Bear Grylls is teaching essential survival skills to the world’s biggest celebrities on the second season of Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge (Sundays on National Geographic at 9/8c). This week, he’s meeting up with Benedict Cumberbatch on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Following the learning phase of their two-day adventure, which includes [...]
Guadalupe Peak, or Signal Peak, draws thousands of visitors each year thanks to its awe-inspiring vistas and challenging trails.
If you want a great hiking experience at Table Rock State Park, check out the Pinnacle Mountain Trail. Here’s why.
In the eighth and final episode of I Survived Bear Grylls, Season 2, the survivalist and toughest man on the planet is making sure whoever wins his contest really puts in the work to earn the $10,000 grand prize. “We’re about to find out if you’re as tough as you think you are,” Bear tells [...]
Week two of the Tour de France is in the books as the racers wrap up Stage 13 today. The race still has seven stages to go.
For some, this is an outdoor nightmare. An invasive 19-foot-long Burmese python was found and caught in Florida – setting a new record.
Joan Young (75) has hiked the 4,800-mile North Country National Scenic Trail—twice. Here is her firsthand account.
As the climate changes and certain parts of the world get wetter, hotter, and far more humid than usual, it brings an extra unpleasant side effect: More mosquitos. According to an analysis from Climate Central, most regions of the United States experienced an increase in the average number of mosquito days per year between 1979 [...]
Beginner climbers have a few simple rules to learn, and one of the most important rules that survival expert Bear Grylls follows is the “rule of three.” This means that you should have at least three points of contact with the rock face you’re climbing on, rather than relying on just one point of contact. [...]
On June 8, 1923, Bryce Canyon became a U.S. National Monument in order to “preserve the ‘unusual, scenic beauty, scientific interest, and importance.’” Established by President Harding, it was later updated to Utah National Park in 1924 and became Bryce Canyon National Park in 1928. Known as a stunning and beautiful fairyland with magnificent hoodoos, [...]
