Stories

Featured Story
Recharging My Nosobos for Another Year of Adventure

Jenn Pharr Davis shares some thoughts on the upcoming hiking season and her newfound love for the Nosobo.

Atmospheric River Trip Report // Isaac Hull

Athlete Isaac Hull, Owen Doyle, James Shimizu, Gibson Kafsky, Jean-Mikel Etulain, Driscoll Larrow, Wyatt Doyle Location White Salmon, Washington Date December 8-19, 2025 Objective The primary objective with rainstorms is to put together the best day ever, which may include any...

Chile // Shane Simoneaux

In this trip report, Shane Simoneaux and friends take a kayaking trip to Chile that becomes so much more than the highlight reel.

Around the World with One Pair of Shoes

By Whitney “Allgood” La Ruffa Whitney “Allgood” LaRuffa is a long-distance hiking veteran with over 10,000 trail miles, including first thru-hikes of Washington and Oregon’s Chinook Trail and Blue Mountain Trail. As Founder of Black Dog Outdoors, Trail Community Manager...

BTS of The Smoke That Thunders

Astral is proud to support the award-winning short film The Smoke That Thunders by Caleb Roberts.The film documents Benny Marr’s highest known descent of the Zambezi River’s Minus Rapids, which are located at the base of Mosi-oa-Tunya, also known as Victoria Falls. Running the Minus Rapids at the highest...

Gift of Nature Sale

November 21 - December 8, 2025, give the Gift of Nature with 25% off site-wide.

1 2 3 … 28