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Our ethics columnist weighs in on the dilemma about when a predator has the right to act like a predatorand when it crosses the line
Matthew Bryce went surfing alone. Would he die alone, too?
For decades, field technicians have scoured the Mojave Desert monitoring threatened tortoises. Their searches sometimes uncovered human remains. Our writer untangles a mystery dug up by the turtle counters.
It was the trip of a lifetime. Several months paddling the Amazon, trying to eat without being eaten. It almost all went to plan.
I tagged along on a surreal trip to a conflict zone in Azerbaijan with a group of explorers known as the worlds Most Traveled People. No matter that the war there wasnt over yet.
JJ Harrison is the only person at a rodeo who is supposed to get hit by the bulls
These are our top favorites for carving kindlingwhether it's for a backcountry campfire or your wood stove back home.
The US military is responsible for the emission of more greenhouse gasses than any other single institution in the world. It is actively planning for the consequences of climate change, but is it doing anything to prevent it?
Claire Nelson was more than a mile off the trail when she fell 30 feet in Joshua Tree National Park
When Katie Arnold and her husband Steve were invited to run the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, it was a lifelong dream come true. But then disaster struck.
An Australian hiker recently spent seven hours trapped between boulders after attempting to recover her phone. The ordeal was reminiscent of two recent survival stories involving camping latrines.
Officials denied a private helicopter to help volunteers continue their search for 22-year-old Austin King, who vanished in mid-September in a remote corner of the park
This painstakingly-assembled kit is for anyone who likes to keep driving when the pavement ends
A group led by filmmaker Jimmy Chin found the boot of Andrew "Sandy" Irvine, the British climber who vanished on Everest alongside George Mallory in 1924. Experts say the mystery involving the duo remains.
Forget Everything You Think You Know About Surviving Natural Disasters. This Is What Really Matters.
Power generators and satellite internet are smart investments, but as climate change amplifies natural disasters, theres nothing as important as your neighbors
Mountaineers Michelle Dvorak and Fay Manners take us inside their harrowing rescue on the side of Chaukhamba III in the Garhwal Himalayas
Americans are transfixed by the saga of Rayne Beau, the California house cat that went missing in the countrys oldest national park and reappeared in its home state
These five pieces got our gear columnist through a week of surviving off the bare minimum in the backcountry
I found season two of Netflixs outdoor survival program, which airs September 4, a huge improvement over its debut
Five questions with Mike Odair, the showrunner for Netflixs survival-reality program Outlast, which airs its second season on September 4
More than 100 tourists were rescued from Supai Village over the weekend after a downpour transformed Havasu Creek into a raging torrent
As a brutal heat wave enveloped the country this summer, our writer packed up a cooler full of Gatorade and headed to the Mojave Desert
Two American women and two Sherpa guides perished while racing for a record. The tragedy illuminates how the recent rush to climb the worlds highest peaks is driving climbers onto dangerous mountains like never before.
Five questions with the veteran survivalist and Alone champion about becoming a mom at age 47
If your family dog ran off on its first camping trip, how far would you go to get them back?
Theres another amazing story of a dog surviving in the outdoors. And the canine in question wants to share his tale. Woof!
Robbi Mecus, a search and rescue expert and pillar of the LGBTQ+ climbing community, died in Denali National Park last week
A busy news week of people getting marooned around the world got us wondering: How bad can it be?
Singer-songwriter David Lindes found his way into running with help from the most unexpected teacher: a bull moose
A handful of daredevil motorcyclists are keeping an old-school carnival attraction going
A recent SAR communique reams out an incautious adventurer who climbed up the peak amid dangerous conditions and then called for emergency lifesaving
Why did a mother with no backcountry experience take her sister and 13-year-old son to live off the grid on a 10,000-foot mountain during a Colorado winter?
The deadly slide that ripped through the California resort on January 10 transformed skiers and snowboarders into rescuers. The disaster forced survivors and eyewitnesses to reconsider the risk of dying inbounds at a ski resort.
The abandoned vehicle where Chris McCandless died teaches us a lot about modern Alaska
The rusty coach where Chris McCandless spent his final days captured the imagination of people all over the world and inspired hundreds of seekers to make dangerous treks to reach it. Now a dedicated team of curators in Alaska have given it new life as a fascinating exhibitone that tells the story not just of McCandless, but of modern Alaska.
At its best, flying isnt miserable. Here are 24 ways travel could be more funincluding, but not limited to, letting me fly the plane.
Mountain lions are becoming more aggressive. Or maybe they arent?
Knowing how to keep warm could help save your life if things go wrong on a winter hike
Rich Moore and his dog Finney disappeared on a hike in Colorado in August. Ten weeks later, crews found the dog alive. Now, friends and family are trying to understand what happened.
An Australian cattleman is lucky to be alive after being attacked by a croc near Darwin
Honoring the life of someone who spent their days exploring wild places often means embracing the pursuits that brought them joy
Nothing says for better or for worse like forcing your wedding guests to trek 60 miles to a ceremony deep in the jungle
Late season snow damaged trails and delayed start to the season, pushing hikers into hotter summer conditions
The live footage from Katmai National Park usually shows grizzlies. But on September 5, a man appeared on the livestream and mouthed help.
Flooding at the festival brought out the best and worst in attendees. Here's an eyewitness account.
The author of How to Prepare for Climate Change shares his takeaways from summer 2023
Your head is pounding, your muscles are cramping, and your heart is racing. And thats just the start of it.
Sometimes a quick brush with danger can feel almost transcendent
It was so hot that rescue helicopters couldnt take off
The bear attack happened near Bearhole Lake Provincial Park in British Columbia, where most of that countrys grizzlies live
When treacherous weather rolled in during her dream trek in the Alps, the climate advocate knew that the only way forward was through
The story of the deadly avalanche in October 2022 on Indias Draupadi Ka Danda II
A 2022 lawsuit alleges Hofs breathing exercises caused a 17-year-old girl to drown. The Dutch health guru seeks to dismiss the charge.
Based on the knowledge of expert contacts in the submersibles field, I felt certain almost immediately that OceanGates deep-sea vehicle had imploded. Why did the media spend so many days pushing the fantasy that there was still a chance?
Witnessing a friends dangerous fall prompted the author to reevaluate the way she talks about outdoor blunders
This bulletproof, bear-spraying, drone-launching trailer is all the proof you need
Among the worlds harrowing marine survival stories, the strangest might be a crews escape from one of the earliest submarines
Matthew Read, 19, spent two days stranded in the woods
Getting through a harrowing motorcycle adventure across Africa convinced the journalist that she can survive just about anything
Cohen Schaumann is recuperating in a hospital after suffering a brutal fall on April 21
Skier Francis Zuber narrates the dramatic video clip of his heroic rescue that generated thousands of views online
After finding himself in the middle of a disaster on Mount Everest, the mountaineer wanted to be the strongest version of himself
When a BASE jumper slammed into a red-rock tower and his parachute snagged on a ledge, there was only one way to save his life: go up and get him.
A 2022 boating fatality could be a harbinger of more frequent whitewater disasters on a dwindling Colorado River
After close calls in combat zones and on mountaineering expeditions, the journalist is taking a very different kind of journey
At a dark moment in his childhood, the actor found belonging when he buried himself beneath the snow
When her son was jailed for a crime he didnt commit, the former legislator dealt with her pain in isolation. A powerful experience in nature spurred her to turn to her community for support.
When it comes to advocating for adaptive athletes, the climber and National Park Service employee will never hold back
After a frightening accident, the veteran journalist reset her approach to work and life. The result was a surge in creativity.
Whats the difference between overcoming hardship and succumbing to it? Grit.
Two hikers died and more than ten required rescue after heavy rains inundated Buckskin Gulch
After a grapefruit-size cancerous tumor nearly killed her, the physician committed to spending as much time as possible doing what she loves most
When the mountain guide was caught in an avalanche, he was sure it was the end. But deep inside himself he discovered the will to live.
When Scott Pirsigs close friend Bob Sturtz suffered a stroke deep in Minnesotas Boundary Waters, Pirsig had no choice but to leave him in the wilderness and make a desperate sprint to get help
SAR crews in Oregon discovered the trapped motorist after he used his ingenuity to send an SOS signal