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College Humor sends up Park Service with maps marking rocky, uneven ground unsuitable for camping, babies, and deceivingly difficult portions of trail

Professors raft Glen Canyon to conduct research into brainpower and the outdoors

First-aid tips, survival gear, what to do if..., plus dangerous hikes (and a few scary stories).

Free Print & Go PDFs give you turn-by-turn trail instructions and photos embedded on a usable topo map. Also: Gear checklists, driving directions, and geo-references for finding the nearest campground, restaurant, gas station, and grocery store.

In his final OR dispatch, Senior Editor Shannon Davis discovers enchanted running recovery suits and permethrin potions to stop bugs from attacking, well, everything

A handy knot that's instantly undone for tie-and-go uses. It's also a key component of the trucker's hitch.

The normal hitch for tightening tent guylines without using hardware.

The best knot out there for tightening and releasing cords that will be heavily loaded. It's perfect for cinching down gear, tensioning horizontal spans of rope, or getting a large tarp tightly pitched.

A readily adjustable rope-end knot for trees and large objects, but tougher to visualize than its mid-rope version.

The popular survivalist's new Discovery show follows him as he learns survival techniques from indigenous tribes

If you don't want a rope to slip, or you want to create tension, tie a quick clove hitch and attach it to something like a tree branch or carabiner.

A fast-to-tie knot for tying off to tent stakes, dock posts, broken tree branches, and carabiners. It's easily adjustable for tension on either end.

Our resident trip planning expert shares where to camp, how to plan, and other tips for the John Muir Trail.

Destroy clutter and get your camp squared away with durable, bright, and unique organizational "envelopes".

Police capture one of three fugitives just outside Yellowstone, but "Bonnie & Clyde" may be headed toward Glacier

Why do the sides of my knees always hurt during descents?

Check out Katie Herrel's author page.

The drama-filled wolf management saga continues...

What other mosquito repellents work?

Minnesota hiker gets struck by lightning on Colorado's Longs Peak, spends a night on the mountain, and can't remember any of it

Version 1.1 introduced iOS4 compatibility, faster GPS locks, and multitasking

There's a new tent company in town and it caters to the hard core.

Meet our fourth outdoor adventurer, Tyler Bounds. Check out how he landed a spot on our gear testing team, and tell us what you want to see him test out!

Explore quiet forests where George Washington wintered his troops.

Hike a landscape carved by glaciers more than 10,000 years ago.

Senior Editor Shannon Davis reports from OR iwth a gigantic knife and a spent fuel canister crusher from JetBoil

A teaser of the movie showcases beautiful slot canyon scenery and plenty of bloodshed.

Our readers send so many lovely pictures it's hard to pick a winner. These are the ones we loved but didn't pick for publication in the August 2010 issue.

Explore pure wilderness on this two-day circuit in the Alaska Range.

On a thru-hike of the 165-mile Tahoe Rim Trail, two brothers get some perspective - on America's largest alpine lake, and each other.

At Outdoor Retailer, Senior Editor Shannon Davis finds everything you need for a backcountry Happy Hour—salsa and beer mug included

Tying a figure 8 mid-rope allows you to securely attach to a particular spot in the line. You can make hand or footholds this way, that can be easily untied after bearing weight. Learn to tie a figure 8 by watching our slide show series on knot tying.

Saturday marked the 500th climb for one man and Washington's mountain gem

Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'

For 20 years, Harvey Locke has fought to protect the park's Flathead River.

Feast your eyes on this photo of Alaska's North Slope, along the Arctic's Sagavanirktok River.

Head to the White Mountains and meet the AMC hut keepers in this photo gallery. (Photos by Anne Skidmore)

How 10 grassroots innovators are helping kids get active outdoors

Enjoy a hot shower and a comfy bed anywhere with these two products.

Senior Editor Shannon Davis reports from Outdoor Retailer in Salt Lake City with the best in new ultralight gear. Included: packs, trekking poles, and argon-filled sleeping pads.

No one stays young forever, of course. Just don't tell the hut keepers in New Hampshire's White Mountains.

Ingenious spoof trailer recalls early digital foray into frontier wilderness

Explore waterfall-filled Gorges with fossils preserved in the shale walls.

Climb a fourteener for a view across the continental divide.

Hike streamside near pacific northwest greenery and caribbean-blue eddies.

See ferns that play dead, then dramatically come back to life.

Witness the birthing of a species that shared the seas with dinosaurs.

Gaze into a 2,000-foot-deep tub of snowmelt.

17-year-old Washington boy takes a mighty spill off a seaside cliff

Florida national park joins Glacier and Madagascar's rain forests on list of threatened UNESCO World Heritage sites

Is it possible to acclimatize to hiking in hot temperatures?

Check out The Backpacker Editors's author page.

Is your heart about to explode after multiple switchbacks? Find out just how much of a real workout you had with this GPS watch.

Enjoy solitude and fixed-rope scrambling on the East's highest mountain.

Fall 2010 Backpacker Photography Internship

Learn how to properly tie one of the simplest and most versatile knots known to man.

British student uses GPS to meticulously map his campus, and the result is awesome

This version of the overhand knot is stronger with lower-creep, yet easily-untied. This knot is perfect for securing everything from guylines to climbing harnesses.

What makes a backpacker a backpacker? It's not the garage full of gear or piles of guidebooks--it's the experiences, from thru-hiking a long trail to pushing your personal envelope to inspiring a child's love of wilderness. Here we present BACKPACKER's ne

After a long day on the trail, I am in no mood for gourmet slicing and dicing. Here's a delicious, sweet, and savory dish that lets you leave your cutting boards at home.

Experience the thrill of being a pioneer: Trek to a remote corner of the globe.

The roof of the world is open to everyone, and your personal Mt. Everest is waiting.

Coming face to face with the biggest predator in North America might just alter your worldview.

Stand alone atop Washington's Glacier Peak--a summit that others rarely see, let alone climb.

Walking a high ridge with countless views and no people is the stuff of dreams. Make it real in Olympic National Park's Bailey Range.

See a week's worth of scenery in 24 hours, and redefine your idea of what's possible.

The only thing equal to a life-list trip? An image that brings it back to life.

World-class scenery, luxe camping, and easy paddling await your family on the Green River in Canyonlands. Your kids will remember this forever.

Get a taste of the vertical alpine world--no experience required.

A lifetime of weekend trips is like trying to live on appetizers. Get real sustenance with a two-week trek through the best of the Sierras on California's John Muir Trail.

Ontario woman survives by playing dead during rampage by grizzly sow and three cubs

Wildlife educator/celebrity practices what he preaches in a close encounter Saturday at Glacier National Park

California man kept slides from Adams' early career worth $200 million under his pool table

A shape-shifting camp mug that does double-duty.