HIKING & CAMPING

Photo By Bob Faucher “My daughter and I attended a polar bear tour out of Churchill, Manitoba,” explains Bob Faucher. “Our group rented one of the famous Tundra Buggies on this day. Around midday, we spotted this mother and her cubs foraging on the tundra. The mother caught the scent of food wafting out the

From the mindset when picking a route to the way a climber is choosing holds, to the feeling when reaching the top — hear from four athletes and why they climb. “A climbing practice is personal. A climbing practice is communal.” These two ideas are what formed the basis for prAna’s latest film, centered on

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Choosing a multiday pack is one of the toughest and most important decisions you’ll make as a backpacker. It doesn’t help that just about every brand will tell you that their model can handle the biggest loads and keep you comfier than all the rest. As we’ve learned over decades of testing, many of those

Photo By Jeff Nigro Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Winter Colors” by Jeff Nigro. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Receive $50 off an eligible $100 purchase at the Outside Shop, where you’ll find gear for all your adventures outdoors. Sign up for Outside+ today. The sign at the front of Albee Creek Campground inside California’s Humboldt Redwoods State Park clearly reads: “Campground full.” It was a Friday in mid-August last summer, and although this

Home » Motors » Don’t Diss the Minivan: 2022 Toyota Sienna Hybrid Review The 2022 Toyota Sienna has plenty of features that can compete with the sea of SUVs out there, and its hybrid powertrain offers truly impressive fuel economy. Toyota’s 2022 Sienna has lots to like. For starters, this capable minivan seats up to

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Backpacking technology has come a very long way from the canvas tents and monstrous external-frame packs of yore. Most of that advancement has been incremental—a few grams shaved here, a harder-wearing fabric employed there. But every so often a new material, design philosophy, or technology comes along and completely changes the game, enabling hikers to

Photo By Nadeem Sufi Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Amazement” by Nadeem Sufi. “While visiting Emerald Lakes, the most striking thing was a pool of water that was left after the rest of the lake had been snowed out,” explains Sufi. “While the mountains right in front of the lake were reflecting perfectly, it

Home » News » Watch the Speed Skating World Record: 60+ MPH on Ice, With Red Bull Ice skating at highway speeds? Who else but Red Bull would make it happen? A pretty weird rig (even by Red Bull standards) showed up on the energy drink empire’s Instagram account late Thursday morning. In the video

Let’s be real: if you’re white, straight, cis-gendered, and don’t have disabilities, chances are high that you’ve not had many times, if any, where you have felt excluded, unwelcome, or unsafe while traveling and/or recreating in outdoor spaces (besides perhaps from some encounters or proximity to some wildlife). We’ll also go ahead and bet that

Many people are surprised to learn that in the midst of all the hustle and bustle of northern Virginia, just 17 miles from Washington, D.C., a National Park Service site sits nestled along the Potomac River. Great Falls Park is an 800-acre natural oasis that offers views of the mighty Potomac River as it crashes

Home » Footwear » Running » Hot Stepping: Upcoming Running Shoe Brands Chasing Down the Competition Looking for a fresh look and feel on your next run? Here are four brands pushing harder into the running market that you should know about. Whether you credit the pandemic for sending more people outside to run (on

It’s no secret that going ultralight can be expensive. Whether it’s a 1000-fill-power down jacket or carbon fiber tent poles, there’s no shortage of ways to lighten your wallet as you lighten your pack. That’s enough to put many backpackers off the idea altogether. But hidden among all the high-end products are dependable, low-cost options