Greg LeMond has quite a legacy in the cycling world. His company is building lightweight e-bikes that bring the sport he loves to the masses.

Scientific fact: koalas are adorable. How can you not love these furry, cuddly marsupials? Sadly, koalas are endangered; their population has dropped significantly in recent years due to threats like habitat loss and disease, including infections like chlamydia.  Luckily, cute animals tend to get support when they need it, and koalas are no exception. Here [...]

The myth is you’re supposed to suffocate them with nail polish, but the thing is that’s not how chiggers work.

Bear Grylls knows all about how to find and purify water in the world’s most hostile environments. Sometimes though, as you brave the elements you might be looking for a drink that provides a little more comfort. “Maybe it’s just the Englishman in me, but I don’t reckon anything raises the spirits better than a [...]

One way that survivalist Bear Grylls collects water when in the wild is by making a solar still to capture water from plants or from the ground. There are two types of stills: above-ground and below ground. Above Ground: Evaporation Stills The above-ground version works best in an area with lots of vegetation, by collecting [...]

Meg O’Neil was a lot of things. She was a skilled ice climber, an experienced outdoorswoman, and a mentor to dozens of aspiring climbers and mountaineers. And, as her final actions proved, she was also a selfless friend. On April 2, O’Neil was climbing Raven Falls, a frozen cascade in northern Utah, with two climbing [...]

If you get lost in the wilderness and are trying to survive or make your way out, one thing you do not want to do is to become prey for a hungry and wild animal – even if your name is Bear.  Over the years, Bear Grylls has had his fair share of encounters with [...]

It’s below zero and you’re in the forest without your bearings… and without a tent. Without a secure spot to rest and escape the elements, it’s tough to keep your energy up and mind focused on survival. Without a tent, what alternatives are available for shelter?  We recently had a conversation with British wilderness specialist, [...]

Rivers can offer a route to safety if you are lost, and though they may not look dangerous at first, a river can be unpredictable and quickly change in an instant. Melting snow from a mountain, or flooding in heavy rain can cause flash floods, or the river surface might look calm but underneath there [...]

In a harrowing video captured in Washington last week, a skier narrowly a snowboarder’s life after the man fell head-first into a tree well. The snowboarder was buried upside-down in deep snow and slowly suffocating when the skier, Francis Zuber, arrived at the scene. At the time, Zuber was cashing in on a recent powder [...]