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May 31
- Colorado tourist learns the hard way that elk don't care how small your dog is – it might still be a wolf
- Researchers have been quietly collecting urine samples at ultramarathons to study drug use – here's what they found
- It's payday, and the mighty Garmin Fenix 7 Pro is down to its lowest price ever
- "Meticulous examination" underway as another set of human remains discovered at remote Colorado campsite
May 30
- The Garmin inReach Messenger lets you send text messages in the backcountry, and it's going cheap with this rare deal
- Here's a demonstration of how NOT to photograph bison at Yellowstone, courtesy of two tourists
- This new Casio G-Shock watch is made with an alloy four times harder than titanium
- Denali's busiest period of the year kicks off with multiple callouts for frostbitten, hypothermic climbers
- This tiny Garmin satellite communicator helped save a diver after a heart attack – and it's $100 off right now
- Watch out Garmin, Google has just launched a new kids' smartwatch to compete with the Bounce
May 29
- "The unthinkable happened" – hiker critically injured by falling tree just two weeks after fatal incident
- Get $200 off this slick titanium Garmin watch at Amazon today
- Deal alert: the Garmin Bounce kids' sports watch just hit a record low price
- Groundbreaking technology could revolutionize backcountry rescue efforts, locating missing people in minutes
May 28
- Selected Yeti bags and cups are going cheap with this rare deal at Amazon
- “We’ve told people to stay off these trails" – teen hiker miraculously survives 400-foot canyon plunge
- Hiker tries to snap close-up photos of elk at Grand Canyon National Park – it doesn't go too well
- This special edition Casio G-Shock watch tracks your workouts, and comes with an inflatable paddle board
- "I wanted to give them a safe place" – Chicago cop takes youngsters camping to avoid gun violence over holiday weekend
- New video of tenacious bear vs trash can shows why you should never store food in your tent
- Your Garmin watch can now help you find a lost phone – wherever you left it
May 27
- Californian tourists lean the hard way that sea lions may be cute, but they aren't your friends
May 26
- "I'm cheering for the assault cows" – Yellowstone tourists scorned after posing for photos with bison
May 25
- Video shows Yellowstone hiker running for his life after disturbing moose for photos
May 24
- Mauled hiker reveals he played dead when grizzly bear attacked – then she accidentally pepper sprayed herself
- Get 20% off selected Yeti coolers and bags ahead of Memorial Day – while stock lasts
- One of Garmin's best running watches is on sale for under £170 at Amazon today
- This adventure-ready ebike has full suspension, 50-mile range, and a price tag that won't break the bank
- Famed white grizzly bear emerges with new cubs – stopping to photograph her could land you with $25,000 fine
May 23
- Garmin Epix drops to lowest ever price in awesome Amazon deal
- Garmin releases software update to stop your watch crashing during activities
- Trail runner's dog snatched by mountain lion
- Coloradan "swiped at from behind" by bear while enjoying morning walk
May 22
- "Best flavor ever" – Courtney's Dauwaltermelon sports drink is back at last, just in time for summer training
- Brave rescuers perform tricky operation to rescue Moab hiker who injured ankle jumping over "sharp, catastrophic drop"
- Go for a hike in Nebraska this summer, and you could win a fun 2-day cabin stay
- Ultra runners face risk of kidney damage, finds study
- Grand Teton National Park visitor seriously injured in "surprise" grizzly bear attack
May 21
- Man killed by moose while trying to photograph its calves "was not a hapless fool"
- Run, don't walk – Garmin's latest heart rate monitor is cheaper than ever at Amazon today
- Yes, you really can grab a snug Patagonia jacket for under $60 in the REI Anniversary Sale
- Once we tried these Danner hiking shoes, we didn't want to wear anything else – and they're going cheap at REI
- “I am thrilled to welcome wolverines back" – Colorado's wild is getting a new resident
- Colfax Marathon runners have near miss as stolen car veers onto route
- British runner claims world record for running a marathon in Crocs
May 20
- "To put your child in danger like that is unbelievable" – tourists interrupt alligator's meal to snap pictures in Florida Everglades
- Can't wait for the Fenix 8? This super powerful Garmin watch is the next best thing, and it's going cheap today
- If your Garmin watch battery is draining too fast, there's finally a fix
- “I don't think that’s wise” – herd of bison charges clueless tourists in Yellowstone
- "She’s always kept going" – 11-year-old, one-eyed wolf in Yellowstone defies the odds with another litter of pups
May 19
- Going festival camping this summer? Aldi is selling tents for £17.99 – here's when you can grab one
May 18
- These new retro colors on the Coros Pace 3 will have you running back to the future this summer
May 17
- Hiker missing in Rocky Mountain National Park found dead
- Price drop alert: Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Classic is almost £100 off for a limited time
- Act fast – the Garmin InReach Mini 2 is back to its lowest price on Amazon, and it could save your life
- Runner hooked by fisherman misses out on half marathon silver placing
- Graphic video shows bull goring beach tourist who ignored desperate warnings
- Man killed by falling tree at Colorado ski resort
- "Someone is going to die" - shocking warning about river pollution as wild swimming season starts
May 16
- Strava announces new AI initiative to combat fake stats, plus dark mode and family subscriptions
- Three men charged with illegal camping, starting a wildfire in US National Park may face up to six months in prison
- New Instagram account reveals how many climbers are active in Yosemite every day
- Vivobarefoot make a splash with new Hydra ESC swim-run water shoe
May 15
- Lawbreaking hikers in Hawaii will not have to pay to be rescued, state government decides
- Stomach-churning clip shows hapless tourists casually perched over Yosemite waterfall where dozens have drowned
- Teva and FP Movement collaborate on limited edition women’s sandals & hiking boots
- Dead wolf found in Colorado was most likely killed by mountain lion
- Vivobarefoot launches the Hybrid Wing – a "radical" shoe that's 3D printed to fit your feet
May 14
- Runner literally has a hair-raising experience at Toronto Marathon
- Utah hiker finds the absolute worst place to injure an ankle – on top of a rock spire
- "Make responsible decisions" – hikers warned as rockfall claims third life in one week on Mt Whitney
- Death Valley vandal topples historic structure towing vehicle out of mud – can you help identify them?
- Another hiker is missing in Rocky Mountain National Park – here's what we know so far
May 13
- Another group of teens involved in overnight rescue from hiking trail, prompting fresh warnings
- Terrifying video shows angry bear launching blistering attack on foragers’ truck in Japan
- April showers bring...freezing rain and deep snow for "unprepared" Mount Washington hikers
- Sherpa guide "synonymous with the world’s highest peak" summits Everest for the 29th time
May 12
- Tourist takes carelessness to another level, squatting on the ground for photos with bison at Yellowstone National Park
May 11
- See tourists demonstrate the worst possible way to react when encountering a bear
- 61-year-old runner breaks world record for fastest 1,000 marathons
May 10
- Watch out Garmin – this tough Google-powered smartwatch is here to eat your lunch
- Free update for your Garmin watch gives you more control over fitness tracking
- These summery color-shifting G-Shock watches are now available in the US
- New Yeti French press – take your taste for fresh brew into the wild
- You could be paid $5,000 to hike the Pacific Crest Trail next year – here's how
- Price drop alert: Garmin's smallest sports watch is cheaper than ever at Amazon today
- Watch the cutest bear cub home invasion video you’re likely to see this year
- Casio launches G-Shock Frogman watch with gold detailing and whales (lots of them)
May 9
- Issey Miyake’s barefoot running shoe collaboration with New Balance will deliver “sensuous physicality”
- Right now, you can get 20% off a full-price item at Backcountry – here's how
May 8
- Need new running shoes? Altra just dropped three new styles
- Could the slosh-reducing Hydroshirt revolutionize hydration for runners?
- Norwegian breaks world record for high-speed backwards skiing
- "This is frightening" – via ferrata climbers left clinging to cliffside for over an hour due to overcrowding
- Patagonia's Worn Wear Climb tour is coming to patch up your favorite gear at the crag
- New collaboration from The North Face and Icebreaker champions "a plastic-free future"
- Hikers learn the hard way that elk aren't afraid to bite the hands that feed them
May 7
- Why was the winner of the 2024 OC Marathon disqualified at the weekend?
- Helinox releases limited edition Tactical Collection tents for ultralight camping
- Yeti launches hot new Tropical Pink colorway ready for summer (but no coolers)
- The mighty Instinct 2X Solar has the best battery life of any Garmin watch, and it's going cheap right now
- Dog owners beware: treats full of fish hooks found on Appalachian Trail
- The super compact Garmin Tacx Boost lets you take your training indoors, and it's cheaper than ever at Amazon today
- Nerve-racking video reveals trail runner becoming trapped by fire on Table Mountain
- As Yellowstone reopens for the summer season, one hiker demonstrates what not to do around the park's bison
May 5
- Careless Colorado tourist caught sneaking up on sleeping bull elk, with small child in tow
May 4
- Your Garmin watch is getting a huge update, with 35 new features and bug fixes
- Careless tourists caught mobbing giant elk for photos at Canadian National Park
May 3
- Clueless tourist tries to photograph son with sea lions on Californian seafront – it doesn't go well
- Watch peregrine falcons nesting on Alcatraz Island live with this amazing NPS webcam feed
- British hiker hospitalized after being trampled by cows
- How not to go camping this summer: men film themselves leaping into pop-up tent on cliff edge
- Limited time deal: this super stylish Garmin watch has incredible battery life, and is going cheap at Amazon today
May 2
- Crocs and Marmot team up to put a new twist on an old-school hiking shoe
- Use AllTrails? You can get the Calm meditation app free for three months – here's how
- Apple Watch Ultra 3 will be almost identical to previous watches, says industry expert
May 1
- Tranquilized mountain lion leaps over biologist and ricochets around canyon
- Get a sneaky extra Garmin badge by recording any activity today – here's how
- Casio launches new outdoor-ready G-Shock watches inspired by "rocks and stones left on the untouched earth"
- Price cut alert – Garmin Fenix 7 drops below £400 in rare deal at Amazon
- Watch nail-biting moment when orca swims right underneath paddleboarder