Frederick Dreier

Boulder

Articles Editor at Outside Magazine

Ski, run, bike, read, eat, repeat. Articles Editor at @OutsideMagazine. Former EIC at @VeloNews

Articles

Europe's Most Famous Travel Guide Shares His Tips for Exploring the World

1 week ago | outsideonline.com | Frederick Dreier

New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you. Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! Subscribe today. For more than four decades, Steves has guided Americans through the art, food, and culture of Europe, first with his bestselling guidebooks, then as host of his long-running PBS show, Rick Steves' Europe. But lately, the seventy-year-old travel expert has fallen for a different kind of journey: long-distance hiking.
Looking for a Campsite? Hipcamp Now Has Half a Million to Choose From.

2 weeks ago | outsideonline.com | Frederick Dreier

I was flummoxed, frustrated, and frantic. It was the spring of 2024, and like millions of Americans, I was searching for a campsite ahead of Memorial Day Weekend. I opened several dozen web browser windows on my laptop and pinged between websites like Recreation.gov, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, a regional RV resort finder, and yes, even Google Maps. If only there was an easier way to do this, I thought.
We Answer Your Questions About the World's Highest Peak

2 weeks ago | outsideonline.com | Ben Ayers |Frederick Dreier

Mount Everest holds a special aura for hardcore climbers and casual fans of the sport alike. Every year, the world's highest peak attracts several hundred climbers who attempt to reach the top. But not everyone is familiar with the dynamics on the mountain, the guiding industry, or even the route to the top. Below, we answer a handful of familiar questions that we often receive from readers (and also Outside editors) about Mount Everest. Do you have a question about Mount Everest?
Mount Everest, Sagarmatha, or Chomolungma? We Dive Into the Naming Debate on the Roof of the World.

3 weeks ago | outsideonline.com | Frederick Dreier

New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you. Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! Subscribe today. Want to stay up on Outside's 2025 Everest Season coverage? Sign up for our Outside: Dispatches from Everest newsletter. What name should we call the world's highest peak? In this week's Dispatches from Everest video, Ben Ayers dives into the simmering debate over this topic.
The Debate Over Mount Everest’s Name

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Frederick Dreier

Pakistan said Chinese fighter jets were used to respond to military strikes by India and that it has kept Beijing fully informed of its action as …
National Parks Face "Extreme" Cuts Under the Proposed 2026 Federal Budget

4 weeks ago | backpacker.com | Frederick Dreier

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. The National Park Service will lose almost 40 percent of its annual funding and surrender an undetermined amount of federally-run parks to state control-if the White House's plans for 2026 come to fruition.
National Parks Face “Extreme” Cuts Under the Proposed 2026 Federal Budget

1 month ago | outsideonline.com | Frederick Dreier

The National Park Service will lose almost 40 percent of its annual funding and surrender an undetermined amount of federally-run parks to state control—if the White House’s plans for 2026 come to fruition. On Friday, President Donald Trump released his discretionary budget request for 2026, a 44-page document submitted to U.S. Congress that outlines how the government will allocate federal dollars next year. Included in the document are dramatic upheavals to the Park Service.
National Parks Face “Extreme” Cuts Under the Proposed 2026 Federal Budget

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Frederick Dreier

12 hours agoYellowstone’s colorful and diverse landscape has inspired artists for more than 150 years Yellowstone National Park’s paint palette is a vibrant collection of hues: deep purple and fiery red wildflowers, warm gold grasses, cool green sagebrush, and polychromatic geysers. It has inspired artists like …
What’s the Hardest Part of Getting to Mount Everest? Booking a Flight.

1 month ago | outsideonline.com | Frederick Dreier

The first leg of travel to reach Mount Everest Base Camp is sometimes the hardest. That’s what Outside correspondent Ben Ayers experienced earlier this week. In his latest Outside: Dispatches from Everest video, Ayers takes us inside the topsy turvy world of air travel in the Mount Everest region. Western tourists hoping to hike to the world’s tallest mountain first fly to Kathmandu.
Getting to and From Mount Everest Is Harder than You Think

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Frederick Dreier

1 day agoA commercial expedition is planning to take clients up the tallest mountain in the world in record time with the help of xenon gas. But some in the climbing and medical world worry whether the strategy is an unnecessary gamble. When Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary made their first successful …