trip

Save weight by leaving these key items behind on long journeys.

Join the BACKPACKER editors on a trek through Tasmania.

The BACKPACKER editors head to the ultimate gear testing ground: Chile's 3,600-meter Volcano San Pedro

Get ready for the hike of a lifetime as our editors take you up the best trail in the Alps. Get ready for the hike of a lifetime as our editors take you up the best trail in the Alps. (Download the tracklog for this hike here!)

Editor in Chief Jonathan Dorn heads deep into the Alaskan backcountry to fish the most bountiful streams in the world.

BACKPACKER editors get muddy and bloody while ascending the slippery Lockwoods Chimney, a half-climbing-half-caving route cut deep into the craggy Welsh mountainside.

Our Editor in Chief schools you on his packing secrets for long-trail comfort.

Join associate editor Shannon Davis as he hikes and paddles through Channel Islands.

Join the Backpacker staff as they bag Longs Peak in this exclusive on-the-scene video.