Yoga didn’t come naturally for me. I grew up playing soccer and watching football. I was a terrible sport at Monopoly because I was too competitive and my broth...
As far as versatile, MacGyver-esque gear is concerned, tarps are on par with the legendary likes of duct tape, superglue and Bear Grylls. Check out these tarp t...
Learn how to size up local varieties and avoid dangerous Shotski encounters with this quick-reference spotters guide.
1. The Bro Bird
Also known simply as...
Two of us tested the Copper Spur UL 2 mtnGLO™ for six nights on a traverse of Wyoming’s Wind River Range. The main draw on this trip was its ultralight weight a...
What are those shuffling and moaning sounds coming from outside the door?
Oh, it’s just the spookiest night of the year, creeping up on you like a zombie loo...
I knew I was in trouble when after half an hour my tent still lay in a heap on the desert floor.
Every time I picked it up, the wind gusted and my shelter—a ...
Hummel family lore holds that when my brothers and I were kids, my parents went to a garage sale and bought the entire family skis for $20. That was in 1983. I ...
So you think you’re too old, too out of shape, too fearful to try mountain biking? Think again. Mountain biking is perfect for all levels of experience, fitness...
Drifting in our canoes through the lower reaches of New England’s gentle Magalloway River, in the heart of the Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge, we are not surp...
As a ski photographer, my livelihood depends on the snow and finding the best conditions. I obsess all winter long over the weather.
Last winter was a diffic...
Look at the surface of your waterproof jacket next time you’re out in the rain. Does the exterior soak up water like a towel? This phenomenon is called “wetting...
Racing down single track, leaning hard into berms, sending it over roots and drops–these are a few of our favorite things about mountain biking.
Last weekend...
