Since its formation in August 2025, the Smoky Mountain Storytellers (SMS) series — held monthly at Outdoor 76 on East Main Street in Franklin — has become one of the most popular social gatherings for literary folks and the curious alike in Macon County and greater Western North Carolina.
When I moved to Flagstaff in 2022, Matthew Banks was among the first people I met. He crossed the street, introduced himself, and invited my daughters to a free lesson at Sacred Mountain Fighting and Healing Arts.
When someone disappears in the British mountains in tragic or fatal circumstances, questions surrounding these terrible incidents of missing hikers, climbers and backpackers are usually answered. Despite challenges with inaccessible terrain, poor weather, snow and darkness, rescue teams in the UK – equipped with search dogs, drones and other specialist equipment – are incredibly skilled…
All Outdoors Staff 07.27.26 Stone Age fish traps found in Norwegian mountain lake Archaeologists have uncovered the first known evidence that prehistoric humans kept freshwater fish in upper mountain lakes. In 2022, researchers observed fish nets at the bottom of Lake Tesse in the mountains of modern-day Norway. Dating and analysis of the five excavated
Sign up for the Outdoor Life newsletter Get the latest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. There was nothing easy about frontier life. If you lived in the ’40s, you were a novelty. Those who survived were very good people and stories of their survival live on even today. We dug into the stories and found
All Outdoors Staff 07.25.26 When wildfire threatens a forest, most people think of the threat to homes and large animals. But fire can also pose a threat to fish. This is exactly what happened during the Gold Mountain Fire in Colorado, where a team from Colorado Parks and Wildlife Steps taken to save a very
British Columbia, pioneer of the modern mountain bike parkYour latest gravity-based destination is home to: Red Mountain Bike Park. And the multi-million dollar park is attracting people’s attention. In a preview, professional riders and youtuber mark matthews Obsidious, RED’s lead specialist track, called “A-Line on steroids.” This is a reference to Whistler Mountain Bike Park’s
OutdoorHub Staff 07.22.26 If you love camping, off-road travel, and good food, mark your calendars. Overland Expo The Mountain West is coming back in 2026. This year the show is increasingly leaning towards entertainment. Think local food, cold drinks and live concerts. The Overland Expo is one of the largest travel and adventure shows in
Published July 21, 2026 01:08 pm On the final lap of the freestyle ski course, athletes must make a decision: avoid falling or move on to glory? The decision will determine who will be crowned Season 2’s Ultimate Mountain Athlete, a three-sport competition created in collaboration with Outside toyota truck. As skiers make their way
After trading bikes for skis, athletes get one final chance for glory with the freestyle event on Silverton Mountain Published July 21, 2026 01:08 pm The picture becomes clearer in this episode of Ultimate Mountain Athlete. First, we learn who ruled the impossible climb, a tough mountain bike climb designed to tear apart the top