I’ve Been Testing Running Shoes for Seven Years—This Is the Shoe I Recommend to Everyone
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Signs on Climate Change, Slavery Among Those Removed from National Parks
The “Save Our Signs” project is attempting to archive as many signs as possible before they are removed, and hopes park visitors will contribute
I've Been Running for 35 Years. These Are the Self-Massage Tools That Keep My Muscles Moving.
These self-care tools help put injury prevention and healing in my own hands
Michelino Sunseri Appeals Judge's Decision Following Guilty Verdict
Last year, Sunseri broke the speed record for ascending and descending the 13,775-foot peak. The record was shortly revoked
Two Missing Elk Hunters Have Been Found Dead in Colorado
Family members of one of the missing hunters confirmed the news on September 18
Keep Everything You Need on the Run Handy with These Tester-Recommended Running Vests
We tested 38 running packs over a wide range of distances, speeds, and terrains to find the most comfortable and functional for you
REI Is Setting Up Its Members With Some Sweet Deals This Weekend
If you're a member at REI (which, for $30, you should be), you can save an extra $20 when you spend over $100 in the retailer's outlet section
17 Pieces of Camping Gear That Aren’t Essential but Are Really Nice to Have
Bags, tools, and little extras to make camp feel like your home away from home
This Week in News: Yellowstone Bear Attacks Hiker and Petroglyphs Reportedly Damaged
A 29-year-old hiker was attacked earlier this week in Yellowstone National Park, plus millennia-old petroglyphs were reportedly damaged during construction at an Arizona church. Outside has you covered in this edition of our weekly news roundup.
A Hiker Was Attacked by a Bear in Yellowstone. It’s the Park’s First in Four Years.
A 29-year-old solo hiker suffered "significant but non-life-threatening" wounds in the attack, which occurred on the Turbid Lake Trail
The Hunting Clothes That Kept Us Warmest, From Dawn Till Dusk
These jackets, waders, boots, socks, gloves, and layers handled long days and chilly nights in the backcountry while hunting deer, geese, turkey, and more
Adventure
Meet the Outdoor Athletes Redefining What It Means to Influence
A new breed of online athlete is breaking the rules of creator culture—and proving that authenticity wins the long game
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Health
If You Think You're "Not Flexible," Try These 7 Moves to Loosen Up
A certified personal trainer and physical therapist share seven moves to improve whole-body flexibility.
Travel
Now You Can Bike, Hike—and Even Ski—Through the New Wild West of Art
From Montana’s sprawling sculpture park to Utah’s skiable museum, land art is having a moment in the American West. It’s more accessible, more kinetic, and just as cosmic.
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- How to See the Northern Lights Without Leaving the U.S.
- The Most Adventurous Train Journeys in the World
- These Remote Escapes—One Only Accessible by Seaplane or Boat—Are Not Your Grandpa’s Fishing Lodges
- D.C. Is One of the Country’s Fittest Cities. These Are Our Favorite Spots to Get Moving Outside.
Culture
We Don’t Have Room for My Visiting In-Laws. Can I Put Them in Our Camper?
After moving into a small home in a mountain town, a reader is inundated with guests. Is it impolite to house them in a camper?
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- I've Tried Nearly Every Dog Bed Out There. These Are the Only Ones My Dogs Actually Use.
- 6 Strange but (Often) True Ways to Predict How Harsh Winter Will Be
- R.F. Kuang's Latest Book, 'Katabasis,' Just Dropped. Here's the Role Running Played in Its Creation.
- 'Alone' Africa Lasted Just 34 Days. Will the Show Return to the Desert?
Long Reads
Welcome to I-70, Colorado’s Notoriously Gridlocked Ski Highway
Cars spin, trucks slide, and what should be an hour’s drive can take all day. How did this scenic mountain corridor get so congested—and can it ever be fixed? I took a wild ride through the traffic jam to find out.
Gear
This One Piece of Gear Changed Camping Forever
Drawing from the hundreds of nights I’ve spent sleeping on luxury pads, here’s how to find the right ones for your unique preferences, budget, and environment.
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- Tracksmith Gets Muddy: We Mountain-Tested the Brand’s First Trail Running Shoe and Off-Road Kit
- I Shaved One Leg With a Razor for Male Athletes for Three Months—Here's What I Discovered
- 7 Things That Make Camping With a Baby Slightly Less Insane
Listen
How To Walk Through—And Away From—A Digital World, with Craig Mod
The most influential digital designer you've never heard of found an anecdote to the noise on Japan's ancient walking routes
Watch
This $500 Camper and Old Farm Truck Make the Perfect DIY Overland Rig
Proof it's possible to renovate a camper on a budget
Be a Verb, Not a Noun: Lessons in Growth from Athlete and Writer Alexi Pappas
Be a Verb, Not a Noun: Lessons in Growth from Athlete and Writer Alexi Pappas
The Olympian and writer shares affirmations and insights on confidence, curiosity, and letting sport—and life—evolve with you
Plants don’t just grow every leaf and every flower all at once. They grow a stem, then a branch, then another. It’s a process.
Do what feels true to you. If you don’t know how, start with your clothes. Try opening your closet. Close your eyes. Tell yourself: there’s no threat, there’s no goal, and then open your eyes and decide what to wear. Wear what you feel magnetized toward.
Challenge your default setting, whatever that is. This could be with regard to data, devices, or the way you typically talk to yourself. Try something different and see how it makes you feel.
Be a verb, not a noun. Allow yourself to evolve and change infinitely.
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