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Yesterday, it was announced that the biannual Outdoor Retailer trade show—the largest trade show for the outdoor community — is moving to Denver, Colorado. This follows months of hunting for a new location after grappling with the show’s original home in Utah due to the state leaders’ outward hostility — and proposed bills to prove it — toward America’s public lands. “We received submissions from truly incredible outdoor cities — a testament to the strength of the outdoor community,” said Marisa Nicholson, Outdoor Retailer show director....

The ever-growing menagerie of emojis Apple unveils with every update doesn’t just make your daily conversations more colorful and graphic. It’s making it easier for medical professionals to gauge their patients’ quality of life. In fact, men and women with cancer prefer to use technology when expressing their emotional and physical well-being, according to new research from the Mayo Clinic. In the study, researchers recruited 115 patients with lymphoma and multiple myeloma....

If you’re still looking to beef up your fall and winter wardrobe, right now is the time to strike. During Macy’s Friends & Family Sale, you can take an extra 30 percent off hundreds of items in the men’s’ store. Many of the eligible items are already on sale, too. So the savings are even bigger. For example, right now you can get any of three Kenneth Cole boots for just $30....

If you’re like a lot of Americans, you’ve been doing all the right things to get in shape in 2020. Hitting the gym regularly, eating salads for lunch, biking to work, cutting out carbs, skipping dessert. There are a million ways to lose weight and usually, a combination of them is the best way to create that “calorie deficit,” so you’re burning more than you take in. But after all that hard work, the hardest part is yet to come: Keeping the weight off....

Ready for your next trip? Whether it’s for a weekend getaway or a business trip, packing your bag can be one of the toughest things to figure out. What’s the best way to get everything you need in there? If you’re stuffing everything in and hoping for the best, you might need a new way to go—but don’t worry, we’re here to help. In this video, Men’s Journal’s Fashion Editor, Kevin Breen shows you tips and find the best ways to make sure you can fit everything into your bag, all while making the experience a little easier....

The Olympic Peninsula isn’t your typical white-sand-beach vacation. Hidden in the northwest corner of the United States, Washington’s Olympic Peninsula is one of the most diverse and spectacular natural wonders on the continent. Complete with its own mountain range, rain forest, and untamed coastline, the Olympic Peninsula is just a few hours from the tech hub of Seattle, yet a world away. With much of its land protected within Olympic National Park and Native American land, the peninsula is home to wild secrets long left unchanged....

Let’s be completely honest with ourselves, most of us will never ride a 20-foot wave at Jaws or Mavericks. Heck, most of us will never ride a 15-foot wave when our favorite local spot is maxed out, but that’s not to say we can’t all learn something from the experiences that renowned big-wave riders like Greg Long and Danilo Couto have to share. Big waves or small, a little education can go a long way....

Alex Honnold has sparked a lot of interest lately in climbing with his adrenaline rush of a movie, ‘Free Solo.’ If you’re like many active viewers inspired by the movie and want to try your hand at climbing, you need a basic outline of what to expect before getting started. The indoor climbing gym is a far cry from ascending a rock wall minus the harness, like Honnold, but it can be a good introduction to the sport and a valuable gateway to many more adventures in climbing and mountaineering....

This story first appeared in TransWorld SNOWboarding. Words and photos by Taylor Boyd. We admittedly use this column loosely, and sometimes the rigs we feature are more elaborate, while others are relatively stock. Will Dennis’ is far from basic. The mobile living setup Will has created is a true custom build and serves as his full-time home. Based in Bend, Oregon, Will Dennis is part of the SnoPlanks crew and spends his days building custom wood and bamboo boards in the utopian town that lies at the foot of Mount Bachelor....

For many, taking a short jog down the sidewalk brings about nightmares of sore knees and the loud clunk of heavy footsteps. The constant pounding on the pavement and fear of injury forces tons of exercisers off the roads and onto the elliptical, where countless dreams of weight loss die inglorious deaths every March. Point is: As with any exercise, form is crucial to running properly. There’s more to it than just lacing up new shoes and putting one foot in front of the other....

Sometimes you just gotta pick up something for yourself. Life doesn’t have to just be worrying about work and such. You deserve to relax and hang out in style. You’d be hard-pressed to find something more relaxing and stylish than the Softsole Twin Gore Slip Ons at Minnetonka Moccasin. What’s great about the Softsole Twin Gore Slip Ons is that they are kinda great to wear in most situations. You aren’t going to wear them to a wedding or whatnot....

The gran fondo has blossomed into more than just cycling’s hottest trend. It’s a true testament of your endurance race (they’re all at least 75 miles long), and a stellar way to sightsee. Use these foolproof tips to conquer a gran fondo, then sign up for one of these top-rated races in the U.S. in 2017-2018. Levi’s Gran Fondo When: September 30 Where: Santa Rosa, CA Levi Leipherimer’s tour of this Sonoma Country route passes through ancient redwood forests and bucolic vineyards on its way to the NorCal’s rugged coastal Highway 1....

Simon Baker, best known for his work on The Mentalist, has been getting sent scripts for surf movies his entire career. But for Baker, who grew up riding some of the best waves in the world, none of those projects rang true to his experience. But then someone sent him Tim Winton’s novel Breath. The 65 Best Surf Spots in the World Read article “There were moments and feelings in the book that felt pulled from my own life,” says Baker, who decided to make the book’s film adaptation his directorial debut....

In addition to making over $3 billion at the global box office and earning three Oscars, James Cameron’s Avatar film also promoted positive messages around respecting nature and taking care of the environment. It’s something the self-proclaimed “child of hippies” takes to heart in his everyday living, having previously talked to Men’s Journal about his going vegan to help the environment by fighting off cows’ natural gas that pollutes the skies....

Even though our tap water is safer than many other nations’, there are more toxins spewing from your faucet than you think. According to the Environmental Working Group’s comprehensive new Tap Water Database, a compilation of 28 million water records from across the U.S., the vast majority us are drinking chemicals that could hurt us. Many of these contaminants are totally legal, yet have been linked to grave health issues such as cancer and developmental delays....

Anytime Laird Hamilton sits down for an interview, he typically reveals something of note. And Graham Bensinger typically gets high-profile athletes to talk about things that they previously may have been unwilling to discuss. So with Hamilton joining Bensinger for a recent episode of “In Depth With Graham Bensinger,” there’s quite a bit to dig into. The whole video interviews are worth a watch, and below we’ve pulled out a few of the more interesting ones....

This refreshing, mixed berry smoothie commands tons of flavor and plenty of nutrition, but only demands just three minutes of your time. Toss the ingredients in a blender and whip it together after a tough workout to replenish your muscles, and cool you down. For access to exclusive gear videos, celebrity interviews, and more, subscribe on YouTube! Makes 4 servings Prep time 5 min. Ingredients 3 cups frozen berry mix 2 cups water (or 1 cup water and 1 cup apple juice) 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt 2 scoops (1/2 cup) vanilla protein powder 2 Tbsp chia seeds 1/2 packet Stevia (optional)...

Instead of pasta, this dish uses lower-carb zucchini noodles. For more noodle alternatives, you can use spiralized carrots or cucumbers, or bean or quinoa noodles. Nutrition (per serving) Calories: 173; total fat: 4g; saturated fat: 0g; protein: 28g; carbohydrates: 8g; sugar: 4g; fiber: 2g; cholesterol: 60mg; sodium: 161mg Recipe and photo by Angie Asche M.S., R.D., L.M.N.T., owner of Eleat Sports Nutrition. For access to exclusive gear videos, celebrity interviews, and more, subscribe on YouTube!...

Robots were already hard at work doing crazy parkour backflips—and now one is passing along the 2018 Winter Olympics torch. That important task went to Hubo, a robot made by the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, who’s known for being able to use tools. Spotted via Inside the Games, the “humanoid robot” took the torch from Professor Dennis Hong, founding director of the Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory at UCLA....

After one day of search and rescue operations, French authorities have called off attempts to locate Pierre Agnes, the 54-year-old CEO of surf brand Quiksilver (now Boardriders as of late last year). Early on Tuesday morning, Agnes’s fishing boat, the “Mascaret III,” washed up on the shore of France’s west coast—empty. Promptly, a missing person’s report was claimed and the search for Agnes began. Helicopters, search boats, jet skis, and authorities on foot searched the four-mile stretch of sea between Agnes’s takeoff point and destination in an attempt to find any trace of the executive, but to no avail....