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Get full access to Outside Learn, our online education hub featuring in-depth fitness, nutrition, and adventure courses and more than 2,000 instructional videos when you sign up for Outside+ Sign up for Outside+ today. I love my backpacking buds, but route-finding isn’t their forte. Nor mine. So in retrospect, it’s not surprising that the “trail”

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Get full access to Outside Learn, our online education hub featuring in-depth fitness, nutrition, and adventure courses and more than 2,000 instructional videos when you sign up for Outside+ Sign up for Outside+ today. A hiker fell 300 feet to his death on Saturday while taking pictures on top of New Hampshire’s Mt. Willard, New

Home » Outdoor » A Guide to Visiting Glacier National Park: Dreamy Mountains, Lakes, and Landscapes Galore Glacier National Park is one of the most stunning protected regions in the U.S. Home to 26 glaciers, more than 200 waterfalls, 700 lakes, and over 700 miles of hiking trails, it’s a vast and special place to

If I didn’t know any better, you could’ve convinced me I was standing on a floating ice chunk somewhere in the Arctic Ocean. The setting sun cast a glow on the horizon that, despite the subzero temperatures, painted everything a warm orange. Just moments ago, besides our pair of red, expedition-style tunnel tents, everything had

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The world’s most decorated V17 climber started trying the world’s first V17 boulder problem. Here’s how it went for him and Giuliano Cameroni, who joined in on the fun.  The title suggests the outcome, as does the fact that every climbing outlet on the internet didn’t explode over the weekend. And even though Raboutou’s onscreen

Over the multiple decades I’ve led photo safaris to Tanzania and all over the United States, I’ve observed a multitude of commonalities. I’ve been witness to common barriers that prevent participants from creating the best possible images. They range in scope from making photos of anything and everything just because it’s new to overlooking what’s

Watch as OR ambassadors Sophia Rouches and Micah Evangelista roam the American West sniffing out spring powder. For a while last year, it looked like the 2021 wintersports season was a bust in the West. But Miracle March prevailed, and the snow flew in spades throughout the spring. Outdoor Research athletes Sophia Rouches and Micah

Photo By Max Foster The Black Hills of South Dakota cover 1.2 million acres of forested hills and mountainous landscapes. With expansive pine forests, rugged rock formations, streams, lakes and more, the Black Hills offer a variety of recreation opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts. One of the most visually striking areas lies within Custer State Park

With the holidays right around the corner, REI’s December sale is the time to save on quality gear for the outdoor adventurers in your life. Editor’s note: This article was originally published on Switchback Travel. From winter jackets to camp stoves and accessories like gloves, headlamps, and winter traction devices, REI’s Holiday Warm Up Sale

Photo By Samuel Cox “A giraffe drinking is magic for a wildlife photographer,” says Samuel Cox, “that opportunity to capture behavior with a splash of action—to showcase an animal in a different light. “This individual, photographed in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, was making the most of a small waterhole but was also causing a bit

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