The Case for Beating the Shit Out of Your Gear
And 11 travel tools that are up to the abuse The more money you spend on a piece of gear, the theory goes, the more you’ll protect it from wear and tear. But if you’ve got a healthy attitude about…
The Definitive Ranking of Clif’s Nut Butter Bars
Outside staffers on which flavors they’d pack for their races and which they’d rather leave behind We’re no strangers to on-the-go fueling and the laundry list of products that fall into that category. In our office is an ever-rotating roster…
The Controversy Around Caster Semenya Explained
Caster Semenya and Dutee Chand, female athletes with atypically high testosterone levels, are drawing attention to the very messy debate about who counts as a woman in track and field Professional running is usually a pretty esoteric world. Occasionally, however,…
Why You Should Curse and Scream
Yelling at the right moment has been linked to boosts in power and pain tolerance If you’ve ever been to a climbing gym, you’ve probably heard someone screeching like a pterodactyl as they pull through the toughest sequence of holds.…
The Making of ‘The Last Honey Hunter’
A new documentary bears witness to the last days of a dangerous and respected tradition in remote Nepal Picture the most terrifying scenario you can think of. Did you imagine scaling a sheer cliff, the ground far below cloaked in…
The Fight to Save the Country's Most Scenic Acre
> When would-be buyers ask Jackson Hole real estate agent Chad Budge about the property lines for a new listing—one acre just a few miles southeast of the iconic Grand Teton peak—he answers with a rehearsed rhetorical flourish. “I joke…
Our 7 Favorite Summer Dresses
Style meets function Why would anyone ever choose to cover their legs if they didn’t have to? For those who want to air it out, here are nine of our favorite summer dresses. The Reformation Tortoise ($220, Pictured Above) This…
What It’s Like to Be Bear Grylls’s Cameraman
Paul “Mungo” Mungeam on how he got his start and what it’s like as a father to shoot in the world’s most dangerous places British cameraman and adventurer Paul “Mungo” Mungeam is the first to admit that in the media…
The Mystery Behind Who Took the Blue Marble Photo
> It happened on December 7, 1972, sometime between 4:59:05 and 5:08:14 hours after launch. The three astronauts aboard the Apollo 17 aircraft—Eugene Cernan, Ron Evans, and Harrison Schmitt—watched Earth recede below them as they traveled at up to 25,000…
Oiselle Makes the Best Women’s Running Shorts
You wouldn’t think running shorts are all that different from each other. But you’re totally wrong. Last year, I ran my first marathon. After I signed up for the race, to ease my stress, I treated myself to a brand new…