Whether you’re exploring backroads just to see new places or heading to a specific destination, trailhead, or campsite, pulling off a successful adventure starts with proper planning—and the right vehicle. Ride along…
Month: May 2022
The Ultimate Rig for MTB Adventures
The key to pulling off an epic ride? Getting yourself and all your bikes and gear to the trailhead in style. No one knows this better than pro riders and off-road enthusiasts…
Water Treatment, Reinvented: Introducing the LifeStraw Peak Series
Video loading… LifeStraw, the backcountry water-purification brand best known for its award-winning Personal Straw filter, is kicking off hiking season with a bang. This spring heralds the launch of five brand-new filtration…
Growing Up as a Park Service Kid Was the Best Education I Ever Got
I learned to kayak at the same time I learned to walk. For the first few years of my life, my dad was a park historian on Isle Royale National Park, off…
Lumen Wants to Track Your Metabolic Flexibility. But Do You Need It?
Metabolic flexibility is a buzzy topic, particularly among biohackers—people who use themselves as an experiment in an effort to be healthier or perform better. Being metabolically flexible means that you’re able to…
Our Editors Have Made Plenty of Newbie Blunders in the Outdoors
It’s healthy to remember that even the most seasoned outdoor athlete was once a bumbling, stumbling noob. No matter the activity you pursue, you are guaranteed to crash, or get lost, or…
Why Are So Many Climbers in Trouble on Mount Hood This Year?
At 5:38 http://c9d75o88s1kx0pb9har4mj0p54.hop.clickbank.net on January 26, 72 cell phones from Portland Mountain Rescue (PMR) and 67 from the Hood River Crag Rats mountain rescue team rattled and hummed. “Fallen climber, Devils Kitchen,” read…
A Norwegian Climber Aims to Break Nims Purja’s 8,000er Record
A Norwegian climber named Kristin Harila is well on her way to breaking Nirmal “Nims” Purja’s speed record for ascending the world’s 14 mountains above 8,000 meters (26,000 feet). On Friday, Harila,…
Why We Should Embrace Post-Race Emptiness
Earlier this month, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, the reigning men’s Olympic 1,500-meter champion, gave a post-race interview at the Sound Running Track Meet in California. The 21-year-old Norwegian had just vanquished a quality field…
When Do I Need New Trail-Running Shoes?
Welcome to Ask a Gear Editor, a monthly column where we answer readers’ most puzzling gear questions. Have a burning question of your own? Become an Outside+ member to ask an Outside expert for…