PM Outdoor Adventures

Forget the overstuffed three-ring binder. Tablet computers are quietly taking over NFL locker rooms as the playbook of the 21st century.

These muscular sleds are powering a new breed of snow junkies—and a DIY take on heliskiing. They’re also igniting a cold war with skiers accustomed to having the mountain to themselves. We take a trip to try out the new style of the slopes.

Chris Southerly investigates the history that sits at the bottom of America's waters, including Queen Anne's Revenge, the flagship of the pirate Blackbeard, which lies off the coast of North Carolina.

It's Playoff time in the NFL, and while some teams will fight it out under the comfort of a dome, others will compete exposed to winter's wrath. But fear not, groundskeepers use all kinds of heat tech to keep players from freezing to death.

One hundred years ago today, Norwegian Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the bottom of the world. But for his competitor, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott, the race ultimately proved deadly.

One hundred years ago today, Roald Amundsen reached the south pole riding on a dogsled. But if you wanted to accomplish the same feat today, how would you do it? We called modern-day south pole explorers on their satellite phone to find out.

At a Callaway event in New York, The King meets Popular Mechanics in a testy, overdue reunion.

Tired of fad diets but still desiring to lose weight, PM tech contributor John Brandon turned to cold hard data, trying out the new wave of devices such as Nike+ and FitBit. Did it help him shed the pounds?

Football players going against an NFL defense face a confusing barrage of bodies flying in front of them. But a new Nike training system could improve a player’s in-game vision.

Wood, metal, composite materials—it doesn’t matter to Thomas Hosford, professional parts fabricator.

As a mechanical engineering student at MIT, Nate Ball helped to design the Atlas Power Ascender now used for mountain climbing, building scaling, and other uses.