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The Livability Revolution Starts Now • THE PANDEMIC HAS LED TO AN UNEXPECTED POSITIVE—PEOPLE RECLAIMING URBAN STREETS IN WAYS THAT HAVE MADE AMERICAN CITIES MORE BIKEABLE, WALKABLE, AND ENJOYABLE. PRESERVING THAT WILL TAKE WORK, BUT IT’S WORTH IT.

Dual Purpose • ONE SETUP TO SKI THEM ALL

Head for the Hills • GEAR TO HELP YOU THRIVE BEYOND THE ROPES

Central Heating • STYLISH INSULATION WITH THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF WARMTH

Stomp It • FOOTWEAR THAT CAN TAKE WHATEVER THE SEASON DISHES OUT

Shred to Toe • TAKE ON THE WHOLE RESORT

Now’s the Time to Rewrite Your Adventure Travel Bucket List • Yes, summiting fourteeners and rafting the Grand Canyon are unforgettable experiences you should totally have. But in a moment when we’re rethinking how to make the most of our time outside, why limit yourself to the expected? We came up with 23 surprising ways to get you inspired for 2021 and beyond.

Fittest of Them All • THE HOME FITNESS SOLUTION OF THE FUTURE IS ARRIVING AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. ARE REAL-LIFE GYMS OVER?

Percussion Section • MASSAGE GUNS SUITABLE FOR BEGINNERS AND HARD-CHARGING ATHLETES ALIKE

It’s All Uphill from Here • INCORPORATING STEEP INCLINES INTO YOUR WORKOUT CAN HELP IMPROVE STRENGTH AND AGILITY

Beyond the Breakfast Burrito • FROM CEREAL AND WAFFLES TO COTTAGE CHEESE, RETOOLED TAKES ON MORNING CLASSICS

What’s Wrong with Jeb’s Brain? • BASE-JUMPING PIONEER JEB CORLISS IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL MADMEN, A FIEND FOR THE EXTREME WHO HAS MIRACULOUSLY SURVIVED MULTIPLE CRASH LANDINGS IN A SPORT THAT RARELY ALLOWS SECOND CHANCES. NOW, AT 44, WITH A SELF-DIAGNOSED PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER, HE'S EMBARKING ON HIS MOST FRAUGHT JOURNEY YET: INTO THE DEPTHS OF HIS OWN MIND.

Portraits of the Artists • FIVE OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHERS TAKE A TURN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LENS

Walk Therapy • GRIZEL IS USING HER RISING SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE TO SPARK A MORE NUANCED CONVERSATION ON NATURE’S POWER TO HEAL

Journey to the Center of the Earth • FOR NEARLY HALF A CENTURY, LEGENDS OF A GIANT CAVE IN THE ANDES—HOLDING ARTIFACTS THAT COULD REWRITE HUMAN HISTORY—HAVE BECKONED ADVENTURERS AND TANTALIZED FANS OF THE OCCULT. NOW THE DAUGHTER OF A LEGENDARY EXPLORER IS ON A NEW KIND OF QUEST: TO TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT THE CAVE IN ORDER TO SAVE IT.

Max Djenohan

Taylor Rees

Emergency Response for the Mind • WILDERNESS PROS ARE TRAINED TO DEAL WITH PHYSICAL INJURIES, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA THAT CAN RESULT WHILE ON AN EXPEDITION, FROM FEAR AND STRESS, OR FROM WATCHING SOMEONE DIE IN A FALL, AN AVALANCHE, OR WHITEWATER? AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGIST AND MOUNTAINEER KATE BAECHER CREATED A TRAINING PROGRAM TO EQUIP GUIDES AND ATHLETES WITH A TOOL KIT TO HANDLE THE WORST MENTAL DISTRESS WE ENCOUNTER WHEN WE’RE FAR FROM HELP.

Dan Winters

The Best Adventures of a Very Weird Year • WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT AND THE WORLD CAME TO A HALT, RACES WERE CANCELED AND EXPEDITIONS POSTPONED. BUT PEOPLE DIDN’T GIVE UP—THEY GOT CREATIVE.

Too Close to the Edge • HOW YOUNG IS TOO YOUNG FOR RISKY ADVENTURE? DURING A FAMILY WHITEWATER TRIP THAT INCLUDED HER SEVEN-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, TRACY ROSS FACED THIS QUESTION IN THE MOST HARROWING WAY IMAGINABLE.

Nate Bressler

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