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Gear Review: Yakima CBX18 Rooftop Cargo Box
Have you ever heard of Tom Mix? He was a famous Hollywood stuntman in the 1920s and 30s. I wrote…
The Greatest Grand Canyon Speed Runs, Ranked (Not By Speed)
We’re pleased to report, a crew called “Team Beer” came in at number one.
Knowing When to Turn Back
Witnessing first-hand the trouble that pushing past the point of no return can cause.
They Called Him Snow Leopard
Ang Rita Sherpa climbed Everest without bottled oxygen more than anyone in history.
Hiking + Running: Here’s How to Keep Your Tender Parts Happy and Unchafed
Few things can ruin a backpacking trip faster than the flame out of a wicked chafe.
Review: Rad Power Bikes’ RadExpand 5 Plus
The Rad Power Bikes RadExpand 5 Plus — how useful is it?
How to Make Camp Bread While Actually Camping
This flatbread is one of the easiest “gourmet” foods you can make, even when backpacking.
Be Wowed by the Magic of Canyonlands National Park
More Than Just Parks explores Canyonlands National Parks.
Greg Noll Was A Big Wave Icon Carved From a Redwood Tree
Greg Noll was the Platonic ideal of the big-wave surfer.
A Freediver Finds Belonging Without Breath
Is freediving the most adventurous kind of meditation?
Ever Had to Fix a Broken Tent Pole? It’s Hard but This How-To Makes it Easier
Here’s how to use that little repair sleeve that comes with your tent. And a tutorial that explains driving over…
The Best Approach Shoes I’ve Ever Owned
A final farewell to a beloved pair of La Sportiva shoes.
Meet Charlie Russell, the Man Who Talked With Bears
“When you want to get to know someone, you have to live in a place season after season, year after…
Book Review: How Smart Are Wild Animals, Anyway?
We have so much to learn from the collective intelligence of life on earth.
Would You Be Happy if All Your Adventures Were Based on Walking?
Philosophizing on walking.
Review: Meet Curious Creatures, the Most Fun Mountain Bike Apparel Brand
Photo: Curious Creatures If you’re a man, the first thing you should know about Curious Creatures is you’ll have to convert your…
The Contested World of Classifying Life on Earth
For centuries, taxonomists have cataloged every living thing they could find. Expeditions have traveled the globe, searching for unknown species;…
Kona’s Founders Buy Back The Brand, Start a New Chapter
Gerhard and Heilbron, Kona-ing hard. Photo: Kona Cog Dan Gerhard and Jake Heilbron, the founders of Kona Bikes, have bought…
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Pedaling Away From Anxiety: Cycling and Mental Health
A mountain bike ride a day keeps the negative thoughts a way.
RetroModern Part 4: Climbing and Crying at Utah’s The Narrows
Emotional, fulfilling climbing at Utah’s limestone heaven near Salt Lake City.
Okay, Trekking Pole Tent—You Won Me Over
In which the author falls head over heels in love with her Gossamer Gear The One tent.
Climbers Have Turned Mount Everest into a High-Altitude Garbage Dump, But There’s Hope to Change That
Yeah, Everest is getting messier. But there are great plans in place to change that.
The Time I Saved a Bear’s Life By Smoking a Spliff
Ever hear the story of the guy who got stoned, started singing, and scared a bear right out of a…
Building a New Bike Park Is Never Easy
You can’t ever have too much bike terrain. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy to make more.
For the Love Of Dirt Part 2: Talkin’ Biocrust With Dr. Kristina Young
We dive even deeper into the mystery and magic of desert biocrust with Dr. Kristina Young of Science Moab.
For the Love of Dirt: Watch ‘From Biocrust With Love’
The beauty, the mystery, the magic of desert dirt.
Revisiting Hell: Black Diamond’s RetroModern Series Heads Back to Utah Climbing History
Black Diamond climber Sam Elias is breathing new life into historic climbing routes. This time, Ice Cream, in Southeast Utah.
Why Do We Have So Much Stuff?
A lifetime of collection results in an albatross around the neck. Here’s how he wriggled free.
An AJ Reading: They Were First to the North Pole—Accidentally
When Ralph Plaisted led a band of Joe Six Pack Minnesotans to the North Pole in 1968, they had no…
15 Somewhat Random Books Every Environmentalist Should Read
From poetry, to graphic novels, to books on easing stress, and even some optimism about dealing with climate change, here’s…
The Natural Beauty of Natural Bridges National Monument
Come for the natural bridges, stay for the stargazing.
How a Candy Bar Fueled Durango’s 52-Year-Old Bike Race
The second-oldest bike race in the country once had a humble purse. The winner received a candy bar.
An AJ Reading: Colin Fletcher, Historical Badass, Father of Backpacking
In this week’s podcast, editor-in-chief Stephen Casimiro reads one of our fave Historical Badass columns about one of our fave…
Review: The All-New Vasque St. Elias Hiking Boot
Vasque gets a whole lot right with its new leather boot.
Black Diamond RetroModern Part 2: Blood Meridian
Black Diamond climbers tackle the Ibex Crags. “Primitive camping very near to climbing, but hours away from civilization.”
If You Could Have Any Outdoor Job, What Would You Pick?
Picking the perfect outdoor job, plus, pondering the joy of paper maps in a digital map age.
Black Diamond Goes ‘RetroModern’ in Terrific Video Series
New Black Diamond series focuses on re-imagining and re-discovering historic climbing routes.
Review: A Gas Coleman Lantern Is a Classic For a Reason. Lots of Them, Really.
Why the Coleman gas lantern still deserves a place in your gear shed.
Are You an Outdoor Loner? Or a Social Butterfly? Plus, Cowboy vs Tent Camping, and What’s the Best Camp coffee Prep?
Are you a group ride/camp/hike/polar expedition kinda person, or a solo adventurer? What are the pros and cons of each?…
We Need to Know Avalanches Inside and Out
The average number of avalanche deaths per year in the United States has stayed the same for more than a…
The Family That Skis Together…Skis Together. Meet the Hagens.
The Hagens are pro skiers raising a family smack in the middle of some of Europe’s best skiing. For the…
Does the Perfect Adventure Vehicle Exist?
If you’re looking for an adventure rig, you have seemingly endless choices (except for rugged, simple, and affordable—come on, car…
Opinion: Culture Wars and an Embattled Utah Monument
Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument rarely leaves the news. The political tussle over this stunning expanse of red rock…
Snowboarder Craig Kelly’s Extraordinary Career and Tragic Death, with Author Eric Blehm | AJ Podc…
On January 20, 2003, snowboard legend Craig Kelly was killed in an avalanche in the Selkirk Mountains. It was…
Henry David Thoreau: America’s First Yogi?
International Yoga Day, dedicated to celebrating yoga as part of the “intangible cultural heritage of humanity,” has proved controversial since…
Many Plant-Based Mosquito Repellents Don’t Seem to Work—That Might Be Changing
As humanity experiences relentless pressures from disease-carrying mosquitoes in many parts of the world, there is an urgent need for…
In Praise of Really Big Tents
If you’ve been reading AJ online for any length of time and peruse the gear section, surely you’ve come across…
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Bikepacking with Bikepacking Guru Kurt Refsnider
Kurt Refsnider had the dream gig — Geology professor at Prescott College, in Prescott, Arizona, near tons of great riding.…
Rell Sunn, Surfing’s Graceful Queen, Was as Tough They Come
Few people ever touch their particular corner of the world, culturally, geographically, or spiritually, like Hawaii’s Rell Sunn. She was,…
Painful to Carry Gear That’s Still Totally Worth Carrying
Couple weeks ago, I set out on a nice day hike up in Point Reyes National Seashore, just north of…
Is the Nokian Outpost nAT the Best All-Terrain Tire You’ve Never Heard Of?
If you’re shopping for all-terrain tires for your truck or SUV, you’re probably looking at the standard options: BF Goodrich…
Freeskiing Star Cody Townsend Talks Big Mountain Skiing, Growing Up a Surf-Stoked Beach Kid, and Knowing When to Say When
Cody Townsend has made a name for himself as one of the world’s best big freeskiers, but in recent years,…
Freed Wolves Move Into Their Own Niche
What was it like for 10 captured Oregon wolves when Colorado Parks and Wildlife opened their crates on a December…
Lots to Like, Maybe Even Love, About the New Rivian R3
I’m prone to romanticism, nostalgia, and hyperbole, so maybe take that into consideration here, but possibly the best car I’ve…
Lean and Hard and Sunbrowned and Kind: A Reading of the Audrey Sutherland Story
If you’re into women doing badass things on the water all by themselves, you gotta listen to this week’s Adventure…
And Another Thing About Rigid Steel Frames
Steel, rigid frames never go out of style and are never obsolete.
Review: The HOKA Mafate Speed 4 Make Getting Back Into Trail Running a Whole Lot More Fun
As my amount of available time radically shrinks into a singularity with two kids under the age of 5 running…