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May 19, 2025

Can You Name the Trails in These Historic Photographs?

　　In a fast-changing world, the permanence of our favorite hiking trails is comforting. Apart from the occasional closure, reroute, or bump in crowds, most of us could go back and hike the same miles again and again, and enjoy the enduring views. But decades from now, will that still be true? 　　With the help of the National Park Service’s historical...

May 19, 2025

The Best Running Shirts and Tank Tops for Women

　　Summer running is both a joy and a challenge. The good news is you don’t have to bundle up and freeze until you work up a sweat—you can head out and be comfortable in your lightest, thinnest gear. The bad news is that, once you warm up, even the skimpiest clothes can feel clingy and oppressive. This is the season...

May 19, 2025

Why Are We So Annoyed by Remote Workers in Sprinter Vans?

　　Dear Sundog, 　　I was looping through a campground looking for a spot, and found them not only full (no big surprise) but filled with Mercedes vans whose occupants were typing at laptops, buds in ears, even a few satellite thingies mounted on roofs. In other words, they were working. It felt so unfair that the very limited number of sites,...

May 19, 2025

The Keys to Courtney Dauwalter’s Continued Dominance

　　Ultrarunner extraordinaire Courtney Dauwalter has picked up in 2024 right where she left off last year. After famously winning three of ultrarunning’s most epic races during the span of about nine weeks last summer—Western States 100, Hardrock 100, and Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc—the 39-year-old athlete from Leadville, Colorado, defended her Transgrancanaria 126K title in a decisive wire-to-wire win in late February...

May 19, 2025

Why Is this Group of Skiers is the Most Likely to Have a Fatal Accident?

　　When an avalanche ripped down a popular run in Palisades Tahoe on January 10, killing a 66-year-old local and trapping several others, the ski world was shocked. Avalanches in in-bounds, controlled ski resort terrain are rare—but sadly, the death it caused is not. A couple months later, a 58-year-old man died after crashing into a tree at Keystone Resort. The...

May 19, 2025

Overland Expo West 2024 Best in Show: Top Products

　　Ive been to every Overland Expo West since 2012. This year, there were 415 vendors displaying the latest and greatest from the overland industry. 　　Most of the products on display are old news to me and those that have seen my coverage of overland and automotive events, like SEMA, over the years here on GearJunkie. But, I make it my...

May 19, 2025

The Best Mountain Bike Shorts of 2024

　　A quality pair of mountain bike shorts is the core of your riding kit. The best mountain bike shorts not only look good but fit comfortably, provide protection from the elements, breathe well, and allow for unrestricted movement and easy pedaling. While spandex shorts were once dominant in mountain biking, baggy shorts are by far the most common for the...

May 19, 2025

Coolest Trails in National Parks

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May 19, 2025

177-Mile ‘Denver Orbital Trail’ Offers City-Accessible Thru-Hike

　　Thru-hikes, section hikes, FKTs, and other trail-centric mile-stacking objectives are all the rage right now. The Appalachian, Continental Divide, Pacific Crest, and similar trails are seeing greater use than ever by hikers trying to complete them — all in one go or in sections. The Appalachian Trail alone sees 3,000 attempted thru-hikers every year. In 2023, 1,201 successfully completed it....

May 19, 2025

Go Faster and Farther With These Road and Gravel E-Bikes

　　What makes for a great road and gravel e-bike? The formula is simple: familiar handling, comfortable positioning, and the right amount of assistance to make the rider feel connected to the bike. How a bike approaches that formula is very different, however. 　　These bikes have come a long way over the past few years. The best e-bikes are hard to...

May 19, 2025

You Can’t Handle an Adventure Dog

　　I had just clipped the third bolt on a warm up route at a crag called The Shire when I heard the shouting below me. The ruckus shattered the idyllic quiet of a Kentucky spring day at the Red River Gorge, one of America’s most iconic climbing areas. I glanced down to find my belayer yelling at another party. Unbeknownst...

May 19, 2025

Win a Custom 2024 KTM 300 XC-W Trail Bike and Matching Camper!

　　The Colorado Trail Preservation Alliance (TPA) is a nonprofit organization that advocates for Off-Highway-Vehicle (OHV) recreation to ensure that the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) reserve a fair percentage of access to trail riding on public lands in some of the most desirable states for those activities. 　　The TPA also educates riders on trail etiquette...

May 19, 2025

Meet Ollie: Dog Food Made Fresh, Delivered to Your Door

　　Take the concept of a fresh food delivery service and extend it to dogs. Thats the idea behind Ollie foods. 　　Ollie bakes fresh meals and snacks at low temperatures to preserve nutrients. Uniquely, it creates a meal plan of these foods based on your dogs breed, age, weight, and lifestyle. 　　We know active dogs need more calories. But how much...

May 19, 2025

Behind the Scenes of an Arctic Waterfall Kayaking Expedition

　　While many have paddled in the Arctic, very few have gone there in search of whitewater rapids and waterfalls. However, Aniol Serrasolses isnt like most people and continues to push the boundaries of whats possible in a whitewater kayak. 　　In this behind-the-scenes style film from Red Bull, Serrasolses and team head into the Arctic by ship in search of waterfalls...

May 19, 2025

An Instagram Star Did a Backflip on the Top of Mount Everest

　　Over the years, climbers have transformed the summit of Mount Everest into a concert venue, a nudist colony, and even a frisbee launchpad. But prior to this week, nobody to our knowledge had used the worlds highest point as a trampoline. 　　That changed when an American climber named Devon Levesque executed a backflip on the summit on Tuesday, May 21. Levesque,...

May 19, 2025

The Best Bike Helmets of 2024

　　Whether you simply enjoy getting your bike out for a weekend cruise or are a bonafide, road, gravel, or mountain biker with a garage full of bikes, the simple truth is this — you need a bike helmet. They are vital to staying safe and protecting yourself while you’re on the bike, regardless of surface or riding style. Safety is...

May 19, 2025

Fatal Indoor Climbing Accident Claims Life of Gym Worker

　　Climbers understand that there is inherent risk in their beloved activity. But when an experienced, and especially a professional, climber falls to their death inside a gym, it can be even more shocking and feel more tragic. 　　On Tuesday, May 21st, Lee Hansche, 46, of Allenstown, N.H., fell to his death while climbing in the Vertical Dreams climbing gym in...

May 19, 2025

A Lightweight Winter Companion: KUHL Spyfire Parka Review

　　Its pretty annoying when I need to wear a winter parka on a flight because it does’t fit in my suitcase. I could leave it at home and make do. But freezing in the Swiss alps only makes it memorable for the wrong reasons. 　　I was happy to stumble upon the KUHL Spyfire Parka, an 800-fill winter jacket that can...

May 19, 2025

This Shelter Shoulders All Seasons: MSR Access 2 Tent Review

　　With 40mph winds blasting my face, I jumped into the flapping tent, desperate to get shelter from the snow pellets hitting my forehead. As I struggled to attach the poles to the inside of the tent, I thought: there must be a better way. 　　For most of my winter and spring ski trips, I’ve used a single-wall tent such as...

May 19, 2025

We Tested 850 Pieces of Summer Gear. These 14 Are the Best.

　　We test a lot of gear at Outside. Want numbers? For the 2024 Summer Gear Guide on Outside, Climbing, and Backpacker, we put upwards of 850 products through three months of rigorous field testing. And by “we,” we mean nine gear editors, four dozen category managers, and hundreds of additional testers. 　　After testers put hundreds (and in some cases, thousands)...