It’s a distraction mechanism. My knees are clacking, my mouth has gone dry, and it’s all I can do to muffle the screams inside my head. But here I am, buckled into a harness and clipped by a carabiner into a cable that stretches across the rocky face of Eagle Cliff in the Shawangunk Mountains of Upstate New York. 　　Someone...

　　Salt Lake City’s Salt Palace was alive and bustling this week as hundreds of members of brands, retailers, and media gathered for the annual Outdoor Retailer (OR) Summer 2024 show. 　　Since OR left Denver in 2021 and returned to Salt Lake, the largest and most recognizable brands — Patagonia, YETI, Marmot, The North Face, and others — have declined to...

　　During the hottest summer on record we put dozens of pieces of workout clothes to the test to see if they could help keep us cool and motivated while doing everything from pickup soccer to a 23-mile hike. Some of what we tested was easy to forget, but the six pieces that emerged as the best made a significant difference...

　　Five measly seconds. 　　Its the duration of a long fart or a short text message. There’s a reason the five-second rule applies to a dropped Cheeto—it was barely on the ground! 　　Alas, this tiny amount of time separates me from achieving the only athletic goal I have cared about in decades. On a crisp morning last October I slumped over...

　　Olympic snowboarding icon Shaun White is shaking up the sport that made him a household name—by reinvesting in it. 　　On Monday, White announced the creation of The Snow League, a new season-long series of halfpipe competitions for professional snowboarders and freeskiers that will debut in the winter of 2025. Complete with prize money and sponsorship opportunities, the new series will...

　　Montana Knife Company has been an unstoppable force for the past few years. The brand has built a cult following and created buying frenzies thanks to its knife drops, which sell out in moments. 　　The Culinary Knives from MKC originally included the Bighorn Chef, Smith River Santoku, and Little Bighorn Petty. If you spring for a complete set, the knives...

　　Meet Brooke Goudy and Jesse Griffiths, experts in everyday adventure. Both have created unique and exceptional lives fueled by wildly different outdoor experiences. What they do share is an understanding of the lasting benefits of motivated activity—and a common love of the Taco that gets them there. 　　Get Ready for Adventure 　　Brooke Goudy A few years ago, Brooke Goudy would...

　　This week, three lucky winners will receive a Tokeen 2600 backpack ($349 value) from Stone Glacier. Enter now for your chance to win! 　　More on the Prize The Stone Glacier Tokeen 2600 is a tough, lightweight pack based on Stone Glaciers ultralight Terminus packs and intended for long days of scouting or tracking in the field. 　　The pack is made...

　　After a few pleasant hours sitting in the sun watching the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon last month, I headed down into the bowels of Hayward Field for a grueling test for running in the heat. Chris Minson, a professor of human physiology at the University of Oregon, had invited me to try the heat adaptation protocol he has developed...

　　I was in Hawaii with a group of friends, and a local screamed at us to go home. The island was overcrowded, and while I know tourists can be obnoxious and disrespectful, we were being conscientious. I don’t want to give up visiting the world’s most beautiful places, but I also don’t want to add to overtourism. Can I continue...

　　It’s rare to find a shoe that’s truly amphibious. Most sandals lack adequate protection for terrestrial use, while sneakers tend to skimp on ventilation and drainage. In the footwear world, land and water sit at either end of a broad spectrum. Some people say the gap can’t be bridged. Those people just haven’t met XTRATUF’s Riptide Sandals yet. 　　If anyone...

　　Nowadays there’s no such thing as a bad digital camera. The iPhone you have in your pocket takes stunning images and every single mirrorless or DSLR being released by the major brands is capable of capturing images that could land on the cover of Outside. 　　But with great choices come hard decisions. The camera market is crowded, so you’ll have...