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Layering 101: Dressing for Winter Camping & Hiking Gear Editor Kristin Hostetter demonstrates the basics of upper body layering for cold weather hiking and camping.	Gear Test: Exped Alpine Trekking Poles Gear Editor Kristin Hostetter reviews the Exped Alpine...from the base of the Eiger.

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

Rocky Mountain Editor and survival blogger Steve Howe dispels gets you out of the house on your first winter camping trip with this four-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.

Mt. Adams: Solitude On Ice

Test your self-arrest skills on Mt. Adams's 12,276-foot fractured glacier.

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