A mountain biker examines the true story behind the UK’s “natural" landscapes.
All photos by Ken Etzel If you get your nose close enough, ponderosa pine bark smells like vanilla. Or butterscotch, depending on the tree. Washington is famous for its pine trees. It’s portrayed as a land of constant water and ever-present green, which, in mountain biking terms, translates to a land of perfect trails and…
All dams are dirty. Efforts to make them better only make things worse.
Meet the man working to save Mexico’s Punta Conejo.
A friendship built between waves becomes a powerful alliance for the protection of surf breaks.
Running Up For Air is not a race. It’s a community, a gathering of friends and a fundraiser for clean-air advocacy.
How one young family of five took on the Pacific Crest Trail. (Hint: There’s candy)
Running won’t solve the issue of wood pellet biomass pollution. But it can ignite community and conversation—and that’s a start.
Taking California public transit from Oakland to Yosemite National Park, narinda heng wonders: What’s a climbing trip without a car?
Un ingénieur R&D Patagonia part dans les Alpes suédoises tester un prototype de sac à dos, et une vision originale pour les trails de plusieurs jours.
In the wake of a devastating wildfire, the communities of California’s Lost Sierra look to trails for hope, healing and a dose of dirt magic.
A trip to Amami Ōshima, Japan, transports Gerry Lopez to a familiar feeling on a distant land.
A captain’s log from the biggest swell to hitO‘ahu’s outer reefs in recent memory.
Those with the most to lose are uniting to save the Northwest’s salmon and steelhead.
A surfer’s relationship with our fragile, changing marine environment.
In a small British Columbia mountain town, one woman is using trails to help heal wounds and bridge two communities.
Hard alpinism in the Cordillera Huayhuash endures as the climate changes the routes.
Searching for Europe’s most infamous predator in the Italian Alps
For these Afghan women, climbing in Yosemite is a connection to home.
Footprints Running Camp is as much about finding solutions to the climate crisis as it is about running.
Photographic time travel with longtime Patagonia contributor Gary Bigham.
Scenes from ground zero of the greatest surf event in seven years.
TM Herbert helped put up the first ascent of the Muir Wall in 1965. His son followed in his footsteps 55 years later.
Descending through Colombia’s coffee country, a crew of mountain bikers explores how climate change is impacting one of the world’s most cherished beverages and the lives of those who depend upon it.
Inside Yakutat Surf Club’s budding stoke scene in Southeast Alaska.
Une famille donne le ton dans un refuge historique de Chamonix, en Haute-Savoie.
Une coureuse réfléchit à ce qu'il faut pour trouver la tranquillité dans le monde, et dans nos esprits.
Poet Cameron Keller Scott reads an excerpt from his piece, A River’s Own Name. View a video excerpt of A River’s Own Name at the link below. I. Valley Maker Suppose one day we were to wake up and understand the name of a river. Not the names we’ve given, but the name it asks us to…
Elder Wilson Wewa tells the creation story of Animal Village. Tara Kerzhner and Len Necefer consider how these stories can reshape stewardship.