The 5 Most Helpful Hiking Tips for New Backpackers
Our trail columnist spent the summer hiking with novice backpackers to come up with this key advice for beginners
Our trail columnist spent the summer hiking with novice backpackers to come up with this key advice for beginners
Price, style, weight, ventilation and comfort are all important considerations, but the main purpose of a helmet is to keep your head safe
I'm planning to climb a bunch of fourteeners in Colorado, but bird flu is all over the state right now—is it safe for me to go?
Nearly half of the surfers at the 2024 Games wore helmets. Here’s a brief history of helmets in the sport and where you can buy them now.
From plants you can't kill to shortcuts to enjoy your produce faster, here's how to garden smarter, not harder
Triathlete Taylor Knibb gave up her spot on the two-rider Olympic squad to gold medalist Faulkner: “It was as easy decision to make”
Yes, canoeing is in the Olympics—and the races are happening now. Here’s what to expect, plus how to watch the races for yourself.
The winners of the cross-country mountain bike events at the 2024 Paris Olympics were not messing around—and neither were their bikes
The Oko Living yoga rug is like a portable personal gym
The Games are making Paris quieter than usual, ideal for a late-hour trip to the Olympics or enjoying a lazy afternoon at a Parisian café
The author reviews a new medical kit for pups that’s equipped with gauze, bandages, and other essentials
Triathlete Taylor Knibb gave up her spot on the two-rider Olympic squad to gold medalist Faulkner: “It was as easy decision to make”
Last October, two American women and two Sherpa guides perished while racing for a record. The tragedy raises questions about the recent rush to climb the world’s 14 highest mountains.
Military scientists have developed an equation for how many calories it takes to haul weight in different ways.
Our columnist has spent over 20 years in lineups across the country and says these coastal towns offer good waves, food, and vibes—and embody surf culture
I never thought I would have to climb alone
We’ve always been thrilled to see orcas near our home in Alaska. But sailing through the waters along the Iberian Peninsula, where 600 boats have been hit—and five sunk—by whales, was unnerving at best.
From trail-ready supershoes to 3D-printed back panels, our annual OMA gear preview did not disappoint.
Our parks expert found the coolest small towns to stay in next door to U.S. national parks. You’re welcome.
With a couple great products, and some common sense, you’ll be ready to take your pet on your next adventure outing
Since the beginning of women’s sports, a question has loomed: who qualifies as female?
In ‘A Walk in the Park,’ Kevin Fedarko’s new book about his quest to hike the big ditch from end to end, inadequate fitness and bad gear choices nearly led to disaster right from the start
A few years after quitting his job to pursue a longtime dream of becoming a whitewater guide on the Colorado River, former Outside senior editor Kevin Fedarko was approached by his best friend, the adventure photographer Pete McBride, with a bold and unlikely vision. Together they would embark on a 750-mile expedition, by foot, through the Grand Canyon, moving from east to west—a journey McBride promised would be “a walk in the park.” Fedarko agreed, unaware that the tiny cluster of experts who were familiar with this particular trek billed it as “the toughest hike in the world.”
In keeping with the two men’s time-tested habit of cutting corners and flying by the seats of their pants, Fedarko and McBride proceeded to fast-talk a group of long-distance desert hikers into permitting them to tag along for the first part of their own through-hike, which began on September 25, 2016. In an excerpt from Fedarko’s forthcoming book, A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon, he shares the grisly details of what happened on the eve of their departure.
One afternoon toward the end of July, I heard a knock at the front door of my home in Flagstaff, Arizona, and opened it to discover that half a dozen large cardboard boxes had been dumped on my porch. The labels indicated that shipments of gear were arriving from every point of the compass. Boots from Scarpa in Italy. Headlamps and trekking poles from Black Diamond in Salt Lake City. Sleeping bags from Feathered Friends in Seattle. Backpacks and a tent from a company in Maine called Hyperlite, which manufactured exceptionally spare desert and mountain gear for backcountry athletes.
“There’s a lot more coming,” Pete warned when he called me that night to explain that my house would serve as the staging area for all of the equipment, clothing, and food that he was ordering. “Your job is to wrangle everything together and get it squared away. Can you handle that?”
“Absolutely. Consider it done.”