Rad short video about a first ascent in the Indian Himalaya: I’m not going to act like I can come…
Note: I first wrote and published this post on December 29, 2011, calling it “Make 2012 The Year Of Maximum…
I went to eight film festivals this year and I think this was my favorite film I saw in all…
No matter what you think of 2016, from “Wow, I’m glad it’s over soon,” to “It just flew by,” you…
At the top of a 50-foot-tall human tower comprised of nearly 100 people is a brave four- or five-year-old. Your…
Ski season is here. With any luck, you’ll have one or more powder days, and they will be the best…
Alex Honnold has fun re-creating Dan Osman’s legendary solo of Bear’s Reach on Lover’s Leap. This story about the early…
I usually don’t write non-humorous lists on this blog, but I’ve traveled a lot this year so it’s on my…
Happy Friday from the Avalanches: I believe these light paintings of dinosaurs could make you happy. An ode to zip-off…
You know what really brings a group of people together in the outdoors? No, not the person with all the…
(Original photo by Yathin S Krishnappa/Wikimedia Commons)
A good time to listen to John Muir (featuring Alastair Humphreys): A German coffee shop has an interesting idea to…
A couple times a week, someone who’s interested in writing or filmmaking or some other creative pursuit asks me something…
This would be so calming if it didn’t look so cold: An essay on why Die Hard is the perfect…
Here’s the thing about women: It is possible for a woman to be stronger than you. It is possible for…
2 1/2 wonderful minutes of Arctic scenery: Kelly Cordes continues to be one of the most inspiring adventure writers of…
You’ve seen the John Muir quote “The mountains are calling and I must go” on t-shirts, coffee mugs, wood cuts,…
Maybe you can imagine what Andrew Bird + Matt Berninger + Lou Reed equals, but now you don’t have to:…
Dear Phone: I love you. I mean, not in that Joaquin Phoenix-falling-in-love-with-his-operating-system way. But maybe in the I’d-probably-hug-you-if-I-hadn’t-seen-you-in-a-few-weeks-and-we-finally-got-together-for-coffee kind of…
Erik Gordon is a good dude who understands the importance of coffee: This guy says a pool noodle, although not…
Last Monday, my mom and I stood behind a fence at Arches National Park and took a couple photos of…
Paul’s Boots is live! “While antisocial personality traits do play a role, what really influences trolling behaviour is the social…
The Q train clicks and groans across the Manhattan Bridge, half-full of passengers on their way to Brooklyn on a…
Know your history: If you’ve always wondered what doing Nolan’s 14 feels like but never wanted to actually try it…
That’s right, it’s fall, aka autumn, aka your favorite season, that fleeting changing of colors, temperatures, clothing layers, and footwear…
So this is what our friends at Duct Tape Then Beer have been up to all summer: I kind of…
Hey, so great you could make it out tonight, it’s always a little strange setting these things up with that…
Wally Hesseltine is just your average 72-year-old trying to run the Western States 100 in 30 hours (thanks, Al). “Just…
Are you real busy traveling all over the place to climb rocks, ride bikes, bag peaks, and otherwise explore some…
I caught this film at the DC Adventure Film Festival last weekend and loved it. Tom, 11, has some wisdom…
Hey, are you getting the Super Mega Mountain Ultimate Combo Pack Pass this year, or what? I know it’s already…
600 miles of running, from Missoula to Banff: A great piece of Kyle Dempster’s writing from a climb that ended…
I was sitting at the counter of Higher Ground in Salt Lake City back in 2012, tapping away on my…
My girlfriend said this is every woman ever, and I said it was Christopher Walken in “Weapon of Choice” times…
About 12 years ago, I bought a water bottle with no water in it. I guess it was kind of…
“How’s your day?” “Pretty good, yours?” “Eh, up and down.” My friend Sarah Uhl designed these kick-ass U.S. maps, and…
Thanks for your email. I took the morning/afternoon/day off to ride my bike, or go rock climbing, or go for…
This isn’t a new video, or a new song, but the energy is still amazing after almost three decades (and…
Dear Foam Roller: I think— Oh, you thought I was just going to say “fuck you,” didn’t you? Well, hold…
“When it’s windy and too rough out there, I lay on the couch and fish out of the house” New…
On all the stops on my book tour this year, I show a slide that’s a list of reasons people…
Give this some thought before you walk away from your next campfire: Here is a collection of photos of politicians…
I sat at the counter of a Mexican restaurant in Pinedale, Wyoming, a couple Saturdays ago, and watched two guys…
I would say you don’t even have to be interested in fishing to love this film: Here’s a great case…
My dad, Joe, retires today, after 41 years of work at one company and about two years of worrying if…
“Dogs don’t need that much to be happy. They need food and love, right? That’s something I’ve always aspired to…
Last Saturday morning, while most of us were asleep, Kilian Jornet and Jason Schlarb decided to run across the Hardrock…
Congratulations to Tyrone “Baybe Champ” Stevenson, who just opened Oakland’s only youth-run bike shop—after almost 10 years after founding the…
It’s summer. Which means it’s camping season. Which means you’ve got a great opportunity to get into nature and meet…
A tribute to the late Doug Tompkins: There’s something, I don’t know, calming about these photos of highway rest stops…