By mid-June, it dawned on me like it does every year — summer is hotter than ever. As sweat poured down my face and I caught my breath at the top of a dusty trail climb, I was thankful to have two soft flask water bottles along for the run. I can’t get away with skimping on water like I...

　　After scouting the whole gorge a few hundred feet below us, we committed. As we looked downstream on the Stehekin River toward the final crux rapid, made up of three high-volume, dynamic recirculating holes, we knew there was no turning back. 　　Both of us were ready: wearing all 22 pounds of flotation packed into the newAstral Indus PFD— but even...

　　I’ve long been a Chaco sandal gal, but sometimes they feel a little technical for everyday use. Searching for something a little lighter and less clunky for a road trip recently, I rediscovered the Teva Original Universal Sandal. I rocked a pair of Tevas as a kid in the 90s, and it turns out they’re still in style! 　　Whether I...

　　When normal singletrack trails and downhill mountain bike parks dont do it for you anymore, where do you go to get your adrenaline fix? If you ask GoPro athlete and enduro and freeride mountain bike rider Kilian Bron, hed tell you to head east to the Himalayas. Bron recently went there in search of some of the steepest lines and most...

　　Knives are seasonal for me. I tend to carry heavier, bulkier knives in the colder months and lighter knives in the spring and summer. This owes partly to the fact that 10 years ago, lightweight knives were generally meant for light duty. 　　But now with advances in materials and manufacturing, lightweight knives have become more capable than ever. 　　When I...

　　Land Rover wants to make the Defender Octa even meaner. The 626-horsepower twin-turbo V8, raised air suspension, and 2.7-inch-wider track might have you feeling supersonic, but they just werent enough to help make it the toughest, most capable, and most luxurious Defender. What is an off-road company to do to make its top-spec SUV tougher? 　　Create the 2026 Defender Octa...

　　If youve spent any amount of time on a body of water, chances are youve found sunken, destroyed sunglasses. I see them all the time, and with each discovery, I feel a moment of excitement, with dreams of finding a set of Costas dancing through my head. Every time, its met with the disappointment of algae-covered gas station glasses. 　　Ive...

　　Outdoor athletes will often scoff at the rising number of legacy brands collaborating with celebrities. From The North Face selling an apparel line with Kim Kard9ashian to On Running releasing a collection inspired by FKA twigs — these releases seem to rely on name recognition rather than a sincere partnership with artists passionate for the outdoors. 　　But for Ben Gibbard...

　　The original version of this story was published oniRunFar. 　　Nolans 14 is a stunningly difficult route, even by Colorado standards. Scaling 14 14,000-foot mountains, this epic sojourn through the Rockies is no easy task. But it now has a new fastest known time (FKT): French ultrarunner François DHaene sped to a new record on July 5. 　　Located in central ColoradosSawatch...

　　A four-legged hero has emerged on Switzerlands Fee Glacier. After its owner fell into a crevasse, a chihuahua helped alert search and rescue teams to his location, likely saving his life, according to local officials. 　　On July 4, a man was walking with his long-haired chihuahua when suddenly a snow bridge broke, and he fell nearly 26 feet into a...

　　Im going to let you in on a little secret that Big Ski doesnt want you to know: Ski season only ends when you decide its over. Corporations like Vail and Alterra might have monopolies on lift access, but they dont get to put limitations on skiing, no matter how badly they wish they could. 　　You decide when your season...

　　Don’t make the same mistake I did. Unless you’re from Texas, you probably saw the name of this knife and pronounced it like it looks: Bex-Ar. Turns out, the word is more like a toddler hollering for a stuffed animal at the carnival. 　　Forget the x is there, and you’ll have it right: Bear. 　　That said, it wasn’t the name...