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Nov 9, 2025

The Best Rubber Hunting Boots of 2025

　　For hunters who find themselves stationary hunting in the cold or tromping through creeks and flooded fields, rubber hunting boots are a must. Sure, you can get by with your standard hunting boots, but youll quickly find yourself with frozen digits. Ive hunted whitetails in December in mountain hunting boots, which were far from ideal. With minimal insulation, it became...

Nov 9, 2025

Watch: ‘The Hunting Public’ Calls for Senate to Halt Public Land Selloff

　　In a video titled “MASSIVE Public Land Sale in U.S. Senate!!!”, The Hunting Public’s Aaron Warbritton delivers a direct message to hunters, anglers, and anyone who uses public land: now is the time to act. 　　The video focuses on a proposal in the U.S. Senate that would authorize the sale of 3 million acres of federal public land. Warbritton clearly...

Nov 9, 2025

2026 Nissan Leaf Grows From an Entirely New Tree

　　The 2026 Nissan Leaf has gone through a massive transformation. A real leaf might turn from green to red in the fall, but the Nissan Leaf has been transformed from a quirky hatchback into a sleek crossover with Ariya-like styling. 　　Its not exactly rugged, but it should be a lot more appealing to the large number of buyers looking for...

Nov 9, 2025

These Tripods Stand Above the Rest: Peak Design Pro Tripod Review

　　Ive used a lot of janky camera tripods in my life. Some were cheapos from Walmart, others were old and inherited, and a few were from the CU Boulder equipment rental room. Ive also used some really nice tripods on shoots using Red Cameras in Alaskas Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and elsewhere. But as soon as I got hold...

Nov 9, 2025

‘A Proper Loop’: Athlete Takes On 205-Mile Tor de Géants Despite Threats, Doubts, and Injuries

　　François DHaene is used to running 100-mile races through ultra-challenging mountain environments. But when he took on the Tor des Géants in Chamonix in 2024, he had no real idea what he was getting into. 　　He overcame injuries, trained harder than he imagined, and set out to win one of the most grueling races in the European Alps. Not only...

Nov 9, 2025

The Volunteers Who Could Save Your Life

　　When Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina in the fall of 2024, the damage was devastating. But while most people sought safety, members of the Linville-Central Rescue Squad headed straight into the disaster zone. Technical training and long hours of practice enabled the all-volunteer team to provide critical response and support during the area’s catastrophic flooding. 　　The event was unprecedented,...

Nov 9, 2025

Video: Smart Layering Kept Me Cozy at Mount Everest Base Camp

　　The trek to Mount Everest Base Camp is the ideal setting to test gear, due to the rugged terrain, tough living conditions, and massive fluctuations in temperature. In May, our reporter Ben Ayers completed the 11-day hike to Mount Everest Base Camp, before spending a month living at 17,500 feet. 　　During his reporting mission, Ayers tested a wide range of...

Nov 9, 2025

Gotta Have ‘Faith’: The Gear Nike Built to Take Down Women’s Sub-4-Minute Mile

　　About a year removed from the 2024 Olympics, elite running will return to Paris on June 26 in the form of Breaking 4, Kenyan runner Faith Kipyegons attempt to set the worlds first womens sub-4-minute mile. 　　The attempt doesn’t come from nowhere. A February 2025 study in the Journal of Applied Physiology predicted a women’s sub-4 mile within the next...

Nov 9, 2025

A Lost Hiker Survived for 9 Days in the Himalayas by Eating Insects

　　A missing hiker has been found after spending nine days lost in the Himalayan foothills in northern India. 　　According to reports, the hiker, Samuel Vengrinovich, 44, survived the ordeal despite limited access to food and water. He also had a broken arm. 　　He ate insects along the way to survive and was following the river to get to Dharamshala village,...

Nov 9, 2025

The First Corvette ‘Hypercar’: Introducing the 2026 ZR1X

　　When Chevrolet relaunched the Stingray back in 2020, it pushed into entirely new territory with a first-ever mid-engine version of “America’s sports car,” pouring out as much as 495 horsepower. Of course, anyone who’s followed the history of the ‘Vette over the decades is well aware that the bowtie brand routinely rolls out a series of ever more exotic machines....

Nov 9, 2025

The Most Remote Places to Stay on Earth That Are Worth the Trek

　　Profound silence on the tundra in sub-Arctic Canada, the gunshot of a calving glacier heard from a tent in Greenlands backcountry, the reflection of snow-crowned peaks in a mirrored lagoon in the high plateau of Bolivia. Some of my most awe-inspiring travel experiences have been in the vast wilderness, where I felt humbled by the scale of time and space...

Nov 9, 2025

8 Great-Looking (and Smooth-Riding) Women’s Running Shoes for Travel

　　Runners who travel know a packing trick: Instead of cramming our bulky running shoes in our luggage, we wear them. We wear them on planes, trains, and car rides. We wear them to tour cities, countrysides, museums, galleries, and trails. While others suffer from blisters and fatigue in their sandals, loafers, or even stylish hiking boots, we think to ourselves,...

Nov 9, 2025

Lightning Strikes 14er Hikers — While on the Phone With Colorado SAR

　　The arrival of summer means more hikers seeking high-altitude summits —and more rescues when they get into trouble. That was evident this weekend, when a lightning strike on a couple of Colorado hikers resulted in a high-altitude rescue from some of the states most experienced first responders. 　　The rescue began Thursday evening, June 12, when Colorados Alpine Rescue Team was...

Nov 9, 2025

Trail Camera Helps Capture Suspect in Minnesota Political Assassination Manhunt

　　A trail camera image captured in rural Sibley County, Minn., helped bring an end to a massive manhunt for Vance Luther Boelter, the man accused of killing two prominent political figures and attempting to murder two others over the weekend. 　　Authorities arrested Boelter, 57, on Monday morning after locating him in a field near his abandoned vehicle. The image from...

Nov 9, 2025

Two Hikers Were Struck by Lightning on This Popular Colorado Fourteener. They Survived.

　　Search teams using a helicopter hoisted two hikers off the summit of a Colorado fourteener after a lightning strike badly injured one of them on Thursday June 12. Rescuers believe the medevac mission may be the highest-altitude helicopter evacuation in state history. 　　In a Facebook post, Evergreen, Colorado’s Alpine Rescue Team wrote that it had received a message just before...

Nov 9, 2025

Hidden Treasure Hikes: Where to Search for Lost Loot Across America

　　Finding a cache of gold out in the woods is every hikers dream —and sometimes, it comes true. In February 2025, two tourists were hiking on a hill in the Czech Republic when they stumbled upon a life-changing find. They noticed a tin can and a metal case tucked within an old manmade wall. 　　Upon pulling them out and opening...

Nov 9, 2025

Video: What Footwear Should You Wear at Mount Everest Base Camp?

　　Last month we sent reporter Ben Ayers to Mount Everest Base Camp. Ben brought a ton of outdoor gear with him to test: boots, sleeping bags, parkas, gloves, and other items that are built for the harshest alpine environment. 　　In this video, Ben discusses the footwear that got him through the 11-day trek from Lukla to Base Camp, and also...

Nov 9, 2025

‘TILT’ Titanium Coating Adds Warmth Without Weight: Rab Mythic Ultra 180 Sleeping Bag Review

　　The sun dipped below the horizon, and I was set to sleep on top of Wetterhorn Peak at 14,021 feet. Deep in the mountains of Colorado, I was putting my sleeping bag system to a real stress test: Would I be able to stay warm enough at the equivalent elevation of Camp 3 on Denali? All signs were pointing to...

Nov 9, 2025

Fast and Versatile, On or Off Trail: Nike Terra Kiger 10 Review

　　Parked at the trailhead, I’m standing outside my truck, stuffing gas station food and storm layers into my running vest. The sun is baking the high desert valley floor, and the temperature is already above 80 degrees — it’s 8:00 a.m. I arrived at the trailhead a few hours later than I intended. As the king of late starts, this...

Nov 9, 2025

When Is It OK to Rescue a Wild Animal?

　　This winter a woman in Steamboat Springs spotted an elk on her property. When she went out to take a picture, the animal startled and ran into a gully where it got stuck in snow up to its neck. Convinced the elk needed rescue, she called game wardens, who told her to leave the animal alone. By morning, she’d gathered...