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Elliot Sudal landed a juvenile great white shark while fishing from the beach. Sudal quickly wrestled the shark to the shallows, removed the hook, and dragged it back out to sea. The post A Nantucket Angler Hooked a Great White Shark. Experts Weigh In on His Decision to Let It Go. appeared first on Outside Online .

Meet Dingo, a 60-year-old surf photographer who shoots Newport Beach’s most famous wave. He recently captured a massive summer swell, and the riders who shredded it. The post What It’s Like to Photograph SoCal’s Gnarliest Surf Break During a Monster Swell appeared first on Outside Online .

The midwest climbing community is mourning the tragic loss of Audrie Pelosi, who died while guiding at Devil’s Lake State Park in Wisconsin The post After a Fatal Fall in Wisconsin, Climbers Debate the Need for Safety Tethers appeared first on Outside Online .

Think your job is tough? Chhebe Bhote, a Mount Everest climbing Sherpa, ascended 35,000 vertical feet and carried at least 400 pounds up and down the mountain during the 2026 season. Bhote shows us what’s inside his 90-pound pack. The post Here’s What a Climbing Sherpa Carries Up and Down Mount Everest appeared first on Outside Online .

Find your ride in America’s first National Park City The post The Best Places to Bike in Chattanooga, Tennessee appeared first on Outside Online .

A new book on the famed expedition sheds light on the Newfoundland who accompanied the two explorers on their transcontinental journey The post Lewis and Clark’s Dog Helped Usher In a New Era of Pet Ownership appeared first on Outside Online .

Enough with plodding along a trail—time to put the wild back into hiking The post Is This Hiking? appeared first on Outside Online .

Climb, play, float. Because there’s so much more to being outside than just putting one foot in front of the other. The post Time to Reinvent Hiking appeared first on Outside Online .

We talked to the Bicycle Nomad about his quest to unearth the faces and names of the 1897 Buffalo Soldiers Bicycle Corps. The post Erick Cedeño’s Mission to Cycle the Forgotten Paths of Some of America’s First Black Bikepackers appeared first on Outside Online .

Following heightened grizzly activity, the government has banned tents and soft-sided trailers at a Yellowstone-area campsite in Montana. The post Officials Have Officially Banned Tents at a Popular Yellowstone-Area Camp Amid Growing Grizzly Concerns appeared first on Outside Online .

Following a tragic hiker death in the Grand Canyon, we break down why the Bright Angel Trail turns deadly in summer and how to spot the signs of heat stroke. The post An 18-Year-Old Died on the Grand Canyon’s Most Popular Trail. Here Is Why Bright Angel Is So Deadly. appeared first on Outside Online .

Thousands of hikers flock to Colorado's stunning Blue Lakes every year. They're leaving behind a massive trail of human waste that crews are struggling to clean up. The post Colorado Crews Are Cleaning Up an “Abundance of Human Shit” at One of the State’s Most Popular Trails appeared first on Outside Online .

The Everest guiding world has been transfixed by the unbelievable survival story of Hillary Dawa Sherpa, who was left for dead on the mountain The post A Sherpa’s “Absolute Miracle” Survival on Mount Everest Prompts Tough Questions for the Guiding Industry appeared first on Outside Online .

Range riders sleep with the cattle, roam all night on horseback, and track wolves across miles of open terrain. Some hail the return of the cowboy lifestyle—but not everyone is sold. The post Colorado’s Wolf Reintroduction Hasn’t Gone to Plan. Are These Cowboys Its Last Hope? appeared first on Outside Online .

A Sierra Club lawsuit revealed that 35,000 national park visitors overwhelmingly used a federal feedback form to mock and protest the removal of historical signage. The post America’s National Parks Got a Snitch Hotline. Visitors Used It to Roast the Government Instead. appeared first on Outside Online .

A veteran Sherpa guide has disappeared on the world’s highest peak amid the rush to beat the season’s official deadline. The post The 2026 Climbing Season on Mount Everest Has Ended in Tragedy appeared first on Outside Online .

Explore the peaks and valleys of the Allegheny Range on two wheels The post Top Bike Adventures in West Virginia’s Mountain Playground appeared first on Outside Online .

A hiker discovered Melissa Casias's remains in New Mexico a year after she disappeared. The SAR team who searched for her reflect on the challenges. The post “A Grueling Search.” Inside the Case of Missing New Mexico Los Alamos Lab Worker Melissa Casias. appeared first on Outside Online .

Our features editor rocked out, laughed, and yeah, cried a bit during the four-day Outside Days and Outside Summit, held in Denver, Colorado The post The 2026 Outside Days Delivered More than a Few Emotional Moments appeared first on Outside Online .

National Park Service data reveals nearly 200 fatalities in 2025. Discover the deadliest parks, who is most at risk, and expert tips to stay safe. The post National Park Deaths Dropped in 2025—but One Demographic Accounts for 84 Percent of Them appeared first on Outside Online .