael Wilcox decided to see more of her native Alaska, so she hit the road. All of them.

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Mountaineer Hamish MacInnes Saved Hundreds of Climbers—And His Own Mind

Climbing mountains wasn't necessarily MacInnes's biggest feat.

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You Can Get a PCT Permit This Year After All

After weeks of debate, the Pacific Crest Trail Association has decided to begin issuing permits to thru-hike the PCT.

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Meet the Curators Who Acted to Save Nat Parks Archives From Wildfires

As wildfire closed in, curators rushed to preserve the priceless history of our national parks.

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How to Recreate Responsibly, With Tobias Fünke

Remember when your teacher would wheel in a TV cart and play old PSAs? This is kinda like that, but funnier.

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Super Yum: Sweet Potato and Peanut Stew

If you’re looking for something hearty, comforting, and healthy the next time you’re out camping, you need to try this vegan sweet potato peanut stew. We recently cooked up a pot of it over our campfire in Anza Borrego and it was everything we could have hoped for and more. If you’re looking for something […]

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George Whitmore, Last Survivor of First Successful El Cap Climb, Dies at 89

A conservationist first, and a climber second, the San Joaquin Valley and the Sierra Nevada mourn a legend.

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Dancing With the Magic Dragon Named Hypoxia

A deep trip into the strange, sometimes euphoric world of altitude-induced hypoxia.

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Tracking the Cat-Eating Hermit of the Selkirks

Look, it's way funnier than it sounds.

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Wax Your Leather Boots

And we found just the wax to do it.

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National Park Free Days in 2021

We get one more free day in 2021 than last year; already 2021 is better.

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Picking Up the Pieces: A Search and Rescue Mission for Fallen Songbirds

Identifying the shocking number of birds killed when they collide into local buildings was just the first step toward saving them.

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When Falling Becomes Flying

The thrills and surprising calm of sky and free diving.

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