Searching for the Mountaintop in Upstate New York By Benje Williams Feature A family confronts its racial past along the Appalachian Trail.
‘I Saw It on Instagram, I Had to Come’: The Desire to Document Ourselves in Nature By Cheri Lucas Rowlands Highlight Are Instagrammers and selfie culture destroying the outdoors? At Outside, Lisa Chase sets off to find out.
Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail By Suzanne Roberts Feature During a month hiking Muir’s “Range of Light,” three young women traversed snowy mountain passes, ran out of food, confronted a gendered wilderness, and learned to deal with each other.
Does Outdoor Recreation Correlate With Environmental Values? By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Being an outdoorsy person doesn’t make you a conservationist, sadly.
How Patagonia Continues to Operate As a Model of Responsible Capitalism By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight With America’s public lands and the world’s climate under attack, the outdoor industry needs leaders more than ever and Patagonia is out in front.
America’s Great Lake, or the Greatest Lake? By Pam Mandel Commentary At Outside, Stephanie Pearson explores Lake Superior’s extreme history, expanse, diversity, and dangers.
Once You Reach the Top of Mt. Everest, There’s Nowhere to Go But Down By Cheri Lucas Rowlands Highlight Climber and explorer Cory Richards shares his challenges with PTSD, alcoholism, and infidelity.
Searching for the Lost on Public Land By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight At Outside, the disappearance of a teenage runner in Colorado brings up the question: Who searches for the people who disappear on American public lands?
The Outdoorsy Type’s Dilemma By Ben Huberman Highlight At the Guardian, Marisa Meltzer looks at the self-congratulatory corporate philosophies of Patagonia and The North Face.
Grandma Gatewood’s Walk: The Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail By Longreads Feature “There were a million heavenly things to see and a million spectacular ways to die.”
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