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The Wild Files

True tales of epic trips, bad luck, and the struggle to survive. Because the most difficult and surprising journeys teach us the greatest lessons.

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Kayla Lockhart was desperate for relief from the panic that plagued her. She found it at the edge of a stream.

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The remarkable survival story of Claire Nelson, whose solo hike in the desert turned into a desperate fight for her life

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Outdoor athlete Alex Showerman spent years trying to escape a secret about herself, only to crash headlong into it

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Conservation International CEO M. Sanjayan saw our relationship to the planet in a new way after a series of remarkable adventures

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Journalist Ian Urbina is revealing the lawlessness of the open ocean in ways you’d never imagine

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Hunting twisters made Jennifer Brindley Ubl feel deeply inspired—until it scared her to death

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A tragedy forced Savannah Cummins to come to terms with the fact that doing what she loves means putting lives in danger

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Champion endurance athlete Rebecca Rusch figured her quest for enlightenment on the Iditarod Trail would hurt. She was right.

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A close encounter in the far north offers powerful lessons about how Native people have chosen to live alongside a dangerous predator

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All too often, we tell ourselves that being scared is just part of an adventure. But it doesn’t have to be that way.