What's a brilliant woman like this doing in a rough-and-tumble sport like downhill mountain-bike racing? Trying to think her way to the top of the winner's podium, that's what.

New-school nomads pedal the singletrack of the ancients on the first mountain-biking trip to northern Mongolia

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Pristine beaches, bioluminescent bays, angelfish-mobbed coral, and incoming artillery fire

The Pacific Rim's most explosive endurance sport combines speed, pain, and ancient tradition

Some of the most innovative boats ever built prepare for the fiercest race in sailing history

Two-wheel trekking through the Baja backcountry

A gusty adventure in the wilds of Patagonia, both on bike and very suddenly off.

The Chiricahua Mountains are as rugged and diverse as the Galápagos but have one big advantage: They're right here at home.

Escaping the artistes and poseurs on the singletrack of San Miguel

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