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‘3100: Run and Become’ explores moving meditation all over the world, from a race around a single New York City block to a 1,000-day run for Japanese monks
Backcountry adventure makes for beautiful filmmaking. When John Muir is narrating, the story hits another level.
Why the season's most interesting ski movies are the ones about individual athletes
How we exploit big trees, big game, and even extinct creatures
One writer finds equal doses aspiration and inspiration in a stylish new crop of recipe collections
Vegans, caribou, songwriting, and other treats to check out as you refresh your media diet
The author's new book, 'On Desperate Ground,' tells one of the toughest military survival stories in history
Anyone who has recreated with clashing personalities will relate to the not always likable but always entertaining characters on HBO's new show
Line 5 is the name of a 65-year-old oil pipeline running across the floor of Lake Michigan and it's ready to burst.
Lotawana will feature a young unfulfilled male protagonist by the name of Forrest, who lives in his sailboat on a lake in Missouri.
Our features editor sat down with author Kate Harris to talk about her book, and you can listen in on their conversation
Paige Williams's new book and 'Poached' by Rachel Love Nuwer are compelling works of nonfiction about the underworld of obsessive and morally ambiguous collectors
Five favorite books from the elite endurance athlete and environmental activist
It's the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and our waterways are in more danger than ever. These reads explain what's going wrong—and how to fix it.
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about
In their new film, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin capture Alex Honnold’s historic ropeless El Cap climb and the emotional toll it took on everyone around him
‘Silence of the Dolomites’ is from filmmaker Casper Rolsted who specializes in time-lapse photography.
The long-awaited documentary showcases the world's hardest rock climb and the life of visionary Tommy Caldwell, but it goes only so far into the human element
For more than 40 years, tribal chief and artist Roy Vickers was obsessed with a totem pole that was taken from a remote native village in British Columbia. He decided to make a replica, and all he needed was will, skill, and a 17,500-pound tree.
Stop by and find the book or local hiking guide that will change your whole perception of a new place
Filmmaker Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi doesn’t climb, but her determination to shine a light on what drives extreme mountaineers produced two of the best adventure documentaries of the past decade
Filmmakers and writers from around the world will showcase their work during this year’s Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival.
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about this month
Excerpted from a 1981 article included in Climbing magazine's new anthology, 'Vantage Point,' the late Jim Bridwell recounts the first ascent of the East Face of the Moose's Tooth in Alaska
The Pacific Northwest’s Southern Resident killer whales are dying. And it's our fault.
Lots of patient meditations on nature and one exciting outlaw drama made for Hollywood
Red Bull Media House and Sender Films's new documentary about Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson’s groundbreaking ascent of El Capitan’s Dawn Wall is an instant classic
A new podcast, "Mothers of Invention," spotlights women fighting climate change
In her adventure memoir, Kate Harris offers a fresh new voice on what it means to be an explorer in the 21st century
Big-studio directors are venturing onto more extreme landscapes than ever to shoot successful films like 'Star Wars' and this month's 'Alpha.' It's location manager Robin Mounsey's job to keep them alive.
In an excerpt from Kate Harris's new memoir 'Lands of Lost Borders,' the modern-day explorer leaves academia for a bicycle adventure on the Silk Road.
We asked a traveling musician how to optimize your playlist
‘Projections in the Forest’ uses artificial lighting to reveal a side of the forest never quite seen before.
Melissa Cristina Márquez tells Outside about her experience filming ‘Cuba's Secret Shark Lair’ for Discovery Channel’s Shark Week
On the 30th anniversary of Shark Week, we called up some shark scientists for a no-holds-barred conversation about the impact of the pop culture phenomenon
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about this month
In an excerpt from his new book, Goldfarb explores what wilderness looks like with and without nature's most overlooked architects—and why they have more in common with wolves than you think
In his newest book, Rick Bass gins up hunger and answers some of life's biggest questions by feasting with the great ones
We're all for trashy novels, but if you want something a little different, may we suggest gossipy surf memoirs and musings on the wellness industry?
Five brand-new films, two that are new to streaming, and one that's so secretive we aren't quite sure when it'll drop (but it should be soon!)
Our features editor sat down with author Nate Blakeslee to talk about his book, and you can listen in on their conversation
She helped the Navy, the White House, and the entire federal government become more eco-friendly. Now Kate Brandt is tackling her most ambitious sustainability project yet.
We’ve partnered with Portland, Oregon’s Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year’s best new music.
These writers remind us what travel is all about—shifting your own perspective and sometimes getting into trouble along the way
We’ve partnered with Portland, Oregon’s Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year’s best new music.
The books, movies, podcasts, music, and more that our editors couldn't stop talking about this month
A troubled vet tries to raise his daughter off the grid, but the two don't always find easy answers in nature
Why do some of us flame out in our thirties while others are still racing in their sixties? And how can we reverse the effects of getting older?
Elemental is a seascape film from photographers Armaand Djicks and Ray Collins who are creating their own medium called ‘cinescapes’.
The author's latest book features stories that are just as mired in the contradictions of humanity as they are in the humidity of the Sunshine State
The books and other time killers climbers take with them on expeditions (just in case they get stuck in their tent for a while)
The reality show features the eccentric son of a controversial wreck diver as he follows an astronaut's clues to salvage treasure in an increasingly murky ethical landscape
According to us, your highly subjective editors at Outside
In his debut novel, Joe Mungo Reed captures truths about the Tour de France, doping, and cyclists' obsessive natures. Cycling nerds, however, may notice a few discrepancies.
Elizabeth Nakano and Paddy O'Connell, hosts of the new interview show 'Safety Third,' talk about their interviewing techniques and what they're listening to
We combed through nearly every one available (more than 50!) to bring you this curated, comprehensive list of animal-kingdom stars
Nonfiction works by John Branch and Eliza Griswold document changing ways of life in Utah and Pennsylvania
Chas Smith's new book isn't really about cocaine and surfing. That's OK—it's still amazing.
In ‘Leave No Trace’ father and daughter are forced out of long-term camping on public lands by social services.
Tami Oldham Ashcraft, the subject of the new Hollywood lost-at-sea film, describes what her 41-day ordeal was like in real life and how the movie compares
We’ve partnered with Portland, Oregon’s Pickathon Music Festival to showcase some of the year’s best new music.
From missing cats to murder, these Outside stories explore the weird, wild, and terrifying corners of the outdoor world
Top-reviewed journals, manuals, and field guides that go deep on the subject of survival
After a successful Kickstarter, the first issue will feature fat-identified women and nonbinary writers and artists
Everything our editors couldn't stop talking about this month
A new book goes deep into the history and significance of our country's 4,000-mile northern boundary
Stories—from new to very, very old—to stoke your wanderlust
According to the people who are most obsessed with the Outside archive: Outside staffers
Three new memoirs go deep on some big, existential themes—grief, life's meaning, creativity, and motherhood—while giving us inspiring examples of women chasing adventure with kids in tow
From speed records to eco-anarchists, these reads explore the legend of an iconic place
We know you want to catch everything on the schedule, but in case you get overwhelmed, here are the films we're most excited about
The Australian director of 'Sherpa' takes another look at high-altitude pursuits in the new documentary 'Mountain'
‘New York Times’ sports writer John Branch reports on everything from the Olympics to the World Yo-Yo Contest
How to fill nearly every weekend this summer with nearly every genre of music
The sinking of the SS El Faro in 2015 brought forth ample media coverage and, now, three new books dropping within months of each other. That's understandable.
From his epic surf films to his iconic Instagram feed, Chris Burkard has redefined the world of adventure photography
What the Bundy family's battle with the federal government really means for the future of public lands in the American West