Planning your first weekend hike or a backpacking trip? Want to know what it's like to experience free fall from 13,000ft? Interested in swapping beta on some of the best bouldering locations across the US? Check out our Trip Reports for recent articles from our Featured Bloggers. Whether you’re venturing outdoors alone or with your family or friends, you’ll find something that matches your interests! We also tackle complex topics like racism, colorism, transphobia and queerphobia in outdoor recreation.
Last year, I completed a 2,600-mile cross-country cycling trip. Then, my mother and my brother-in-law were assaulted on the subway, one in Atlanta and the other in New York City. Both were harassed with racial slurs, one was robbed and the other was physically assaulted. I was furious.
Read MoreNew to hiking? Here are a few hiking basics you should know.
Read MoreI grew up in an immigrant household, where my family worked hard to build a foundation for themselves that most US citizens never even had to think about.
Read MoreJamaican sea kayaker Chevaughn “Chev” Dixon is on a mission to increase access to paddlesports for underserved communities.
Read MoreThese six Black athletes are pushing boundaries and defying gravity in the air, at their local skate park and in the mountains.
Read MoreThis is also a story of how we found ourselves traveling through Big Sur on a holiday weekend with no cell reception and no clue where to eat or sleep. The good news is you can learn from our mistakes! Check out these seven tips to help your next Big Sur road-trip run a bit more smoothly than ours!
Read MoreIf you’re struggling with how to spend time with aging parents and family members, here are four ways to get outside!
Read MoreFive BASE jumpers of color share why they jump, despite the high-stakes and risk involved in the sport.
Read MoreLoving a Person of Color requires that you first become aware of your whiteness and privilege as much as you are aware of your partner’s racial identity.
Read MoreNative Hawaiians are flat out saying “don’t come here” and yet mainlanders—including other people of color, continue to book tickets.
Read MoreAs I continue to be an advocate in the outdoors, I am now realizing that we have the power to create any kind of ski culture we want. But we can’t do this alone. In fact, we shouldn’t do it alone.
Read MoreHere are 11 clues that you may need to rethink your “racial dating preferences.”
Read MoreOn the river, danger is the log spanning the river at chest level; the cave hiding behind the veil of the waterfall threatening to entrap you; or the decision to drive to the access point in terrible weather conditions.
Read MoreDo you suffer from lower back pain? Try these exercises to stabilize your pelvis and increase your deep ab strength.
Read MoreConnect with BIPOC nonprofits, affinity groups, scholarships and meetups in your local area.
Read MoreSharing your story helps increase the visibility of people of color within outdoor spaces and media. Here are three tips to help you craft an empowering personal narrative.
Read MoreHere are a five ways to help you elevate your diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work to the next level.
Read MoreMost of us agree that language matters, names matter. Agreeing on which ones best represent our communities is a different story; especially when the only constant seems to be change.
Read MoreI love supporting those who are doing the hard work of integrating outdoor spaces that have long been predominantly white by design, however, it’s time we acknowledge that being “the only one” can be a challenging and isolating experience. Here are three reasons why:
Read MoreThe experience made me reflect on why it is so important to have honest discussions about barriers that limit access to our outdoor communities, to include the financial cost of entry. So here are four easy ways to help build a more accessible outdoors.
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