Mountaineering
Take the 5.5 mile trek up Bellows Pipe Trail to the summit, while your there enjoy a local cocktail a cup of chowder at Bascom Lodge.
You love mountains, but your legs don't. Here's how to fix four common problems caused by high-angle hiking.
Head up the mountain with these essential items: harness, rope, helmet, transceiver, crampon, ice axe.
Insulated backpacking boots with enough support to carry a 50-pound pack.
Ideal for treks on packed snow, this boot is great for wintry day hikes.
Ideal for snowshoeing, or wintry day hikes, this boot keeps your feet dry and warm.
Whether it's snowshoeing, light day hiking, or sloshing through town, this boot does it all.
Sturdy yet light, this boot is great for the most extreme day hikes.
Made for big peaks, this boot is warm, and great for ice and snow
These Black Diamond crampons are low profile and razor sharp.
This Mammut transceiver has three antennae and an internal compass.
This Wild Country helmet offers full coverage against falling rock and ice, and it's under $60.
This 8mm Edelweiss rope is great for glacier crossings.
The ABC Guide harness is lightweight and utilitarian.
Multiple layers and materials make this boot perfect for the summit.
Take a fatherless herd boy from poverty-wracked Swaziland, endow him with an indomitable will and a few wealthy friends, give him the lungs of Ed Viesturs, and you have...
Ed Viesturs, Peter Whittaker, Dave Hahn, and young guns Seth Waterfall and Melissa Arnot are joining forces to create a new line of gear and attack Mount Everest.
This is one of the lightest, toughest four-season tent on the market.
Want to get a winter tent without breaking the bank? The Cirque is the tent for you.
This winter tent is long, lean, and livable.
Black Diamond's Stormtrack will keep even giants warm in the mountains.
Adequate space, bomber construction, and light weight make the String Ridge our pick for this year's best mountaineering tent.
Heavy loads and dangerous terrain are no obstacle for these waterproof mountaineering boots.
Trek across the roof of the Andes, mix in some trail riding–on bike and horseback–and climb a 19,000-foot volcano.
Test your self-arrest skills on Mt. Adams's 12,276-foot fractured glacier.
Get vertical on a tricky class IV route to the top of Granite peak.
Got guts? Good. Now learn what skills you'll need to bag America's Little Everest—a traverse of New Hampshire's Presidential Range in Winter.
Check out the Cloudveil Hobak, EMS Aurora Shell Pant, L.L. Bean Ascent GTX, Mountain Hardwear Dragon, and Sierra Designs Cyclone Eco
With a light climbing rope, shoes, and harness, you'll be packed and ready to hit the rock in no time.
With the right preparation–and a little help from a half-dozen friends, two exotic techno-gadgets, and one very sweaty hypoxic chamber–can a sea-level-dwelling rookie climb the highest peak in Colorado?
Animals can't talk. But Ed Newcomer can. As an elite U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service detective, he goes undercover to protect threatened raptors, bears, even butterflies–and bring poachers and smugglers to court. Inside the agency's latest covert operation.
Two Everest-scaling Sherpas face their biggest challenge yet–surviving suburban America.
Learn the mountaineer's secret for hiking up steep, high-altitude terrain.
When a scramble turns to a nightmare learn how to help yourself.
Rising treeline threatens the Northeast's best views.
By understanding your terrain, knowing your pace, and reading the map regularly you can stay on course wherever you are.
Want legs that can tackle any climb, any heavy pack, any mileage? Well, don't work harder–work smarter. We grilled fitness experts and scoured the medical literature to uncover the latest, greatest strategies for building strength, endurance, speed, and flexibility.
Thanks to melting ice and snow, climate change is effecting the future of our mountains
Bob Coomber is determined to become the first man in a wheelchair to ascend a 14,000-foot mountain.
Stand on the roof of Africa this winter with our all-you-need-to-know guide.
Got summit fever? The sky's the limit with a fitness plan and climbing tips from world-class mountaineer Ed Viesturs.
Feel good at 10,000 feet with advice from a Rainier guide.
Don't let a steep hike keep you from the best views. Put these vital mountaineering tips to use this weekend.
No gyms, no weights–and, with our easy-to-follow plan–no bonking on the trail.
Experience the nighttime sky from 20,320 feet up majestic Mt. McKinley -- but first read our guide to the trip.
Canyoning, mountaineering, kayaking, and camping, Kiwi-style
Unraveling a high-altitude mystery: why some iPods get sick in the alpine zone.
Hurricane-force winds and a snowfall average of 246 inches per year? Cake, compared to the challenge the mountain poses in summer.
The toughest high point in the lower 48
The longest and wildest approach in the bunch
Get to the top and you'll hear a joyous echo
Head through the Pearly Gates for a heavenly sunrise
Don't forget your sound judgment when summitting this high point.
No toes will be lost in these mountaineering boots.
A favorite among mountaineers
Will anyone ever climb the dangerous northwest face of Alaska's Devil's Thumb? Maybe they shouldn't.
Why are Sherpas so studly?
Why do we bonk at 14,000 feet?
Explore a glacier-covered forest near the Canadian Rockies' highest peak
This summit will put you high above what many consider to be Colorado's finest mountain range.
Calculate real mileage by accounting for slope in the mountains, and you'll avoid getting into camp after dark.
Just minutes from Anchorage lie dozens of world-class hiking and paddling trips. This guide gives you the best, plus gear and travel tips to smooth the way.
A definitive guide to the hottest, sweetest, looniest, and most colorful spots in the great outdoors.
It's as big as California, boasts more volcanoes than Alaska, and counts nearly as many geysers as Yellowstone.
Deep in the heart of the forbidden Tibetan kingdom, a long-awaited adventure inherited from the author's father takes an unexpected twist.
Mount Kenya offers classic climbing to all backpackers
Yoho National Park, British Columbia
Try climbing the standout Banner Peak, just around the corner from Mammoth Lakes.
Dolomites, Italy
Haystack Mountain offers a sweet climb in Wyoming's remote Wind River Range.
Tuolomne Meadows monarch Mount Conness has been a classic Yosemite climb for years -- and for good reason.
The Obelisk offers a remote climbing challenge far removed from other Sierra hotspots.
Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania
Try this ultra-scenic route if you attempt North America's third highest peak.
Aconcagua's West/Southwest Face offers climbers more challenge on the Western Hemisphere's highest peak.
Planning to climb Mexico's famous volcano Iztaccíhuatl? Start with our online guide.
Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Matthes Crest features superb climbing deep in Yosemite's backcountry.
This spire deep in Wyoming's Wind River Range serves as the climbing pinnacle of the Cirque of the Towers.
The Bossi Bivouac Hut offers culture and comfort at the base of the Matterhorn.
Our comprehensive guide to the best backpacking you can find in Oregon.
Hike into the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness and you'll enjoy Colorado's best summer school.
Everything you need to know about hiking in the high country, from talus hopping to finding the right gear to dealing with wind and glaciers.
Take the finest mountains in the world, add high-country meadows, glacial valleys, alpine lakes, pine-and-hemlock forests, and what do you have? A recipe for backcountry bliss.
High above the trees you'll find the hike of your dreams: a ridgeline trail where your only companion is an occasional mountain goat.
High on a Montana mountain, the mystery of a long-lost climber continues to unravel for those willing to make the arduous trek and search for clues that literally lie at your feet.
A little motion brings the heat back.
After hours of searching through ice chunks and piles of snow on Shishapangma Mountain, searchers have called off an avalanche rescue mission to find American climbers Alex Lowe and Dave Bridges.
Jim Lockart of Pughtown, Pennsylvania is part of a unique group who have scaled all 50 states' highest peaks.
Who needs Everest when you can have these eight summits, all hikeable, all close to home, no sherpas or yaks required.
What happens when you go from sea level to altitude too fast? One brave editor found out the hard way, and offers her blow-by-blow findings in hopes that you don't suffer a similar fate.
In every backpacker's life, there comes a time when you stare awestruck at a mountain and wonder, "What's it like to climb that sucker?"
The Tordrillo Mountains are so rugged, you'd swear you're the first human to set foot there.
