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After 13,000 miles of drinking the ultralight Kool-Aid, here’s what I’ve added to my pack.

Ultralight and packed with nutrients, this breakfast deserves a place in your bear canister.

Struggle to fit a week's worth of food into a bear canister? This dietician-created menu packs in the calories while keeping volume low.

This is what ER doctors see most in hikers and backpackers, and how you can avoid a trip to the hospital.

The trailside senior retreat, created by backpacking legend M.J. "Nimblewill Nomad" Eberhart and friends, invites older hikers to remain involved in the trail community.

A 19-year-old hiker died on Utah's Mount Timpanogos and several others suffered injuries while sheltering from a storm in a mountaintop structure.

You don't need to miss your favorite coffee shop while backpacking.

A rugged survival knife, a lightweight pick-me-up, and a peerless pair of socks: This is the gear that helped our editors get outside this month.

After 13,000 miles of drinking the ultralight Kool-Aid, here’s what I’ve added to my pack.

A proposed mine inside neighboring Lake Clark National Park is moving forward, raising concerns about bears and other wildlife and what development there could mean for Alaska’s protected lands.

From raptors and cranes to bubbling mud pots, and bugling elk, these hikes put Autumn’s music on full display

Struggle to fit a week's worth of food into a bear canister? This dietician-created menu packs in the calories while keeping volume low.

This is what ER doctors see most in hikers and backpackers, and how you can avoid a trip to the hospital.

Ultralight and packed with nutrients, this breakfast deserves a place in your bear canister.

This meal was designed to be as space-efficient as possible—without sacrificing taste or calories.

After 13,000 miles of drinking the ultralight Kool-Aid, here’s what I’ve added to my pack.

The AT's shelters are facing a sustainability problem. Here's what the future of camping on the long trail may look like.

Struggle to fit a week's worth of food into a bear canister? This dietician-created menu packs in the calories while keeping volume low.

His clay sculptures started a heated debate about whether art belongs in nature—we tracked him down to hear his perspective.

Meal replacement shakes can fuel you when the trail gets tough.

Think hut-to-hut hikes only exist in the mountains of Europe? These four trails in the states will prove you wrong.

Struggle to fit a week's worth of food into a bear canister? This dietician-created menu packs in the calories while keeping volume low.

From raptors and cranes to bubbling mud pots, and bugling elk, these hikes put Autumn’s music on full display

A proposed mine inside neighboring Lake Clark National Park is moving forward, raising concerns about bears and other wildlife and what development there could mean for Alaska’s protected lands.

Think hut-to-hut hikes only exist in the mountains of Europe? These four trails in the states will prove you wrong.

The REI Co-op Sahara Shade Hoodie is light, comfortable, and has a few neat tricks up its sleeve.

Ultralight and packed with nutrients, this breakfast deserves a place in your bear canister.

Struggle to fit a week's worth of food into a bear canister? This dietician-created menu packs in the calories while keeping volume low.

This is what ER doctors see most in hikers and backpackers, and how you can avoid a trip to the hospital.