There was a time when the external frame pack was the backpacker’s workhorse. Now, though, spotting one along the trail is like seeing a classic car on the high...
Local Wanderer’s trip and this article were sponsored by Sorel.
Editor’s note: In 2021, REI Adventures phased out its international trips to focus on and grow i...
Jerry Brown was a 39-year-old Coloradan living in Texas when he read a newspaper article in 1989 about a multi-use trail that traversed 486 miles across his hom...
Beth Rodden on rock climbing, living in Yosemite and re-framing the perfectionist mindset.
Beth Rodden started climbing in indoor gyms when she was 14. ...
Pete Ripmaster has been trying to play more golf lately. Eighteen holes is a far cry from the ultramarathons the Asheville-based runner is accustomed to, but he...
Next spring, 33 individuals will become the nation’s first professionals with an Outdoor Product Design and Development (OPDD) degree from Utah State University...
I wasn’t prepared for the shaved legs. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not above the luxuries of smooth skin and streamlined wound care. It’s just the sea of well-defin...
The outdoors is for all. And every now and then we need to take a moment to celebrate the voices that aren’t always heard. That’s why we took to the streets thi...
When you show up to a new place with your mountain bike in tow, it can be hard to figure out where to start pedaling. Between Strava and the MTB Project, Instag...
Michael Finkel on writing about the last true hermit and his other adventurous stories.
Michael Finkel is the author of the New York Times bestseller, T...
You’ve logged the miles. Done the training. Now it’s race day. One big question remains: What should you eat before you run? Chances are, you should eat whateve...
At nearly 2,190 miles long, the Appalachian Trail (AT) passes through 14 states, eight national forests, six national park units, and countless state parks, fo...
