Mohamed Ukach was one of the winners of the Greg Siple Award for Young Adult Bicycle Travel in 2018. After learning some valuable bike travel skills on Adventure Cycling’s Intro to Road Touring course, Mohamed took nine people on their first bike camping trip in Omaha, Nebraska. See the full post >

A dash of first ever this, a little bit of first ever that, and a healthy dose of badass. See the full post >

A tariff on $200 billion of imported goods from China, including ski, camp, hiking, and bike gear, was raised today from 10 percent to a whopping 25 percent. Outdoor industry advocates were in DC last week arguing against the tariff hike and asking the White House to roll back those already established. The pleading fell […]

A simple, gorgeous A-frame cabin can be yours near Yosemite to do, well, whatever you like. See the full post >

After a long run, hike, or bike, try this salty, spicy, and garlicky dip. It’s a perfect contrast to the sweet gels and trail gorp that fueled your earlier excursion. The beauty of this recipe is you can spice it up or down, based on your preferences. The fresh garlic and eating this with raw […]

The family behind Walmart, the Waltons, are building bike trails on private lands in Colorado—but not everybody is happy with the plan. See the full post >

Fewer than a thousand people a year go rock-climbing in Wadi Rum, and yet this magnificent landscape is the ultimate playground for it, finds amateur climber Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent. I dig the toes of my climbing shoes into the rough sandstone wall and turn to look at the view. Far below me spreads the valley floor, […]

When this couple realized they were having a blast traveling in their van, but they missed their friends at home, they built an app to build a new vanlife community. See the full post >

Kilimanjaro, the tallest peak on the African continent, rises majestically 19,341 feet above the grasslands of Tanzania. Each year, roughly 50,000 people visit the volcanic peak, some to climb to the summit, some to gawk in wonder from below. Mountaineering skills are not generally required to reach the roof, which is certainly an attraction, though […]

It’s a bold plan. Maybe bolder than bold. Head out on a multi-week bikepacking trip through the Peruvian Andes with absolutely no bikepacking experience. None. Sounds fun. And kinda awful. But mostly fun. See the full post >