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To commemorate our 40th anniversary, we've packaged more than 140 of the best adventure photos we've ever featured

And stop taking goddamn selfies. Award-winning adventure photographer Krystle Wright lets us in on nine of her secrets.

I returned to this windswept corner of Patagonia with news that mountain bike access to Torres del Paine’s hallowed trails had been negotiated by local Punta Arenas based guide Javier Aguilar.

A phone case with a built-in lens system.

This spring, Kat Cannell, MJ Wright, and Katelyn Spradley set out on horseback to follow a salmon's upstream battle from the mouth of the Columbia River to its farthest inland home in Idaho's Redfish Lake.

Due to the cold, altitude, and wicked weather, only half of those who attempt Mount Logan make it to the summit. We were fortunate enough to reach the top via the standard King's Trench route after 15 days on the mountain.

Working as a reporter in Central America, I've gotten used to men asking if I'm married and offering unsolicited advice about how to live my life. While it's usually framed in some well-intentioned way, the subtext has been obvious: If you're a woman, you shouldn't be traveling alone.

A snapshot in the hand is worth two in the cloud

This winter, paddlers Mike Dawson, Aniol Serrasolses, and Ciarán Heurteau set off for a ten-day trip to add their names to the history books of Pakistan’s largest river.

The renowned videographer and photographer opens up about filming Alex Honnold's epic free solo climb, how he analyzes risk, and what it's like to be a social media kingpin

Beginning at the 630-foot high Maletsunyane Waterfall in the middle of the country, we found top-notch mountain biking between 10,000-foot peaks, along wild valleys, and through countless remote towns.

Customize the inside of this pack for any adventure

Far beyond the glorified surf spots, volcano hikes, and coffee plantation tours is a 26-hour-long bus ride to Nicaragua’s Mosquito Coast, a Caribbean region that’s rarely visited. For my wife, Claire Cripps, and me, the idea to explore this region began in 2015 after we completed a packrafting journey down the Rio Coco, which is the longest river in Central America and flows through the heart of mosquito country in Honduras and Nicaragua.

Surf Photographer DJ Struntz had a long and illustrious career as a staff photographer at Surfing Magazine, but gave it all up for his family.

Part Burning Man, part Camino de Santiago, part Fringe Festival thrown in for good measure, Trail Days is 72 hours of hiking mayhem.

For a week in March, photographer Ben Kraushaar shadowed the WMI folks as they captured and collared 35 Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and 220 mule deer throughout Wyoming. From the Red Desert to eastern Greater Yellowstone, Kraushaar documented the steps involved in WMI’s efforts to better understand the migrations and health of these animals.

Atlantic bluefin tuna are among the most hunted species on the planet and one of the best ways to see the effects of an increasingly industrialized food chain. But for a few short weeks during early summer on Spain’s southern coast, an ancient ritual known as the almadraba still plays out—an intense, intimate, and violent tradition that strives to harvest some of the world's most valuable seafood in a sustainable manner.

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

This January, in the heart of the Middle East, a crew of rock climbers set out to establish an 1,800-foot, 14-pitch, 5.13+ route up Jordan’s Jebel Rum.

Nail the shot, anywhere, anytime

Taking photos shouldn’t be a chore. Make it fun.

Irene Yee, better known as @ladylockoff on Instagram, explains how she shoots climbers of all types with an eye for authenticity

Aaron Smith has been a member of the storied Yosemite Search and Rescue team for over 15 years. He’s also on the park’s elite helicopter rescue squad. Here’s a list of the gear he relies on most during his missions.

Upon a closer examination, wildlife interacts with the world in a fascinating and complex way.

Exhale is a timelapse film highlighting beautiful landscapes across the west.

This year’s race was fraught with frigid temperatures that frequently dropped to minus 40. Of the 25 racers intending to race the 1,000 miles to Nome, only six would finish.

For the past five years, I’ve been working on a personal project to ski all 90 lines listed in Andrew McLean’s The Chuting Gallery, a skiing-climbing guidebook for Utah’s Wasatch Range. To my knowledge, I am the fourth person and first woman to complete the project.

Traveling across the Arctic isn’t easy no matter how you do it, but Palmer, Alaska-based photographer Fredrik Norrsell and his wife, Nancy Pfeiffer, thought the winter landscape of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, north of the Brooks Range, would make for a nice ride. In April 2014, the couple covered about 75 miles using the wind and skis near the village of Kaktovik on the northern coast of Alaska.

Want to make the strongest memories? Don’t touch the camera.

In 1972, the father of four-time world champion mountain biker Rebecca Rusch died when his plane was shot down over Laos during the Vietnam War. She was three years old at the time. More than 40 years later, Rusch decided to set out on the 1,200-mile Ho Chi Minh Trail in search of her father’s crash site.

An ode to the pieces of gear that have lived on through generations

This year, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy estimates that 3,400 individuals will attempt a thru-hike, making it one of the busiest years in the trail’s history. We met up with a few of these hopefuls as they set out.

One day when Amber was nine years old, her father was photographing Pipeline and sustained terminal head trauma.

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Grab a car and a buddy, then check out 40 miles of mysterious, awesome outdoor art installations

At the cover shoot for the May issue of ���ϳԹ���, we asked 10 of the most influential women in the outdoor world a handful of questions about life, success, and happiness.

Bikepacking Cuba coast to coast

Guatemala isn’t known for its mountain biking. And that’s a good thing. This yet-to-be-overrun spot is littered with great riding on everything from mountainous Mayan footpaths to carefully placed flow trails that run through lush jungles. Last month, photographer Max Whittaker followed Diamondback rider Eric Porter and a couple of guests as they sampled the goods.

In this predominantly Muslim country, women are shredding waves—and the patriarchy

Social media can expose tens of thousands of people to places in an instant. That's a double-edged sword.

Ranchlands is a Colorado-based ranching and land management company that stewards more than 300,000 acres of rangelands across the American West in partnership with landowners. While meat is often considered the primary product of ranchers, conservation is the product for Ranchlands. Since 2000, the organization’s management style, which focuses on restoring vegetation and wildlife—primarily cattle and bison—in addition to community engagement and education, has been celebrated as a model in conservation circles.

Last weekend, the North Face’s Chile brand put on Latin America’s biggest—and loudest, and rad-est, and rowdiest—bouldering competition.

Twenty years ago the rainforest was destroyed, but as rains continue and lava flows it creates the foundation for new life.

Leaving behind one of the best Rocky Mountain winters in recent history, we traded ski boots for fat bikes in February and headed south. Twelve days, 283 miles, and more than a few beach beers later, we completed a section of the Baja Divide called the Cape Loop, which we started at San José del Cabo. Here are some highlights from our trip.

It’s easy to forget the work that goes on behind the scenes to prepare, maintain, and repair our ski hills. This winter, Salt Lake City–based photographer Will Saunders embedded with Park City’s night shift ski-cat crew, who are responsible for making the corduroy on one of the largest collections of groomed runs in the country.

Mike Olbinski is a photographer with an obsession—chasing storms throughout the southwest. It sounds crazy, but when you see his photos you'll understand.

Every year, the Smithsonian holds a photo contest highlighting some of the best photographs from around the world. Here are our favorite finalists.

Shorebreak from director Peter King is a feature film that dives into Clark Little's life as an action wave photographer.

In 1979, 11 years old and armed with a Kodak Instamatic 110, photographer Andrew Phelps took his first image in the Grand Canyon on a trip with his father, Brent. Phelps shot four rolls of film that trip, but the square prints he developed upon his return didn’t do his memories justice. Ever since, and with a life dedicated to photography, he’s been trying to successfully capture the canyon. Thousands of frames later, and after nine trips over 34 years with his father, Phelps took to sorting through his work. The result is a 108-page book called Cubic Feet/Sec.

24 Hours in the Old Pueblo, one of the country’s great 24-hour races, went off this President’s Day weekend, complete with thundering rain, a rowdy party, and four former members of the U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team.

Jason Hummel hopes to ski and photograph all 213 named glaciers before they vanish—he's more than halfway there.

Watch as resident Instagram expert lays out his tips to make the most of the medium.

Watch as resident Instagram expert Jakob Schiller lays out his tips for editing your photos for Instagram.

From slipping a surf session into a business trip to hiring a photographer to capture your vacation, here are a couple ways to get more out of your travel

From filmmaker Andrew David Watson, 'The Faroe Islands' combines archival footage, vintage voiceover with exploration of this islands' incredible beauty.

Nansen Weber grew up spending years Canada's Arctic region. With wolves as his neighbors, he continues to feel a strong connection to the area.

Climber turned photographer Sagar Gondalia has carved out his own warm, fuzzy niche in the world of paid portraiture

Benjaim Grant's new book displays breathtaking satellite imagery of life on Earth from above.

Photographer Alex Strohl and videographer Mathieu le Lay overland across the Southwest in search of desert landscapes.

Denver-based photographer Theo Stroomer is in the middle of his third winter photographing tumbleweeds. Here, he shares some of his favorites images of the invasion from the last three years.

The new photography book 'Racing Age' reminds us that it's a whole lot of fun to be a competitive athlete for life

Filmmaker Jason van Bruggen makes a trip to the Arctic for a few months every year, but all that time spent in the area hasn't drawn away from its beauty.

After a few weeks of exploring Voyageurs National Park, More Than Just Parks brings you a spectacular display of colors in their film Voyageurs.

One of the best places in the world to take in fall foliage is Rocky Mountain National Park. And when filmmaker Evan Schneider went out to the park, he made sure to have his camera in tow.

From photographer Chris Burkard and Sweatpants Media, Under an Arctic Sky documents the search for waves under the Northern Lights.

Whether in Texas or Uruguay, the core of a cowboy is the same: a connection between man, animals, and the land. Brooklyn-based photographer Luis Fabini, who was born in Uruguay, spent the last decade photographing these men across North and South America and has narrowed down thousands of images into a new book called Cowboys of the Americas.

Photographer Seth Langbauer’s favorite moments from the 20th annual Bozeman Ice Festival

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Tim Kellner explores the arctic on a Russian Icebreaker named Kapitan Khlebnikov.

If posting to your feed is an act of love, these parks had the most adored vistas of the year

You’ve Never Seen Utah Like This

Vogelkinderen, which translates to “bird children,” is Buter’s portrait series of the children training under falconer Karel Geurts.

Fed up with the routine photographs he was taking, photographer Alex Strohl set off with his friend Isaac Johnston for a trip to Alaska.

Presenting 11 tested (and totally excessive) parts for the dream ride

We caught up with photographer Krystle Wright at 5Point ���ϳԹ��� Film Festival to talk about her first dive into filmmaking with, The Mysteries.

In 'The Mysteries', from photographer Krystle Wright and filmmaker Skip Armstrong, Wright seeks to make a dream photo into reality.

In high school, Adam Clark took a boat trip to Alaska with his mom. The trip was designed for photographers and though he didn't have a camera of his own, he showed promise and drive.

These German artists used drones, kites, and projectors to create some of the coolest photos we’ve seen this year

This past March, I flew to the island of Senja, Norway, to take part in one of the many self-powered backcountry programs offered by Pure Ski Touring. The island is part of a 612-square-mile archipelago that sits in one of the northernmost, least-populated counties in Norway.