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THE AJ BLOG
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Gear Review: iKamper Skycamp DLX Mini
A rooftop tent skeptic discovers a sweet solution in the iKamper Skycap DLX Mini.
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Could Trump Sell Your Public Lands? Absolutely
Well, they warned us. For more than 50 years, since the 1970s, conservatives have been trying to steal Americans’ most…
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Now Is The Time for Us…
Look, there’s no way to find a silver lining in the recent developments in this land of ours. The dumpster…
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Outside Owner Lays Off Large Percentage of Magazine Staff
The parent company of Outside magazine has laid off 20 members of the magazine’s editorial and business staffs, leaving doubt…
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This Is the DuffelTote You’re Looking For
Over the last year, I have become quite enamored with the 30-liter NEMO Equipment Double Haul, which is a duffel…
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Gear Review: Yakima CBX18 Rooftop Cargo Box
Have you ever heard of Tom Mix? He was a famous Hollywood stuntman in the 1920s and 30s. I wrote…
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The Greatest Grand Canyon Speed Runs, Ranked (Not By Speed)
We’re pleased to report, a crew called “Team Beer” came in at number one.
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Knowing When to Turn Back
Witnessing first-hand the trouble that pushing past the point of no return can cause.
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They Called Him Snow Leopard
Ang Rita Sherpa climbed Everest without bottled oxygen more than anyone in history.
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Hiking + Running: Here’s How to Keep Your Tender Parts Happy and Unchafed
Few things can ruin a backpacking trip faster than the flame out of a wicked chafe.
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Review: Rad Power Bikes’ RadExpand 5 Plus
The Rad Power Bikes RadExpand 5 Plus — how useful is it?
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How to Make Camp Bread While Actually Camping
This flatbread is one of the easiest “gourmet” foods you can make, even when backpacking.
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Be Wowed by the Magic of Canyonlands National Park
More Than Just Parks explores Canyonlands National Parks.
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Greg Noll Was A Big Wave Icon Carved From a Redwood Tree
Greg Noll was the Platonic ideal of the big-wave surfer.
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A Freediver Finds Belonging Without Breath
Is freediving the most adventurous kind of meditation?
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Ever Had to Fix a Broken Tent Pole? It’s Hard but This How-To Makes it Easier
Here’s how to use that little repair sleeve that comes with your tent. And a tutorial that explains driving over…
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The Best Approach Shoes I’ve Ever Owned
A final farewell to a beloved pair of La Sportiva shoes.
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Meet Charlie Russell, the Man Who Talked With Bears
“When you want to get to know someone, you have to live in a place season after season, year after…
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Book Review: How Smart Are Wild Animals, Anyway?
We have so much to learn from the collective intelligence of life on earth.
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Would You Be Happy if All Your Adventures Were Based on Walking?
Philosophizing on walking.
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Review: Meet Curious Creatures, the Most Fun Mountain Bike Apparel Brand
Photo: Curious Creatures If you’re a man, the first thing you should know about Curious Creatures is you’ll have to convert your…
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The Contested World of Classifying Life on Earth
For centuries, taxonomists have cataloged every living thing they could find. Expeditions have traveled the globe, searching for unknown species;…
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Kona’s Founders Buy Back The Brand, Start a New Chapter
Gerhard and Heilbron, Kona-ing hard. Photo: Kona Cog Dan Gerhard and Jake Heilbron, the founders of Kona Bikes, have bought…
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AJ Wants to Hear From You!
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Pedaling Away From Anxiety: Cycling and Mental Health
A mountain bike ride a day keeps the negative thoughts a way.
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RetroModern Part 4: Climbing and Crying at Utah’s The Narrows
Emotional, fulfilling climbing at Utah’s limestone heaven near Salt Lake City.
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Okay, Trekking Pole Tent—You Won Me Over
In which the author falls head over heels in love with her Gossamer Gear The One tent.
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Climbers Have Turned Mount Everest into a High-Altitude Garbage Dump, But There’s Hope to Change That
Yeah, Everest is getting messier. But there are great plans in place to change that.
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The Time I Saved a Bear’s Life By Smoking a Spliff
Ever hear the story of the guy who got stoned, started singing, and scared a bear right out of a…
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Building a New Bike Park Is Never Easy
You can’t ever have too much bike terrain. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy to make more.
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For the Love Of Dirt Part 2: Talkin’ Biocrust With Dr. Kristina Young
We dive even deeper into the mystery and magic of desert biocrust with Dr. Kristina Young of Science Moab.
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For the Love of Dirt: Watch ‘From Biocrust With Love’
The beauty, the mystery, the magic of desert dirt.
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Revisiting Hell: Black Diamond’s RetroModern Series Heads Back to Utah Climbing History
Black Diamond climber Sam Elias is breathing new life into historic climbing routes. This time, Ice Cream, in Southeast Utah.
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Why Do We Have So Much Stuff?
A lifetime of collection results in an albatross around the neck. Here’s how he wriggled free.
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An AJ Reading: They Were First to the North Pole—Accidentally
When Ralph Plaisted led a band of Joe Six Pack Minnesotans to the North Pole in 1968, they had no…
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15 Somewhat Random Books Every Environmentalist Should Read
From poetry, to graphic novels, to books on easing stress, and even some optimism about dealing with climate change, here’s…
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The Natural Beauty of Natural Bridges National Monument
Come for the natural bridges, stay for the stargazing.
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How a Candy Bar Fueled Durango’s 52-Year-Old Bike Race
The second-oldest bike race in the country once had a humble purse. The winner received a candy bar.
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An AJ Reading: Colin Fletcher, Historical Badass, Father of Backpacking
In this week’s podcast, editor-in-chief Stephen Casimiro reads one of our fave Historical Badass columns about one of our fave…
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Review: The All-New Vasque St. Elias Hiking Boot
Vasque gets a whole lot right with its new leather boot.
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Black Diamond RetroModern Part 2: Blood Meridian
Black Diamond climbers tackle the Ibex Crags. “Primitive camping very near to climbing, but hours away from civilization.”
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If You Could Have Any Outdoor Job, What Would You Pick?
Picking the perfect outdoor job, plus, pondering the joy of paper maps in a digital map age.
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Black Diamond Goes ‘RetroModern’ in Terrific Video Series
New Black Diamond series focuses on re-imagining and re-discovering historic climbing routes.
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Review: A Gas Coleman Lantern Is a Classic For a Reason. Lots of Them, Really.
Why the Coleman gas lantern still deserves a place in your gear shed.
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Are You an Outdoor Loner? Or a Social Butterfly? Plus, Cowboy vs Tent Camping, and What’s the Best Camp coffee Prep?
Are you a group ride/camp/hike/polar expedition kinda person, or a solo adventurer? What are the pros and cons of each?…
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We Need to Know Avalanches Inside and Out
The average number of avalanche deaths per year in the United States has stayed the same for more than a…
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The Family That Skis Together…Skis Together. Meet the Hagens.
The Hagens are pro skiers raising a family smack in the middle of some of Europe’s best skiing. For the…
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Does the Perfect Adventure Vehicle Exist?
If you’re looking for an adventure rig, you have seemingly endless choices (except for rugged, simple, and affordable—come on, car…
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Opinion: Culture Wars and an Embattled Utah Monument
Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument rarely leaves the news. The political tussle over this stunning expanse of red rock…
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Snowboarder Craig Kelly’s Extraordinary Career and Tragic Death, with Author Eric Blehm | AJ Podc…
On January 20, 2003, snowboard legend Craig Kelly was killed in an avalanche in the Selkirk Mountains. It was…
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Henry David Thoreau: America’s First Yogi?
International Yoga Day, dedicated to celebrating yoga as part of the “intangible cultural heritage of humanity,” has proved controversial since…
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Many Plant-Based Mosquito Repellents Don’t Seem to Work—That Might Be Changing
As humanity experiences relentless pressures from disease-carrying mosquitoes in many parts of the world, there is an urgent need for…
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In Praise of Really Big Tents
If you’ve been reading AJ online for any length of time and peruse the gear section, surely you’ve come across…
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Bikepacking with Bikepacking Guru Kurt Refsnider
Kurt Refsnider had the dream gig — Geology professor at Prescott College, in Prescott, Arizona, near tons of great riding.…
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Rell Sunn, Surfing’s Graceful Queen, Was as Tough They Come
Few people ever touch their particular corner of the world, culturally, geographically, or spiritually, like Hawaii’s Rell Sunn. She was,…
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Painful to Carry Gear That’s Still Totally Worth Carrying
Couple weeks ago, I set out on a nice day hike up in Point Reyes National Seashore, just north of…
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Is the Nokian Outpost nAT the Best All-Terrain Tire You’ve Never Heard Of?
If you’re shopping for all-terrain tires for your truck or SUV, you’re probably looking at the standard options: BF Goodrich…
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Freeskiing Star Cody Townsend Talks Big Mountain Skiing, Growing Up a Surf-Stoked Beach Kid, and Knowing When to Say When
Cody Townsend has made a name for himself as one of the world’s best big freeskiers, but in recent years,…