A mountain biker examines the true story behind the UK’s “natural" landscapes.
As temperatures rise in the Southwest, mountain bikers in Phoenix, Arizona, are going nocturnal to escape the heat.
Wild trout populations in Southwest Montana have collapsed. Save Wild Trout says enough is enough.
Finding the line between safety and adventure is often a delicate question while making first ascents in Slovenian mountains.
A year after the worst wildfire in recent history razed the historic town of Lāhainā, the community of West Maui continues to recover and rebuild.
After years of trying to fit in with Western trail culture, one runner realizes that what she’s been missing lies in the Colombian mountains of her youth.
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…
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?
A Patagonia advanced R&D designer takes to the Swedish alpine to test out a new pack prototype—and a bold idea for rethinking multiday trail travel.
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.
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
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.
