HIKING & CAMPING

Receive $50 off an eligible $100 purchase at the Outside Shop, where you’ll find gear for all your adventures outdoors. Sign up for Outside+ today. Whether you’re searching for mellow, untouched powder or hunting for steep couloirs, if you are skiing in the backcountry, there’s a good chance you’re traveling through avalanche terrain.  In addition

Receive $50 off an eligible $100 purchase at the Outside Shop, where you’ll find gear for all your adventures outdoors. Sign up for Outside+ today. The United States is littered with former ski resorts. Most are nearly unrecognizable, their unused slopes consumed by encroaching forest as the years pass by—and those that are skiable, by

Receive $50 off an eligible $100 purchase at the Outside Shop, where you’ll find gear for all your adventures outdoors. Sign up for Outside+ today. Ski touring’s greatest rewards—solitude and untracked powder—don’t come for free. To access them, you must combine endurance, balance, and strength. This workout hits the quads, glutes, hamstrings, back, shoulders, and

Receive $50 off an eligible $100 purchase at the Outside Shop, where you’ll find gear for all your adventures outdoors. Sign up for Outside+ today. “You’re clear!” my partner shouts. Or was it, “You’re not clear!”? Between the whipping wind and my pounding heart, my ears are picking up every third word. My skis hang

Receive $50 off an eligible $100 purchase at the Outside Shop, where you’ll find gear for all your adventures outdoors. Sign up for Outside+ today. Q: Dear Gear Editor, I’m a longtime resort skier who wants to get into backcountry touring this year. I plan on heading into the backcountry occasionally, but will probably spend

Receive $50 off an eligible $100 purchase at the Outside Shop, where you’ll find gear for all your adventures outdoors. Sign up for Outside+ today. Photo: Courtesy Do-It All Ski: Black Crows Navis Freebird Buy the Black Crows Navis Freebird Now Navigating the backcountry means adapting to complex terrain and variable snow. That goes for your

Receive $50 off an eligible $100 purchase at the Outside Shop, where you’ll find gear for all your adventures outdoors. Sign up for Outside+ today. Making the jump from resort skiing to the backcountry is an intimidating step: venturing outside the boundaries of a patrolled, avalanche-controlled ski area means taking your safety into your own

Receive $50 off an eligible $100 purchase at the Outside Shop, where you’ll find gear for all your adventures outdoors. Sign up for Outside+ today. We here at Backpacker are no strangers to fat bears. We’ve covered more than our fair share of them: There’s been Otis, the back-to-back Fat Bear Week champion and one

Although San Francisco and the Bay Area may appear tech-focused from the outside, residents know there is no shortage of ways to get outdoors. With more than 250 days of sunshine and year-round average temperatures between 60-70 degrees, there are endless opportunities for outdoor activities in San Francisco. From awesome nearby beach camping, hiking, mountain

Photo By Amy Ames Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Waiting for the Ice” by Amy Ames. Location: Near Churchill, Manitoba. “A late freeze in Canada this year left many bears waiting for the ice to freeze so they could begin their journey out on the ice,” explains Ames. “I was there as the snow

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Receive $50 off an eligible $100 purchase at the Outside Shop, where you’ll find gear for all your adventures outdoors. Sign up for Outside+ today. You can (and should!) hike year-round. But for many backpackers, March is when the hiking really starts getting good again. The snow begins to melt, the temperatures begin to warm

When the snow starts to fall, the tourists start to retreat from the United States’ popular national parks, leaving just a trickle of visitors to enjoy them. But you know better: In winter, the national parks transform, finding a new kind of seasonal beauty. Make the most of it on these 9 fantastic hikes. —The

There’s no way to celebrate the changing seasons like going on an old-fashioned leaf-peeping hike, but making the most of it takes a little bit of skill. Tip number 1: Time your hike right by knowing exactly when the leaves at your destination will peak. Tip number 2: Find a trail that complements the turning

You don’t hike because it’s easy—and these 22 difficult trails are anything but. From airy scrambles to scorching deserts to lung-busting ascents, each of these trips has its own challenge. The good news: the rewards—solitary campsites, sweeping scenery, and sunrises that will burn themselves right into your brain—are more than worth the trouble. —The Editors

Pumping heart, sweaty palms, weak knees—they’re telling you that, no matter how strong you think you are, you will never win a fight against gravity. But even when your brain balks, hikers know that the seam between safety and danger is hallowed ground, the place where limits are found—and exceeded. In these 15 places, the