Austrian skydiver and BASE jumper Felix Baumbartner, famous for his 2012 jump from earths stratosphere, was killed in a paramotoring accident on Thursday, July 17, on Italys Adriatic coast. He was 56. 　　According to local reports, Baumgartner was piloting a paramotor—an ultralight aircraft that uses a wing-like parachute—when he crashed into a hotel pool in the town of Porto SantElpidio,...

　　A participant in Colorados Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run, known as the Hardrock 100, died on Friday, July 11, several hours after the race started. 　　According to a news release from the San Juan County Sheriffs office, a 60-year-old runner named Elaine Stypula stopped running and then died in an area called Little Giant Basin. The area is approximately six...

　　Last fall, scientists from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revealed that a popular lake in Wyoming’s Wind River Range is contaminated with human feces. And not just contaminated, but the most heavily contaminated lake out of nearly 1,000 lakes surveyed across the United States. 　　Look up a picture of Lonesome Lake, and you may be surprised. It doesn’t look like...

　　Readers of Outside’s summer skills package: I envy you. As you read stories about starting a fire, or sharpening a knife, and put those lessons into practice, you’re entering an entirely new world full of exciting discoveries, curiosity, and abilities. The process of learning is one that too often feels intimidating. But being bad at stuff isn’t just a necessary...

　　Update, July 16: More than a few observant readers pointed out that the dog in the photo looks more like a Papillon than a Chihuahua. We reached out to the American Kennel Club, and a representative said that AKC experts believe the dog is a Papillon. The butterfly ears are a hallmark of the breed. 　　There are popular blends of the...

　　People across the United States took to the outdoors like never before during the country’s adventure boom in the 1960s and ’70s. It was an unprecedented era of exploration, and it needed a vehicle to match. Enter International Harvester’s Scout® vehicles. Born from a desire to create a truck that could go anywhere and do anything, the first Scout model...

　　In a ski industry era dominated by acquisitions and the slow-but-steady march of conglomerates like Vail Resorts and Alterra Mountain Company, it’s easy to assume the next resort to change hands will be swept into another megapass portfolio. But today’s news? It flips the script. The town of Nederland, Colorado—population 1,500—is buying Eldora Mountain from POWDR. 　　Watch: This Is What...

　　A fallen hiker in the mountains of Washington found himself in dire straits: badly injured, alone, and approaching hypothermia this past Monday, July 14. 　　According to a press release from the U.S. Navy’s air station on Whidbey Island, the hiker, 31-year-old Ryan Polkinghorn, was climbing the Chickamin Glacier on the northern slopes of 8,440-foot Sinister Peak, a remote, rugged mountain...

　　I watch Alone differently than others. 　　My lavish snacks aren’t unique—everyone knows nothing builds an appetite like watching other people starve. For most viewers, the hunger is psychological. For me it’s a visceral memory. 　　I rarely watched television before being recruited for the show back in 2018, but now I never miss an episode of Alone. Each one brings me...

　　A group of tourists was involved in a dramatic rescue operation in Montana’s Glacier National Park on Sunday, July 6. 　　According to a press release from the National Park Service, four visitors from Florida were attempting to take a photo together on a cliff above Avalanche Creek, one of the park’s most famous natural features. 　　Avalanche Creek through a narrow,...

　　Ever year, several thousand hikers complete the trek to Mount Everest Base Camp. 　　After completing the adventure, a small portion of them feel inspired to pursue an even greater challenge—climbing to the top. Its no secret that many of the guiding businesses that take hikers to Base Camp also operate expedition companies that guide climbers to the summit. 　　Does the...

　　Mainstream coverage of Mount Everest has provided a distorted view of the peak, the Himalayan mountaineering industry, and the climbers who attempt to reach the summit. 　　In his latest video dispatch, our Everest correspondent Ben Ayers addresses two common misconceptions about the worlds highest peak: 　　Climbing Mount Everest is only attainable by the wealthy Mount Everest is covered in dead...