Mammut’s Unwellness Retreat Is Flipping the Script on Optimization Culture

That’s the mantra behind Mammut’s Unwellness Retreat. In the new social media series, participants are stepping off the ...

Yeti Is Making Performance Apparel. Our Rain Jacket Expert Has Thoughts.

Our curious, nerdy, and somewhat judgmental rain jacket expert translates the spec sheets for Yeti's newest products: ...

We Talked to the Creators of ‘Wildwood’ About Why Real Forests Make the Best Fantasy

Ahead of LAIKA’s new stop-motion film release, author Colin Meloy and designer Nelson Lowry explain how 30 miles of city ...

A 71-Year-Old Outdoorsman Is Tracking Bear Attacks Across North America. Here’s What He Found.

Environmental pressures and booming recreation are pushing bears into closer contact with humans. Government agencies don’t track bear attacks and encounters across the United States, so one Texas ...

7 Lessons Running Taught Me About Life

Running doesn’t always make sense. Life doesn’t either. But follow these rules, and I promise you’ll get better at both.

America's Newest National Park, Chiricahua, Is a Wonderland. I Spent My Honeymoon Hiking There.

Arizona’s Chiricahua National Monument just became America's first new national park in six years. This “Land of Standing-Up ...

A Kayaker Put a Life Vest on Her Dog but Forgot Her Own. Luckily, Rescuers Saved the Day.

When an overturned kayak left a paddler and her pet stranded in the Clackamas River, only the animal was wearing flotation ...

I Was Leading the Moab 240 When Extreme Weather Hit. Here’s What It Was Like.

Trail runner Aaron Kubala was out in front at the Moab 240 when a dangerous storm transformed the race into a survival ...

The Best Fleece Jackets for Men and Women (2027)

We tested more than 40 fuzzy pullovers and jackets to find the 7 highest-performing fleeces for every cold-weather adventure ...

Sasha DiGiulian Climbs, Tris, and Writes Books. Here's Her Secret to Success.

For the past 20 years, Sasha DiGiulian has won climbing world championships, sent big walls from Madagascar to Spain, and ...

Beater Cars, Beer Bellies, and Trash By the Ton. Welcome to Gambler 500.

Just how far can a $500 car make it in the off-roads of Oregon? We hitch a ride at Gambler 500 in Oregon, where 4,000 drivers ...

Sylvia Dekker

She's obsessed with immersing herself in wild places and the life they contain and inspiring others to do the same. Based in ...