• The Bucket List: Brazilian Swimming Holes

    Outside of the quaint, still untrammeled Brazilian town of Lencois (pronounced LEN-soys), the rivers and streams run a dark, reddish brown—a byproduct of the tannins in the...

    By Chris Chesak June 8th, 2012 Read More

  • The Man Of Many Missions

    Dave Cornthwaite recently pedaled a four-wheel pedal-car 1,000 miles from Memphis to Miami, and that may be about the dullest thing he's done in recent memory. ...

    By Zach Garcia June 7th, 2012 Read More

  • She Belongs To The Mountains

    I rank them by altitude and tackle them one set at a time: the 200 highest, then the tricentennials. I'm told I was the first woman to...

    By Jane Koerner HCN June 6th, 2012 Read More

  • The Surfboard Bag You Can Sleep In

    Start-up UK company Cave Sports is fielding a creative new product designed for surfers on the go. The WaveCave delivers board storage for up to three boards,...

    By Chris Lesser June 6th, 2012 Read More

  • Basic Surf Safety

    Wave action at any worthwhile surf spot can humble the most experienced waterperson. One of the differences between veteran surfers and kooks (inexperienced or disrespectful surfers) is...

    By Falcon Guides June 4th, 2012 Read More

  • Learn The Basics: Surf Terms

    To understand surfing, you need to know the lingo. Learn these basic terms for the waves you catch and your place in them, and you can stop...

    By Falcon Guides June 4th, 2012 Read More

  • Digging Delmarva

    Winds are hammering out of the southeast, and no captains here in Crisfield, MD, want to fight the five-foot whitecaps churning Chesapeake Bay. It's normally an easy...

    By Tim Neville June 1st, 2012 Read More

  • How To: The Hiker's Checklist

    Sure, hiking seems like an activity that shouldn't require much instruction. Pick a trail, put one foot in front of the other, gaze at the sublime views,...

    By Lisa Hoehn May 31st, 2012 Read More

  • The Bucket List: Snorkeling In Iceland

    We stand around the Icelandic marsh in silence. The chill wind picks up, carrying the guides' words away—something about how to properly pull on the drysuit and...

    By Chris Chesak May 31st, 2012 Read More

  • Everest Isn't A Climb. Discuss.

    Mt. Everest, like anything "est"—highest, deadliest, costliest, etc.—is polarizing. And Everest season, which more or less officially ended yesterday with the retreat of speed climber Patricio Tisalema,...

    By Peter Koch May 30th, 2012 Read More

  • How To Survive: Mini-Mart Meals

    Chances are you've been hungry on a road trip and had to turn to a mini-mart for sustenance. Whether you were driving through parts unknown for a...

    By Caitlin Giddings May 23rd, 2012 Read More

  • The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Swimmer

    They call it Polar madness—the psychological mayhem that grips Arctic and Antarctic explorers after months of boredom, isolation and lack of stimulation. But you don't need to...

    By Caitlin Giddings May 22nd, 2012 Read More

  • Crowds (And Casualties) On Everest

    The 2012 Everest season saw its first clear weather this weekend, prompting a virtual stampede as hundreds of climbers pushed up the primary routes to the summit....

    By Peter Koch May 21st, 2012 Read More

  • Best Hikes: 6 Days In Cedar Mesa, Utah

    Mountaineer and author David Roberts spent six days this spring exploring his favorite place on earth—the red rock canyons and unrestored ruins of Cedar Mesa, Utah.  Here,...

    By The Active Times Staff May 21st, 2012 Read More

  • Good News: Travel Is Not Dead

    Paul Theroux has been to a lot of places, on a lot of adventures. A quick glance at his intimidatingly long CV—which includes writing 49 books, more...

    By Peter Koch May 16th, 2012 Read More

  • $10,000 For Your Crazy Idea

    Choose your own adventure—literally—then write it up in 500 words or less, and submit it along with a photo and up-to-two-minute video at OutsideOnline.com. If your idea...

    By Chris Lesser May 16th, 2012 Read More
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