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Jul 30, 2025

Scientists Reveal That a Popular Backpacking Lake Is Chock-Full of Poop

　　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...

Jul 30, 2025

A Woman Died While Running Colorado’s Hardrock 100 Ultramarathon

　　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...

Jul 30, 2025

An Injured Hiker Screamed Across a Valley. The Yelling Saved His Life.

　　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...

Jul 30, 2025

My Favorite Part About Outdoor Skills Is Learning Them

　　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...

Jul 30, 2025

A Botched Photo in Glacier National Park Led to a Dramatic Rescue

　　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,...

Jul 30, 2025

Austrian Daredevil Felix Baumgartner Dies in a Paramotor Crash

　　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,...

Jul 30, 2025

It Turns Out Chihuahuas Are the Best Trail Dogs

　　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...

Jul 30, 2025

An Iconic Brand Aims to Change America’s Truck and SUV Industry—Again

　　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...

Jul 30, 2025

Woniya Thibeault: The 5 Signs That an ‘Alone’ Participant Is About to Quit

　　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...

Jul 30, 2025

Is Mount Everest Really Covered in Dead Bodies and Trash?

　　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...

Jul 30, 2025

Does Hiking to Mount Everest Base Camp Make You Want to Reach the Summit?

　　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...

Jul 30, 2025

Yellowstone Has a New Hot Spring and It’s Ice-Blue

　　The newest attraction at Yellowstone National Park is ice-blue, steaming hot, and about the size of a Jacuzzi. 　　According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a new hot spring has appeared in Yellowstone. First discovered in April by a satellite, the pool is believed to have formed on Christmas Day, 2024, and steadily grown throughout 2025. 　　The new pool, which has...

Jul 30, 2025

Wildfires Are Raging in These Two National Parks

　　Lightning-sparked wildfires have ravaged two national parks in the western United States in recent days, and firefighters are struggling to gain a foothold on either blaze. 　　A Grand Canyon Landmark Is Destroyed In Arizona, the Dragon Bravo Fire prompted the closure of the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, and the shuttering multiple popular trails, as well as Phantom...

Jul 30, 2025

Scientists Detected a “Swarm” of Earthquakes Below Mount Rainier

　　Mount Rainier has the shakes. 　　According to a report from the U.S. Geological Survey, the 14,410-foot mountain endured approximately 391 individual earthquakes between July 8 and July 11, marking the most seismically active period in the peaks recorded history. 　　But dont worry—scientists dont think its a sign of anything bad. The USGS noted that not only are the quakes too...

Jul 30, 2025

Florida Is Considering Making It Legal to Hunt Bears Again

　　The Sunshine State is in the process of approving a proposal that would create an annual hunt to cull black bear populations. The three-week hunt, to take place in December, would be the first such event in a decade. A chaotic 2015 hunt was stopped early after over 300 bears were killed in just two days. More than half of...

Jul 30, 2025

Who Made the Giant Elon Musk Head Spotted at Arches National Park?

　　Billionaire Elon Musk was recently spotted touring Utahs Arches National Park. 　　Well, kinda. 　　On Saturday, July 12, visitors to the park were greeted by a 12-foot tall sculpture of the tech kingpin’s head, his expression chiseled into a self-satisfied smirk. The massive effigy was towed around the park in a trailer behind a white pickup truck. 　　The sculpture was accompanied...

Jul 30, 2025

Veronica Aimee Chik Is 9 Years Old, and She Just Made Climbing History

　　On July 8, nine-year-old Veronica Aimee Chik became the youngest person ever to send 5.14b (8c) with her ascent of Fish Eye in Oliana, Spain. She dethroned the previous record holder, French climber Théo Blass, by one year. 　　“I believe in myself! I can top the route!” Chik repeated to herself as she worked the sustained overhanging wall. More than...

Jul 30, 2025

The Transformative Power of Pedaling

　　Unless you’ve experienced paralysis, it’s hard to fathom the loss of freedom it entails. A single life-altering moment can halt the most mundane daily errands. And impromptu outings with friends? They can become riddled with mobility barriers. 　　For Roy Tuscany, who was paralyzed from the waist down almost 20 years ago, e-bikes have begun to restore that freedom with surprising...

Jul 30, 2025

First Look: Troxus E-Bikes

　　Just like the cyclists who use them, Troxus e-bikes are a diverse bunch. With more than ten models to choose from, the San Diego–based company offers a full range of e-bikes that have every rider—and every trip—covered. Whether you’re an adventure seeker, an everyday commuter, or the do-it-all type, Troxus has the right bike for you. Troxus also backs up...

Jul 30, 2025

Netflix, Barfing, and Rivalries: Five Zany Tour de France Stories You May Have Missed

　　Cyclists competing in the 2025 Tour de France rumbled into the city of Toulouse on Wednesday, July 16, and some of them no doubt reflected on the handful of compelling—and downright zany—situations to come out of the events first 11 stages. 　　Throughout this Tour there has been bad blood, barfing, blogging, and all manners of drama and controversy. Yep—pretty standard...