Artist David Opdyke transforms nostalgic Americana postcards into a haunting environmental warning. See the full post >

There are a few days left to trade up your old avalanche beacons for a modern, updated version for a big discount through Ortovox. See the full post >

Wes Modes has been puttering down big American rivers for a few years now, in this incredible “shantyboat” collecting stories of river people—forgotten communities living in ramshackle accommodations. He first traveled the Mississippi, then, in this video, the Tennessee River, all part of his Secret History of the American River People project. Modes’ team will […]

Donnie Campbell is one of Scotland’s best runners. He coaches trail runners and competitive athletes and, from time to time, tries to run to the top of 24 mountains in 24 hours. Donnie Campbell is a professional ultra-marathon runner and endurance running coach. In December 2016 he took on Ramsay’s Round; a 24-hour challenge taking […]

A cabin designed for the harshest Arctic storms is plenty cozy on the inside. See the full post >

In 1896 they rowed an 18-foot boat from New York to France, expecting fame an fortune. They found neither. See the full post >

The Faroe Islands are “closed” this weekend, but free to volunteers open to swinging an axe and shoveling dirt to help tourism infrastructure. See the full post >

Last month we talked with ice climber Will Gadd about his descent into a glacial moulin in Greenland to help researchers study how climate change is affecting the Greenland ice sheet. Gadd and glaciologist Jason Gulley found a big moulin to climb down into, with the hope of seeing how meltwater behaves beneath the ice. […]

In 1992, Ed DesRosier wanted to offer visitors to Glacier National Park an experience that didn’t yet exist. Tourists learned about the park’s wildlife and the history of the iconic red tour buses that carried them to the park’s most breathtaking views. But the stories of the people who were connected to the landscape centuries […]

If there is one constant in backpacking it is this: Fewer things are better than more things. There are of course exceptions. More Sour Patch Kids are always, always better than fewer Sour Patch Kids after a 15-mile day on the trail. That might be the only exception now that I think about it. So, […]