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Intr0 Intro
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Feature Stand Up and Do WHAT?
A competitor’s biography perfectly captures the insanity of racing 750 Inside Passage miles on a SUP
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Feature Etymology: Glisse
The French have a different word for everything, including revolution
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Feature Smokey, With Toxic Searing Undertones
The Schmidt Pain Index characterizes insect stings with wry, winking reviews worthy of a wine snob
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Recommended Reading Recommended Reading
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Feature Circling Heaven
A high-elevation bikepacking expedition to Pakistan asks why we're compelled—and what it means—to build memorials near the places where good friends disappear
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Feature More Than Legend
A closer look at the people who became the biggest names in adventure
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Feature The Veneer of a Deeper Narrative
Wildlife artist Obi Kaufmann strips away the modern world to reimagine California’s wild future
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Feature Alpine Faces
A years-long photography project gives an intimate look at pioneers of climbing
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Feature Running After Antelope
Could early hunters win a footrace against one of the most aerobically fit mammals on earth? This is one man's test of endurance to find out
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Feature True Story
How a small falsehood created a life of surfing
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Feature Temperature Swing
When cabin fever runs high, the solution is found deep in the cold Wyoming mountains
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Feature Does Nature Have Legal Rights?
How a wild idea is holding court around the world and changing how people think about the land
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Three Square Three Square
As cold weather brings camping season to a chilly end—for most of us, anyway—it’s a good time to hunker down for cozy cabin life. Own, rent, or borrow your winter retreat, we have a few recipes to bring the cabin vibes home to you, wherever you are.
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Portfolio Portfolio: Zion Ice
A close-up look at the fleeting phenomenon of desert ice climbing
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