As a professional climber for 30 years and a longtime climbing coach, Lisa Rands has honed a 30-minute routine of stretches and conditioning exercises that help climbers stay healthy and balanced.

It's hot. And what's worse, it's humid.

If you've ever gone on a commercial rafting trip or picked up a soaked boater hitchhiking along the Ocoee River, you might have heard some confusing and/or incomprehensible slang.

With deft oar strokes, Bill Stranahan steered his high-prowed Clackacraft through the first set of shoals below the put-in.

Birding by ear can be difficult, which is why some enthusiasts come up with tricks for remembering those tweets.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people were forced to stay at home and away from work and school for months to help control the spread of the disease.

No other outdoor activity seems better suited to social distancing than horseback riding, as the size of a horse basically requires riders to stay at least 6 feet from one another.

With its vast network of rivers and creeks, the Tennessee Valley is a mecca for paddlers. Options abound. In fact, it can be a little overwhelming. Where does one begin? How does one find the put-ins, or check the gauge to ensure the river is navigable?

Welcome to the world of micro campers, where cozy, towable trailers weigh less than 1,500 pounds — meaning you can haul them with almost any car.

When choosing members for the McCallie School climbing team, coach Jake Altemas and his assistants analyze how the students fail.

Among all the endurance events in which Sydney and James Mason have competed - open water swims, triathlons, half-marathons - Sydney calls last October's SwimRun "the craziest of them all."

Binoculars and bird books in hand, each spring bird lovers from around the world flock to Nueces County, Texas, and its largest city, Corpus Christi, aka the Birdiest City in North America.

The 2020 edition of the annual Bike Ride Across Georgia will be starting from the top - of Lookout Mountain.

It's every hiker's nightmare and yet, simultaneously, every hiker's desire: to spot a bear on the trail.

About 20 years ago, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency launched an experiment.

You've probably heard of "runner's high," but what exactly is the cause of that? This is what happens to your body when you run.

Under a clear October sky, with the push of the year's first fall breeze, 330 cyclists pedaled on the open roads of the Sequatchie Valley early last month for a first-year ride that felt like anything but.

In mid-November, about two dozen adventurers will line up to roam the woods around Suck Creek in a checkpoint-to-checkpoint race through the Tennessee River Gorge.

Being able to identify plants and flowers takes time, says Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center nursery manager Scott Smith.

Trips for Kids Chattanooga has taken a variety of forms over the years, from a weeklong summer camp in partnership with Girls Inc. to a three-month after-school program with students from East Lake Elementary.

Fishing gets really good about the time the leaves are done falling in the mountains of east Tennessee.

Last winter, Marquette, Michigan, received a record 200-plus inches of snow.

Skin-to-the-wind season may be over, but cool weather doesn't have to cost you all your summer paddling gains.