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On July 23, Michael Phelps is scheduled to hit the ocean to race against one of its biggest predators: a great white shark. The showdown on Discovery Channel sets out to reveal who is the true king of the water. It’s being billed as “Great Gold vs. Great White.” It also may be the only heavyweight showdown to rival Mayweather-McGregor. The promo trailer—just unveiled by Discovery Channel—pumps up the “shark vs....

Things got hairy between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. Nazem Kadri of the Maple Leafs and Sharks center Joe Thornton got into it immediately after the game’s opening face off. During the scuffle, Kadri’s hands got tangled in Thornton’s famously majestic beard and came away with a fistful of fur. 8 Beard-Growing Rules for Newbies Read article In a bit of good news, the section of beard made its way back to the Shark’s bench where it could be used as a souvenir, according to CBS....

The act itself is one thing. Years spent dreaming, training, planning, visualizing: They all reduce to pure reflex. At the transition to freefall, the world shrinks. In that final moment of commitment to the drop – and its potentially fatal consequences – only one person is truly engaged. Keeping a waterfall descent this big a secret, however, is a whole other matter. When two young paddlers recently made a return run at the largest waterfall ever successfully paddled in a kayak, there were a lot more people involved....

Any skier worth their road salt has dreamed of owning his or her own ski area. Seriously, who hasn’t imagined a day with no lift lines, no fancy ticket scanners and fresh tracks from daylight to twilight? A little extra cash can buy you more private powder turns than you ever imagined. Photo: Max Kramer/Unsplash Then, of course, reality sets in, and we realize we don’t have an extra $50 million lying around to buy up our favorite ski hill....

All Photos: Courtesy of Liz Sampey. When pro adventure athlete and expedition mountain biker Liz Sampey recently shared some of her all-time favorite rides, we took her epic suggestions to heart. And just to put things into perspective, Sampey recently completed a 500-mile bikepacking/packrafting expedition in Alaska with teammate Shane Hutton — and lived to tell about it. “Both Shane and I had only learned to paddle whitewater a month prior to this trip and it definitely took all our skills and strength to navigate these huge, remote glacial rivers,” Sampey told ASN....

It’s not everyday that one gets to see a bald eagle in the wild. And it’s not everyday that one has a bald eagle steal fish from your boat. But that’s exactly what happened when Ashton Phillips was on a fishing trip last Friday at Rugged Point Lodge in Kyuquot, on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island. And he happened to get the incredibly rare occurrence on video, too. As Phillips told CTV News, “I saw this one eagle kind of circling and it was along the shoreline, so I took my camera out to snap a picture of it....

Words and Photos by David Jackson Standing under the guise of a looming tower and silenced by the horn of an impatient car, Mike Ranta thanked the vendor for his hot dog. “This is awesome!” The modern voyageur beamed as he loaded the dog down with toppings. “I wish they had hot-dog stands in the bush, eh!” He laughed before biting. Looking around and considering the vast network of subway tunnels and busses he would soon navigate, Ranta looked into the hollow lights of Toronto....

For hardcore paddlers, the Colorado River might as well end where the current dies out after the Grand Canyon. I confess to being part of that crowd . . . until this past March. A friend suggested spending some of spring break paddling canoes below Hoover Dam, downstream of Las Vegas. I’m open to possibility and was more than willing to escape the tyranny of the snow shovel in Montana. I spent a few days pondering excuses but couldn’t come up with anything plausible, so we met in mid-March at a campsite off Lake Mead to gear up....

Even if you’re not the type of person who takes selfies on the regular, you can probably tell the difference between a good one and a bad one. And let’s face it: We all envy that one friend whose selfies are consistently on-point. Luckily for those who can’t seem to master the art of the selfie, computer scientists at the University of Waterloo have created an app that can save your Instagram feed, one flattering selfie at a time....

Even if you don’t smoke weed, you’ve probably heard of at least one side effect of using cannabis: the “munchies”—an intense hunger that seems to only be satiated by pizza rolls, potato chips, cookies, and any variation of processed, unhealthy food. And by that logic, regular marijuana use should make you fat, right? But like many misconceptions about cannabis, this is another one that isn’t so cut and dry. Weed doesn’t necessarily make you fatter....

There are some classic staples when it comes to gifting during the holidays. Clothing is always being gifted, but some fashion choices might not be right for some folks. But you can’t go wrong with getting that guy in your life a nice new dress shirt. Especially when the shirt is as good looking and well made as the Commuter Dress Shirt at Rhone. Wearing a dress shirt may not be an everyday occurrence for most, but you should have a good dress shirt or two in your collection to break out when the need arises....

All Photos by Andy Cochrane. One of the real outdoor gems of California (along with places like Yosemite, Big Sur, Giant Sequoias, or Lake Tahoe) is Highway 395 and the BLM land that surrounds it. The 395 is a two-lane state highway that runs north-south along the Eastern Sierra, adjacent to what John Muir called the “Range of Light.” The area around it is definitively unique with some of the tallest and most rugged peaks in the country, a string of hot springs, various high droesert ecosystems, and enough empty BLM land to easily get lost....

The road to Matthew McConaughey’s Best Actor win at the Academy Awards for Dallas Buyers Club started when the actor decided to take more control of his career. After a string of romantic comedies that didn’t perform well at the box office or with critics, McConaughey took a step back from working for a couple years. Matthew McConaughey Is Reinventing Himself—Again Read article McConaughey turned down lots of scripts, before returning with a dramatic role in The Lincoln Lawyer....

No tobacco is used, but this recipe is meant to evoke pipe tobacco, explains Kevin Peterson, co-owner of Castalia, a fragrant cocktail bar in Detroit. (By day, it’s a fragrance store. By night, it converts in an 18-seat craft cocktail bar). In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies “The rum and molasses bitters provide depth and sweetness, and the rye gives it a bit of bite,” Pearson says....

Finally, an actual incentive to show up at the airport early. Roam Fitness, created by founders Cynthia Sandall and Ty Manegold, is the first fitness company to open gyms past airport security where, let’s face it, we could most use it. While there is only one current facility at Baltimore Washington International Airport, the company has plans to expand its gym to over 20 U.S. airports in the next 5 years....

New Orleans’ most famous cocktail now has an official Big Easy home, where you can learn about (and drink) its history in a gorgeously restored, 200-year-old space. The Sazerac House buildings (there are two, which recently had their grand opening) are located on the corner of Canal and Magazine Streets, just a few hundred yards from the original 1850 Sazerac Coffee House—the site where the Sazerac Cocktail was first introduced and the company was born....

Just in time for the rainy season, Saks Fifth Avenue has these amazing Cole Haan waterproof leather boots on sale, marked down to incredible savings. Normally priced at $320, right now you can get them on your feet for the mind-blowing price of just $192. Saks always has a great selection of stylish men’s boots. But right now during the Sneak Peek Sale, you can take 40 percent off a slew of great gear at Saks....

By now, you’ve probably seen footage of Kai Lenny’s latest feat of surfing sorcery. But in case you missed it, the Maui local air dropped 20 feet down the face of an absolute monster wave at Peahi. Not to mention, this was on a day when the 2018 Jaws Challenge – part of the WSL’s Big Wave Tour – was cancelled because the waves were too big. In this clip, Lenny recounts that epic moment and shares how his past waterman experience – including standup paddling – helped prepare him for that day....

Outside the South African township of Waterval Boven, 160 miles northeast of Johannesburg, the Elands River plummets some 230 feet over red sandstone cliffs. It’s a natural wonder—but also ground zero of one of the world’s emerging climbing hot spots. Adventurers worldwide travel here to ascend the wall. But for 26-year-old pro climber Sasha DiGiulian, the striking 12b route is just a warmup. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies...

Interview by Tyler Williams // Portraits by Scott Sady Julie Munger has been a prominent figure in the world of river-running for nearly four decades. Today, she teaches river rescue and wilderness medicine courses to Coast Guard personnel, Fish and Game officers, firefighters, and river guides through her company, Sierra Rescue. But it was a long road to attain the expertise she now shares. “I cried for a week,” she says of her first kayak class as a teenager on the American River....