I posted a while back with some 'Gems' from Outside magazine that I thought the UKC audience might enjoy. I said I would post more as I came across them but haven't put anything up recently, mostly because there hasn't been a lot of good stuff. Unfortunately with Outside you have to wade through a lot of sh*te to get the occasional gem!
Anyway I had my latest issue through a couple of days back and have now reached critical mass and think it's worth posting up a new selection, and all y'all might have a few more minutes to read them as they are generally quite long reads. I've added a few that sprang to mind from editions passed too.
The newest edition had an editorial that started "Generally speaking, a u-shaped curve on a graph that tracks fatalities..." and then went on to talk about Cycling fatalities...proof of how far in advance these magazines are written - this was the MAY edition!
So here they are:
"I loved Bike Touring until I got paid to do it" self explanatory- https://www.outsideonline.com/2407239/bike-touring-dream-job-nightmare
My Father's SOS from the middle of the sea, echoes of Donald Crowhurst https://www.outsideonline.com/2360811/mayday-fathers-disappearance-pirates
A Rattle with Death, or why you should always wear steel shinpads when walking in the US https://www.outsideonline.com/2315436/surviving-rattlesnake-bite
The Yarnell Hill Fire, distressing account of the "Granite Mountain Hotshots" last fire, an insight into the terrifying and tragic world of US wildfire fighting https://www.outsideonline.com/1926426/19-true-story-yarnell-hill-fire
The Egg Thief, interesting article about the international market for raptor eggs, some of the action taking place in North Wales - https://www.outsideonline.com/2378786/egg-thief-jeffrey-lendrum-falcon
At Bottom Repeat At Bottom, deepest submersible excursions - https://www.outsideonline.com/2403988/victor-vescovo-five-deeps
Final Exam, the final exam for wannabe guides at the Ecole Nationale de Ski et Alpinisme - https://www.outsideonline.com/2405575/chamonix-mountain-guide-test-probatoi...
Inside Us Army Ranger School - https://www.outsideonline.com/2411895/army-ranger-school
Also the Horror Vault "A collection of the scariest, strangest, and most riveting tales we've ever published" be warned you can lose hours here - https://www.outsideonline.com/2356366/horror-vault