Zoe Gates

One hiker combines her loves of cooking and backpacking.

Completing America's most popular long trail is a major time commitment.

Perfect your camping setup with these tips.

Find the perfect spot to pitch your tent with these tips.

Don't let a busted jacket, tent, or pack ruin your trip. Follow these steps to get your zipper working like new.

Scanning the closet but not sure what to pick? We've got you covered from head to toe. Here's what to wear hiking in every season.

From location to decoration and everything in between, these tips will make your campsite the most tricked-out on the mountain.

Winter is the perfect time to learn how to track animals. Get started with these tips.

Tasty enough for food bloggers, but portable enough for the trail: These homemade hiking snacks will quickly replace any pre-packaged bars from the store.

We collected all of your burning questions and consulted our field experts on everything from winter gear to screaming barfies to hibernation.

Stay upright no matter how icy or snowy the trail conditions get this winter. The key: carefully select what you're wearing on your feet.

Get into the winter spirit with 11 custom recipes for the most classic backpacking dessert.

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Make a home for the night wherever there's snow with these blueprints to snow caves, trench shelters, and quinzees.

Sammy Potter and Jackson Parell finished their record-setting hike on October 22, 2021.

The trail is your happy place. Here's how you can keep it that way for others, too.

For this 100-year-old park ranger, the history she teaches visitors is close to home.

It may be taboo in daily life, but talking about poop is inevitable for any overnight hiker.

The solo hiker used the deterrent and escaped with relatively minor injuries.

Summer is hot. The desert is hotter. Hiking unprepared could cost you your life.