The Rattlesnake Bite That Changed Everything
When we head into wild places, we accept a certain amount of risk. Often, we don’t think much about it, because we’re excited to be in an extraordinary place. But then something happens, and we are fo...
4 Aug 202141min
The Stinky Truths About Your Sweat
Sweating is evolution’s most efficient cooling strategy, allowing humans to stay on the move far longer than most fur-covered animals. But how much sweat is too much? Where should we be perspiring the...
28 Jul 202133min
Saved by Far-Flung Travel
Today, Melinda Spooner is the founder and CEO of the SheTravels Adventure Company, which designs trips and experiences for women of color. It's the most meaningful work she could imagine—but getting h...
21 Jul 202129min
The Many Upsides of Taking On Unreasonable Challenges
Every so often, Outside magazine publishes a collection of stories that fit into what we call a “zero to hero” package. The idea is to send our contributors out into the world to try something new tha...
14 Jul 202129min
The Most Painful Record in Sports
When we watch an elite endurance competition like the Tour de France, it’s easy to get caught up in the drama of moments that generate headlines—particularly the gnarly crashes that send riders slammi...
7 Jul 202139min
A Pro Climber’s Coming-Out Story
In May, professional climber Jordan Cannon celebrated his birthday by publicly announcing that he was gay. Getting to this point wasn’t easy for Jordan—he’d had a hard time coming out even to close fr...
23 Jun 202132min
The Adventures That Made a Super Dad
When our fathers tell us tales of their wild youth, we usually listen closely. This is partly because hearing about pop’s bolder, bearded past is entertaining. But more importantly, when your dad shar...
16 Jun 202128min
A Pro Climber and the Disorder that Brought Him Down to Earth
When he was in his early twenties, Mason Earle was living the dream. After dropping out of college so he could climb full-time, he signed a sponsorship deal with a major outdoor brand and began taking...
9 Jun 202153min
