I recently gave an author talk in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, about the mental health benefits of walking in nature. I shared some of the latest research about h...
Five months. 4,700 miles. 2,130 pounds of trash.
On April 26, 2017, Seth Orme and Abby Taylor set out on a cross-country bike tour to pick up trash. Beginnin...
In honor of its 100th birthday, Kristen Pope, who worked there for three summers, breaks down the history and rugged wilderness of this 6-million-acre park.
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Rob’s Wild Idea: To live a sustainable, minimalist lifestyle and inspire others to do the same. To do awesome adventures and spread the message of good in the world.
In a year already deemed one of climbing's biggest, 2017 keeps on pushing the limits
The Nose Sees a New Speed Record
Two hours, 19 minutes and 44 seconds. T...
Patapsco Valley State Park is a world unto its own, just a few short miles from one of the nation’s largest population centers.
To be surrounded by the buildin...
“When you become a better place for women to work, you become a better place for everybody to work.”
It’s late September and while fall temperatures have be...
In 1995, Paul Hlina became the first person to complete Minnesota's Superior Hiking Trail—and he did it on crutches. Two decades later, locals are still working...
Editor’s note on April 24, 2018: This article was originally published on October 20, 2017. We’re taking this opportunity to look back at 2017 as we gear up for...
What we can learn from the founder of one of hiking's biggest new movements
As a new mother, Shanti Hodges was looking for more ways to get her son, Mason, ou...
How hiking and shepherding work together to maintain a tradition as old as Spain itself
Alejandro Jiménez opens up a gate and whistles, watching as more than...
How one skier's relationship with the sport evolved over the course of her adult life—and how it shaped her perspective, marriage and priorities
I came late to...
