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The Forbidden Zone: Mongols, to Your Horses

The Forbidden Zone: Mongols, to Your Horses

The rolling green hills, rocky passes, flower-laden meadows and clear streams of Gorkhi Terelj National Park in northern Mongolia is the birthplace of the Mongols. The Outdoor Journal spent a week on horseback with Stone Horse Expeditions in the heart of this country’s vast wilderness.

Outdoor Moms: Emily Lussin - Breaking The Stereotype

Outdoor Moms: Emily Lussin - Breaking The Stereotype

The Outdoor Journal is pleased to launch a new series, 'Outdoor Moms' - profiling mothers pursuing their sport, all while taking care of family.

Why We Need to Separate Friluftsliv from Adventure

Why We Need to Separate Friluftsliv from Adventure

The Scandinavian philosophy of friluftsliv focuses on enlightenment through spiritual oneness with nature. The contemporary context, however, misleads us into believing that performing adventure sports in nature is a means to achieve friluftsliv. To be honest, it really isn't.

The Mountain Monks of Montserrat - Exploring History, Legends, and Great Climbing

The Mountain Monks of Montserrat - Exploring History, Legends, and Great Climbing

Apoorva Prasad, The Outdoor Journal Editor-in-Chief, recounts a climbing trip to Montserrat in 2009, where he followed in the footsteps of the mountain monks of Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey. A small boy scrambled up the rough rocks, yanking at tough brown shrubs and grabbing the pebbled conglomerate of the

Become the Bear! Tackling Middle Aged Life the Bear Grylls Way.

Become the Bear! Tackling Middle Aged Life the Bear Grylls Way.

This story originally featured in a print issue of the Outdoor Journal. You can subscribe here. Bear Grylls is probably one of the most famous adventure celebrities in the world. Aside from all his adventures, Bear also shares his survival skills with anyone ready to pay for it. One such

How I Became a Runner

How I Became a Runner

This article originally featured in a print issue or the Outdoor Journal. You can subscribe here. It's hard to start running, but eventually the sound of your feet on the pavement, on the trail, on the earth - starts to sound like music. Rachel Toor recounts how she

Engagés: Upon Reflection. Calm, Patience, Humility.

Engagés: Upon Reflection. Calm, Patience, Humility.

Their goal was to complete 700km in 30 days. In the face of much adversity, the expedition finally made it home to Paris, having being trapped at the finish line without food, and unable to extract themselves due to bad weather. You can read about those final few days here,