Mike Kazimer is the cycling gear director for Outside, and has been entrenched in the mountain bike world for over 20 years. From crushing cardboard boxes as a shop grom to his current role as ...

Mountain building, also known as orogenesis, is a geological process that involves the formation and uplift of large, elevated landforms, known as mountains. The term "orogenesis" comes from Greek ...

Mountains have character. The continuous gentle, wavy hills and wide valleys of the Carpathians, Appalachians or lower parts of the Alps contrast strongly with the soaring peaks, ragged ridges and ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

The Cambridge Dictionary defines mountain biking as “the sport or activity of riding a mountain bike (= a bicycle for riding over hills and rough ground)”, which is good enough for me. Article over.

One hundred years ago, there was one basic bicycle type: frame, two wheels, narrow tyres, rim brakes, saddle, and handlebars. Nowadays, there are disc brakes, flat bars, knobby tyres, folding frames, ...

There are few visions of alternative living quite as intoxicating as the prospect of packing it all up and heading off into the wild. And at no time has this felt more persuasive than over the past ...