Op-Ed: Chris Froome Should Not Ride the Giro d’Italia
Amid an ongoing doping scandal, the Sky racer is within his rights to continue racing. He shouldn’t be. Once again professional cycling is setting itself up for a self-inflicted, scandal-driven mess. Next week, Chris Froome, who stood atop the podium of…
Our Favorite Recycled Gear
> When you buy something using the retail links in our stories, we earn an affiliate commission that helps pay for our work. Read more about Outside’s affiliate policy. You’re only human, so it's only natural that you crave the…
Big Brother–Style Tech Is Helping Hikers Avoid Crowds
> When you head out for a hike this summer in many areas in the mountains just east of Seattle, a government-sanctioned program will be watching your Flickr photos and Instagram posts, noting where you’ve been and what you’ve been…
How Your Workout Partner Boosts Your Performance
A new study explores why we’re stronger and faster when someone is watching In 1969, University of Michigan psychologist Robert Zajonc published a study showing that cockroaches were able to sprint more quickly if other cockroaches were watching from the…
Two Enviro Lawyers Fact-Check Ryan Zinke’s Fire Op-Ed
> Last week, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke penned an op-ed for USA Today on the wildfires currently ravaging California. In it, he coins a very politically correct term for logging—“active forest management”—and claims that expanded logging could help…
Tepui Brings Swappable Canopies to Its Rooftop Tents
Click:Research Peptides> When we first encountered Santa Cruz, California, rooftop-tent company Tepui at Summer Outdoor Retailer a few years back, we were smitten. Having a tent fixed to the roof of your car that you can pop up and crash…
The Best Performance Food on Sale Now
Click:vanilla gifts> When you buy something using the retail links in our stories, we earn an affiliate commission that helps pay for our work. Read more about Outside’s affiliate policy. Summer means long days on the trail and on the…
Our Favorite Kids Gear on Sale at REI's Labor Day Sale
> When you buy something using the retail links in our stories, we earn an affiliate commission that helps pay for our work. Read more about Outside’s affiliate policy. You should never pay full price for kids’ outdoor gear: those…
The Climber Running the World’s Largest Telescope
Sean Dougherty made a name for himself as a talented climber in the Canadian Rockies. Now he’s starting a new adventure in one of the most extreme environments on earth. Name: Sean DoughertyJob: Director of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array…
Four Small Brands You Should Know About
> Our gear editors scoured the floor of Summer Outdoor Retailer 2018 for the most interesting small brands. Here’s what they found. I’m a sucker for a good-looking, slim wallet, and San Diego–based Mule makes one of the best. Its leather Trek is…