backpacking

After enduring a wet, cold hunting trip, I’m going to make a versatile, ultra-lightweight shelter an essential piece of my backpacking kit 

Trailblazers and trendsetters from the past five decades

Nick “Chezwick” Gagnon became the fastest person to circumnavigate the enormous route, which takes in sections of five major thru-hikes

Sparkling alpine lakes, the highest point in the continental U.S., and 800-plus miles of breathtaking hiking trails: Sequoia and Kings Canyon in the Sierra Nevada are far more than home to the biggest trees on the planet.

Jon Anderson overcame temporary snowblindness to complete the 2,650-mile journey from Mexico to Canada

Editors list the bold and bizarre items they’ve stuffed into a backpack for a trip to the woods