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The so-far coolest stuff I've seen at OR

JanSport's annual Shake and Bake concert is one of best ever

The hell with avalanches and snake eating; Survive Outdoor Retailer!

Hemp shorts, pee funnels, and liver-flavored biscotti

The BACKPACKER team heads out in force to cover the biggest industry show in the nation.

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Snatches Pet from the Foot of Owners' Bed

Eleven climbers die in avalanche high on K2, but details are scarcer than opinions

Are you tougher than a Five-Year-Old?

If you want to stay alive, get out of the house.

Questions still surround missing billionaire adventurer

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They think of everything, don't they?

"You can't make us," says defiant citizenry

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Thar she blows!

Note to self: Don't ever work in Kamchatka

"I can see my house from here!"

To avoid getting slapped down by hot weather, you need to acclimatize

India Takes the "Pitfall" Wildlife Management Approach

Military tool also offers "no visible thermal profile"

Two radically different incidents illustrate that it’s about us more than the wilderness

Unusual incident possibly due to recent wildfire

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Army Capt. Scott Smiley takes Best Outdoor Athlete honors

In which our protagonists journey between gateways, encountering adventures never dreamed of among the high peaks.

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Pink flamingos on your tent, anyone?

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It seems you can't hike anywhere these days without stumbling into a little drama

More CO2 means more poisonous plants

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Break-ins driven by natural need for hybrid cars, electronics

Go outside and play instead

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They don't want to be your friends

Head to one of the last truly wild places in the Lower 48: Wyoming's Red Desert. Read the story, follow our author on the trail in our video report, see more photos of the journey in a gallery of outtakes, and download the GPS Track.

Backpacker's Wheelchair Hiker Wins Presidential Fitness Award

Mountain denies using HGH

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A Mountaineer goes missing, A novice hiker triggers a SPOT beacon alert

Summer thunderstorm season is here. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

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Surly attendants not included

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Mayhem-filled summer seems dominated by water incidents

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Follow African adventurer Sibusiso Vilane as he climbs Alaska's 20,320-foot Mt. McKinley to complete his Seven Summits.

When riding your bike everywhere just isn't enough

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14er skier Chris Davenport tackles iconic Alps

The First-Hand Skivvy

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Hopes to ride again by 'the weekend'

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Chug-a-lug, Everglades

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Supreme Court gives fence go-ahead

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