Wind, rain, snow: No matter the weather, these jackets are ready to help you get outside and hit the trail.

Our testers found load haulers for every trip and hiker. Pick yours and enjoy the spoils.

This year's top gadgets are designed to keep you safe and comfortable on the trail while staying out of your way.

Want to get outside this season? These 9 products can help you do it more comfortably and safely than ever before.

Bust through snow, crust, and slush with this warm, toothy footwear.

We took the year's standout products to Banff National Park in Alberta. The 10 items that excelled in that ultimate trial earned the right to be called the year’s best cold-weather gear.

Sleep well in the backcountry with these down and synthetic models.

All the best accessories for your campsite.

Ideal fall spots for hiking, camping, mountain-biking--and toasting your epic day with an awarding-winning craft beer.

It's water, water everywhere in this green forest.

For these 12 hikers, local trails so inspired them that they made it their mission to open the outdoors to everyone, one mile at a time. Now let them fire you up with picks so close you can’t say no.

Change your perception of canyoneering by doing it in a cave.

It was Ansel Adams's favorite park for a reason: Catch the best scenery and the best miles on these six trails.

Immerse yourself in ancient myths and one of the last refuges for Europe’s wolves on a hike through the Transylvanian Alps.

Step into a riot of gold and red foliage less than two hours from Chattanooga on the Fiery Gizzard Trail in South Cumberland State Park, Tennessee

See unique rock formations and fall asleep to a cascading river on this 3-day trip.

Creaky knees? Strengthen your joints with supine leg lifts to prevent pain and buckling during long descents with heavy loads. Bonus: Your ankles and hips will benefit, too.

Get toasty from the inside out with these hot beverages.

A forgotten WAG bag leads to a smelly situation on Mt. Whitney.

Prepare delicious backpacking foods by dehydrating at home

You train your legs for the trail, right? Now do the same for your upper body and make your days on the water easier. Bonus: These exercises work the same muscles that help you carry a heavy pack.

With little preparation, any fit canine can handle the alpine. Here's what you need to know.

Less oxygen? No problem. Crush your alpine goals—whether ski-touring in winter or hiking in summer—with these tips from Peter Hackett, MD, founder of the Institute for Altitude Medicine.

We explored the Austrian hills with Komperdell’s famed mountaineer Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner to get the inside scoop.

The solitude of a winter night beckons. But will our writer’s attempts to stay warm be a roaring success or a sputtering failure?

Ryan Osmun, 35, took a wrong step while hiking in Zion National Park in February and spent 10 hours stuck in the mud.

When it's cold and rainy and you need a campfire, now, these three fire starter kits will do the job.

Bear spray in the backcountry is a must. We tested two powerful brands.

In October 2018, Rob Lundgren, 66, woke from a dream to find himself in a nightmare—lost in Idaho’s Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness

When a desert dayhike goes wrong, do you have the skills to survive? Play our game and find out.

Are we wired to get out of dangerous situations alive? We talked to the experts.

For J.P. Rose, 34, and Christina Fialho, 35, an idyllic dayhike in the Caribbean in 2017 turned into a nightmare.