Tim Cahill was one of Outside's founding editors, where he continues today as Editor-at-Large. He is the author of six books, including A Wolverine is Eating My Leg, Jaguars Ripped My Flesh, Pecked to Death by Ducks, and Pass the Butterworms: Remote Journeys Oddly Rendered. He is coauthor of the critically acclaimed IMAX film Everest and the Academy Award-nominated documentary, The Living Sea. Tim's work has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, National Geographic, Esquire, Outside, Rolling Stone and Men's Journal, where he is a contributing editor.

In His Own Words

The Job
"I write articles about travel and the outdoors."

How He Got There
"I worked for Rolling Stone which wanted to launch an outdoor magazine, Outside. As one of the few in house authors with outdoor experience, I was asked to help."

How to Get an Adventure-Travel Job
"Learn to write well! There is no dearth of travelers or adventurers. There is a big damn dearth when it comes to good writers."

Pros
"Going anywhere I want in the world that arouses my curiosity. Meeting people, making friends, and, oh yeah, getting paid to do it."

Cons
"Relationships tend to bend and sometime break under the weight of all that travel."

Salary Range
"Salaries are not paid to freelance authors. In my own professional career over the past 15 years, as an established professional, I've had annual incomes of nearly $200,000 and some as low as $40,000. Money is not really why a writer would gravitate to this sort of work."

His Dream Job
"Editor-at-Large, Outside Magazine, my current job."

Do you think there's any danger in your passion becoming your career?
"No, that is the key to doing you best work."

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