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Our spies return with stories and a celebrity encounter or two at Outdoor Retailer

Our spies return with a look at some of the hottest gear at Outdoor Retailer

Our spies return with a look at some of the hottest gear at Outdoor Retailer

Our spies return with a look at some of the hottest gear at Outdoor Retailer

This 6.3-mile out-and-back climbs 2,000 feet to the top of Gass Peak--the highest point in the Sheep Mountains just north of Las Vegas.

Agion offers up 5,000 free shirts for active people to test their anti-stink technology.

BACKPACKER's January issue features trips, skills, photos, and more from our best source—you!

Count five waterfalls--including one of Georgia's most scenic--on this 10.8-miler in Chattahoochee National Forest. Go midweek for more solitude.

Take Mediterranean taste on the trail with this reader recipe

BACKPACKER heads to the biggest gear conference in all the land

'Sweetgrass' chronicles 'last ride of the American cowboy' in Montana's Absaroka-Beartooth Range

Check out Katie Herrel's author page.

Utahn Johnny Collinson becomes the youngest person atop all Seven Summits

Febook users can vote for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy to win a charitable contest from Chase Bank

New Jersey lawyer develops iPhone substitution for bear bells and air horns

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

A video exploration of the link between skill and survival value

Ready to upgrade your tripod? Figure out which one you want because now is the time to buy.

Bear Grylls shows you the ropes of urban survival in Discovery's 'Worst Case Scenario'

11 Greenpeace activists who climbed Mt. Rushmore to hang a 'stop global warming' banner face $400 fines, community service

scientists link BPA to heart disease

an ultralight billfold made from tent scraps

Too many cameras and not enough food: Change that.

Try this scrumptious, hot bread as a dipping side or all by itself

Monsanto GMO corn linked to organ failure

Tag the highest peak in Minnesota on this 6.6-mile hike, which courses under a coniferous forest and past a glacial lake with nice backcountry campsites.

'I love my hiking boots with wheels!'

Contributing Editor John Harlin reveals groundbreaking tent-testing technique...in his swimming pool.

San Diego hiker stumbles on unidentified bombs, uses GPS coordinates to relay location to authorities

Charge up Mount Greylock, the highest peak in Massachusetts.

Hike through shady sweet-gum forest and rolling grasslands on this 6.5-miler along the premier canopy road of the Red Hills region.

A film crew relays all the Alaskan bear footage you'll ever need

Hilarious Archwood Flextrek 37 Trillion pack now features 'Clic Method' technology

In which I answer a reader question from last week's survey

Check out Katie Herrel's author page.

it holds your point and shoot and more

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

Have a little fun with your zoom lens using this easy, artsy photo technique.

A spicy, sweet–and easy!–vegetarian treat

'Spider-Man' star will step into Ralston's climbing shoes for Danny Boyle's biopic

Our staff picks the best outdoor gifts they got—and a few worth re-gifting

Got a burning ursine question? Ask our resident bruin expert in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'

This wee lad is now a BP editor.

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.

With tales, and links to user manuals for map, compass, common beacons and GPS receivers

New trailer retraces the footsteps of Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard and North Face founder Doug Tompkins' 1968 road trip to Patagonia

Check out Katie Herrel's author page.

This week's weird outdoor news--plus one faker.

Hike saguaro-covered hillsides to a small desert spring on this 5.2-mile loop encircled by mesas and red sandstone cliffs.

In which I ask readers: What the hail do you people want?

December in Laos

2009's Odometer Turns Over With a Flurry of Incidents

This super sandwich will feed all your hungry revelers.

Check out Katie Herrel's author page.

American Museum of Natural History takes you on a mind-boggling flyover tour through our universe

This week's weird outdoor news--plus one faker.

Ever want to chuck it all and sail away, like these two?

Try these holiday recipes from Trail Chef--inside or outside

Otterbox provides a wide range of protection options for outdoorsy iPhone users

Heads up! In this season of hope and joy, there's plenty of trouble if you want it.

Usually, our bear answers burning ursine questions, but this week he's dropping off a holiday gift.

Jackpot!

Yosemite videographer captures relationship between people and park in stunning ways

This week's weird outdoor news—plus one faker.

This popular 10.6-mile hike begins gently in aspen groves, then crescendoes with a climb up Arizona's tallest peak.

Explore the Appalachian Trail's wildest stretch.

Spend a few nights in Yellowstone National Park on this 23.2-mile out-and-back complete with lakeside campsites and spectacular summit views.

Make your outdoor/sci-fi geek go gaga with this non-technical Christmas present

And clearly, X-gamers need to step it up.

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

Bag a rugged fourteener on this 20.8-mile lasso loop linking shady evergreens and long sunny scrambles to a beautiful peak high above the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.

Warm up after a day of shredding with a homemade hot cocoa.

Melting glaciers and global warming lead Discovery's list of 'Top Discoveries of the Decade'

SPOT will replace newer versions of their satellite messenger

Come here my little pet...

An update from our reporter on Al Gore's speech and more

A series of on-the-scene snapshots from our reporter at the global climate conference

We reassess Patagonia's limited-edition "boar hunting" shoe after sending it into the field with an actual hunter

"Mark V." you have 24 hours to send in this week's photo. Go.

Mount Hood, Canyon Rescue, and the Tetons get a SAR HQ maybe