A few months back, GearJunkie, ECCO, and Iceland Naturally hosted a sweepstakes that awarded gear and a trip to Iceland. The winner, Zachary Wist, and his wife just returned from the journey.

Last week, in a contest with Sea to Summit, we asked readers to send in an image of their favorite sea or summit shots. Here are the two winning images we selected.

From Utah to Japan (and all around the world), our readers have tagged some wild mountain summits. Here's a photo spread.

Fifty of the most extreme ultras, bike races, swims, mountain climbs, and "other iconic endurance events" from around the globe are listed in a new book. Are you tough enough?

In our new "Weekend Warrior" feature we're showcasing you, the GJ reader, hiking, running, biking, climbing, paddling, and just generally getting it done in the great outdoors.

Think of any cliché of wilderness beauty and it's nearly certain to fit in with the fjord region of Norway. Last month, our writer took a week to tour part of the region. Here's a peek at what he saw along the way.

In our new video, "24 Hours on the Border Route," Gear Junkie and crew traveled to northern Minnesota to traverse a renowned 65-mile wilderness route. Drama ensues when the group gets lost in the night, their compasses malfunctioning due to high quantities of natural iron in the rock. Get ready to trek!

On July 9, in the squad's debut adventure race for this summer, Team GearJunkie/YogaSlackers pushed for 6 hours and 16 minutes to take first place overall in the 10th Annual MNOC Adventure-O!

Gear Junkie's Austrian adventure continues with a canyoning session deep inside a river gorge in the Alps. Rappelling waterfalls, leaps, and cold-water swims included in the trip.

High-gloss portraiture by David Gabrys highlights the mud-caked glory that is the Almanzo 100, a gravel-road bike race held annually in the steep bluff country of southeastern Minnesota.