Outside Magazine, Mar 2014

Is the heightened state of consciousness a chemical reaction or something more ineffable?

How the high price of down is changing the insulation market

Get that extra edge with the best knives and multitools

The biggest trend in American microbrewing is hangover-free, adventure-friendly sake. Kanpai!

Twenty-seven years ago, David Ewing Duncan wrote a magazine article about a secret tropical gem called Belize, inspiring a wave of adventure travelers that changed the tiny country forever. Braced for a few stabs of guilt, he went back with his son and found that paradise was different, but not completely lost.

How a Mormon kid from Utah cracked the code for producing adventure videos you can't stop sharing.

Camera-equipped flying robots have quickly become a ­staple of the ­adventure world, filming first ascents and nailing poachers. But that’s just the beginning. As Eric Hansen found out during a cross-country test drive, affordable consumer drones will revolutionize how we experience the outdoors.

Questionable use of wearable cams is causing a surge in accidents

Search the web for Dean Reinke and you’ll soon be scrolling through a rap sheet of consumer complaints about how he and his for-profit road-race company, USRA Half Marathon, do business. Is he a fraud who has stayed one step ahead of the law, or an upstanding man who’s been slimed by his enemies?

The team behind Google Street View is going off-road, and they're turning to you for help

You don’t need a resort to bound through the snow

Raising money once a year is great. So is pushing yourself to the limit. But today's racing culture is all about the fun.

Plenty of races forgo the clock, but few are more fun than the European cycling tradition that’s blowing up ­stateside

Underground, unsanctioned races are about as elusive as secret New York City parties. These simple steps you put you in the know.

From fat biking and snowshoe racing to winter trail running, there has never been more opportunity—or more variety—for competing on snow. Here's how to thrive when the mercury drops.

Why you don’t need a PH.D. in fitness

You don't need a gym membership to be ready for race season

Easy gear upgrades to get you race-ready without mortgaging the house

It's impossible to not have fun racing in a fat Elvis suit, no matter how painful the last mile is.

You don't need a fancy kit to make it to the finish line.

A growing list of apps and tracking units allows you to challenge riding buddies and strangers alike.

To stay properly fueled match your carb intake to your activity level, focus on quality, and consider what time of day you eat certain meals.

Finally, more events are offering child-care options for active parents.

Not long ago, 50- and 100-mile footraces seemed beyond the reach of human endurance. Now they’re de rigueur for amateur athletes looking to test themselves.

What kind of race is right for you?