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I didn’t grow up with the outdoors. I grew up in suburban New Jersey, where my relationship with this world began not on a trail but in anEddie Baueri…

I wanted to plant a seed with my daughters: that running, including the more competitive, pin-on-your-bib variety, is as much about traveling somewher…

Deb Haaland looking over Bears Ears(Photo: Deb Haaland) The first time I stood beneath the sandstone cliffs of Bears Ears as Secretary of the Interior…

The outdoor industry gets a lot right. Its commitment to public lands is fierce. Sustainability initiatives are woven into brand DNA. Conservation eff…

(Photo: Adam Gray/Getty Images) Yesterday I ran over the Manhattan Bridge, and when I came down the Brooklyn side I saw them taking it apart. The big…

(Photo: Courtesy Penguin Random House) Caro Claire Burke’s 2026 novelYesteryearis a hit. With multiple weeks as #1 on theNew York Timeshardcover bests…

Georgie White in the Grand Canyon(Photo: Eiseman, Margaret, NAU.PH.2004.8.2.2.21. Northern Arizona University, Cline Library) This story is excerpted…

Another Black boy is dead. The name Nolan Xavier Wells has been plastered all over my Threads feed. The chant-like repetition of his name in the news…

Resurrection Bay with snowcapped mountains in background.(Photo: Getty) On the longest solo trip of my life, I stepped off a two-seat float plane onto…

(Photo: Charlotte Wilson/Getty Images) By the 64th minute, the shadow had taken most of the field. It had been coming all evening, sliding off the rim…

Calamia at the Tokyo Marathon(Photo: Carter Howe) When Cal Calamia stepped up to the start line of the Tokyo Marathon last March, they already had a w…

On May 29, writer, performer, and cultural worker Bobby LeFebre took the stage at theOutside Summitin Denver to deliver “The Cathedral,” an original p…

(Photo: Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Lionel Messi scored, and then he cried, and then he tried to make it look like he hadn’t. He bunched…

Editor’s Note: Our sister publicationTrail Runnerjust got a refresh. You can check it out atwww.trailrunnermag.com. Recently, while slipping down the…

(Photo: Courtesy of Brad Ryan / Getty / Canva) Trigger warning: This article mentions sexual abuse. If you or someone you know is experiencing abuse,…

The party I started at on Wednesday night was at a fancy SoHo hotel so discreet it doesn’t have televisions—not in the bar, not in the rooms. By tipof…

(Photo: Getty Images for Enhanced) After much ballyhoo, the Enhanced Games wrapped very early on the morning of May 25. By midday, cherry pickers and…

Benji Backer is profiled in the new documentary(Photo: Courtesy "The (Conserve)atives") Jessica Moerman, an evangelical preacher based in Washington D…

Testing athletes for banned substances on race day isn’t that difficult. Ensuring that they’re clean the other 364 days of the year is another story.…

Mo Beck and Queso(Photo: Halo Collar) All dogs want to experience freedom—but as responsible owners know, safety comes first. Halo Collar’s real-time…

This story discusses sexual assault. If you or someone you know is a victim of sexual violence, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline toll-…

James Beard-Award winning chef,New York Times-bestselling cookbook author, Nobel Peace Prize nominee: José Andrés has earned many titles over the year…

(Photo: David David Gallery, Philadelphia USA/Bridgeman Images, altered by Drue Wagner) It feels like wading through a sea of green. With every step,…

If there’s a guy in your life who has a solution for every problem with a trick or tip around the campsite, there’s a solid chance it’s your old man.…

Table of Contents This July 4, the United States will celebrate 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Across the nation, thi…

(Photo: Courtesy 40 Acre Conservation League) We begin with a story that by now feels overly familiar: A Black man went surfing and he got called the…

Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien's second solo album, Blue Morpho, is inspired by his healing journey in nature.(Photo: Gullick) Brazilian shamans, psyc…

To succeed in life after school, grads need a lot in their metaphorical toolbox—passion, determination, a good work ethic, a strong support system, an…

If you buy through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. This supports our mission to get more people active and outside.Learn about Outside…

(Photo: Courtesy of SURFILMUSIC) Most of the world knows Jack Johnson for his mellow, feel-good songs like “Banana Pancakes” and “Better Together.” Hi…

(Photo: Courtesy Brothers of Brass) If you’ve strolled down Denver’s 16th Street Mall in the last decade, odds are you’ve heard the raucously upbeat s…

As a kid growing up in the 1970s, I didn’t think much about spending time outside. It was simply what you did—after school with friends, in the backya…

(Photo: From left: Dreamworks; Focus Features; Warner Bros) In May 1944, the Allies were getting ready to invade Europe from England. Their forces num…

If you live in the Northeast, the months of April into May mean many things. Mets fans at the bar talking themselves into a long summer. The first cot…

Blair Braverman dogsledding(Photo: Nathaniel Wilder) On May 12, Blair Braverman, a longtime columnist forOutside, launched a new podcast,What to Carry…

Carter Markey ice-shoe-skiing(Photo: Courtesy Carter Markey) My doctor friend hates it when I send him texts that start with, “Hey, how bad of an idea…

"High Horse: The Black Cowboy" is a docuseries by "Get Out" filmmaker Jordan Peele. (Photo by: Troy Harvey/PEACOCK)(Photo: Troy Harvey/PEACOCK) The Ke…

(Photo: Alex Davidson/Getty Images) Sabastian Sawe broke the tape on The Mall on Sunday morning with both arms in the air and a look on his face that…

True crime podcasts are experiencing asurge in popularitythe past few years, with roughly 50 percent of Americans exploring the genre, and 34 percent…

After 12seasonsofAlone(and with a 13th on the way), it’s clear that we can never get enough of shelter construction, foraging, hit-or-miss hunting, sl…

Taron Egerton knows range. The Welsh actor got his start as Gary Unwin in the spy franchiseKingsman(from 2014), starred as Elton John inRocketman(2019…

While filming" Life on Earth" in 1978 in Rwanda, David Attenborough had an unexpected encounter with a playful baby mountain gorilla named Pablo.(Phot…

Angine de Poitrene rock hard. They also wear crazy masks.(Photo: KEXP/YouTube) While attending a child’s birthday party recently, I was asked a very s…

(Photo: Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Association ) Outdoor recreation has earned a place in the health and wellness conversation. Now, it’s time to p…

Dean Potter graced the cover of Outside magazine in December 2002.(Photo: HBO / Andy Anderson) “It’s over,” my wife says. “You can come back now.” She…

Should you disobey your guide during a backcountry adventure?(Photo: Reg Speller / Getty Images) Dear Sundog,On a recentguided rafting tripdown the Up…

The author in South Africa(Photo: Rachel Maguire) Have you ever watched your favoriteoutdoor reality showand wondered what it’s like to pick the locat…

Dean Potterisn’t a name you forget. On May 16, 2015, the famous climber and BASE jumper fell to his death after a wingsuit flight in Yosemite. He was…

Josh Rosen in Maine(Photo: Courtesy DIRT) I thought I knew what to expect when I sat down withJosh Rosen, host ofDirt,a Huckberry travel and adventure…

There’s a question at the heart of our Spring 2026 Issue: What happens when you test a hypothesis about yourself that you’ve been too comfortable to e…

Fear is part and parcel of any outdoor adventurer’s experience, but unlike many of us, Lucas Bravo likes that feeling. “I like to go to places where I…

History often overlooks women—especially in an industry like the outdoors, which was dominated by men for so long. But this March, as we celebrate Wom…

Nathan Martin crosses the finish line to place first with a time of 2:11:16.50 on a last-second sprint as Kenya's Michael Kimani Kamau dives and falls…

Charlize Theron has just placed her right hand on a crimp when her foot slips. Suddenly, she’s dangling from the rock by a few mere fingertips, hundre…

Outside recently launched atext-to-speech feature, making it easier to stay caught up on the headlines—without spending more time in front of a screen…

Max Barajas, the owner of Nadeau’s Ice Sculptures, carves a shell(Photo: Blair Braverman) Wherever Max Barajas, the owner ofNadeau’s Ice Sculpturesin…

(Photo: Buena Vista Images/Getty) In 1893, Scottish-Canadian author, Robert Barr, wrotea short storyabout an unhappy married couple that was vacationi…

“Hot girl hiking” is the kind of phrase that evokes strong emotions for women-identifying members of the outdoor community. Searching theterm on TikTo…

(Photo: CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. / Canva) “You are witnessing 16 Americans begin an adventure that will forever change their lives,” a khaki-c…

Silver medalist Eileen Gu of Team People's Republic of China celebrates prior to the medal ceremony for the Women's Freeski Big Air(Photo: Cameron Spe…

Views of commercial fishing boats in the harbor in New Bedford, Massachusetts(Photo: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images) Where is the line be…

(Photo: Getty / Canva / Ayana Underwood) In honor ofValentine’s Day, we’re looking back on our most memorable dates in the outdoors. Adventure brought…

(Photo: Julian Finney/Getty Images) I had a plan: sit my daughters down on the couch, pour myself something warm, and give them a lesson in triumph. I…

If you think visiting national parks is great, try exploring one full-time—and getting paid to do it. That’s the marquee perk of working as a National…

Joel Edgerton in "Train Dreams."(Photo: Netflix) Maybe it’s the mid-winter gloom talking, or maybe it’s just that I’ve spent the last six months doom-…

On Friday, January 23, tens of thousands of Minnesota residents packed the streets of downtown Minneapolis despite sub-zero temperatures. Workplaces,…

Last year, in an effort to mix up my routine and step away from constant goal-chasing, I put “farmers’ market” on my calendar the way other people put…

Honnold climbed Taipei 101(Photo: Netflix) There was danger! There was drama! There was a WWE pro wrestler yammering away about rock climbing! And yea…

If you’re like us, you have a dozen stories open in tabs you swear you’ll read later—right after you finish work, cook dinner, and log your long train…

Do you still invite your drinking buddies out?(Photo: James D. Morgan / Getty Images) My group of friends has doneriver tripstogether for decades. We…

A few weeks ago, while scrolling idly through spa treatments I couldn’t afford, I encountered the worst thing I have ever heard of in my entire life:…

Monday is set aside to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.(Photo: PhotoQuest/Getty Images) I never visitnational parkson federal holidays. Crowds and lon…

Algorithms be darned. Google recently gave its users some autonomy over their search results with its “Preferred Sources” tool. And if you’re an outdo…

I did not plan to become the person who casually says, “I took a cruise to Alaska last month.” It feels a bit like confessing that you prefer the elev…

If you’ve watchedYellowstone, read a dime Western, or been to a rodeo, you’ve probably got some preconceptions about what the cowboy life was like—and…

I’m playing right-back, like I have for 25 years. This time, I’m playing in a seven-on-seven post-work recreational soccer league, with short fields a…

(Photo: Courtesy of The Robertson Family and Apple / Canva Ayana Underwood) Outsideis known for covering survival stories, from the 1996 Everest disas…

Mitch Docker with his mullet(Photo: Courtesy Mitch Docker) You can see it poking out from the back of beanies at bouldering crags. Under helmets on cy…

Every year, we publish hundreds, if not thousands, of stories. And every year, a few stay with us long after we’ve shipped the magazine or hit publish…

A Speedgoat sole mashed with a leather upper leads to the Hoka Speed Loafer.(Photo: Fredrik Broden) Ever since theNew Balance 1906Ldebuted at Paris Fa…