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Chloë McCardel: The Non-Stop Aussie of Open Water Swimming

Chloë McCardel: The Non-Stop Aussie of Open Water Swimming

Chloë McCardel breaks world records in open water swimming, hates jellyfish, and keeps looking for new ways to challenge herself in her favourite extreme sport. On a balmy October night in 2014, in the dark tropical waters of the Bahamas, a 29-year-old swimmer made her last few strokes to enter

Hitting the High Seas with 'Sea Gypsies,' A Swashbuckling Adventure Documentary

Hitting the High Seas with 'Sea Gypsies,' A Swashbuckling Adventure Documentary

Infinity is a 36.7-meter long sailboat built in 1977. German Captain Clemens Gabriel Oestreich bought the boat as a home to explore the world. In 2014, he and a crew of dreamers set off to sail from New Zealand to Patagonia by way of Antarctica. American filmmaker Nico Edwards

Ueli Steck Heading Back to Everest with Big Plans

Ueli Steck Heading Back to Everest with Big Plans

The “Swiss Machine” Ueli Steck is one of the world's best alpinists alive today. He has already climbed Everest without supplemental oxygen once and has many other Himalayan ascents to his name. Now, after a foiled 2013 bid, he will attempt perhaps the most ambitious, Himalayan climbing expedition

Running out of Water: An Ultrarunner’s Crusade Against the World’s Water Crisis

Running out of Water: An Ultrarunner’s Crusade Against the World’s Water Crisis

Australian ultrarunner Mina Guli is currently in the middle of a monumental undertaking: over the course of 40 days, she aims to run 40 marathons on six continents along six of the world’s major waterways. And though she loves running, she isn’t doing it just to “push her

"Outrageousness" with Pro Freestyle Kitesurfer Julien Leleu

"Outrageousness" with Pro Freestyle Kitesurfer Julien Leleu

A broken knee can’t stop 22-year-old athlete Julien Leleu. From playing in Paris Saint-Germain’s junior football team to World Championships in kiteboarding, this Parisian doesn’t do anything half-heartedly. TOJ caught up with him at the Kite-Tech in Dakhla, Western Sahara. At the age of 16, Julien Leleu

Repeal of Alaska Hunting Restrictions Provokes Outcry Among Environmentalists

Repeal of Alaska Hunting Restrictions Provokes Outcry Among Environmentalists

The Senate and House have both voted to repeal “predator control” hunting restrictions in Alaska enacted during President Obama’s tenure. Supporters of the to-be-repealed legislation argue that the banned practices, which include aerial hunting, protect against the potential slaughter of wolves and bears. The Alaska hunting season is right

Is The Great Barrier Reef Going to Die?

Is The Great Barrier Reef Going to Die?

The Great Barrier Reef, already damaged by three extreme heatwaves, is experiencing its fourth mass bleaching event. Does this mark the end of the world’s largest living system? Scientists say things look grim, but there is still hope. Last year, The Outdoor Journal spoke to marine scientists and conservationists