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
Conservation groups are working overtime these days. With attacks on our public lands, attacks on our forests and healthy ecosystems, attacks on things like roadless governance, and attacks on local and state governments handing over massive amounts of land to proposed AI data centers, these groups fighting the good fight are needed now more than
Perhaps there is no place more associated with rain than the Pacific Northwest, So there’s probably no better place to test a rain jacket. I wore the Mountain Hardwear Cloud Cipher Rain Jacket on a week-long, 96-mile backpacking trip along the Oregon coast and its rainforests to put it through its paces. cloud cipher ($310)
Published July 10, 2026 03:04 pm I arrived in Kalispell, Montana and I needed a plan. Originally, I intended to go backpacking in Glacier National Park with my partner. However, due to a permit issue – read: I found out we didn’t have one – we needed to find an alternative. Luckily for us, a