Would a baseball game in Grand Teton National Park be a home run? A growing chorus of Republicans and Democrats in Wyoming have balked at the idea.
On a late-night drive to Zion, an unexplainable sensation of unseen eyes took over. It turns out that eerie backcountry feeling has a name—and a deep evolutionary purpose.
Four people are dead and 12 others are missing after an avalanche buried the Base Camp at Himlung Himal, a peak in northern Nepal
Who Is Brandon McNulty? Meet the Cyclist Who Ended American Men’s Losing Streak at the World Champs.
Our features editor, a longtime cycling journalist, discusses the historical significance of McNulty’s nail-biting victory at the UCI road world championships in Montreal
As shoulder season brings sudden snowstorms, icy trails, and early darkness, search-and-rescue experts share vital safety lessons from recent Pacific Northwest tragedies.
When a mountain lion ambushed his Labrador retriever near the Thoroughfare Wilderness outside Cody, Wyoming, photographer Adam Borkhus delivered a boot to the big cat’s face. Here is how the wild encounter unfolded—and expert advice on backcountry safety in cougar country.
The fantasy is steep lines and endless powder. The reality is years of training, difficult clients, hard decisions, and an intimate relationship with risk.
Yosemite National Park investigators are asking people who visited the Chilnualna Falls Trail from September 9 to September 15 to come forward with any information.
If you've sat on a chairlift, floated a river, or competed in a running race, you’ve probably seen scores of people adorned with face glitter. Contributor Kylie Mohr explains why athletes and enthusiasts love to sparkle.
Battling altitude sickness, dust, and strict permit timelines, Erin Ton shaved over an hour off the fastest known time on Africa’s highest summit. Now with two peaks down, the Colorado woman has five mountains remaining in her Seven Summits quest.
After a 19-year-old hiker was killed inside Mount Timpanogos’s iconic "Tin Shack," backcountry safety experts explain why small trail shelters are often far more dangerous than staying out in the open.
Expedition leaders are retreating from Nepal's second-most-popular 8,000-meter peak after heavy snowfall and a deadly avalanche battered the mountain. Four climbers died during the 2026 season, which appears to have ended prematurely.
Extreme whitewater may look like a reckless gamble, but on Idaho’s stoutest rapids, elite paddlers find a sacred language of focus, survival, and profound connection. Our associate editor soaked it all in at the North Fork Championship, kayaking’s gnarliest race.
As housing costs spike across iconic mountain hubs, these six budget-friendly towns offer quick crag access, thriving outdoor communities, and living costs below the national average.
A midnight fall down a steep, loose slope required Grand County Search and Rescue to deploy complex rope systems—and an innovative aerial lighting setup.
The latest Long Read on the Outside Podcast is set in the seaside town of Ocean City, New Jersey, where marauding seagulls were scaring off tourists. The city hired birds of prey to chase the gulls away. So far, it’s working.
As soon as federal protections lapsed, mining companies staked 16 new claims across thousands of acres excised from Bears Ears—targeting areas next to Canyonlands and popular backcountry routes.
Forget long lift lines and $250 pass prices. These unsung mountain hubs offer uncrowded powder, deep local culture, and authentic ski-town soul.
Less than a month after a deadly August deluge, new flooding swept through Bright Angel Canyon, worsening water-crisis closures across the South Rim.