Onion Spoof: "Missing Hikers Would Make Great Movie"
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News and Events
News and Events
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.
Judge Halts Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon
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Mountaineering May Cause Brain Damage
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Saved by Satellite
Emergency Beacons and Phones, Part One of Three
Twisting in the Wind
On windchill, temperature, and waiting for summer
Google Adds Contour Lines
Updated terrain maps are now more useful for hikers.
Petrified Forest Expansion…Petrified
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First Delisted Wolves Killed In Wyoming
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Gore Launches Climate Action Ad Campaign
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Anasazi Hiking: Report from Cedar Mesa
On photography, sandstorms and power walking
Backpacker Nominated for National Magazine Award in General Excellence
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Everest Returns To Normal…And Sting Shows Up
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Bike Prices Going Uphill in '08
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Google Adds Yosemite To Street View
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Study Says Bear Spray Better Than Guns
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Climate Change Hits West Hardest
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Gear and the Woods: Camera Survival 101
Sometimes it's not enough if you're the only survivor
More California Wolverines Photographed
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Sir Ranulph Fiennes Attempts Everest, Again
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Buffalo Soldiers Arrested At Yellowstone
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Bush Endangers Endangered Species
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Global Warming Could Turn Lake Tahoe Green
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Greenopolis: Facebook For The Enviro Set
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Paying for Wilderness Search and Rescue: Private Cost, or Public Obligation?
With some pontificating, and a few thoughts about rescue insurance
The Hiking Report from Moab:
Thoughts on Jeeps, Sandstone, and Hiking Hazards
Find Your Watershed
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D'oh! Hawaii Volcano Explodes After All
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High Times: Today's Everest Dirt
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Man! I Feel Like A Hiker
Shania Twain opens a hiking track on her New Zealand property
The Wolves Of Iraq
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Hawaii Volcanoes NP Gets Bad Gas
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Breaking: Nepal Everest Routes Open…Maybe?
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Survival in a Sardine Can
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Big Trouble With Littler Glaciers
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Would Jesus Use a Carbon Calculator?
Southern Baptists wrangle over climate change--and what to do next.
Filmmaker Gets Probation For Filming Yosemite Indian Dances
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Grand Canyon Flood Helps Ecology, Hurts Energy
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O'Neill LED Jacket Points You In The Right Direction
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Survival Fundamentals: It's the Little Things
Never leave home without covering the three basic necessities for safe hiking
Nepal Closes Everest's Southern Routes
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Climber Dean Potter pioneers BASElining over Utah canyons
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Alabama connects to Appalachian Trail
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Air Force rescues hikers…in Iraq
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China closes Everest routes, climbers everywhere weep
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The White (Noise) Album
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Opening the Floodgates?
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Bode Miller Bags Second Overall World Cup Ski Title
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Video Hilarity: 'Parking Garage: Beyond The Limit'
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Zion shuttle resumes service March 21
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Wolves in Massachusetts, Wolverines in California
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Kings Canyon hikers find WWII pilot 65 years later
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It's Avalanche Season…Again.
How do skiers, snowboarders, climbers and snowshoers get in avalanches? And more importantly, what are your chances if you do?
Wildfires Burning Through Park Fees
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What Will Alaska's Future Look Like?
Alaska is the last frontier, but energy development and climate change promise to change the face of our wildest state in your lifetime. Here's how.
Primal Quest 2008
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California to Feds: Hands Off Our Forests
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Guns in Our National Parks?
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Eskimos Sue Exxon
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A Wikipedia for Fins, Feathers, and Fur
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Durango Residents Embark on Global Warming Wager
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How to Score $50k for Your Cause
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Map Your Ride
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Lace Like a Pro: Different Shoe-Lacing Methods for Hikers
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Warning: May Be Hazardous To Your Wallet
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Bike to WorkÂ… in One Piece
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National Parks Have That Not-So-Fresh Feeling, Study Finds
Mercury Rising at National Parks—Along with Pesticides, DDT, and Industrial Chemicals
Welcome to The Pulse
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Editor's Choice Green Awards April 2007
Pacific Outdoor ECO Thermo 6 Sleeping Pad, REI Global Warming Initiative, and the Timberland Green Index are tops to the green eyes of Backpacker
Phenomenon: The Life Cycle of Wildfires
Global warming creates conditions that invite larger and more frequent forest fires. Here's how.
Phenomenon: Snowmelt
Rising alpine temperatures and polluted snow are threatening snowpack–and the water it generates.
The Impact of Climate Change on Florida's Everglades, Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias
What do Florida's Everglades and Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias have in common? Both face uncertain futures as temperatures rise.
How to Survive A Night Without Gear
When a day hike turns into an overnight, learn how to take care of yourself.
How Climate Change is Affecting Our Alpine Environments
Thanks to melting ice and snow, climate change is effecting the future of our mountains
Green Guide Exclusive Online Materials
Information on 19 more "green" companies and an interview with Big Agnes's Bill Gamber
Danger Signs: How to Detect a Winter Storm
Learning to determine winter weather signs depends on where you are.
How to Avoid Sudden Thaws
Warming temps can wreak havoc on snow-packed adventures. Learn the conditions and warning signs that can cause a dangerous, sudden thaw.
How to Survive Winter Storms
New Hampshire's Mt. Washington is know for its evil weather. Learn how to survive a winter storm from one of the peak's experts.
Phenomenon: Battle Quicksand With Quick Thinking
Quicksand isn't just in old Westerns, it's also a real backcountry hazard. Learn how to save your life when faced with the slippery stuff.
National Parks Inc.
Like it or not, national parks are officially in the business of business. Will this focus destroy the soul of a national institution--or save it in these lean times?
Last Chance Adventure: Oregon's Umpqua National Forest
Can you see the forest through the trees? Join a bittersweet trek through an old-growth wilderness in its final days.