HIKING & CAMPING

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We love all trips, from short to long ones. But some of the greatest adventures out there are lengthy treks, and to tackle them, you’ll need both the physical strength to schlep a pack for that long and the know-how to prep your gear and find your route. We’ve collected a crash course from our

Have you ever wanted to make money from your outdoor photography but don’t know where to begin? We recently tried out the Saal Photo Portal and found it to be an easy way to start selling our landscape images as high-quality photo products. We often get requests from friends, family and fans on how to

From GPS units to e-readers to cameras to emergency beacons, your cell phone can replace a bevy of different gadgets. One thing it can’t sub for: your headlamp. Just ask the two dayhikers who SAR personnel rescued near Big Sur last weekend. After soaking their clothes in a series of river and creek crossings, the

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Get full access to Outside Learn, our online education hub featuring in-depth fitness, nutrition, and adventure courses and more than 2,000 instructional videos when you sign up for Outside+ Sign up for Outside+ today. I see them every single day: Neatly-knotted plastic bags of all colors, sometimes “discreetly” tucked by a trailside boulder, atop a

Share with your friends! When I first hit the road full-time back in September 2020, I knew that I needed a cell phone carrier that had reliable coverage all across the US. Having road tripped extensively across the Western US previously with friends, I also had an idea of which carriers had signal most often

What makes some wildlife images more powerful than others? I’ve had this discussion with numerous photographers many times. Some of the characteristics that were cited include great action, humor, fantastic settings and clean backgrounds. Given enough time, the discussions could have gone on for hours. When lulls occurred, I always added a quip that got

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Get full access to Outside Learn, our online education hub featuring in-depth fitness, nutrition, and adventure courses and more than 2,000 instructional videos when you sign up for Outside+ Sign up for Outside+ today. Like any niche activity, hiking is rife with slang—just check out an ultralight Reddit thread or shelter logbook for a dose

Share with your friends! Hiking the John Muir Trail is a life-changing experience. Once you’ve followed the crest of the Sierra from Yosemite to Mount Whitney (or visa-versa if you’re hiking Northbound), you’ll forever be returning to those memories of hiking across one of the most scenic mountain ranges on Earth. I hiked the JMT

Congratulations to Robert Henderson for winning the recent Your Best Photo Of 2022 with the image, “Sunset Marley 2.” View the winning image and a selection of submissions below. And be sure to check out our current photography assignment here and enter your best shots!

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Get full access to Outside Learn, our online education hub featuring in-depth fitness, nutrition, and adventure courses and more than 2,000 instructional videos when you sign up for Outside+ Sign up for Outside+ today. An incoming Arctic air front will bring frigid temperatures to New England this weekend—but nowhere will feel the brunt of it

For most of my outdoor career, I thought toe socks were a scam. Normal socks worked fine—they did everything they were supposed to, and did it without subjecting you to the indignity of forcing each of your individual toes into their own sweaty little pockets. Like zip-off pants and those little nose covers that clip