Adventure News and Lifestyle

West Coast Trail - Vancouver Island, British Columbia
This top hiking trail follows the scenic southwestern coastline of Canada's Vancouver Island...
Spring Giveaway Switchback Travel
Switchback Travel values your opinion. We also love giving away free things to our readers. This spring we will be...
Sea Kayaking - Berry Island, Canada
Sea kayaking opens new doors to wild places that are meant to be explored by water...
Antarctica
An exceptional look at Antarctica from renowned photographer Christopher Michel...
Singular Patagonia hotel view
The Singular Patagonia in southern Chile’s Puerto Bories is in a class by itself. The former lamb...
Camera for the Outdoors
Find the best camera for the outdoors from point-and-shoots to professional digital SLRs...
Maui - Makena State Park
Beyond Wailea, Kihei, and Ka’anapali to the back roads of Maui, including the best hiking trails and snorkel spots...
America's Conservation Heroes
America’s Top 10 Conservation Heroes is a series honoring the individuals and organizations...
France Hiking - Pyrenees and GR 10
From the Mediterranean to the Atlantic through the villages of the French Pyrenees...

From the Inside

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Alaska above the Arctic Circle evokes an overpowering sense of one’s insignificance. The land is vast and unforgiving...
Lofoten Islands Outdoors
Despite the Arctic location, the Lofoten Islands present myriad ways to get outdoors, and no setting is cooler or more unique...
Torres del Paine
Torres del Paine (pronounced PIE-nay) National Park in southern Chile is the crown jewel of Patagonia. Rising high is...
Manaslu Trek
The Manaslu Circuit is the trekking jewel of Nepal. Bordering the Annapurna Conservation Area to the west and the Tibetan Plateau...
Patagonia National Park
The new Patagonia National Park in southern Chile’s XI (Aysen) region, a one-of-a-kind project led by Conservacion Patagonica...
Surfing at Manu Bay, New Zealand
With over 15,000 kilometers of coastline, you would be hard-pressed to find better surfing and fewer crowds anywhere...
Queenstown, New Zealand
New Zealand has established itself as one of the world’s top adventure travel destinations...
Hardangervidda
The Hardangervidda Plateau is one of Norway’s and Europe’s most wondrous open spaces, encompassing nearly...
El Chaltén
El Chaltén is a dusty climbing town with a contagious outdoor vibe. The self-proclaimed “trekking capital of Argentina”...