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FREQUENT FLYER • With a halfpipe showdown looming in Beijing, Maddie Mastro is ready to soar.

TRAIL THERAPY • For this ultrarunner, running from Mexico to Canada in the fastest time ever recorded was not just an extreme physical challenge—it was part of a healing process.

WATER DANCE

ALPINE AIR LINE

PUTTING IT ALL IN THE MIX • Basketball prodigy, karate black belt, zookeeper, global house-music producer—Ashibah proves you can be a jack-of-all-trades and a master of one.

SOUNDS SUBLIME • Jack Antonoff—pop music’s hottest producer—reveals four songs in rock history he wishes he’d produced.

Crowning Achievement • With a fifth world title and an Olympic gold medal, Carissa Moore is firmly in the conversation of who is the greatest surfer of all time. What else does the Champ have to prove?

Over the Top • For 20-plus years, no one has done more to document the limits of climbing than Jimmy Chin. Now, with a new anthology of his life’s work, it’s time to honor an artist and climber who has transported intrepid souls to the edges of the world.

The Never-Ending Ride •  The late Jake Burton Carpenter, an entrepreneurial disruptor who shepherded snowboarding into the mainstream, inspired countless riders to live life to the fullest. That legacy is honored in a new documentary, Dear Rider, and through recent interviews with The Red Bulletin.

Playing by Heart • McKinley “Mac” Phipps was a prodigious rapper whose promising music career was cut short by a questionable conviction for manslaughter. Now, 21 years later, the governor of Louisiana has granted him clemency—and a chance to prove his worth. But for those who know Mac, there was nothing to prove: He’s never stopped being the person, the creator and the mentor he always was.

Going Live • As concerts and music festivals become a reality once more, here is a tribute to the glory of IRL events through the perceptive eyes of photographer Roger Ho.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH • If you’re heading to Colorado to hit the slopes but craving some in-person experiences, extend your stay in Denver for a long weekend filled with immersive art, good brews and gourmet bites in this vibrant capital city.

“YOU CAN GO AS BIG AS YOU WANT TO GO” • Freeskier Birk Irving reveals how he trains for high-flying halfpipe acrobatics.

DANNY BROWN VER SUS RICO NASTY

HIGH-TECH HEALTH • These gadgets can improve your fitness, recovery and mental health—or make your workouts more fun.

PEDAL PRESENTS • Give the goodies every bike rider wants to get for the holidays.

ANATOMY OF GEAR • Two innovative bikes, deconstructed.

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