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News and Events

There Is a Fat Bear Cub Contest Going on in Alaska and We Don’t Know What Else You Could Possibly Want

Fat Bear Junior will pit four chubby cubs and yearlings against each other in a fight to be the fattest.

Adam Roy

Stories

After My Son Died, the Mountains Helped Me See a Brighter Future

Richard Defino

Beginner Skills

The Right Way to Poop in the Backcountry

Zoe Gates

Skills

How to Choose Your First Campsite

Zoe Gates

Ask a Bear

Daypacks

Gear Reviews

Surviving Animal Attacks

Thanks, Climate Change: Rattlesnake Bites Are Likely to Get More Common

Chris Tedeschi

News and Events

Honolulu’s Beautiful, Illegal Haiku Stairs Trail Set to be Dismantled

Eli Bernstein

News and Events

We’re Looking for Your Survival Stories

The Editors

Backpacks

What We’re Testing Now: A Weight-Eating Pack That Doesn’t Skimp on Comfort

Eli Bernstein

News and Events

Two Former National Park Rangers Presumed Dead in Yellowstone

Shannon Davis

News and Events

Happy 100th Birthday to Betty Reid Soskin, the Oldest National Park Ranger

Zoe Gates

Gear

Finally, Backpacks Actually Designed for Plus-Sized Hikers

Kara Richardson Whitely

Issues

Preview: Should a River Have the Same Rights as a Person?

Elizabeth Miller

People

Was the First Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker a Fraud?

Bill Donahue

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