There are a whole lot of uniquely Australian quirks in this story. A teacher from Perth named Jono Ride (great name), set out recently on the Bibbulmun (quintessentially Aussie) Trail, a 621-mile rope of singletrack that wanders through the Perth hills down to Western Australia’s south coast. Each year, more than 80,000 trekkers take on […]
Surfing, and I say this as a lifelong, saltwater-in-my-veins hardcore surfer, has to be about the most environmentally hypocritical outdoor pursuit you could find. We care deeply, ostensibly anyway, about the ocean and the natural environment that imbues our very existence with meaning, but when we play, nay—commune—in the sea, we usually do so on […]
Dream big, live small. At least, that’s how Kat Carney sees it. When the adventure photographer and her then-boyfriend, now-husband Craig Kinsley wanted to maximize their travel stoke while minimizing their cash outflow, they budgeted a relatively slim $10K to purchase and build out their very first home on wheels—and a very tiny one at […]
In an age of overtourism and overconsumption, eco-minded Casita Verde is changing the tide in Ibiza. Allison Yates visits Chris Dews, the man who’s always been ahead of the curve when it comes to sustainable tourism on the party island. The road to Casita Verde cuts through fields of carob trees and flat stone structures. […]
I got a text a few months ago from my sister, a senior in high school, asking me, “What is the American Dream?” At the time, I was splint-taping my bruised and swollen fingers, fingers that barely had the dexterity to punch out my reply: “The American Dream is dead.” I was midway through my […]
The Meateater television show on Netflix and the podcast of the same name are about as simply and aptly named as it gets. Hosted by Steve Rinella, Meateater is first and foremost about hunting. But it’s not only about hunting and if you’ve never seen the show or listened to the podcast, it’s probably nothing […]
Ever looked at a tough cooler, or bear can, and wondered what, exactly, is meant by “Bear Resistant”? Or, are you ever tempted to tote a heavy cooler into the woods and close it without a lock, assuming a bear can’t possibly figure out how to open a multi-latch lid? Or, perhaps you’ve accidentally broken […]
When most people picture a safari guide, it’s usually a man that comes to mind—as the majority are. But now, women who are equally passionate about wildlife, conservation and tourism, are joining the fray. The first time I met safari guide Deb Tittle, we’d waded barefoot across Zambia’s crocodile-infested Luangwa River. Lions lay on one […]
On December 23, 1942, Jens-Anton Poulsson skied alone across the Hardanger plateau, or Hardangervidda, in the Telemark region of Norway, one of the most hostile mountain areas in Europe. Poulsson had grown up in the town of Rjukan—a few days’ ski away—and had even built a cabin on the plateau with his family years earlier. […]
Have you heard about the intrepid men currently attempting to cross from one side of Antarctica, passing over the South Pole, completely unsupported, dragging all their food and supplies with them? Nobody has ever successfully done this before and now two men, Colin O’Brady, a 33-year-old American, and Louis Rudd, 49, a British Army Captain, […]