Use this technique to conserve energy and hike for hours on end.

Assistant Map Editor Kim Phillips shows you how to us a GPS and digital camera to map your trail and document your hike in this video tutorial.,Kim Phillips shows you how to us a GPS and digital camera to map your trail and document your hike in this video tutorial.

Backpacker's survivalist everyman, Drop Dead Ted, explains how to aim and signal for help with a reflective mirror.

Staff Photographer Ben Fullerton reviews the steps to safely catching a bolt of lightning on film.

Live from Alaska's Castner Glacier, Rocky Mountain editor Steve Howe shows you the basics for putting on crampons

Executive Editor Dennis Lewon shows how to anchor your tent in the snow.

Learn what to put in a bear canister–and where to hide it–to keep your meals safe.

Gear Editor Kristin Hostetter demonstrates how to safely cook inside a tent's vestibule