The Climbers Who Survived a Week Stuck on Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier’s Liberty Ridge begins at roughly 8,000 feet on the peak’s north face and runs all the way to the 14,411-foot summit. Considered a classic climb, Liberty Ridge is the most technically...
View Article5 Adventures in Seattle Reachable by Public Transport
Ringed by the Olympic and Cascade Ranges and set within Puget Sound, Seattle is completely surrounded by outdoor adventure. While many excursions are just a short road trip away, you’d be surprised at...
View ArticleAirfare Sales Based on Swells? Yes, Really.
When the swells go up, the fares go down: that’s the message Alaska Airlines sent out yesterday to surfers and beach-lovers seeking discounted flights to Hawaii. From November 4 to 8, the Seattle-based...
View ArticleThe Best Pacific Northwest Road Trips
The best thing about road trips? You don’t have to plan every little detail. Pick a few highlights—sights you definitely want to see, towns you’d like to stay in for a few days, and maybe the highway...
View ArticleThe Best Day Hiking Near Seattle
Within an hour or two of downtown Seattle’s Space Needle, you can be in desolate wilderness, hiking through evergreen forests with views of Puget Sound, Mount Rainier, and the Olympic range. The...
View ArticleThe Best Travel Tuesday Flight Deals
Whether you’re seeking a warm weather escape or a quick Rockies ski trip, there’s a deal for you. Here are the airlines with some of the best fares this Cyber Monday. JetBlue Airlines Sale Ends:...
View ArticleThe Trips Outside Editors Are Taking This Year
At Outside, our staff makes the most of our home base of New Mexico, from winter dawn patrol at Ski Santa Fe and year-round climbing in Roy to summer road trips throughout the Southwest and beyond. But...
View Article11 Books Every Parent Needs to Raise Adventurous Kids
One of my biggest fears when I was pregnant was that motherhood would dampen my desire for adventure. I worried that toting a diaper-wearing little person into the wilderness would be a hassle and that...
View ArticleHow Coronavirus Is Impacting the Outdoor Industry
The Evo flagship store, which is usually bustling with people buying skis, boards, and bikes, is around the corner from my house in Seattle. It’s in the same building as a skate park and two of the...
View ArticleClimbing Gyms Shut Down Nationwide as COVID-19 Spreads
Last week, as the coronavirus outbreak became a global pandemic and cities and states began to take measures to prevent its spread, many climbers started to wonder how long their gyms would stay open....
View ArticleRead This Before Booking a Cheap Flight Right Now
Those of us fortunate enough to be in a position to daydream about traveling when it’s safe to do so again may have seen some crazy-low ticket prices of late—from $400 round-trip flights to Japan,...
View ArticleSearching for the World's Most Endangered Whale
For 25 years, an oceanographic buoy named Peggy has been moored in the middle of the Bering Sea collecting data on ocean conditions for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In 2017, it...
View ArticleWhy REI Is Selling Its Brand-New Headquarters
It was supposed to represent the future of the office: in 2018, REI broke ground on a corporate headquarters intended to embody its company culture. The eight-acre campus, in the Seattle suburb of...
View ArticleThe New Camper Companies Redefining Road Travel
In 2019, the RV Industry Association (RIVA), a trade federation, reported a 16 percent drop in wholesale RV shipments from the year before. And when COVID-19 first swept the nation in March, those...
View ArticleCan Billionaires Really Save Us from Climate Disaster?
Jeff Bezos is my neighbor. Kind of. I’m 98 percent sure I saw him at my local Seattle post office over the holidays. Yeah right, you might say. Don’t all well-dressed bald men look basically the same...
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