News and Events

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

Bear sleeping bag gets campers in the mood for hibernatin'

Probably not—but an intriguing image resembling the lost, sunken city pops up on Google Ocean

Rob Hart, inventor of the popular Crazy Creek Camp Chair, died after a ski accident near his Montana home.

National Park celebrates birthday all year with trails and music

...at least, it is as far as the New Zealand department of customs and biohazards is concerned.

Sometimes collecting poo is the fast track to free fuel

Be conscious and conscientious, and be the change you want to see in the world

Agency hopes to build aggressive regulation policy after investigating links to human health risks

Floppy disc-era wilderness adventure comes to the iPhone

New school will teach science in nearby wildlife sanctuary

Gun control advocates want change, but the Justice Department defends Bush-era ruling

Nikwax Alpine Bellweather Grant funds photogs to document climate change

Pennsylvania police evacuate a Wal-Mart after confusing geocache box for a weapon of terror

In his first blog for Backpacker.com, Emmy-Award winning director Michael Brown drops in from Switzerland to talk about how he got his start in the film industry, and where it's taken him— most recently, jumping a helicopter to film dynamite-triggered avalanches.

Reflections on the upside of grudge match hiking

Rocky Mountain National Park chosen as one of the world's best places to visit before climate change "messes it up"

Controversial method of moving climate-change-threatened plants and animals to more hospitable conditions shows promise

Bamboo, biodegradable, and Houndstooth: This perplexing dog tent is practically useless for the backcountry, but it’s stylish (sort of)

No mushiness required for these Valentine's Day hikes handpicked by BACKPACKER

Icy conditions in the fell country lead to seven trekker deaths on Wales' Mt. Snowdon and the English Peak and Lake Districts.

Soon you can Google it

League of American Bicyclists keeps track of politicians, other notables who "trash-talk" biking and hiking trails

Well-known, aggressive Yellowstone elk dies in freak circumstances

Leaky valve on certain models could pose fire hazard

Eating cow is a big contributor to global warming

Sattelites gather data to make up for lazy earthlings

National Park Service Retirees Pick Their Favorite International Parks

24 million acres in the Rockies protected in wilderness bill

..About the BACKPACKER Map Project

Alaska representatives move to officially rename McKinley Denali

New backcountry wheelchair for use on trails and river bottoms

Patagonia partners with Mountain Soles to keep shoes out of the landfill

Economic woes can't keep you off the trail and out of the wild

Golden retriever survives Montana winter in the wild, reunites with family after six months

Taking Fido on the trail with you? A dog behaviorist tells BACKPACKER how you can make sure your dog has as great a hike as you do.

Natural insect repellant: funny name, serious bug protection

Shhhh, big secret! The best winter camping is in spring - whenever that is.

Federal panel bans fishing in 150,000 nautical miles of sea north of the Bering Strait

Study Links TV Watching to Depression