Arctic settlement on guard as migrating polar bears enter homes searching for food. See the full post >

Don’t forget to breathe while watching this. Free diver Guillaume Néry blends the lines between ocean and space in this short film of him swimming in surreal seascapes around the world. Néry dives and swims beneath ice sheets, walks the ocean floor with spearfishermen, and, for the truly mindblowing finale, swims with whales in what […]

60 years after nine ski hikers were killed in an expedition in the Ural Mountains, as theories and strange rumors still swirl, the Russian government wants to find out what happened once and for all. See the full post >

The tropical Pacific decided to get in on the winter storm action that has blanketed much of the PNW in historic snow in recent weeks. Over the weekend, a powerful winter storm system in Hawaii dropped snow at possibly never before seen elevations. Maui’s Polipoli State Park received a dusting of snow at only 6,200 […]

If you were looking for a wireless drivetrain for your mountain bike, SRAM is ready to deliver, as long as you’ve got $2,000 for the privilege. See the full post >

And you can help in the global effort to keep the species alive. Here’s how. See the full post >

Investigation found no financial misconduct due to relationship with head of another outdoor organization. See the full post >

Never ski faster than your guardian angels can fly. See the full post >

The ancient mound city of Cahokia, just outside St. Louis, deserves to be a National Park. Soon, it may be. See the full post >

Mountain climbing can be, as Yvon Chouinard put it, “pointless but meaningful.” And totally worth doing. See the full post >