Jason Stevenson

The most hardcore ultralighters spend years perfecting their packs—but you can slash your pack weight today with just a little effort.

We've made the mistakes so you don't have to.

Hiking where bears are present (that's more than 40 states) always requires precautions, like hanging food. But these three signals demand extra vigilance.

How to stay warm in your bag, keep your water bladder's tube from freezing, fuel your furnace, and more

Use this no-cost, do-anywhere training program to enhance hiking strength and speed this spring.

Broken, but not beaten, four backcountry travelers tap unexpected reserves to overcome horrific injuries.

Broken, but not beaten, four backcountry travelers tap unexpected reserves to overcome horrific injuries.

Broken, but not beaten, four backcountry travelers tap unexpected reserves to overcome horrific injuries.

Broken, but not beaten, four backcountry travelers tap unexpected reserves to overcome horrific injuries.

Murphy’s Law, meet your match. Our experts offer trip-saving fixes for 44 mishaps, from bug bites to bad partners to broken bones.

Name: Neil Perterson, 63 Predicament: Swept into a surge channel; stuck in a cave

Stay warm while hiking in the fall with these temperature-regulating tips.

Name: Ross Mason, 44 Predicament: Off-course and severely dehydrated Location: Gila Wilderness, New Mexico; November 2010

Learn how to pick the perfect campground and keep your food, and yourself, toasty in dipping temps.

Stay warm while hiking in the fall with these temperature-regulating tips.

How to predict the weather, plan for a warmer route, and coldproof your camp kitchen.

34 tips for ensuring comfort as you prep at home, hit the trail, and camp in the fall months.

The click, click, crap of a dead battery is about as welcome as the rattle of a diamondback in the latrine. Here's what to do.