A photographer in Iceland captured intense footage of the volcano currently erupting on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Get the latest here.

VF Corporation said customers can still shop at retail stores and order online, but its “ability to fulfill orders is currently impacted.”  

Colorado is the latest state to reintroduce wolves. After years of planning, wildlife officials released five gray wolves.

It’s pretty rare to hear about a deer attack, but for the second time this year, Colorado officials are searching for a buck that attacked a woman.

Yosemite National Park will bring back a reservation system for vehicles in 2024 to help combat overcrowding and traffic.

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.

As 2023 comes to a close, we’re taking a look back on the influential trends, moments, and more that shaped this year in the outdoors.

Alex Honnold, the biggest name in climbing, is going viral on TikTok with a hilarious response to another video.

The saga of the Mexican wolf on the run has another update. According to the FWS, a team of biologists has once again captured Wolf 2754. 

Wildlife officials in Colorado say a charismatic bighorn sheep got trapped on the roof of a home and needed some help.