Trailhead Thieves Busted
Colorado cops arrest crooks who target hikers' empty cars
Colorado cops arrest crooks who target hikers' empty cars
Felines from kitties to cougars keep appearing in my life. Something's up.
Climbing author totals the bill for your average quest to conquer the highest points on all continents
The first lady starts work on White House organic garden today
Federal judge blocks controversial Bush-era rule allowing concealed firearms in national parks
This Thursday's Round-up brings a trio of instructional accidents, serious tech anticipation, and black bears with mojo
Climate change and vanishing glaciers force Italy and Switzerland to redraw their borders
We're finalists in General Excellence, General Excellence Online, Personal Service Online, and Best Essay, for Tracy Ross's "The Source of All Things"
It's not just good for you, but now has tax benefits
Haze over the Texas national park will take 146 years to clear
Lower 48 wolf populations reach record highs in the Rockies, but population growth is leveling off. Meanwhile, the park service battles the state of Alaska over aerial hunting.
BACKPACKER introduces Hike Finder for Your Mobile Phone
Colorado senator introduces controversial bill that would allow summer recreation on national forests leased by ski resorts
Green parks, green living, and green beerwhat will you do to celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
On this fine St. Patrick's Day, Associate Editor Shannon Davis explains why whiskey is the perfect backpacking drink.
In the spirit of backcountry adventure, Backpacker magazine announces the 9th annual Get Out More Tour presented by WOOLRICH®-an interactive mobile media and education tour-designed to inspire readers and encourage participation in active outdoor pursuits.
Rocket scientists take on the malaria-carriers with ultimate game of laser tag
The "Ultimate Adventure Handbook," international edition, just went digital.
Plan on hitting the trails at night? Check out these tips.
Clothing and gear makers reduce, reuse, recycle, and rethink their businesses.
British man uses Twitter to hike across the U.S.--could "twitchpacking" be next?
Forest Service gets millions from stimulus package
Pop singer hopes to climb to Africa's roof to raise awareness for that continent's water shortage
Congress votes down massive Omnibus Public Land Management Act, which would've preserved 2 million acres as wilderness
A crevasse fall, multi-victim avalanches, and crazy waterfall one-upsmanship
New trailside snacks: Eating bugs isn't just for Bear Grylls
All-in-one Vessel combines jacket, backpack, and tent into one package
Elevate standard grocery-store fare to the next level with this recipe
Environmentalists and scientists say a proposed cement plant may add a milky haze to the Grand Canyon's priceless views
'Get Fit' Ad Campaigns Makes People Eat More
In one New Zealand forest horses, bikers, and hikers all have separate trails.
The best part of waking up is hurling yourself off a cliff
Adventure filmmaker Michael Brown drops us a line from Iceland to talk avalanches, glaciers, and paying dues in the film business (which share quite a few similarities).
a bad economy sprouts new gardners
Buy new shoes, and La Sportiva will donate $1 per pair
Adventurers salivate as state moves closer to allowing full-strength beer in restaurants and bars
Cruise and Homes to take daughter on "normal" family camping vacation
Recession forces states to cut park funding, but stimulus bill could keep some openfor now
Obama's Interior Department backs up controversial Bush administration-era decision
Group of athletes lacking limbs gather to climb for Gimps on Ice
Heading out to Maine for that mid-winter cross country ski trip? Might want to pack a hard hat.
The Supreme Court rules against environmental groups seeking to stop deforestation projects
Delegates from around the world will meet in Copenhagen this December, but will America be heading the charge or hiding out in the back of the class?
South Korean designer comes up with a light-up beverage, but should you ditch the headlamp?
For those who think our Middle Eastern bruddahs can't rock out X Games style
Staff experts share their hearty trail pancakes and choco-banana French toast
Almost too close to call...
In which we examine the unseemly link between backpacking and nasty junk food.
Because a good baselayer is hard to find
Air at home can be more harmful to asthmatic kids than outdoor air
Humor on Africa's high point courtesy of the British tabloids
Zebras, wildebeest and rhinos all call this Tanzanian volcanic caldera just another place to eat.
Millions of years ago, these crazy rock formations were formed in Turkey due to volcanic activity.
Though intended for high fashion rather than high peaks, could tape glasses be an ultralight solution waiting to happen?
Snowboarder found thanks to Twitter and iPhone, but partner doesn't survive
Backpacker's interactive maps make planning your Yellowstone expedition easy
A group of Arizona scientists wants your help tracking wild plant and animal behavior in 2009
In a brief appearance at the Interior Department's headquarters, the president reinforces his commitment to America's great outdoors
Montana's park losing its namesake sooner than predicted
We're wiping out forests more literally than we think
Colorado Springs sets a minimum $100 fee for uninjured hikers who get up but can't get down
National parks will get $750 million from the economic stimulus package--but how should they spend it?
Getting a jump on the spring hordes
Do urban backpackers--travelers who fill the streets of New Zealand and beyond--qualify as legit backpackers?
Possible move of Forest Service from Agriculture Dept. to Interior could spark controversy
Video and internet comments from a fatal accident bring home the typical quandaries of big mountains, weather, group size and rescue expectations.
Eddie Bauer-sponsored expedition will take Ed Viesturs, Dave Hahn, and Peter Whitaker on a landmark Everest expedition
2008 winner brings muskrat skinning to outdoor competition
Scientists find an 'Alps-sized' mountain range two miles beneath Antarctic ice sheet
The first installment of our new weekly series on all things camp food
Government steps up and widens habitat for endangered species
Americans love soft toilet paper, but at the expense of old-growth forests
Collared female wanders over 1,000 miles from national park
Need a new bag? Put on a thimble and head to outdoor fabric store
Part of it's climate impact reducing strategy is to eliminate its carbon footprint.
South Korean climber survives avalanche, broken bones, and a cold, exposed night in Yosemite
UK man takes kayak to work
X-Ray pictures catch man trying to smuggle Australian snakes to Bangkok in suitcases
Obama says energy issue is critical and calls for action
Archwood Flextrek 37 Trillion pack just might blow your mind