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Justin Housman
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Here’s 4 Minutes and 49 Seconds of Pure Kayak Insanity
Just absolutely stunning paddling here.
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Marin Alpine Trail E1, the ‘Budget’ E-Bike, Is Awfully Hard to Beat
It’s been around for a couple years now, but our tester adores this e-mtb more than anything else out there.
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A New Summer Means Learning New Backpacking Skills—Hopefully
This backpacker’s summer to-do list is to learn from his wife—learn a lot.
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Here’s What Happens When Newbs Sail the Open Ocean
Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale.
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America’s Two Best Bikepacking Routes Just Got Better
The Western Wildlands Route and the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route release new routes connecting the two super trails for…
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North Shore Betty Shows You’re Never Too Old to Send
Age is just a number, so they tell us anyway.
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The 5 Stages of Stuff Sack Grief
Sometimes it is so hard to stuff stuff into stuff sacks.
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1930s Surfboard Design Meets 21st Century Craftsman
When hollow surfboards were king, nobody surfed like this.
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Remembering Andre: A Forest Memorial in Flagstaff
When a pine is your final resting place.
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This North Cascades Cabin in the Clouds Is First Hiked, First Served
A cabin perched at 7,000 feet in the North Cascades? Yeah, sounds good to us.
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When the Mountain Bike Course Is a City
Who needs hero dirt when there’s hero, uh, pavement.
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Your (Semi) Annual Reminder That Bedrock Sandals Are the Best Sandals
Chacos schmockos. Tevas schmevas. It’s Bedrocks our feet crave. There’s just something about the minimalist-ish (depending on style) Vibram soles…
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Paddling the Channel Islands For a Sense of Perspective
One of the most wild places in America is awfully close to one of the least wild.
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Armed Thefts of Mountain Bikes Put Riders on Edge in Bay Area’s Eastside
For the past month, masked and armed men have been stealing high-value mountain bikes at gunpoint in the hills east…
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Let’s Raise a Glass to Rachel Carson, ‘Silent Spring’ Author, and Badass
It doesn’t get a whole lot more badass than changing the world with the stroke of a pen.
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Can You Point Us to Manikia, Greece’s Underground Climbing Hotbed?
Imagine the possibilities.
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Sanmao, Desert Explorer, Inspired Millions of Asian Women to Adventure
Sanmao made good on her lifelong dream to travel the Sahara and in so doing inspired millions of Asian women…
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The ‘Extinct’ Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Not Extinct After All
Back from the, well, not the dead, exactly, but something close.
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Ascending Denali’s Mighty ‘Tooth’s Traverse’
As if Denali wasn’t already tough, how about a fearsome traverse of the pointy bits?
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He’s the Number One Competitive Wilderness Sitter in the World
How extreme can sitting be?
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If You Give a Beach a Bottle
When plastic becomes the dominant object on remote beaches.
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Our Favorite Adventure Bike Just Got Radder
The Hudski Doggler returns to doggle even harder.
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First Ever Mountain Bike Descent of Corbet’s Couloir Is Still Puckering
“Someday someone will ski that,” said Barry Corbet. Just imagine his face watching this descent via bike.
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A Hypocritical Oath: When Environmentalism Doesn’t Extend to Favored Toys
Recycling? Sure. Recycled surfboard? Uh, no thanks.
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Zen Out to the Mojave by Moon and Starlight
Mojave, by starlight, equals pure magic.
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It’s Not a Real Baja Trip Until You Mess Something Up
When Baja overlanding trips very nearly go very wrong.
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The AJ Poll: Campfires This Summer, Yea or Nay?
It’s hot, it’s dry, and it’s getting hotter and drier.
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100-Year-Old Betty Reid Soskin, Nation’s Oldest Park Ranger, Retires
The NPS’s oldest, most cherished ranger hangs up her hat.
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Off-Road Driving School Taught Me I Had No Idea What I Was Doing
Learning my, and the brand new Ford Bronco’s, limitations at the Bronco Off Roadeo.
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Review: Patagonia’s Crazy Light Middle Fork Waders
Backcountry testing with waders made for packing.
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This New Namibian Bike Brand Has the Best Vibes
From a dusty farm in Namibia come some sweet-looking steel frame rides.
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This Thule Bike Rack Dethroned the Beloved Küat In Our Tester’s Garage
It’s pricey, but wow, it’s easy and light.
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Organize Your Sh*t With Luno’s Terrific Seatback Organizer
Stores everything you want stored.
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How Good Can a $900 Gravel Bike Be? The State All-Road 4130 Weighs In
A three-digit price for a bike that you can actually enjoy in 2022?
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A Short Review of a Great New Flat Pedal Mountain Bike Shoe
Simple, sturdy, ankle-protecting wonders.
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Hey, Remember International Travel?
Read an excerpt from travel writer extraordinaire Bill Arnott’s new collection, “Gone Viking II.”
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How to Wash Your Backpack In, Oh, 7 Easy Steps
We need not hike in funk-covered backpacks
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Today In Good Excuses For Not Delivering Package: ‘Bear in Driveway’
Don’t blame ya, UPS driver.
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Huge News in Camp Comfort: Mosquitos Are Attracted to Certain Colors
Attention outdoor clothes designers.
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Actually, Do Whatever You Want With Your Subaru
It’s your car, do what you want with it, naysaying truck owners be damned.
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PNW’s Dropper Posts Are Great—So How About Their Bike Apparel?
PNW, famous for its excellent dropper posts, wades into the apparel pool.
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Eddie Bauer’s Making Apparel Designed for Sit-Skiers and That’s Awesome
Sit skiers, rejoice.
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Anne LaBastille May Have Out-Thoreau’d Thoreau
The blonde Daisy Duke-wearing, tough-as-nails mountain woman charmed and inspired.
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The Backpacking Sc-Fi Author Who Writes Weirdly Hopeful Dystopia
He backpacks and he pens hopeful glimpses of a life in a climate-ravaged future.
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Long-Live the Ten Dollar Bike Multitool
It works, it never fails, it’s ten bucks. Thanks, Park Tool.
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Why I’m Giving Up Trail Runners for Hiking Boots
In which the author decides the focus on lightweight gear doesn’t extend to his feet.
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Norman Dyhrenfurth Made First American Ascent of Everest a Smashing Success
Norman Dyhrenfurth’s planning and drive got the U.S. on top of the world.
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Once Near-Extinct Fin Whales Gathering In Huge Numbers Near Antarctica
Melville’s “banished and unconquerable Cain of his race” have returned to an old foraging ground in astonishing numbers.