Outside USA - September 2019

Outside Magazine Contents

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ADVENTURE

2019

PHOTOGRAPH BY Thomas Prior

PLUS: 52 Exposure Adventure Photography:

The behind-the-scenes stories of some of our favorite shots.

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Wants to Tell

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The explorer’s crossing of

Antarctica put him in the

spotlight. His skill in presenting

himself to audiences hungry for

vulnerable heroes will keep him

there. BY TIM NEVILLE

61 Up Next: How climate

change is disrupting wilderness

exploration, opening up

some places and shutting

down others.

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Features

6 2 The Island

of No Return

In 2018, John Allen Chau

traveled to a remote speck

of sand and jungle in the

Indian Ocean, attempting to

convert one of the world’s

last uncontacted tribes to

Christianity. ALEX PERRY

pieces together the life and

death of a young adventurer

driven by unshakable faith.

73 Up Next: Disabled

military veteran Kirstie Ennis

makes a bid for the Explorers

Grand Slam.

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As the plastics crisis spirals

out of control, an unlikely

collection of executives and

environmentalists set sail

for the North Atlantic Gyre

in a desperate attempt to

find common ground.

BY ROWAN JACOBSEN

82 Up Next: Drag queen

Pattie Gonia is transforming

the outdoor industry.

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of the Light

Last spring, alpinists David

Lama, Hansjörg Auer, and

Jess Roskelley were killed on

Howse Peak. In the wake of the

tragedy, NICK HEIL wonders:

How close should we stand to

our own mortality to feel alive?

91 Up Next: Nirmal Purja

chases a speed record on the

world’s tallest mountains.