Last Wednesday, around the ninth switchback in the M Trail at the University of Montana, my legs and lungs screamed…
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That’s right. I know, it’s hot outside, and perhaps if I took a Lyft to meet you for coffee or…
Last week, I gave the address at the commencement ceremony for the Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning. It was…
Just over a year ago today, I signed up for my first 100-mile ultramarathon with a guy I’ve been friends…
One Sunday last August, maybe halfway through a 22-mile trail run in 85 degrees and full sun, the day after…
Note: I first wrote and published this post on December 29, 2011, calling it “Make 2012 The Year Of Maximum…
Here’s something that didn’t happen: Tommy Caldwell, in the days following the first ascent of the Dawn Wall, being interviewed…
Don’t argue with people on the internet. Use your car horn to communicate with other drivers for emergencies, not to…
Dear dogs: I’m sure you get this a lot, but I’m a big fan. I’ve been watching you for a…
Dear New Guy At The Climbing Gym, or lady running around the track at the park for the first time,…
It happened again yesterday, like it always does, about three-quarters of the way through my run: I started to try…
A few years ago I was at a coffee shop and I started chatting with the guy next to me…
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Just kidding. You probably have most of the stuff you need already. But…
At 11 p.m. on January 13th, I watched a group of eight guys push a 48-foot long boat into the…
I plodded my way up the Hayden Trail, headed up toward my fifth “summit” of the day as the sun…
“A lot of the young doctors I hire work for me for a year or so and then they want…
I’ve been having fun drawing diagrams and cartoons for Instagram lately, because some jokes (and sentiments) work better in a…
I hate running, three to four times a week if I have time. I hated it yesterday for a little…
At 5:55 a.m. Denver is dark and fairly quiet as Syd and I have an excited conversation about new movies…
Note: I first wrote and published this post on December 29, 2011, calling it “Make 2012 The Year Of Maximum…
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A couple times a week, someone who’s interested in writing or filmmaking or some other creative pursuit asks me something…
The Q train clicks and groans across the Manhattan Bridge, half-full of passengers on their way to Brooklyn on a…
I was sitting at the counter of Higher Ground in Salt Lake City back in 2012, tapping away on my…
Thanks for your email. I took the morning/afternoon/day off to ride my bike, or go rock climbing, or go for…
On all the stops on my book tour this year, I show a slide that’s a list of reasons people…
My dad, Joe, retires today, after 41 years of work at one company and about two years of worrying if…
Last Saturday morning, while most of us were asleep, Kilian Jornet and Jason Schlarb decided to run across the Hardrock…
Over a few months this past winter, my friend Nick and I pedaled to a dozen different diners in Denver…
Last Saturday afternoon, I was about to nod off in the passenger seat of my friend Mitsu’s car while we…
1. Say “thank you.” 2. Don’t urinate on toilet seats. 3. When driving in traffic, waiting in line, or waiting…
Or, if clicking over and following these people on Instagram is too much of a commitment, enjoy these 18 samples…
Alastair Humphreys, writer and adventurer on both macro and micro levels, just came out with a new book called Grand…
1. Go into a coffee shop. Approach the counter, greet the barista and clearly and concisely state your order. Say…
You may have heard the oft-repeated saying that “breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” You may also…
Today, I’m excited to announce a new book that I’ve been writing for almost a decade and a half, and…
I got a new bike a couple weeks ago, and if I do say so myself it’s a real work…
Five years ago this week, I started this blog, hoping a few people might read it and get something out…
OutsideIsFred Why: You enjoy pure poetry written in all caps, often about bicycles. DUDE I HAVE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT…
I was sitting at a coffee shop with my girlfriend last Sunday when she saw a sign hanging on the…
Last year, my girlfriend and I decided that instead of getting each other gifts for the holidays, we’d just go…
My girlfriend is generally better than I am at being in the moment and expressing gratitude for all the little…
During his podcast interview with filmmaker Casey Neistat last week, Tim Ferriss said: “I was talking to Po Bronson, a…
My friend Nick and I meet every week, or every few weeks, at a different diner in Denver, lock our…
I’m overjoyed to share this film, and the guy in it, with everyone this week. Three friends—Forest Woodward, Fitz Cahall,…
Jim Harris can walk again—which is a big deal because a little over six months ago he was paralyzed from…
1. Jump it off something 2. Put foot pegs on the back and give a friend a ride 3. Ride…
Every year since 2008, I’ve set a goal of sleeping outside for a month of each year. I don’t do…
I have known my friend Jayson for 15 years—that’s him on my back in this photo—from when we were young…
Did you know you don’t have to wear lycra to ride a bicycle? That’s right. You can if you want…