As humans, we all eventually die. Luckily, most of us go our whole lives without ever facing true danger—only to meet a lackluster end. Not all are so fortunate, however, and these people are put into desperate situations that force them to walk that ...
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Bouldering for Beginners: 7 Tips for New Sport Climbers
If you want a workout that’ll turn your body into a length of braided steel, bouldering is a sport for you. Bouldering is a type of rock climbing that doesn’t require a rope or harness because you only climb up 12 to 15 feet. But what the climbs ...
The 5 Most Difficult Rated Rock Climbs in the US
Between massively popular adventure documentaries like The Dawn Wall and Free Solo, the proliferation of climbing gyms across the country, and the official addition of climbing to this summer's Olympic Games in Tokyo, rock climbing — specifically ...
GTFO: The 5 Wildest Adventure Vacation Rentals in the World
Few want to say the pandemic is over, but most of us are acting that way by eating out, traveling more, even getting on airplanes, and taking a much-needed vacation from our stressed-out lives. Go ahead and take a break from these weird-ass 18 months ...
WATCH: Zion National Park Buried After Flash Flood
An offseason weather event dumped more than an inch and a half of rain on Zion National Park in Utah and has tourists and locals digging out of a valley full of mud. The flash flood carried enough force to buckle roads and sidewalks and play ...
WATCH: Nothing Says America Like Crazy-Ass Wakeboarding Tricks
Fourth of July weekend is upon us, and you can bet that the entire damn country is going to be on a lake or river, in a pool, or sitting under a water sprinkler, celebrating American freedom and waiting for the fireworks to start. Cue the Zac ...
Off Script: Free Range Q&A With Surfer, Hunter, Filmmaker, Badass Mark Healey
If you asked Captain America to pull together a list of what he does when he’s not saving the world, it would fall short of the resume of Mark Healey. Professional big-wave surfer, free diver, spearfisherman, conservationist, sky diver, ...
5 of the Best Places To Climb East of the Mississippi
When it comes to world-renowned locations to enjoy outdoor sports such as climbing, the West seems to get all the love. With that comes popularity, but with popularity comes problems. Just take a look at the shit shows that many of our national parks ...
New Highlining Record Set in Yosemite
In a national park that’s world-famous for mind-bending feats of climbing skill, two brothers and their friend might have just topped the list of bonkers adventures in Yosemite with a 2,788-foot highline walk between two cliff faces. Moises and ...
Backcountry Flyers: 6 Classic Bush Planes That Get Us Out There
Backcountry flight in a proper bush plane will make you wonder what the hell you’ve been doing with your life. From the first revolution of the propeller blade to the muffled thrum vibrating through your body as wilderness sprawls in every ...
Off Script: Free Range Q&A With Mark Pattison, NFL Receiver and Seven Summits Climber
In the span of 10 years, Mark Pattison has gone from the lowest point in his life to the top of the highest mountain on each of the seven continents — the Seven Summits. The former Los Angeles (now Las Vegas) Raiders and New Orleans Saints ...
How The 1st American to Summit Everest Trained Special Forces and Grew REI
In 1963, Jim Whittaker became the first American to reach the 29,029-foot summit of Mount Everest. The renowned mountain climber also helped launch the outdoor equipment company REI into the multibillion-dollar business it is today. But before ...
Ride Hard, Shoot Straight: A Veteran Discovers Cowboy Mounted Shooting
Shooting a gun off a fast horse is every kid’s dream. At least, it was mine. As a young boy, I wanted to be two things in life: a soldier and a cowboy. I spent most of my 20s deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, serving with the 75th Ranger Regiment, ...
Solo Kayaker Rescued 6 Days Into 70-Day Trip
It wasn’t exactly smooth paddling for kayaker Cyril Derreumaux, who planned to travel from San Francisco to Hawaii. The solo kayaker was picked up less than a week into his 70-day trip after he nearly capsized in his custom-made kayak dubbed ...
The Coolest Retro RV You’ll Ever See
If there’s an ’80s child hiding inside you somewhere, this photo probably made them squeal a little bit — I know mine did when this killer retro RV popped up on my Reddit feed. There are vibes of the A-Team van on steroids, with hints of the van the ...
Smokejumpers: The Airborne Elite of Wildland Firefighters
This summer in the western United States hundreds of wildfires will ignite. Some of these fires will be many miles from the nearest road. Others will grow rapidly and require immediate reinforcement of the firefighters already engaged. In some cases, ...
Extreme Weather During Ultramarathon in China Kills 21 Runners
Ultramarathon runner Zhang Xiaotao owes his life to a Chinese herder who was able to provide shelter and warmth during extreme weather conditions that killed 21 of the 172 runners taking part in a race in China's Gansu province. Freezing rain, hail, ...
7 Best Places in the US To Go Paragliding and Hang Gliding
The human fascination with flight is rooted in mythology and curiosity. From Icarus and his wings of wax, to Alexander the Great and his griffins, to Leonardo da Vinci’s ornithopter, breaking the bonds of gravity and soaring to heights reserved for ...
Human Extinction Event: 6 Events Likely To Cause the End of the World
Will there be a sixth human extinction event in the future that’s primed to end man’s reign on Earth? Scientists say most definitely yes. Volcanic events on a global scale oxidize sulfur dioxide to create acid rain; an asteroid strikes blacken out ...
Former NFL Wide Receiver Mark Pattison Reaches All Seven Summits
Shortly after he left Camp 4 in his final bid for the summit of Mount Everest, a shard of ice carried by high winds caught Mark Pattison in his eye. It didn't deter him. Pattison, a former NFL wide receiver drafted by the Raiders in 1985 who finished ...
Alaska Pilot and Hunting Guide Urban Rahoi Dies at 102
After more than 80 years in the air, hunting guide and pilot Urban Rahoi of Fairbanks, Alaska, died last week at the age of 102. The Michigan native lived life to the fullest after flying to the Last Frontier with his wife, Vienna, following his ...
At Least 100 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed on Mount Everest
What started as a seemingly isolated case has turned into a significant cluster of COVID-19 cases on Mount Everest. Nepalese officials deny an outbreak on the world's highest mountain, but Lukas Furtenbach, an expert guide and head of an ...
5 Cliff-Jumping Spots That Even Influencers Hesitate To Recommend
It takes a special kind of crazy to jump from a rock cliff 100 feet into water — crazy that's even crazier than the need to appease the 20,000-headed Instagram monster. Adrenaline junkies typically flock to well-known and well-documented ...
Calcio Fiorentino: The Sport So Hardcore It’s Only Played 3 Times a Year
In 1530, the Italian city of Florence was under siege. Having become a republic just three years prior, the most powerful men in the world decided they would capture the city and restore it to its former rulers, the Medici family. For nearly a full ...
Snake Bite 101: The Effects of Venom & How To Treat a Snake Bite
Surviving a snake bite is all about knowing what you’re up against. Venomous snakes can be found in warmer climates all over the world. Of the more than 3,400 known species of snakes, about 600 of them are venomous, one-third of which pose a medical ...
Bonneville’s Fastest: Speed Record-Holders of the Flats
Unless you topped out on a motorcycle at 110 miles an hour at Bonneville at the age of 14, you don’t know shit about driving fast. That’s exactly what Karlee Cobb did in 2008 on the salt flats, and it put her squarely among some damn fast ...
10 Outdoor Survival Skills That Everyone Should Master
The finest outdoor equipment in the world is of no value if you don’t know how to use it properly. Knowledge of key outdoor survival skills and when to pull them out of the bag trumps the best gear every time. Here are 10 indispensable outdoor ...
12 of the Hardest-Hiking National Parks
All national parks are deemed national parks because of their unique beauty and rugged nature. They are irreplaceable American gems that represent the frontier past of our young nation and the wilderness that we all have at our collective core. These ...
Washington State Man Charged in Illegal 153-Person Grand Canyon Hike
Many people have struggled with how COVID-19 has kept them cooped up, but did this Washington state man go too far? Authorities say that Joseph Don Mount knew exactly what he was doing when he organized an illegal 153-person hike through the Grand ...
China To Draw COVID Line at Summit of Mount Everest
Of all the risks climbers face when tackling Everest, COVID-19 is the one making headlines, this week with China marking a literal dividing line at the mountain's summit. There is no word yet how they’ll enforce this border at the top of the world, ...
