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• Experience The Greatest Adventure Stories Ever Told With New Nat Geo App

  

  For decades National Geographic has chronicled some of the most challenging and inspiring adventures on the planet. Using a combination of breathtaking... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2012 OUTDOORS

• Himalaya 2012: Progress Reports

  

  While the Everest teams continue to get comfortable in Base Camp and work on their acclimatization, the climbers on the other Himalayan peaks have started work... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2012 OUTDOORS

• Everest 2012: Outside Launches Dedicated Page For Everest Updates

  

  Can't get enough coverage on Everest this season? Are the reports from ExWeb, Alan Arnette and your's truly not enough to satiate your appetite for all things... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2012 OUTDOORS

• Video: Inspired To Climb - Denali

  This video may be a month old, but I only just came across this morning. It is a 20 minute short film on climbing Denali, the highest peak in North America at... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2012 OUTDOORS

• Video: Base Jumping Inside A Church

  Caught this video over at the Adventure Journal this morning and it's just too good (read: too crazy!) not to share. It features some bold BASE jumpers... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2012 OUTDOORS

• Borge Ousland Gets Married At The North Pole

  

  So yesterday I posted an update on Mark Wood reaching the North Pole and in that post I indicated that he crashed a wedding upon his arrival at 90ºN. Turns out... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2012 OUTDOORS

• The "Golden Rules" Of Arctic Travel

  

  It has been another very difficult year in the Arctic and for the second season in a row, there have been no successful expeditions to the North Pole along the... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2012 OUTDOORS

• North Pole 2012: Parker Liautaud Returns To The Pole For Second Year in a Row

  Teen-age polar explorer Parker Liautaud completed a second "last degree" journey to the North Pole earlier this week when he and his guide, Doug Stoup, arrived... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2012 OUTDOORS

• Everest 2012: North Side Arrivals And Training In BC

  

  This has been a week for the Everest climbers to get settled in Base Camp and start their training for the climb ahead. Most are still getting acclimated to... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2012 OUTDOORS

• Walking Home From Mongolia: Still Walking!

  

  It has been a few months since I last checked in on Rob Lilwall and Leon McCarron, those crazy adventurers who have been Walking Home From Mongolia since last... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2012 OUTDOORS

• Video: Dropping Mosier Creek Falls In A Raft

  The winter runoff has swelled the rivers and streams in the Pacific Northwest and paddlers are hitting the water to take advantage of it. Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2012 OUTDOORS

• Everest 2012: Photo Exhibit In Base Camp!

  

  A couple of years back I wrote about a project that David Breashears was working on that chronicled the changes in the Himalaya over the past 90+ years. Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2012 OUTDOORS

• North Pole 2012: Mark Wood Completes Arctic Journey, Crashes Wedding at The Top...

  

  In my North Pole update yesterday I mentioned that Mark Wood was closing in on his goal of reaching 90ºN and in the process visiting both Poles in the span of... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2012 OUTDOORS

• Video: The Old Man River Project

  Stretching for more than 2400 miles, the Mississippi River is one of the most iconic waterways in the entire world. Navigating its length in any type of... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 OUTDOORS

• Everest 2012: Puja Ceremonies and Acclimatization Climbs

  

  As I mentioned on Monday, the teams continue to stream into Everest Base Camp where they have started to make themselves comfortable and are busy preparing for... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 OUTDOORS

• Video: Ice Climbing Bridal Veil Falls in Colorado

  At 111 meters (365 ft) in height, Bridal Veil Falls is one of the largest waterfalls in the state of Colorado. It is a spectacular sight year round but in the... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 OUTDOORS

• North Pole 2012: Arrivals At 90ºN

  

  With the opening of the Barneo Ice Station last week, there has been a lot of traffic coming and going from the North Pole and the arctic in general. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 OUTDOORS

• Himalaya 2012: Updates From The "Other" Mountains

  

  While the teams continue to stream into Everest Base Camp, the other big Himalayan peaks are starting to gather crowds (albeit modest ones!) as well. Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 OUTDOORS

• Video: Inspiration At The End of the World

  The Patagonian Expedition Race is one of the toughest, most challenging endurance events on the planet. Each year some of the top adventure racers in the world... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 OUTDOORS

• Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide Winners!

  

  Over the past few weeks I've been running a little giveaway on the site during which I was giving away eight copies of Andrew Skruka's new book The Ultimate... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 OUTDOORS