16 Great Songs for Backpacking
From folk songs to oldies to rock 'n roll, this eclectic list will inspire your next trip.
Even More Great Books for the Trail
Readers weigh in with their picks for the best outdoor books of all time.
10 Unique Beers for the Backcountry
Enhance your next hiking trip with these local craft brews that (handily) come in cans.
Great Outdoor Books for the Trail
Whether read before the trek, during the adventure, or after it's over, these books remind us why we love the wild.
9 Signs You're an Old School Backpacker
Fads come and go, but you've been a backpacker through it all. Here are a few signs you're a diehard dirtbag.
The National Park Photos of Ansel Adams
Selected images from Ansel Adams's national park photography series.
2015 Spring Book Preview
From alpine obsession to the search for Abbey's grave, here are six new books for every backpacker's reading list.
35 Awesome (and Awesomely Bad) Outdoor Movies
We polled BP readers and editors about their favorite outdoor movies of all time—and the ones they love to hate.
BACKPACKER Year of the Reader Photo Contest
Here's our favorite pictures from this month's photo contest. Vote for your favorite to help us choose the winner. The winning photo will be published in Backpacker's June issue and the winner will receive a Tamron zoom lens*.
![The Calling: A Life Rocked by Mountains By Barry Blanchard (Oct 7; Patagonia Books) A rip-roaring combination of fast times and soaring summits, renowned alpinist Blanchard reflects on the wild days when, in his words, “rock climbing was dangerous and sex was safe.” If you’re an adrenaline junkie like him, this bio is for you. [image courtesy Patagonia Books]](https://www.backpacker.com/.image/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620/MTQ0OTE0MTc4NDI5NjI1OTIx/the-calling-a-life-rocked-by-mountains.jpg)
