Freehub Issue 17.4 (Current Issue)

The 2026 Adventure Issue

This issue of Freehub examines what adventure, with all its characteristic uncertainty, can mean for those who seek it out and for those who find it knocking at their door whether they asked for it or not. Danielle Baker reports on the confounding symptoms that appear for many women during perimenopause and how they can dramatically affect athletic performance over time. Kurt Refsnider chips away at answering how one of the longest mountain bike routes in the world can keep up with maintenance. Caroline McCarley shares her experience of riding through continuous daylight in the northern reaches of Finland. And, in our cover story, photographer Blake Jorgenson captures the spirit at the core of big mountain lines.

Shorts

Starting from Scratch | Learning To Ride Might Be the Biggest Adventure There Is

Five Years of Hangtime | Glimpsing the Future at Hannah Bergemann's Signature Event

Renewed Perspective | Losing a Lung Made Me a Complete Athlete

End of the Roll | Woolley Fest

Features

Arduous Inception | The Work of Maintaining North America's Longest Trail

Flashes of Light | The Link Between Ride-Inhibiting Symptoms and Hormone Changes

Slow Build | A mountainous Meditation Across Western Canada

Casual Stoicism | A Nightless Journey Through the Finnish Lapland

Plan For Joy | A Transformative Power of Adaptive Mountain Biking