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May 14, 2025

10 More Years of ‘Acres for America’: Walmart Pledges $34.5 Million to Habitat Conservation

　　Since 2005, Walmart has partnered with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to fund a program called Acres for America. At its outset, Walmart promised the program would conserve a single acre of wildlife habitat for every acre of land it developed. It has far exceeded that goal in the last 2 decades. Over the next decade, Walmart has...

May 14, 2025

G3 Returns: Canadian Sports Company Revives Shuttered Ski Brand

　　Following a court-ordered restructure in August 2024, the Canadian backcountry ski brand Genuine Gear Guide (G3) faced a tumultuous future. On Aug. 9, the Supreme Court of British Columbia ordered a Canadian accounting firm, Deloitte, to take over G3s assets and make a plan to liquidate them. However, a recently announced acquisition might have saved the legacy ski brand. 　　Canadawide Sports,...

May 14, 2025

First Attempt, No Falls: Babsi Zangerl Achieves First Flash of El Capitan

　　Babsi Zangerl climbed Freerider (VI, 5.13a) on El Capitan in Yosemite this past weekend, reaching the top of the 3,300-foot-tall formation without falling on the first attempt. Reaching the top of a climbing route in this manner is called a flash. 　　Zangerls flash makes it the first one on the most famous rock climbing formation. Zangerl, 36, is one of...

May 14, 2025

70 Miles a Day? 800-Mile Arizona Trail FKT Was ‘An Absolute Blast’

　　When Nick Fowler started his record-setting fastest known time (FKT) run of the Arizona Trail, its safe to say that his condition was far from perfect. Fowler and his wife welcomed their first child, Canyon, at the end of September. So, he was sleep-deprived and way behind on training. 　　He first embarked on the trail on Oct. 24, ran over...

May 14, 2025

Mikaela Shiffrin Races Saturday for Historic 100th World Cup Win

　　Only three skiers in the 57-year history of the FIS World Cup have won over 100 ski races. Amélie Wenger-Reymond, a telemark skier from Switzerland, tops the chart with an astounding 164 wins to her name. Behind her, Marit Bjørgen, a cross-country skier from Norway, has 114, and then Conny Kissling, a freestyle skier also from Switzerland, has 106. 　　Following her...

May 14, 2025

This Game-Changing Device Could Upend Training as We Know It

　　Back in 2021, cycling’s international governing body, the UCI, issued a new set of rules banning the use of devices measuring “any metabolic values such as but not limited to glucose or lactate” in competition. The rules were aimed at the emerging use of continuous glucose monitors in the peloton, but the mention of lactate sparked widespread curiosity. Did the...

May 14, 2025

The 9 Wildest Golf Courses in America

　　Golf gets a bad rap. The sport has a reputation for being too expensive and too resource-intensive, which are true in some cases. There are private clubs so expensive you need to be a billionaire to join, and courses where the landscape was bulldozed to make way for overwatered and overfertilized fairways. 　　But not every golf course is that way....

May 14, 2025

An Ode to the Worst Adventure Car—and All the Places It Took Me

　　I think of my old car sometimes when I drive by the Walmart Supercenter. The parking lot there was essentially the launch point of my first real long-distance road trip as an adult, spanning ten days and eight states in the late spring of 2004. We drove my 1996 Pontiac Grand Am GT, a car that my friend Nick announced...

May 14, 2025

10 Black Friday Wellness Deals to Give You a Head Start on Your 2025 Resolutions

　　In the chaos of year’s end, it’s easy to forget to prioritize yourself. After all, few of us have time for serious goal-setting or self-care amid the airport runs, in-law-wrangling, and countless other rings of the family circus. Inevitably, the New Year sneaks up on us before we have any time to plan or ponder. By the time we figure...

May 14, 2025

I Took a Star-Trek Inspired Journey on a Retro-Futuristic Bike

　　As a parent and an American during an election year, I had to make all sorts of crucial decisions in 2024. The most difficult and important of all was which bike to bring with me on my summer vacation. 　　Each year at the end of August my family and I travel to Adirondack Park in upstate New York, where the cycling...

May 14, 2025

Old Trails, New Perspectives: Cowgirls Go Skiing in TGR’s New Film ‘The Way Back’

　　Some people reach their ski lines by snowmobile. Some reach their lines by helicopter. Believe it or not, there are even folks out there who ride on horseback, skis hung like rifles from their saddles, to get to snow-covered slopes. In TGRs latest film, The Way Back, three female adventurers show us how that last version is done. 　　Amy Jane...

May 14, 2025

Level Up Your Adventure Readiness: 2025 Nissan Rogue Rock Creek Review

　　I press the hill descent control button in the center of the drive mode dial and take a deep breath before slowly letting my foot off the brake. The Nissan Rogue Rock Creek crests a peak and starts rolling down a steep path filled with chunky 2-inch diameter rock and loose sand. 　　The anti-lock brakes furiously buzz from one corner...

May 14, 2025

The Best Heaters to Install in Your Rig This Winter

　　A very cold and wet camping experience a few weeks ago reminded me of the importance of a good heater in your rig. Upon arriving at camp, I discovered that one of my water jugs had leaked about two gallons of water onto the truck bed’s BedRug liner. Shortly after that, it started raining, which turned to snow a few...

May 14, 2025

Trekking Bend’s Fiery Past: 6 Volcanic Hiking Trails

　　Bend, Oregon, is home to some of the most fascinating geological terrain in the Pacific Northwest. Towering volcanoes, ancient calderas, and fresh lava flows are a testament to the regions dramatic volcanic history, which continues to shape the landscape today. 　　If youre visiting Bend and are looking for a hike, it’s only natural to explore the area’s volcanic features. Here...

May 14, 2025

onX Maps Tips: 6 Little-Known Tools for Successful Hunts

　　OnX Hunt provides a powerful tool for hunters. Its mapping abilities, private-public land boundaries, and satellite imagery are highly regarded in the hunting community because theyre invaluable in the field. 　　But it has much more to offer than even most power users realize. 　　I recently traveled with onX leaders to learn more about the app and apply it during a...

May 14, 2025

Our Favorite Pre-Black Friday Deals On Gear, From Hiking to Skiing

　　If youre afraid of missing out on your preferred jacket color, or just hate the Black Friday rush, fear not: For a ton of our favorite brands, Black Friday pricing is already here. But it can be hard to know which retailers are selling their wares in advance, and whats a worthy discount—theres nothing worse than spending your hard-earned money,...

May 14, 2025

Mountain Comfort With a Caveat: Crispi Briksdal GTX Hunting Boot Review

　　Finding the right boot for hunting can be somewhat of a maddening process. I’ve been everything from extremely disappointed and in pain with a boot sole that came off to feeling like nothing could stop me from traversing through the mountains. There’s a wide range of possibilities and a wide range of boots to choose from. The Crispi Briksdal GTX...

May 14, 2025

7 Nature Hikes Near Chicago to Escape City Life

　　After a busy week of work in the fast-paced city of Chicago, escaping for a breath of fresh air is an essential way to recharge. While visitors may not come to the Windy City in search of a nature experience, locals know that there is much more to Chicago than meets the eye. 　　Within a relatively short drive, you can...

May 14, 2025

The Best Holiday Gifts for Stylish Adventurers

　　Finding the perfect gift is easy when you have friends and family on your list who like to pair adventure with classic, outdoor fashion. Since its debut in 1973, Timberland’s iconic waterproof yellow boots have been a go-to for hardworking and hard-hiking individuals alike, thanks to their rugged but timeless aesthetic. 　　This holiday season, Timberland has made it extra easy...

May 14, 2025

Why I Let My Kid Roam Free Outside

　　When I heard the news that a Georgia mom was arrested for reckless conduct after someone spotted her ten-year-old son walking alone less than a mile from home, the first thing I did was open Google Maps. I looked up the distance between my house and a nearby middle school that my six-year-old daughter sometimes walks to with a friend...