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Intro Intro
16
Mementos, Notes, and Fragments Mementos, Notes, and Fragments
Squirrels, blackballs, fireflies, and getting lost in the Darien Gap
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Recommended Reading Recommended Reading
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Feature Expedition Paddling’s Secret Sauce
How a trio of the world's top kayakers are using shared meals to build teamwork and fuel big first descents
28
Natural Curiosities Chirp Once for Hawk, Twice for Coyote
How one scientist found a secret decoder ring for prairie dog speech
30
Feature The Pulse of New Wave
It’s the first truly unique way to surf in millennia, but can hydrofoiling rise above the doubt to find acceptance in surfing’s mainstream?
42
Feature Taking Charge
Tired of inadequate gear, lack of role models, and a thick glass ceiling, women are rebuilding the outdoor culture and industry for themselves
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Feature Unlocking the Dawn Wall
Heralded as the climb of the century, it never would have happened without a radical solution to an impassable crux
62
Feature Learning to Fly
From injury to pregnancy to that damn rock, navigating an imperfect world on two wheels
70
Feature The Last Footprints on the Moon
Mining? A rocket base? Earth's satellite has never been more popular, but the marks left by Apollo astronauts remain the most important
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Feature Painting the Next Chapter
Grounded by an abiding love for the land, artist Sarah Uhl maps out her reinvention
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Feature Embedded
Gear is more than an enabler of adventure, it's a repository of memory—and thus, of life
92
Feature Stubborn, Smart, Strong, and Driven
A thru-hiker explores what it takes to complete one of the world's most beloved trails faster than anyone else
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Feature The Sharp End
With research piling up showing fish feel pain, one angler takes on the moral and ethical calculus of continuing to cast
110
Three Square Three Square
We love backpacking, but this blend of camping and backyard cookouts is one of the most wonderful ways to be outdoors—and nothing beats grilling over a campfire
116
Portfolio Portfolio: Weird Science
A closer look at museum dioramas reveals a lot more than stuffed dead animals
128
Resources Resources
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