# Outpost Magazine

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{{Short description|Canadian adventure-travel publication}}
{{Third-party|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox magazine
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| editor = Deborah Sanborn
| publisher = Matt Robinson
| category = Adventure, travel
| frequency = Bi-monthly
| founder = Christopher Frey
| firstdate = 1996
| finaldate = 2022
| finalnumber = 130
| company = Outpost Travel Media
| language = English
| country = Canada
| based = [Toronto](/source/Toronto)
| website = {{url|outpostmagazine.com}}
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'''''Outpost Magazine''''' was a Canadian adventure-travel publication based out of [Toronto](/source/Toronto), Ontario. Initially published six times a year, it was known for longform adventure narratives from across the world, often with a Canadian perspective.<ref name="OutpostMagazine">{{cite web|url=http://www.outpostmagazine.com|title=Outpost Travel Magazine and Travel Website|work=outpostmagazine.com|accessdate=9 March 2017}}</ref> While no formal announcement was made declaring its closure, Outpost published its 130th and final issue in early 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Outpost Magazine Issue 130 |url=https://the-outpost-shop.myshopify.com/products/outpost-magazine-issue-130 |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=The Outpost Shop}}</ref> Its website and social media channels have not been updated since December 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Outpost Magazine on Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/outpostmagazine |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Outpost Magazine on Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/outpostmagazine |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Outpost Magazine on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/outpostmagazine |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Twitter}}</ref> 

==History==
The first issue of ''Outpost'' was published in April 1996.<ref name="AboutUs">{{cite web|url=http://www.outpostmagazine.com/25-outpost-information/170-about-us-outpost-travel-magazine-and-travel-website|title=About Us - Our Story and Mission|last=Dan|work=outpostmagazine.com|accessdate=9 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=LinkedIn Login, Sign in |url=https://www.linkedin.com/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=LinkedIn |language=en-US}}</ref> Its founding editor was Christopher Frey.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-23 |title=Random House of Canada launches online magazine as part of digital overhaul - Quill and Quire |url=https://quillandquire.com/digital-publishing-and-technology/2012/08/23/random-house-of-canada-launches-online-magazine-as-part-of-digital-overhaul/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Quill and Quire - Canada's magazine of book news and reviews |language=en}}</ref> In 2006, Matthew Robinson took over as publisher after joining the sales team in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=D. B. |date=2006-02-21 |title=The 50th Outpost |url=https://canadianmags.blogspot.com/2006/02/50th-outpost.html |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Canadian Magazines}}</ref>  

''Outpost'' distinguished itself in the travel world by sending teams of travel writers and photographers on large-scale multi-day expeditions, eventually labeled "opXpeditions," to various countries such as Colombia, Jordan and Taiwan.<ref name="opX">{{cite web|url=http://www.opxpeditions.com/|title=Outpost opXpeditions|work=opxpeditions.com|accessdate=9 March 2017}}</ref> These trips occasionally took on a specific mission, such as retracing the [Franklin's lost expedition](/source/Franklin's_lost_expedition) in [Nunavut](/source/Nunavut).<ref name="Franklin">{{cite web|url=http://www.outpostmagazine.com/articles/47-the-lost-expedition-the-fall-of-franklin-s-men|title=opX: What Really Happened to Franklin?|first=Evan|last=Solomon|work=outpostmagazine.com|date=13 August 2014 |accessdate=9 March 2017}}</ref>

By the mid-2010s, these expeditions evolved into short video web series, focusing on destinations such as Peru<ref>{{Cite web |title=In From The Outpost – Adventuring the world one step at a time |url=https://infromtheoutpost.com/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |language=en-US}}</ref> and Thailand.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Site is being updated |url=https://www.tanyourmind.com/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Tan Your Mind - Travel For Real |language=en-US}}</ref> Its multimedia efforts expanded into a podcast miniseries, hosted by journalist Michael Fraiman, entitled "How to Make Money Travelling", which lasted for six episodes in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fraiman |first=Michael |date=2018-07-24 |title=How to Make Money as a Travelling Cartoonist |url=https://outpostmagazine.com/how-to-make-money-as-a-travelling-cartoonist/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Outpost Magazine |language=en-CA}}</ref> 

In 2022, with no public announcement, Outpost published its final print edition and ceased updating its website. 

== Notable contributors ==
* [Evan Solomon](/source/Evan_Solomon), journalist
* [Les Stroud](/source/Les_Stroud), producer, host and director of [Survivorman](/source/Survivorman)
* [Jeff Fuchs](/source/Jeff_Fuchs), mountaineer and writer
* Ian Wright (traveller), comedian
* Daniel Puiatti, online editor
* Christopher Frey, journalist
* Scott Wilson, host of [Departures (TV series)](/source/Departures_(TV_series))
* [Bruce Kirkby](/source/Bruce_Kirkby), Canadian adventurer, writer and photographer
* Mateo Askaripour, author
* [Elspeth Beard](/source/Elspeth_Beard), adventurer
* [Mikael Lindnord](/source/Mikael_Lindnord), former elite athlete

== Awards ==
''Outpost'' has been nominated for several [Canadian National Magazine Awards](/source/Canadian_National_Magazine_Awards),<ref name="CNMA">{{cite web|url=http://magazine-awards.com/index.php?ci_id=1793&la_id=1%22Awards%22|title=Past Winners Archive|work=magazine-awards.com|accessdate=9 March 2017}}</ref> winning National Magazine of the Year in 2002. In addition, its contributors have earned the publication four gold medals, three silver medals and 19 honorable mentions.<ref name="CBC">[http://www.cbc.ca/albertaatnoon/episode/2012/01/27/travel-safety/ "CBC Interview with Simon Vaughan"]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official|http://www.outpostmagazine.com}}

Category:1996 establishments in Ontario
Category:Bi-monthly magazines published in Canada
Category:Magazines established in 1996
Category:Defunct magazines published in Toronto
Category:Travel magazines published in Canada

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