The Best New Articles From Around the Web This Week
The world's happiest animal, upcycling Arc'teryx, glamping goes global, and more
Alex Honnold on Heroes, Death, and His Free Solo of El Cap
The world's premier free solo climber lives in a van, thinks life insurance is a scam, and is unlike anyone else
How One Designer Is Using Art to Inspire Action on Climate Change
How the demise of the eastern hemlock at the mouth of an invasive insect inspired a site-specific installation created to educate the masses about ecology and climate change
Meet the Filmmaker Behind Vans Snowboarding's First Full Length Film
A conversation with the emerging filmmaker on the process of shooting a modern snowboard video almost entirely on 16mm film
Chaco Creative Director on Finding a Home Outdoors & Fashion
On the rise of sandals, working with Japanese fashion labels, and the importance of public land activism
Q&A: Cabin-Time Retreat Founder & Designer Geoff Holstad
Discussing the roaming creative residency and how going off-grid with strangers leads to beautiful collaborations
Q&A: Pro Climber and Photographer Colette McInerney
The multihyphenate powerhouse talks traveling, finding her path in life, and her new, all-female production company
Good Dogs in the Great Outdoors, a PNW Portrait Series
How one classically trained photojournalist is using dog portraiture to highlight the good in these dark times
Interview with Bryan Papé, Founder of Drinkware Brand MiiR
The Seattle-based design enthusiast discusses how a life-threatening ski accident inspired a design brand based on giving back from day one
@YouDidNotSleepThere Celebrates Instagram's Worst Campsites
Meet the 28-year-old Canadian woman calling out social media's kookiest campers for fun, and earning enemies in the process
Q&A: Tokyobike NYC Owner & Director Juliana Rudell Di Simone
The Brazilian transplant talks Japanese design, collaborations, the impact of Citi Bike on cycling in NYC, and more
Why Pro Snowboarder Jussi Oksanen Founded Mizu to Fight Plastic
The Scandinavian transplant talks leaving his dream job as a snowboarder to tackle the problem of single-use plastics with a reusable water bottle brand