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Selfie Control • FEMALE ADVENTURE ATHLETES HAVE TAKEN CHARGE OF THEIR NARRATIVES THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. THAT’S SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE—EVEN IF YOU THINK THOSE SEXY BIKINI PICS SEND THE WRONG MESSAGE.

Deep Cuts • EXPLORING THE OCEAN FLOOR WITH AN URCHIN HUNTER

Endless Forms Most Beautiful • MEET THE METICULOUS SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATOR WHO PAINTS PUBLIC WALLS TO GET PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT MIGRATORY SPECIES

Art for the Anthropocene • THREE ARTISTS FIND SURPRISING NEW WAYS TO EXPLORE MANKIND’S ROLE IN OUR CHANGING ENVIRONMENT

You Won’t Want to Leave • THE WORLD’S BEST LOGES HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON UNAPARALLELED ACCESS TO VAST WILDERNESS, SOARING PEAKS, AND EMPTY COASTLINES, WE ROUNDED UP A FEW OF OUR FAVORITES, PLUS FOUR DON’T-,ISS NATIONAL PARK CLASSICS, TIME TO CHECK IN.

Down in the District • WASHINGTON, D.C., HAS SURPRISINGLY ACCESSIBLE ADVENTURES—IF YOU KNOW WHERE TO LOOK

TOMORROWLAND • THANKS TO NEW MATERIALS AND MAJOR LEAPS IN ENGINEERING, THE GEAR OF THE FUTURE HAS ARRIVED

Small Wonders • PERSONAL ELECTRONICS GET TINIER AND MORE CAPABLE

Happier Meals • CHOP WITH PRECISION, HYDRATE LIKE A MASTER, AND WIN AT DINNER (EVEN IN THE BACKCOUNTRY)

Fancy Free • INNOVATIVE TOOLS THAT OFFER PERFORMANCE BOOSTS WITHOUT UNNECESSARY EXTRAS

Dress to Impress • SUIT UP IN THIS YEAR’S MOST ADVANCED PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS

The New Rules of Healthy Living • From virtual-reality meditation to infrared saunas, these are the latest innovations and insights for improving your well-being

The Human Experiment • BEN GREENFIELD HAS RADICAL IDEAS FOR LIVING HEALTHY. THE THING IS, MOST OF THEM WORK.

THE INNER LIVES OF Obsessed • Filmmaker ELIZABETH CHAI VASARHELYI doesn’t climb, but her determination to shine a light on what drives extreme mountaineers produced two of the best adventure documentaries of the past decade—Meru and the new Free Solo, both of which were shot by her husband, climber-photographer Jimmy Chin. LISA CHASE finds out how she cracked the bro code and transformed what could have been humble climbing porn into Oscar bait.

do who that voodoo • Athletes and adventurers use rituals to get ready for big moments—whether it’s wearing a new pair of socks on summit day or bouncing the tennis ball exactly seven times before bashing a serve. Does it work? STEVEN KOTLER explores the cutting edge of of black magic, to neuroscience, plus a little bit find out.

Professional Athlete Rituals

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DAN IN REAL LIFE • As America wrestles with high rates of suicide among military personnel and veterans, outdoor programs have been offered up as a promising treatment. Dan Sidles seemed like the ideal candidate: an Iraq War vet who suffered from PTSD, he tried to find a renewed sense of purpose through climbing and mountaineering. Ultimately, it wasn’t enough. BRIAN MOCKENHAUPT explores the final years of a tortured friend.

THE SOUL OF A NEW POLE • FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, TRIBAL CHIEF AND ARTIST ROY VICKERS WAS OBSESSED WITH A TOTEM POLE THAT WAS TAKEN FROM A REMOTE NATIVE VILLAGE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. HE DECIDED TO MAKE A REPLICA, AND ALL HE NEEDED WAS WILL, SKILL, AND A 17,500-POUND TREE.

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