Americas role in COP15 undetermined
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?
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.
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 notbut 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 its 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
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
National park advocates call for a new Civilian Conservation Corps to put stimulus money to work
City turns $1 purchase into million-dollar eco-park
More Americans telecommute from homes near abundant outdoor recreation. Would you?