Rocky Mountain Editor Steve Howe dispels a few camping myths and drops some dirtbagging tips in this primer.

If you've caught a fish in the backcountry but forgot the pan, don't despair: Trail Chef shows you how to improvise a skillet with a rock. Also, learn Trail Chef's Spicy Southwest Marinade--perfect for any food with fins.

Get the basics dialed. Our Editor in Chief shows you how to put together the perfect homemade survival kit.,Get packing basics dialed. Our Editor in Chief shows you how to put together the perfect homemade survival kit.

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!)

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

On this seven-day trek through the legendary Toklat Valley, we've watched wolves hunt snowshoe hares, dodged caribou running up riverbars, and stood our ground while grizzlies bluff-charged camp.

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.

Coke Wallace lives to hunt wolves. Follow him into the Alaskan backcountry to learn how wolf hunters find, catch, and kill their prey.