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May 12, 2025

Denali Calling: Testing the Iridium GO! Satellite Hotspot on North America’s Tallest Mountain

　　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...

May 12, 2025

Climbing on Drugs? Everest Clients Pay $154K for High-Altitude Therapy

　　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,...

May 12, 2025

Muddy Paw Protection: Carhartt Canvas Bucket Seat Covers Review

　　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...

May 12, 2025

Help Catch National Park Vandal: NPS Seeks Info on Driver Who Thrashed ‘Eureka Dunes’

　　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....

May 12, 2025

Proven Swiftwater Rescue Safety: Kotakat HustleR Rescue Vest Review

　　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...

May 12, 2025

Modern Climbing Rope Made With Plant Oils: Edelrid Birdlime 1R 9.8 Hits Market

　　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...

May 12, 2025

Three Things Making My Family Ski Trips Easier

　　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...

May 12, 2025

Eat Like the Flying Tomato: Shaun White Launches Meal Delivery With CookUnity

　　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...

May 12, 2025

A-Basin Patrollers Join Movement, Vote to Unionize

　　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...

May 12, 2025

Lowa Renegade Evo GTX Mid Review: A Boot That Goes the Extra Mile

　　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....

May 12, 2025

Extreme Weather Is No Match for the Seirus HeatTouch Hellfire Magne Mitts

　　Are you a skier who wants to take laps from first chair to last bell? If you have the stamina to ski run after run after run, then youre only limited by one factor — warmth. 　　Luckily, all-day mountain adventures are within reach even on the coldest days, thanks to the Seirus HeatTouch Hellfire Magne Mitts. Made with 370 g...

May 12, 2025

Winter Bass Lures: Top 5 Picks for Cold Water Fishing Success

　　My favorite thing in the world may be pulling up to a popular boat ramp at 10:00 a.m. and being the only truck there. Usually, when that happens, I wonder if everyone else knows something I dont, like an impending tornado or a massive fish kill that I somehow missed. But, in the wintertime, empty parking lots are the norm....

May 12, 2025

Climbers, Hikers, and Runners Share Survival Stories from the Los Angeles Wildfires

　　The big oak tree that stood over the bedroom of Andrew Goldner’s Altadena, California, home always worried him. So when powerful Santa Ana winds battered his house on the night of Monday, January 5, Goldner, a rock climbing coach and video director, dragged his futon into the living room and slept there with his two dogs, just to be safe....

May 12, 2025

Hotdog Hans Goes to Switzerland: The Legend Returns, as Crusty as Ever

　　Hotdog Hans is an absolute legend. When you see the jeans, the old 80s windbreaker, and that iconic gray flow ripping around on his Volkl skis, sending half pipes and big air, you know it will be a good time. 　　But the folks in Switzerland dont seem immediately excited about the newest visitor to their little village. After all, this...

May 12, 2025

Outdoor Research Ferrosi Pants Review: They Do a Lot of Things Damn Well!

　　At some point along the way over the last 20 years, there has been a subtle (or maybe not so subtle) shift to hyper-specialized outdoor gear. I became acutely aware of this last year when I was in the market for a backcountry ski pack. 　　But, every time I walked into my garage and looked at all the hooks with...

May 12, 2025

Eight Historic Trails to Explore Near Halifax

　　Known for its extensive coastline spanning more than 8,000 miles, Nova Scotiahas a rich maritime history. Halifax, the provinces capital and largest city, is situated on one of the deepest natural harbors in the world that remains ice-free in winter months. This year-round accessibility shaped Halifax into a crucial port and one of North Americas most historically abundant harbor cities....

May 12, 2025

‘Super Aluminum’ Yields Remarkably Tough, Lightweight Knife: OKNIFE XEN-OAL Review

　　I am all about counting ounces when it comes to sleeping bags and hiking boots, but I get a little wary when knife brands start trimming fat off their knives. Sure, there are plenty of reliable knives out there that come in at 3 ounces or under. However, a growing amount of these lightweight knives are only rated for light-duty...

May 12, 2025

Every Winter, I Read the Same Brilliant Essay About Snow

　　Seasonal reading—that’s my boring-but-apt term for enriching the mood and meaning of a certain time of year with the addition of a certain text. Each April, I reach for the “Spring” chapter in Walden. Every July, I take a lap in E.B. White’s “Once More to the Lake.” And in November, when the brown ground freezes and the weatherman predicts...

May 12, 2025

You Deserve Your Vacation. What If It Also Made You Live Longer?

　　Traveling itself is believed to help boost longevity, but what if your next getaway had even more long-term benefits? 　　Picture a reboot that’s good for you. We’re not talking about rigid health camps—we all deserve to enjoy our hard-earned vacations, after all—but rather, trips to beautiful places where mindfulness, wellness, community, and longevity are top priorities. 　　Looking for more great...

May 12, 2025

Why We Can’t Log Our Way Out of Wildfires

　　Editor’s Note: We first published this story in January 2019 in the wake of the Camp Fire, the deadliest in California history. With the Palisades, Sunset, and Eaton Fires now raging across the Los Angeles area—and discussion about the role that U.S. forest policy might have played in creating the conditions for them following in their wake—we feel it’s as...