Land Rover wants to make the Defender Octa even meaner. The 626-horsepower twin-turbo V8, raised air suspension, and 2.7-inch-wider track might have you feeling supersonic, but they just werent enough to help make it the toughest, most capable, and most luxurious Defender. What is an off-road company to do to make its top-spec SUV tougher? 　　Create the 2026 Defender Octa...

　　I’m a sucker for backpacks. Day packs, casual backpacks, backpacking backpacks — they each serve a unique purpose. I’ve been building my backpack collection over the past few years and love having the perfect pack for whatever the day’s adventure might call for. 　　I split my time pretty evenly between the mountains and the sea, and was in the market...

　　Im going to let you in on a little secret that Big Ski doesnt want you to know: Ski season only ends when you decide its over. Corporations like Vail and Alterra might have monopolies on lift access, but they dont get to put limitations on skiing, no matter how badly they wish they could. 　　You decide when your season...

　　By mid-June, it dawned on me like it does every year — summer is hotter than ever. As sweat poured down my face and I caught my breath at the top of a dusty trail climb, I was thankful to have two soft flask water bottles along for the run. I can’t get away with skimping on water like I...

　　When normal singletrack trails and downhill mountain bike parks dont do it for you anymore, where do you go to get your adrenaline fix? If you ask GoPro athlete and enduro and freeride mountain bike rider Kilian Bron, hed tell you to head east to the Himalayas. Bron recently went there in search of some of the steepest lines and most...

　　The original version of this story was published oniRunFar. 　　Nolans 14 is a stunningly difficult route, even by Colorado standards. Scaling 14 14,000-foot mountains, this epic sojourn through the Rockies is no easy task. But it now has a new fastest known time (FKT): French ultrarunner François DHaene sped to a new record on July 5. 　　Located in central ColoradosSawatch...

　　Knives are seasonal for me. I tend to carry heavier, bulkier knives in the colder months and lighter knives in the spring and summer. This owes partly to the fact that 10 years ago, lightweight knives were generally meant for light duty. 　　But now with advances in materials and manufacturing, lightweight knives have become more capable than ever. 　　When I...

　　A fungal infection known as White Nose Syndrome (WNS) is killing bats by the millions across the U.S. In June 2025, the National Park Service confirmed its presence on both sides of the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP). 　　This was the first time [WNS] was detected in Grand County, Kyle Patterson, the public affairs officer for RMNP,...

　　After scouting the whole gorge a few hundred feet below us, we committed. As we looked downstream on the Stehekin River toward the final crux rapid, made up of three high-volume, dynamic recirculating holes, we knew there was no turning back. 　　Both of us were ready: wearing all 22 pounds of flotation packed into the newAstral Indus PFD— but even...

　　I’ve long been a Chaco sandal gal, but sometimes they feel a little technical for everyday use. Searching for something a little lighter and less clunky for a road trip recently, I rediscovered the Teva Original Universal Sandal. I rocked a pair of Tevas as a kid in the 90s, and it turns out they’re still in style! 　　Whether I...

　　If youve spent any amount of time on a body of water, chances are youve found sunken, destroyed sunglasses. I see them all the time, and with each discovery, I feel a moment of excitement, with dreams of finding a set of Costas dancing through my head. Every time, its met with the disappointment of algae-covered gas station glasses. 　　Ive...

　　A four-legged hero has emerged on Switzerlands Fee Glacier. After its owner fell into a crevasse, a chihuahua helped alert search and rescue teams to his location, likely saving his life, according to local officials. 　　On July 4, a man was walking with his long-haired chihuahua when suddenly a snow bridge broke, and he fell nearly 26 feet into a...