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BANDED TOGETHER • After guitarist and spinal cord injury survivor Eric Howk joined the rock group Portugal. The Man, his bandmates found a way to make the experience accessible for him. Now they want to do the same for their fans.

HEAD START • Pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis has the physical prowess to break world records, but the secrets to his success are more mindful.

COLD-WEATHER FRIENDS • A new film shows a group of athletes tackling Iceland’s beautiful, brutal landscape together—and confronting some more harrowing challenges upon returning home.

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FORAGING FOR INSPIRATION • The innovative Icelander on being inspired by mushrooms—and forging her own unique path through the music industry.

DOIN’ IT FOR KICKS • Rapper Lupe Fiasco shares the soundtrack to his lifelong martial arts journey.

TIME FLIES • Pro snowboarder Ben Ferguson embarks on the next phase of his career with Fleeting Time, a new film that’s one of the most talked-about snowboarding movies of the year.

Unfinished Business • When trials-riding master Danny MacAskill started filming an ambitious edit dedicated to the city of San Francisco, little did he know it would take five years to get it in the bag. But, says the Scot, the blood, sweat and tears were worth it.

Snow Daze • Adventure photographer Adam Clark has traveled the world following big-mountain freeskiers. Here he shares a collection of exultant images that capture raw wilderness and the joy of playing in the snow.

DOUBLING DOWN • Twins Hugo and Ross Turner are seasoned adventurers with everyman appeal and a can-do attitude that sees them take on challenges on land, sea and in the air. There’s only one rule for all their varied expeditions: They do them together.

MISSION POSSIBLE • Hazardous and hard to reach, the Poles of Inaccessibility (POIs) are located at the most distant point from any surrounding coastlines. The Turner twins are hunting at least nine of these remote POIs in the pursuit of scientific discovery and life-changing adventures.

ADVENTURE GUINEA PIGS • As identical twins (created when a single fertilized egg splits in two), Hugo and Ross Turner have identical DNA but different attributes—like glucose levels and gut microbiomes—due to nature, nurture, diet and exercise. Experts at King’s College London’s Department of Twin Research conduct experiments to see how their identical bodies react to different stimuli.

Squad Goals • When German motorhead Irene Kotnik founded the biker community Petrolettes, she just wanted a space to be with her friends. Now the Petrolettes Festival is Europe’s biggest women’s motorcycle event, uniting bikers from around the world for three days of liberating, full-throttle sisterhood.

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A HUT WITH A VIEW • Earn your turns without sleeping in the snow. Dial up your next backcountry skiing adventure by cozying up inside one of these four idyllic cabins.

TRAIN LIKE A PRO “I’M NOT SCARED OF THE UNKNOWN” • World champion Natalia Grossman reveals how she trains to conquer climbing’s toughest walls.

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LIVE IN THE PRESENT • There’s nothing wrong with practical holiday gifts, but there’s something very right about these objects of desire.

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