Sometime in late December or early January, someone illegally drove a motor vehicle through Death Valleys Eureka Dunes National Natural Landmark, officials with the National Park Service (NPS) confirmed. Along the way, the driver caused extensive damage to rare and threatened plants protected under the Endangered Species Act. Now, the NPS is seeking information that could help identify the driver....

　　Storyteller Overland is breaking into the Mercedes Sprinter 170 market with its latest creation, the CREW MODE. It already offers a full line of Sprinter 144 production camper van models, but this new bigger van offering should expand the brands appeal among a wider swath of buyers. 　　Based on the AWD 170 3500 dually Sprinter chassis, the Storyteller CREW MODE...

　　The Birdlime 1R 9.8 climbing rope is a follow-up to Edelrids Swift Eco 8.9, the first PCA/PFA-free dry-treated rope. Since the 2019 offering, the brand has expanded its eco-friendly efforts. 　　Edelrid released the Neo 3R 9.8, the first climbing rope made from used cords, in 2023. In 2024, it launched a partly recycled harness and climbing helmet, completing a recycled...

　　If youve worked in just about any kind of rough construction industry, you know Carhartt makes legendarily durable products. Now, its bringing that durability to your car with its canvas seat covers. 　　While the product line is different, the sensibility remains the same. The Carhartt Canvas Fitted Bucket Seat Cover exceeded my expectations after I tested it for a full...

　　When we put together a pool of reviewers, we want people who adventure big but also live normal lives—because that’s our true audience (very few readers are running 100-mile races or summiting Everest). Enter lead watch tester Meg Healy. There’s no one better suited to deliver real-world reviews of a watch that can track all of your workouts while integrating...

　　Ski patrollers at Arapaho Basin voted on Sunday, Jan. 12, to form a union, joining the organized labor movement sweeping the ski industry. This move follows Park Citys contentious ski patrol strike, which lasted two and a half weeks and caused confusion and disruption at one of the busiest times of the year. Park City patrollers reached an agreement with...

　　Shaun White has been busy since he retired in 2022. In October of that year, he launched his own snowboarding and apparel company called Whitespace. Hes appeared at speaking engagements like Outside Festival and attends competitions like the Paris Olympics. Hes made cameos in Good Burger 2 and The Real Bros of Simi Valley, and hes soon to launch his own global snowboarding...

　　Anyone who skis or snowboards knows: Everything outside of actually making turns is a massive pain in the ass. The exorbitant number of clothing and accessories items required to avoid frostbite and injury. The hardgoods—skis, snowboards, boots, poles—you have to load and unload without wrecking your car, your gear, or your body. The stuff necessary for a comfortable drive home...

　　The original version of this article was published on ExplorersWeb. 　　A group of commercial Everest climbers plan to complete their climb in a week by chemically boosting their acclimatization and performance using a new method: They will sip xenon gas just before the climb and then push straight for the summit. 　　While traditional alpinists bemoan the further touristification of Everest,...

　　It is generally advised to avoid games called “live bait.” Particularly if you are the bait in question, and its as irresponsible as it sounds: jumping boat-less into whitewater, tethered to a throw rope, and aiming to grab an unconscious boater. For this to be safe, you need a rescue vest — a specially souped-up PFD — and not a...

　　We huddled in the cook tent at 14,000 feet on the West Buttress of Denali as temperatures plummeted to near 0 degrees F. Do we stay and rest at 14K camp? Or push to high camp at 17K and try for the summit? As mountain guides, it was our responsibility to make the call, and thankfully, we had an Iridium...

　　Winter in Michigan is gray and cold. It may be true that four out of five Great Lakes prefer Michigan, but they all bring their cloud cover and lake effect storms to bear in what can become a swirling morass of sleet, snow, and lack of vitamin D. Spring doesn’t bring much change except the idea that something should change....