I heard you snicker. How could a humble neck tube inspire affection? I sneered too, once.
In 2007, Backpacker magazine asked me to test this new “multifuncti...
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Conrad Anker is a legendary mountaineer and one of the most prolific explorers alive today. He has successfully ascended and completed dozens of m...
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Lisa Thompson has climbed 14 mountains in the last 14 years. She has reached the seven highest summits on each continent, scaled many mountains in...
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When I talk to people about hiking in winter, the main response I get is, “But it’s so cold!” It is cold, but that’s the brilliant par...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been observed annually as a federal holiday on the third Monday of January since 1983, 15 years after the luminary’s death. It's ...
Welcome to Ask an Outsider. We are here to answer your most pressing questions about enjoying time outside, like how to make outdoorsy friends, tips on going No...
I try to live by the runner's mantra “dress for mile 2.” It is OK to be chilly at the beginning. You don’t want to be frigid and unbearably unhappy while winter...
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In July of 2022, Greg Nance returned from an adventure of a lifetime. He ran across America, from New York to Washington State, in 84 days. For Gr...
To answer when winter rings, you need to be prepared for frigid temps, blustery winds and the hurt of the fourth season. So we gathered our favorite cold-weathe...
It's easy to view running as a solo endeavor. After all, there's the romantic image of you against you out there—mind trying to tune in to the body, and vice ve...
To hear Alan Ortega and Devin Arnold describe the 93 miles of trail that circumnavigate Mount Rainier is like listening to a best-of list for outdoor clichés: “...
On a Monday morning in February of 2017, Ashley Davies, Miran McCash and David Oh set out on a 3-mile run along the Seattle waterfront. The three had met in a l...
