Reader Recipe: Queets Valley Shepherd's Pie
Classic, pubworthy flavor for camp.
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Lunchbox's Disaster Roundup, 01-08
The beloved star of our in-book feature "The Predicament," Lunchbox the Cadaver Sniffing Dog, brings you a round-up of this week's outdoor predicaments, disasters, and near-misses
Backpacker Photo School: Zoom Burst Photography
Have a little fun with your zoom lens using this easy, artsy photo technique.
Reader Recipe: Ravioli au Beurre
Fresh pasta in less than five minutes.
Readers' Best Advice: Our Most Prolific Tipster Ever
Reader Leon Nelson has shared literally hundreds of tips gleaned from his 60-plus years on the trail. Here's a sampling of his best.
Readers' Best Advice: Gear Tips
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Readers' Best Advice: Better Bear Bagging
Check out Cheryl Knapp's author page.
Trail Chef: Lime-Curry Couscous
A spicy, sweet–and easy!–vegetarian treat
Readers' Best Advice: No-Fail Firestarters
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Readers' Best Advice: Camping Tips
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Readers' Best Advice: Hiking Tips
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Reader Essays: Grandpa's Lesson
William G. Godlove discovers that even a short hike can last forever.
Reader Essays: Wilderness Served
James Dammar dishes up some brotherly love on Isle Royale.

Reader Essays: Great Smokies Solitude
Greg Hoover shares his secrets for finding quiet on the busiest trail in the country's busiest park.
Reader Essays: Timber!
Jon Heaton and his son survive a deadly Yellowstone windstorm.
Reader Essays: If Clark Griswold Went Camping …
The trip would start like this, imagines Wayne Wright.
Reader Essays: Going in Circles
Reece Price finds himself lost and alone in the desert.
Reader Essays: The Ridge of Defeat
Barrie Imhoff tempts fate in Glacier National Park.
Reader Essays: Bullfight!
John Joy goes fist-to-nose with an invasive species.
Reader Essays: My First, Worst Trip
New to hiking? Brian Simpson 
has a foolproof plan for doing it all wrong.
James Franco Is Aron Ralston
'Spider-Man' star will step into Ralston's climbing shoes for Danny Boyle's biopic
Gear Test: Best Staff Gifts!
Our staff picks the best outdoor gifts they gotand a few worth re-gifting
America’s Worst Trail: A Love Story
Is the reward always equal to the effort? Uh...maybe, says this bloodied, bruised, and bandaged reader.
Ask A Bear: How Should I Handle A Mama Black Bear With Cubs?
Got a burning ursine question? Ask our resident bruin expert in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Inspirational BACKPACKER Readers
Meet five of BACKPACKER's most inspirational heroes–they're also readers.
January/February 2010 Table of Contents
Check out BACKPACKER Editors & Contributors's author page.
How Can I Warm Up My Feet in My Sleeping Bag?
How do I get rid of cold feet while in my sleeping bag in the middle of the night? The rest of my body is fine but my feet are freezing.
Caption This Photo! Week 12
This wee lad is now a BP editor.
Mystery Photos: An Alaskan Fish Story
Editor in Chief Jonathan Dorn heads deep into the Alaskan backcountry and comes back with the ultimate fish story in this gallery.
Gear Test: Exped Alpine Trekking Poles
Gear Editor Kristin Hostetter reviews the Exped Alpine...from the base of the Eiger.
Exploring Alaska's Castner Glacier
Witness the effects of climate change on this challenging trek in the Delta Mountains.
Hike of the Day: Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland
Escape on a 5-mile loop through Catoctin Mountain Park, where healthy hardwoods, unique fungi, and a host of fauna conceal this area's industrial past.
Dirtbag Camping…Alaska Style!
Rocky Mountain Editor Steve Howe dispels a few camping myths and drops some dirtbagging tips in this primer.
Mystery, Alaska: A Fish Story
Editor in Chief Jonathan Dorn heads deep into the Alaskan backcountry to fish the most bountiful streams in the world.
Rab Summit Mountain Bivi
Existing model
Rab Summit Superlite Bivi
Existing model
New Year's Resolution: Learn to Use Your Safety Gear
With tales, and links to user manuals for map, compass, common beacons and GPS receivers
Rab Neutrino 600
It packs down as small as a summer bag and weighs just two pounds
Rab Alpine 600
It packs down as small as a summer bag and weighs just two pounds
Rab Neutrino 400
It packs down as small as a summer bag and weighs just two pounds
Summitting the Arctic's Mt. Chamberlin
Forty years after his own adolescent ascent of Mt. Chamberlin, John Harlin III returns with his 13-year-old daughter Siena. Photos and captions by John Harlin.
New Movie: '180 South'
New trailer retraces the footsteps of Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard and North Face founder Doug Tompkins' 1968 road trip to Patagonia
Fact Or Fiction: The Answer!
Check out Katie Herrel's author page.
Fact Or Fiction: Hello, 2010!
This week's weird outdoor news--plus one faker.
Hike of the Day: Hackberry Spring near Phoenix
Hike saguaro-covered hillsides to a small desert spring on this 5.2-mile loop encircled by mesas and red sandstone cliffs.
2010: A Quick Pulse Questionaire
In which I ask readers: What the hail do you people want?
Two Weeks on the Mekong
December in Laos
No Holiday Rest for the SAR Crews
2009's Odometer Turns Over With a Flurry of Incidents
Trail Chef: Bread & Toppings Á La Mode
This super sandwich will feed all your hungry revelers.
Fact Or Fiction: The Answer!
Check out Katie Herrel's author page.
Zamberlan USA 198 Tundra GT – WNS
The Khumbu is an all-terrain mountain boot with a design that promotes comfortable walking for any kind of adventure.
Zamberlan USA 996 Vioz GT – WNS
The Khumbu is an all-terrain mountain boot with a design that promotes comfortable walking for any kind of adventure.
Zamberlan USA 996 Vioz GT
The Khumbu is an all-terrain mountain boot with a design that promotes comfortable walking for any kind of adventure.
Zamberlan USA 310 Skill GT
The Khumbu is an all-terrain mountain boot with a design that promotes comfortable walking for any kind of adventure.
Zamberlan USA 310 Skill GT – WNS
The Khumbu is an all-terrain mountain boot with a design that promotes comfortable walking for any kind of adventure.
Zamberlan USA 636 Baffin GT RR
The Khumbu is an all-terrain mountain boot with a design that promotes comfortable walking for any kind of adventure.
Zamberlan USA 4041 Expert Pro GT RR
The Khumbu is an all-terrain mountain boot with a design that promotes comfortable walking for any kind of adventure.
Zamberlan USA 760 Steep GT
Tackle the biggest terrain–under the heaviest loads–in this uncommonly comfortable boot.
Zamberlan USA 540 Rise GT
Tackle the biggest terrain–under the heaviest loads–in this uncommonly comfortable boot.
Zamberlan USA 995 Cristallo GT-WNS
Tackle the biggest terrain–under the heaviest loads–in this uncommonly comfortable boot.
Zamberlan USA 651 Cervino GT NW
Tackle the biggest terrain–under the heaviest loads–in this uncommonly comfortable boot.
Zamberlan USA 965 LHASA GT RR
Tackle the biggest terrain–under the heaviest loads–in this uncommonly comfortable boot.
Zamberlan USA 986 Oregon GT NW
Tackle the biggest terrain–under the heaviest loads–in this uncommonly comfortable boot.
Zamberlan USA 198 Tundra GT RR
Tackle the biggest terrain–under the heaviest loads–in this uncommonly comfortable boot.
Zamberlan USA 992 PANTHER
Tackle the biggest terrain–under the heaviest loads–in this uncommonly comfortable boot.
Traverse The Known Universe
American Museum of Natural History takes you on a mind-boggling flyover tour through our universe
Fact Or Fiction: Survival Edition
This week's weird outdoor news--plus one faker.
Escape to Oblivion
Ever want to chuck it all and sail away, like these two?
Trail Chef: Happy Holidays!
Try these holiday recipes from Trail Chef--inside or outside
Gear Test: Otterbox For iPhone
Otterbox provides a wide range of protection options for outdoorsy iPhone users
Solstice SAR Roundup
Heads up! In this season of hope and joy, there's plenty of trouble if you want it.
Ask A Bear's Christmas Present
Usually, our bear answers burning ursine questions, but this week he's dropping off a holiday gift.
Caption This Photo! Week 10
Jackpot!
Amazing Yosemite Time-Lapse Video
Yosemite videographer captures relationship between people and park in stunning ways
Insider's Guide to Peaks
Think you know all there is to know about these famous peaks? Get an insider's guide right here.
Fact Or Fiction: The Answer!
Check out Katie Herrel's author page.
Fact Or Fiction: Bobcat fights, Natural Climate Change and Metallica's Open Space
This week's weird outdoor newsplus one faker.
Hike of the Day: Humphreys Peak near Flagstaff
This popular 10.6-mile hike begins gently in aspen groves, then crescendoes with a climb up Arizona's tallest peak.
Hike of the Day: Maine's 100-Mile Wilderness
Explore the Appalachian Trail's wildest stretch.
Hike of the Day: Yellowstone's Mount Sheridan
Spend a few nights in Yellowstone National Park on this 23.2-mile out-and-back complete with lakeside campsites and spectacular summit views.