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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