Abe Streep
Outside Magazine
Laramie, WY, United States
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Patagonia Is Building Parks. Pay Attention.
As the U.S. battles over the fate of public lands, the Chilean government and Kristine Tompkins are doing something extraordinary down in Patagonia—setting aside millions of acres for stunning new national parks. And they aren't done yet. → Read More
The Tribes vs. Donald Trump
Ethel Branch, attorney general for the Navajo Nation, sits on a leather couch in a Salt Lake City production studio, sipping bottled water and keeping a close eye on the television screen. It’s December 4, 2017. She’s been waiting for this day for eight months. → Read More
Patagonia and the Federal Government Go Head to Head
Did Donald Trump "steal" public land when he shrunk two Utah national monuments on Monday? Depends on who you ask. → Read More
The Outdoor Industry's Protests Won't Save Public Lands
The outdoor industry has been a fierce advocate for the now-decimated national monument—but it may have been too little, too late. → Read More
Trump Plans to Shrink Bears Ears by 1.1 Million Acres
Documents obtained by Outside show that President Trump's Monday announcement will involve downsizing Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by nearly a million acres each. → Read More
Could Logging Reduce Wildfires?
One recent day, I found myself up near Seeley Lake, Montana, an empty vacation community. The air was, officially speaking, "hazardous," or, as an air quality specialist memorably put it, a "hideous brown spiral of misery and despair." → Read More
Montana's Wildfires Are Raging and Barely Contained
Wildfires have burned more than a million acres in the northern Rockies—and it could get even worse. → Read More
How Big Data Saved the Mountain Town
How does a town go from logging and livestock to bits and bytes? Tiny Prineville, Oregon, is finding out as huge data centers from Apple and Facebook transform the timber town into a recreational hub of mountain bikers and craft brewers. → Read More
Patagonia's Big Business of #Resist
The iconic brand has long been the conscience of the outdoor industry, forsaking hefty profits to do the right thing. Now the company is going to war against the Trump administration over protections for public land in a bid to become a serious political player—which happens to be very good for sales. → Read More
100 Ways to Save the World
This is a grim spring for those concerned about our warming planet. Last year was the hottest in recorded history, eclipsing 2015, which in turn beat out 2014. In December, climate scientists collectively freaked out after recording temperatures in the Arctic 36 degrees Fahrenheit above normal. This latest sign of global heat rash came just weeks after the election of a U.S. president who has… → Read More
Three Million Acres of Public Lands Are off the Market—For Now
The attacks started more quickly than anticipated. On January 3, 2017, the first day of the 115th United States Congress, the House of Representatives passed a resolution that changed the manner in which the government accounts for America’s vast publicly-owned estate. The provision, authored by Utah Republican Representative Rob Bishop, was part of a larger rules package that didn’t require… → Read More
The Small Town That Took on Big Coal— and Won
"We don’t do IOUs," says Routt County, Colorado's Republican treasurer. → Read More
One Startup’s Quest to Save Refugees With Virtual Reality
Virtual reality can transport people into disaster zones. One startup wants to use it to help save refugees. → Read More
Dave Morton Is Quitting Everest. Maybe. (It's Complicated.)
After two years of unimaginable tragedy, everyone from outfitters and Sherpas to would-be climbers and the Nepalese government is questioning the future of commercial mountaineering. And then there’s David Morton, a veteran guide who spent the past year asking: What happens when you try to leave the world’s most lucrative mountain forever? → Read More
Dave Morton Is Quitting Everest. Maybe. (It's Complicated.)
After two years of unimaginable tragedy, everyone from outfitters and Sherpas to would-be climbers and the Nepalese government is questioning the future of commercial mountaineering. And then there’s David Morton, a veteran guide who spent the past year asking: What happens when you try to leave the world’s most lucrative mountain forever? → Read More
These Milk Carton Things May Save California from Drought
They may not bring rain, but they could help us better use the water we have. → Read More
The Tricky Ethics of the Lucrative Disaster Rescue Business
When disaster strikes, the private crisis-response firm Global Rescue gets you out alive---if you can afford it. → Read More
The New Adventure Library
The best stories aren't just on paper anymore. Our (totally subjective) ranking assembles the millenium's new classics. → Read More
Nepal’s Aid System Is Broken. So These Lifesavers Hacked It
The Yellow House group is an ad hoc effort that cropped up to deliver aid to the quake’s hardest-hit areas quickly and without much fuss. → Read More
Can Kumi Naidoo Make Greenpeace Relevant Again?
Human-rights superhero Kumi Naidoo has a tough assignment: lead Greenpeace into 21st-century relevance. But after a year that saw activists lionized (imprisoned in Putin's jails) and then vilified (unfurling a banner on Peru's ancient Nazca lines), can he save the day? → Read More