Abigail Barronian is a senior editor at Outside. She is an avid backcountry skier, fly-fisher, mountain biker, and backpacker who dabbles in trail running, elk hunting, river trips, and more. She is passionate about public lands and sustainable resource management, practical and supportive training and nutrition, and great writing. Her work has been published in Powder, SKI, Adventure Journal, and of course, Outside.
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The iconic freeride mountain bike competition in Virgin, Utah, welcomed women for the first time, to great success. The men weren’t so bad either.
Ada Limón, America’s first Latina poet laureate, is helping us rethink wild spaces with some perfectly placed poems at a park near you
After winter no-showed, I grappled with the grief of loving a sport that may not exist a lifetime from now
We tested dozens of pieces for winter workouts. These six came out on top.
These weatherproof gloves and mitts are designed to outlast your stamina on the slopes
Which is better: a couple of pieces that capably do the job, or an array of options for dialed-in performance?
Massive swells are flooding coastal communities and demolishing coastal structures in Northern California, and making for good surfing further south.
The group of scientists and adventurers gained valuable knowledge about climate change’s impact on ice in the Weddell Sea, and did additional research on weather, navigation, and marine engineering
A fall on Manaslu claimed the life of the legendary ski mountaineer this week
Two days after Nelson went missing on Manaslu, details about the ski mountaineer’s accident are emerging
Oh, your Tinder date climbed the world’s highest peak? I’m unimpressed.
When one of bikepacking’s best athletes set a fastest known time on a legendary route, ultradistance cycling’s corner of the internet exploded in controversy around the meaning of the term “self-supported”
They’re essentially adventure flip-flops and therefore superior to every other sandal
A season marked by tricky conditions and progressive riding wrapped up last week in Verbier
For the German climber and his family, life has changed dramatically over the past five weeks
The team behind the shipwreck’s discovery sought more than just a shipwreck
Indy Pass takes on the big ski resorts, an elk hunting debate in Montana, and the flip of the year
A kit to keep you protected in the mountains
A new Fast Tracks pass at four Powdr-owned resorts—Mount Bachelor, Killington, Copper, and Snowbird—is sparking anger and conversations about elitism
On June 20, adaptive athletes Vasu Sojitra and Pete McAfee pulled off what is believed to be a historic first in ski mountaineering
A body in motion will inevitably need a little maintenance
Mountain guide Mark Smiley released a digital snow safety course. Here’s how it stacks up to the real thing.
Inundated by text messages, one millennial decided to exclusively converse through this more classic form of communication
When excruciating ankle pain threatened to sideline her ski season, one of our hard-charging editors tried Lazarus Naturals' CBD balm as a last resort. It worked—even though she still doesn't know how.
Suits for women with butts, boobs, and big-wave dreams
Just say no to chalky bars and gritty shakes
Organizers of the popular Grinduro California gravel event wanted to do better than its 15 percent non-male participation rate. So they set aside spots for women, femmes, and trans and nonbinary people, and sold out in four hours.
There's more at stake now than skiing, but it's OK to be bummed out about it
Necessities for traveling out of bounds
We're itching for the snow—and we're stoked about this collection
Sticks for every kind of shredding
Walmsley just bested his own time by an impressive 20 minutes
Surf-ready bikinis and one-pieces that protect and flatter
Beacon, check. Shovel, check. Hawaiian shirt, check.
The experienced skier fell into a deep crevasse on Monday afternoon
Gear, classes, and other resource recommendations for those who want to get far, far out there in the winter
She took home her fourth World Championships gold medal in slalom Saturday
After decades of film skiing, he caught the ski mountaineering bug
Everything you need to know about the international big-mountain competition
Our advice for maintaining your nutrition and training goals this holiday season? Chill out.
This Utah 50K and half marathon event is taking one small step toward closing the wage gap
Athletes are especially susceptible to this common, curable iron-deficiency disease
Rule #3 when it comes to training for exertion in high places? Adjust your expectations.
You don't have to lift less as you get older—you just have to make a few adjustments to your training
Or at least that's the thinking among the elite athletes who are adopting treatments that were once considered fringe. A former EMT turned acupuncturist weighs in on the movement.
How to know when it's OK to keep pushing and when you're better off taking it easy
If you pick the right class, it's an invaluable tool for building strength, flexibility, and resilience
New "vision cards" issued by the department charged with overseeing public lands for recreation and extraction are heavy on the latter
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