Ryleigh Nucilli is the columnist of The Pulse, Outside’s trending column. She was previously the Digital Managing Editor for Outside Online. Prior to Outside, she was the Director of Digital Content at National Geographic and the Senior Manager of Ranker’s Weird History brand. Prior to her career in digital publishing, Ryleigh went to grad school at the University of Oregon where she focused on Ecocriticism and American literature, politics, history, and culture.
When she’s not online, Ryleigh enjoys hiking in the Southeast (where she lives) with her husband, daughter, and two dogs.
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The TikTok trend is bringing new hikers to the trail. But critics argue that aestheticizing nature is creating a contentious new standard for the outdoors.
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In anticipation of the Super Bowl, we looked into the NFL's obsession with an unexpected superfood
Mick Jagger is in incredible shape—for a person of any age. How does he do it? I followed his training plan to find out.
Suddenly Uggs are cool again, but we've been using them for camping, approach shoes, and dog walks all along
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22 months. 5 continents. 149 performances. And 6 ultras. As the Eras Tour finally wraps, here it is by the numbers.
'Gladiator II' hits theaters on November 22. Here's what we know about how real gladiators ate and exercised.
From power struggles over land to the ultra-wealthy pushing out locals, some parts of the hit TV show, which just premiered the second half of its fifth season, aren’t that far from the truth
Just because you can doesn’t mean you should
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The new integrated social platform offers personalized content, community engagement, and seamless activity tracking—all in one place.