Nick Heil
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I Missed Bars. So I Built One in My Own Backyard.
During a hot and lonely summer, I grabbed my tools and created an outdoor watering hole to entertain friends—at a safe distance, of course! This may be the best idea I’ve ever had. → Read More
Kilian Jornet Has a New Book on His Epic Everest Quest
In 'Above the Clouds,' the world’s greatest ultrarunner recounts the lifelong effort that led him to the tallest mountain on earth → Read More
There Are No Winners with 'The Biggest Loser'
The new 'Biggest Loser' wants us to believe that the journey of transformation is internal and individual, that we can shape our bodies to our will. But what if it's not us we need to transform but the world we've built? → Read More
The Tequila Lover's Guide to Whiskey
A self-described tequila snob on why he's adding whiskey to his backcountry repertoire. → Read More
This Company Will Tell You How Well You're Aging
Personalized information provided by the Elysium Index can, the company asserts, can help us better evaluate, prevent, and delay age-related health issues like disease. → Read More
Should You Be Monitoring Your Blood Sugar?
Blood glucose monitoring for performance is becoming more common. → Read More
The Tragedy on Howse Peak
In April, alpinists David Lama, Jess Roskelley, and Hansjörg Auer went silent during a harrowing expedition in Canada. The climbing community mobilized, first for a search and then for a memorial. In the wake of the tragedy, writer Nick Heil examines the motives of cutting-edge climbers and wonders: How close should we stand to our own mortality to feel alive? → Read More
Zwift Already Transformed Indoor Training. What's Next?
Five years in, the virtual cycling and running game has acquired massive investment capital, thousands of daily players, and a professional bike-racing league. The platform has changed the way we run and ride. → Read More
The Indiana Jones of Climate Science
Five years after he famously Facebooked his way to rescue from a Himalayan crevasse, scientist and climber John All is back on Mount Everest, looking for answers about how global warming is affecting the highest peaks on earth → Read More
Our 5 Best Homemade Margarita Recipes
The margarita recipes to end all margarita recipes. → Read More
Kilian Jornet Breaks the 24-Hour Uphill Ski Record
Spaniard Kilian Jornet has posted a new 24-hour uphill-skiing record—an absurd 78,274 feet → Read More
The Ultimate Moab Travel Guide
This small town in southeastern Utah has come into its own as one of America’s great multisport destinations. Here’s how to make the most out of a visit, from pedaling its world-class singletrack to hiking its famed national parks to rafting the Colorado River. → Read More
An In-Bounds Avalanche at Taos Buried Two People
Around 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, a large in-bounds avalanche buried two skiers on Kachina Peak, at Taos Ski Valley, in northern New Mexico. → Read More
Are Kilian Jornet's Speed Records Too Good to Be True?
The Spanish ultra-athlete has spent the past decade crushing a generation of elite rivals and redefining the limits of human endurance. But when he notched back-to-back speed ascents of Everest in 2017, critics pounced on the claims. Nick Heil heads to Norway to find out if Jornet is truly superhuman, or just the latest hero whose story is too good to be true. → Read More
Blame Your Junk Food Cravings on Your Unhealthy Brain
Raise your hand if you can relate to this scenario: You pull a fresh pint of Ben and Jerry’s from the freezer, intending to enjoy a couple of bites. Twenty minutes later, you’re lolling on the couch, empty carton on the floor, second-guessing your life choices. → Read More
Fatmap Is Like Google Earth (on Steroids) for Hikers
Dozens of apps provide mapping, GPS navigation, topographic data, and other tools to find your way around the outdoors, but none offer the kind of three-dimensional depth and detail of Fatmap. Think Google Earth, but with five times the resolution, offline functionality, and detailed route info. → Read More
Dave Asprey Wants to Make the Gym Bulletproof
Dave Asprey believes that biohacking can rocket your body and mind to peak performance. His Bulletproof diet zoomed into the mainstream, his Bullet-proof coffee has everyone quaffing butter, and his Bulletproof books fly off the shelves. Now Bulletproof Labs is out to hack, well, everything. → Read More
The Science of Sweet
Two new books break down how sugar is killing us—and who is to blame → Read More
Fatigue Is All in Your Head
New research shows that perceptions of fatigue and pain stop us from hitting our physical limits long before our bodies do. Can athletes train their brains to reach unheard-of levels of peak performance? → Read More
Why Mindfulness Is Your New Secret Weapon
You’ve heard that Kobe Bryant meditates, and that most pro athletes perform their best while in a flow state. But what does that mean, and how do you get there? Three new books attempt to demystify the cloudy world of mindfulness training. → Read More