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In a new video from The North Face, astronaut Buzz Aldrin explains how humans are driven by curiosity and the need to explore.

Wisconsin-based Genesis Bow has grown along with a cultural spike in interest around all things archery-related. We got a bow and a quiver of arrows…

Hundreds of readers this week have participated in our photo competition with ECCO. Here are 20 of our favorite “Take A Hike” photos so far.

This skateboarder shows some serious skills as he bombs a steep hill into oncoming traffic. Enjoy from the safety of your own home.

This week we launch a microsite for a photo contest with ECCO, including a grand prize trip to Canyonlands National Park! In addition, 29 gear…

Well this looks fun. Ski jump built into pond — antics ensue.

A California company uses modern manufacturing techniques to build a skateboard so techy it has us yearning for a boardwalk and a sunny day.

A volcano with incredibly even slopes results in a topographic symmetry rarely seen. We look at the cartographical technology behind a new map of Wizard…

A new course offered by the University of Cincinnati sends students to shoot, edit, script, and produce a documentary about the infamous Gold Rush Expedition…

We love to see superstar mainstream athletes pedaling and running through city streets even if it is in an ad from Nike.

These photographs, shot on an iPhone and shared with the world on Instagram, will get the travel bug biting.

Watch as Jerry Miszewski shatters a world record walking 704 feet on a thin strip of webbing high above a valley floor.

This tool from Gerber is the size of the ubiquitous bottle opener but useful in many ways.

We met up with the headman at The North Face last week at the brand’s new headquarters campus in Alameda, Calif.

A group of men are currently under criminal investigation after posting a video of themselves pushing over an ancient rock formation in Utah’s Goblin Valley…

A man was attacked by three coyotes on Monday morning in a rare incident near Boulder, Colorado.

Inspiration is often drawn from the most unlikely of places. That’s the ultimate message of this comical video.

We have a winner! Our trip winner was drawn randomly from the thousands of entrants in the “Off Gird & All Clear” Costa Rica contest.

We interview Joe De Sena, a co-founder of the Reebok Spartan Race, to learn how the series attracted more than 650,000 people in 2013 to…

What happens when racers get trapped in mud on your course? “Volunteers ended up tossing ropes and physically dragging racers out,” said the event organizer…

Last week, as a part of our “Off Grid & All Clear” project, we challenged readers to come up with a caption for the image…