Outdoors

Meet the DIY girl gang taking downhill skating to new heights
Skate

Meet the DIY girl gang taking downhill skating to new heights

With the release of a new film about their quest to shred the Pontiac Mountains, we spoke with world-ranking skateboarder Jenny Schauerte about the fearless group of thrill-seekers who call themselves the Woolf Women.

Written by: Zoya Raza-Sheikh

Sam Lee performs an experimental symphony of beats and birdsong
Odes to Nature with On the Edge

Sam Lee performs an experimental symphony of beats and birdsong

Folk musician Sam Lee creates a unique outdoor performance using found natural sounds in Odes to Nature, a new Huck film series in collaboration with On the Edge.

Written by: Alex King

Poet Amani Saeed meditates on overcoming her fear of the outdoors
Odes to Nature with On the Edge

Poet Amani Saeed meditates on overcoming her fear of the outdoors

Using found natural sounds in an intimate outdoor performance, poet Amani Saeed seeks reconnection with the Earth in Odes to Nature, a new Huck film series in collaboration with On the Edge.

Written by: Alex King

Poet Suli Breaks interrogates our relationship with nature
Odes to Nature with On the Edge

Poet Suli Breaks interrogates our relationship with nature

The further we stray away from nature, the harder it is to feel human, argues poet Suli Breaks in his experimental film for Odes to Nature, a new Huck collaboration with On the Edge.

Written by: Alex King

The deaf climber creating space for everyone in the mountains
Outsiders Project

The deaf climber creating space for everyone in the mountains

A new film from Berghaus reveals how Scottish climber Morag Skelton is sharing her experiences to inspire other d/Deaf people to embrace mountaineering.

Written by: Huck

It's time for skateboarding's environmental reckoning
Skate

It's time for skateboarding's environmental reckoning

Skateboarding is heavily dependent on carbon-hungry concrete, but could a cement-free alternative and a focus on skate-friendly cities help reduce its impact?

Written by: Sam Haddad

Photos celebrating indigenous Bolivian women in extreme sports
Photography

Photos celebrating indigenous Bolivian women in extreme sports

Photographer Celia D. Luna documents skaters, wrestlers and mountain climbers who also identify as 'cholitas' – a once derogatory term for indigenous women who endured decades of discrimination, but have come to represent an integral part of Bolivian national identity.

Written by: Isaac Muk

Brutal portraits showing the realistic side of pro-wrestling
Photography

Brutal portraits showing the realistic side of pro-wrestling

Photographer Michael Watson explains how his candid backstage images capture the raw energy and larger than life personalities of some of wrestling's biggest stars.

Written by: Sean Neumann

Inside the world of football’s unsung heroes: the referees
Film

Inside the world of football’s unsung heroes: the referees

To mark the release of a new documentary following a diverse group of grassroots match officials in the UK, we spoke to two of its featured voices: aspirational family man Nigel Owen, and Lucy Clark, the world’s first openly trans referee and founder of all-trans football club TRUK United.

Written by: Jake Hall

90s skate prodigy Brandon Turner on addiction and recovery
Skate

90s skate prodigy Brandon Turner on addiction and recovery

Living the dream soon turned into a nightmare for skater Brandon Turner. Yet Turner eventually found a route to recovery and redemption through skateboarding.

Written by: Miss Rosen

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