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Colorado 14ers: El Diente Peak, Wilson Peak and Mount Wilson

These challenging routes run through a land of rugged spires, swift streams, snowy gullies, and golden aspen stands. Experts: Connect the knife-edged ridge between Mount Wilson and El Diente.

Colorado 14ers: Handies Peak

Solitude rules on this remote trek through wildflower meadows to a skyscraping post above the rugged backcountry of the San Juan Mountains.

Colorado 14ers: Mount Eolus, Sunlight Peak and Windom Peak

Earmark 3-5 days for this backcountry trek to a campsite in Chicago Basin, where you’ll have a chance to climb a cluster of three 14ers in the San Juan Mountains.

Colorado 14ers: Mount Sneffels

This 4.8-mile out-and-back climbs steep, boulder-covered slopes and an often snow-filled couloir to a compact San Juan summit overlooking turquoise mountain lakes.

Colorado 14ers: Redcloud Peak and Sunshine Peak

Tackle the iron-stained slopes of two secluded summits to photograph pristine views of the rugged San Juan Mountains.

Colorado 14ers: San Luis Peak

Quiet meadows, lonesome tundra slopes, and elk highlight this crowd-free summit tucked in La Garita Wilderness.

Colorado 14ers: Uncompahgre Peak and Wetterhorn Peak

This backcountry trek to two classic San Juan summits, serves up vertical scrambles, formidable ridges, not to mention miles of stunning scenery.

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Editors' Choice 2010: Climbing the Monch BACKPACKER editors cap their Swiss gear-testing trip with a climb of the 13,474-foot Monch.	Editors' Choice 2010 Videos: Zamberlan 760 Steep GT This uncommonly comfortable boot tackles the biggest terrain in our video review.

Beginner's Guide to Winter Camping: A Seven Part Series

Rocky Mountain Editor and survival blogger Steve Howe gets you out of the house on your first winter camping trip with this seven-part how-to guide.

Adventure Weekends: Luxury Hiking and Camping

We've got a selection of cozy shelters and trail-side restaurants from Washington to Maine. Check out these hikes in the Rockies, the Northeast, and the Northwest.

Hiking The Annapurna Circuit: Q&A With Shannon Davis

Associate editor Shannon Davis tells us more about the highs and lows of his honeymoon trek (featured in March 2009's "The Perfect Circle") on the sky-scraping Annapurna Circuit in Nepal.

American Classic: Hiking the Appalachian Trail

In this ultimate guide to the country's favorite footpath, you'll find our picks for the best hiking and camping, and a complete plan for thru-hikers. Plus, meet a man who has made it his job to help AT hikers.