BACKPACKER editors cap their Swiss gear-testing trip with a climb of the 13,474-foot Monch.

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

Gear Editor Kristin Hostetter explains the new innovations in down insulation technology,See what our team thought of these two water-resistant down jackets.

Follow BACKPACKER editors on a misty mountain hop through steep slopes, huge waterfalls, and fog-shrouded vistas in Wales' Brecon Beacons National Park.

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!)

Arc'teryx's Bora AR was so great that our testers fought over who got to carry it. Find out why in our Editors' Choice video.

Backpacker Gear Editor Kristin Hostetter breaks down two of the best camp stoves of 2007 on the trail.