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Stay up to date on the latest outdoor news, events, and trail and conservation updates, thoroughly researched for you by the experts at Backpacker Magazine.
Stay up to date on the latest outdoor news, events, and trail and conservation updates, thoroughly researched for you by the experts at Backpacker Magazine.
It's not every day that the Grand Canyon gets filled up with clouds.
It's now the most expensive photograph in the world.
The ice on this Slovakian lake is as clear as glass.
Zion's slot canyons offer endless adventure, but beware of sudden rain.
Natural Bridges is one of 115 national parks and monuments seeking admission hikes in 2015.
The renowned Swiss alpinist on risk, training regimens, and the recent tragedies in the Himalayas.
Thru-hiking hits the big screen this month with the release of Wild, the adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s bestselling memoir.
A new e-book explores a vicious polar bear attack and the uncertain fate of the species in a changing Arctic.
The 25-year-old was reportedly attempting to climb Longs Peak.
A study links the decline to a loss of sea ice in the Beaufort Sea.
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The group spent an unexpected night out after failing to return from a day hike.
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The park is considering a $34 million fiber-optic line to improve bandwidth.
This 2-year-old has hiked more than 300 miles.
Photo ops with black bears are becoming all too common.
Images of the graffiti surfaced on Instagram.
It's the park's first fee increase since 1997.
Rescue workers continue efforts to locate missing locals, trekkers and climbers in the Himalayas.
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The victim is in critical condition.
President Obama will designate nearly half of the range on Friday.
A viral news story about Elkmont gets debunked.
If you find them first, that is.
The second and final lunar eclipse of the year takes place on October 8.
The mother fought back valiantly.
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A shortage of sea ice is forcing them ashore.
The rocks at Racetrack Playa move on their own. Now scientists know why.
They climbed, biked, and hiked to say 'I do.'
Flash flooding trapped the 34-year-old man in a canyon.
Over 30 hikers are feared dead after the Japanese volcano erupted Saturday.
A noted climber, Washburn also made significant contributions to cartography.
A snapshot could cost up to $1,500 under new permit requirements.
The tug-of-war over the iconic species continues.
It's New Jersey's first fatal bear attack in over 150 years.
The big cat charged the group on a trail near Steamboat Springs, CO.
Guides used headlamps to illuminate the historic route.
What does the knot say?
The controlled burn will cover 10,000 acres.
The winged creature took a bite out of the guitarist.
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Reese Witherspoon hits the trail in the adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's PCT memoir. Our man gives his early review.
The Meadow Fire has burned more than 2,500 acres.
Rise of the Planet of the Grizzlies.
The popular route sees nearly 800 hikers per day on peak weekends.
The hiker scrambled down a ledge to hide from the bear.
A new apparel company puts its focus on trail work.
Awwwww.
The "bear-crow" comes armed with 25,000 volts of electricity.
Everyone's a critic, it seems—especially when it comes to national parks. Our man scoured Yelp to find out what some Americans really think about America's Best Idea.
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Keith Matthew Emerald was charged with two felonies and two misdemeanors.
Experts are pretty sure it's not a man in a bear suit.
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A new interspecies alliance is born.
Critics are not happy.
Yellowstone's brown bears could lose their federally protected status.
Daredevils may no longer be welcome.
Channing Tatum, Zac Efron, and Ben Stiller will accompany Bear into the wild.
He climbed 300 feet up a rock wall, but couldn't descend.
This is becoming its own mini-genre.
A broken leg left Gregg Hein stranded on 13,563-ft Mount Goddard.
Washington is fighting 50 separate blazes.
The first trailer for the Cheryl Strayed adaptation is out.
Grizzlies = $$$$$
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He was stranded on a sheer rock face near Washington's Snoqualmie Pass.
Some of the park's buffalo herd could be relocated.
It's an adaptation of the 2003 book 'Climb to Conquer.'
The 21-year-old man was evacuated after falling near Thatchtop Mountain.
Nick Papageorge is seeking damages for injuries sustained during the search.
The 8,362-foot Pavlof volcano is one of Alaska's most active.
Five people have died in a particular section of Eaton Canyon since 2011.
The bolt struck a tree just a few feet away.
The bolt struck a tree just a few feet away.
Trek Wine aims for outdoor oenophiles.