The alleged Yosemite jumper claims the video that the NPS saw was generated by artificial intelligence.
To Grammy-nominated violinist and activist Vijay Gupta, classical music was made for the streets.
Forget the 5.14 sufferfests. We asked elite athletes like Alex Honnold, Sasha DiGiulian, and Alex Megos to share the moderate lines they love.
Siebe Vanhee, Séan Villanueva O’Driscoll, and Symon Welfringer completed a first ascent two decades in the making. Now, Vanhee reveals the scariest moments and whether the 5,000-foot route was worth the risk.
On May 9, Konstantin Smirnov’s mountaineering guide abandoned him at 25,900 feet on the fifth-highest mountain on Earth. He's now taking the guide company to court.
Two Wyoming campers did everything right—keeping food out of their tents and using deterrents—but a black bear refused to back down.
Over intense opposition from the Havasupai Tribal Council, state officials quietly approved a request from the Pinyon Plain uranium mine to adjust acceptable levels of toxic chemicals in the mine’s monitoring well.
The Indian government has definitively identified the mountain's most famous dead body. Now comes the dangerous, expensive reality of hacking him out of the ice.
An expert explains why the destroyed artwork is an irreplaceable piece of Grand Canyon history.
Facing severe staffing shortages and equipment issues, the National Park Service has quietly dismantled its underwater recovery team at Lake Mead.
A black bear trailed a hiker in Golden, Colorado, for half an hour. She did everything right and was still attacked, marking the state's first attack of 2026.
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The alleged Yosemite jumper claims the video that the NPS saw was generated by artificial intelligence.
If you’re hoping to swap your office cubicle for a campfire this summer, we have you covered.
Thomas Hostetler, 30, fell to his death from the Devil’s Kitchen Headwall on January 25.
Three dogs were rescued from a remote gully near Texas Canyon, a popular climbing area in Santa Clarita, California. Watch the now-viral video where responders describe their heartwarming rescue.
A new webcam captures the moment of truth as skiers attempt the 20-foot plunge into Corbet’s Couloir, a narrow ski line at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
Signs referencing slavery, climate change, and Native American history have been removed from at least 17 national park sites in six states.
Graffiti and other forms of vandalism at national park sites are federal crimes that carry penalties of up to $5,000 in fines and six months in jail.
As temperatures plunge and ice coats parts of the Southeastern United States, the National Park Service has closed visitor centers, caves, and scenic drives from Kentucky to Washington, D.C. Here is the full list of closures.
Social media treats the tree-popping phenomenon as a sign of the apocalypse, but Indigenous peoples have long used the sound of cracking timber to mark the passage of winter.
How a split-second decision to try to save one climber may have cost the life of another.
The town of Page, Arizona, sold 500 acres of land near the Colorado River to a private developer. Some locals fear the facility will drain the region's already stressed water supply.
Running with a baby in a chest carrier can also be dangerous. The stunt serves as a reminder that racing with a baby isn’t just a bad way to nab a course record—it’s also a serious safety hazard.
One spring showed traces of several pharmaceuticals, including an antibiotic, an antifungal, an anticonvulsant, an antidepressant, and a diabetic drug. Such contaminants could pose a threat to the canyon’s already fragile ecosystem.
A new research project suggests the pioneers of 1924 might have had better equipment than you think.
Rescuers battled high winds to reach the surviving climber, who spent several hours on a precarious, rocky ridgeline.
A half-mile-long slackline was hung across Telegraph Canyon, a recreational area located about 60 miles east of Phoenix in the Sonoran Desert.
The triathlete went missing while swimming off the coast of California during her weekly swim club meeting. Eyewitnesses report having seen a shark in the water shortly before her disappearance.
At age 85, when most are enjoying retirement, the civil rights activist began serving as a park ranger in California. For the following 15 years, she continued in the service of public lands, giving historical talks and tours.
If passed, the Utah Republican’s proposal would have rescinded legislation that protects and maintains the boundaries of national parks as federal lands. Yet Senator Mike Lee told Outside, “selling national parks was never on the table.”
Record rainfall, flooding, and landslides have collapsed major highways, triggered mass evacuations, and left national park gateway communities in Washington and Montana in a state of crisis.