Here is a look at the 10 most popular Outdoors.com stories in 2023, plus some great ones you may have missed.

Every year, people do amazing things in the great outdoors. Getting away from society and into the wilderness is always an incredible opportunity to get to know yourself better. It’s also a way to push yourself past your own self-imposed limits. When we go outdoors, we learn two things at once—how small we are in relation to the world, and how we are inextricably a part of it. 

It’s an incredible feeling to be the first recorded person to do something amazing. It’s equally incredible to attempt something difficult, overcome obstacles, and—whether or not you accomplish what you set out to do—find yourself somewhere new and exciting. The most amazing part of this year has been the human stories that emerge from our outdoor culture and the people that make it up. 

Here are a few of those stories, those people outdoors, that we’d like to celebrate in our Outdoors people of the year list as 2023 comes to a close.

A new narrative is emerging in mountain biking where girls and women participate, excel, and redefine the sport’s boundaries.

If you’re a runner looking to add variety to your training, backcountry skiing is a great choice. Read on to find out how to incorporate it.

The latest clip from team Red Bull brings viewers on a whitewater kayaking trip through a glacier and down a massive waterfall.

A new video shared on Instagram this week shows the 132-foot world record for diving. The jump is called a death dive.

There’s definitely more than one viral video on social media of an unbelievably high rope swing. Here’s how you can do it.

Tony Hawk helped bring skateboarding to the mainstream in the ‘90s, and now he’s focused on getting more kids skateboarding than ever before.

Al Blaschke successfully topped the world record for skydiving on Monday by tandem jumping at 106 years old.

A professional mountain biker decided to leave the dirt behind and instead bomb down a set of stairs in Hong Kong.