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OutdoorsFresh Tracks, Flintlock Rifles
Trying to kill venison in wintry north Pennsylvania is hard. Doing it with a weapon invented 400 years ago can be an exercise in futility.
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OutdoorsHow To Load and Fire A Black Powder Rifle
To use a flintlock rifle effectively, one must become a master at two processes that are at first clumsy and arduous: loading and firing.
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OutdoorsUpland Hunting in the Pheasant Capital of the World
Matthew Ankeny sets out to frigid plains of South Dakota to hunt the state bird and bring some meat home for dinner.
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OutdoorsSolitude and Camaraderie on a South Dakota Pheasant Hunt
The solitude of the fields and the camaraderie of the hunt, all set in the backdrop of the snow-laden landscape of South Dakota.
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OutdoorsA Sportsman’s Guide to the World’s Hunting Destinations
The best hunting destinations from around the world pair great game and beautiful country with creature comforts more fitting for the top of the food chain.
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OutdoorsThe Best Snowboards of 2015 for Any Rider
Six snowboards perfect for different types of riding, whether you’re heading to the Alaskan backcountry, your local mountain or the streets of downtown Salt Lake City.
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OutdoorsPhoto Essay: Cat Boarding at Baldface Lodge
Baldface Lodge is the mecca for powder hounds with a passion for backcountry in its purest sense, boasting over 32,000 acres of unadulterated terrain and 500 inches of fresh throughout a typical season.
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OutdoorsHow Custom Skis Are Made
From the client evaluation to the material selection to the tedious labor, one thing’s clear: making custom skis requires patience and skill.
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OutdoorsClimbers Summit El Capitan, the World’s Hardest Climb
On January 14, after 19 straight days of clinging to Yosemite’s El Capitan, climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson successfully completed the first free ascent of the 5.14d Dawn Wall, widely considered the most difficult big wall rock climb in the world.
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OutdoorsTested: NuDown Mount Whitney Vest
NuDown, a small company based in Reno, Nevada, has an innovative new solution and it might just be better than down: air. Sometimes the best solution is the one that’s all around you.
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OutdoorsIs Tough Mudder’s Newest Obstacle Tear Gas?
Tough Mudder, which currently produces 150 events in 7 countries, will add 10 new obstacles, redesign its existing obstacles and launch a brand new event series called Urban Mudder.
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OutdoorsTested: Fischer Carbonlite Skate H-Plus
Most people don’t use high-end outdoor gear, like skis and bikes, to their fullest potential.
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OutdoorsThe Best Nordic Skiing Gear of 2015
Here’s the right cross-country ski gear — classic, skate and backcountry — to get you out the door and on the trail.
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OutdoorsA Classic Skier Learns to Skate
Having come of age during the classic era of cross-country skiing, I took a defiant view of skate skiing. Finally, this winter I decided to end my holdout and learn to skate.
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OutdoorsThe End of Ayers Rock?
Ayers Rock, a huge, flat sandstone summit in the middle of the Australian desert, draws huge crowds. But part of that tourism involves climbing over ground that the Anangu tribe, the owners of the land, consider sacred.
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OutdoorsGoing the Full 11 Miles on the Kalalau Trail
Will McGough explores the length of the Kalalau Trail, recently voted America’s best hiking trail by GP readers.
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OutdoorsExpedition Royale
This summer, GP’s Jason Heaton set out to dive five of Lake Superior’s most notable wrecks.