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The new iPhone 16 comes with smart camera upgrades and important new health features. We get an improved Apple Watch and AirPods. But there’s no Ultra Watch 3, unfortunately.

Our photographer traveled the Western States Trail Ride, covering its 100-mile length through California’s Sierra Nevada, to document the horses and riders taking on this grueling challenge

Cory Richards has climbed the tallest mountains in the world and had his photos in the biggest adventure magazines in the game. In his new memoir, he shares the mental health highs and lows that shaped his life and storied career.

Malik Martin, known as Malik Tha Martian, took an unusual path to adventure storytelling. His secrets to success? A passion for inclusion and an unwavering belief in self.

Plenty of North American brands make high-performance outdoor gear. But the leaders of these seven companies are taking it further—with quality craftsmanship, thoughtful designs, and artistic flair—to create products that are also works of functional art.

A handful of daredevil motorcyclists are keeping an old-school carnival attraction going

There’s ski racing, and then there’s Austrian ski racing. And there’s no better place than the Hahnenkamm Downhill to witness the passion the athletes and fans have for the sport.

A nature walk through the Florida Everglades

These stunning photographs inspire us to seize every moment outside

An interactive art installation encourages Block Island visitors to get outdoors and slow down

For this group of women, swimming miles in freezing cold water is the best way to spend a weekend

Fixed-length lenses offer higher-quality glass and wider apertures, but they’ll also train you to become a more talented photographer

When college gymnast was cut from her dream sport, she was still determined to be the hardest worker in the room

The massive cleanup clears tons of garbage from Oregon’s public lands

We’re living in the golden age of digital image making

How to satiate your curiosity about the cosmos

Whether they’re for yourself or for someone else, here are some tips for taking NSFW photos in nature

A festival of paper and string in India bridges cultural divides

On a trek through Tanzania, a climber and photographer captures the joy of connection

This photo book gives women snowboarders their due

In ‘Sacred: In Search of Meaning,’ renowned photographer Chris Rainier chronicles his decades-long journey exploring the world’s spiritual sites

Witnessing the Aurora Borealis can feel like you’re glimpsing another world. For some people, that’s exactly what’s happening.

How to keep your batteries warm and lens fog-free, plus other essential tips for winter photography.

Make your loved ones’ lives easier with these cutting-edge products

When it feels like each choice leads you down a different path, it can be challenging to choose one at all

Travelers may think of the Himalaya and Patagonia when it comes to life-list trekking. But the Huayhuash circuit in Peru is an equally spectacular cultural immersion and takes you by the mountain made famous in the film Touching the Void.

An inside look at Black Diamond Ambassador Chris Burkard’s hike through Iceland in pursuit of the perfect photograph

When fair weather draws folks outdoors, the food vendors of Brooklyn cater to every taste. Here’s what New Yorkers were munching on this spring.

The Wigudun Galu Association celebrates the ancestral gender diversity of their Indigenous territory

The artist’s first-ever Web3 collection tells the story of his own journey into the outdoors

Amid all the noise surrounding Web3, something fascinating is emerging: a new kind of immersive adventure storytelling

Long a popular tourist destination, Lesotho’s Afriski Mountain Resort is slowly gaining traction with local residents, too

Photographer Brian Kaiser captures the joy of this niche winter sport

In his new book ‘Wayward: Stories and Photographs,’ Chris Burkard takes readers behind the camera on his quest for meaningful experiences

It was only when Stephen Shelesky moved out west that he began to truly accept himself and become part of a supportive community

In an excerpt from his new book, ‘There and Back: Photographs from the Edge,’ the renowned climber and filmmaker recounts a 2003 expedition with snowboarder Stephen Koch

As a professional photographer, I was disappointed in GoPro’s cameras until the brand’s newest iteration

As always, Apple found clever ways to improve upon its camera lenses, making the latest iteration increasingly useful for outdoor adventures

Polaroid-style photography is the antidote for the smartphone era, and a great way to capture your adventures on film

A far-from-comprehensive list

How to tackle Chilean Patagonia’s Dientes de Navarino, the most unpredictable trek in the world

Cecilia Blomdahl’s viral videos are a window into an unfamiliar world full of polar bears, reindeer, and adventures on snowmobiles. But they also offer suprisingly resonant insights for those of us who’ve just spent a year in quarantine.

During the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, Mylo Fowler raised money selling photo prints to deliver drinking water to the Navajo people

The North Face’s new Explore Fund Council, led by Jimmy Chin and Lena Waithe, has big plans—and a big budget—to make the outdoors more inclusive

Capture your adventures like never before

It’s the perfect size to haul around but still packs a big optical punch

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

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

A recent incident involving a renowned wildlife photographer allegedly baiting foxes at Grand Teton sheds light on a larger issue

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

Unpacking an all-time Lee Cohen ski photo during a March storm in Alta, Utah

A new ruling calls into question previous regulations and norms around film and photography on these spaces

This season the Nepalese government says it will require climbers and guides to get permission from its Department of Tourism before disseminating images of others on the mountain. Enforcing it won’t be easy.

Here’s one way to use a flashlight that you might not have thought of

For over a decade, TJ Watt has been shooting photos of disappearing forests in Canada's westernmost province. This striking before-and-after series may help protect what's left.

'MeatEater' host Steven Rinella and adventure photographer Krystle Wright on the experiences that changed them

Switching it up was exactly what he needed

Fed up with packed trails and parking lots, small groups of people have begun to summit in the dark

During May, UK-based photographer Nick Pumphrey challenged himself to experience the sunrise every morning in the sea

'Clarity' dives into North America's largest alpine lake, highlighting the beauty of, and threats to, its renowned clear water

How L. Renee Blount, a.k.a. Instagram's @urbanclimbr, blended her passions for climbing, travel, and design into a budding photography career

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Are social media and selfie culture killing the outdoors? Nah... but as a visit to some overshared spots reveals, they’re challenging our notions about whether there’s a right way to appreciate nature—and who gets to do it.

To mark the start of his sixties, Will Turner swam, biked, and ran 14,765 miles, many of which took place through iconic national parks and public lands. Here are the most stunning photos from his "races."

Surfers at Rockaway Beach held a paddle out this weekend in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement

Photographer Ben Moon spent much of his twenties living in a van and climbing by the ocean, but at 29, he was diagnosed with cancer

This spring, photographer Kiliii Yuyan gathered his camera equipment and, practicing social-distancing guidelines, explored the West Coast to find out how it's been faring in the age of COVID-19

We asked professional photographers for the skills you can practice in your own neighborhood

Spring is the ideal time to collect maple sap and boil it down to syrup. When COVID-19 hit, writer and photographer Andy Cochrane paused his travels around the country and headed home just in time to help his parents with their annual maple-syrup operation in northern Minnesota. Here's how they did it.

Tools for capturing high-energy pursuits

Everything you need to get the shot

Meet Robb Jankura, bike builder turned camera-gear designer

Notoriously crowded beaches, national parks, and other classic travel destinations are now vacant and quiet. See the difference in these before and after COVID-19-shutdown photos.

In his new photo book "Errors of Possession," adventure photographer Garrett Grove documents the region's shifting industries and culture

You don't need to invest in a lot of equipment and expensive photography classes to get high-quality shots. Just use these simple tricks, courtesy of a professional travel photographer.

More than 50 national parks host visual artists every year. These three artists used their residencies to draw attention to climate change, species loss, and pollution.