The national parks of the United States account for some of the world’s most glorious landscapes: ice-whittled peaks, abyssal gorges, primeval seashores, towering forests, kaleidoscopic deserts—wel ...

You’re not alone. We understand and we’re here to help. “Camp Fever” can be exhausting and very distracting this time of year. We all get it in some fashion, but not everyone ...

The open road is a beautiful (and definingly American) thing, but there’s an awful lot to be said for getting the hell away from blacktop and gravel alike. And when it comes to ecological inte ...

When you think of “wilderness,” what image pops into your brain? I’d wager a lot of you first thought of snowcapped peaks—or maybe a convoluted canyonland, a lake-pocked boreal forest, or some wi ...

Death Valley became a national park on October 31,1994 as a result of the passage of the California Desert Protection Act. But its history goes back much further: The 3.4-million acre park is a la ...

I’m a West Virginian at heart. I’ve had a love affair with the verdant and rugged topography of the Appalachian Mountains my entire life. I’m a firm believer that, with the bullet-hard sandstone o ...

Photo: Bjorn BauerSo you don't actually go on rad adventures every day?! That's ok, neither do we.Examining the truth behind amazing adventure pics on social media, who takes them and they inspi ...

No matter how much sport climbers hate to admit it, there are plenty of high-quality climbs with approaches longer than five minutes. And while some are adept at the timeless flip-flop approach, f ...

Today, we set out to tackle a question we run into all the time. What is the actual difference between the Wild Country Ropeman 1 and the Ropeman 2? The name’s the same, they look nearly ...

The word Matterhorn smacks of the golden days of Alpine mountaineering, and summons up the signature, craggy summit that even today tantalizes climbers. Indeed, it’s the Matterhorn of the Pennine ...

“Sustainable” and “ski areas” are traditionally not things associated with one another. However, since climate change has reached a tipping point, many outdoors enthusiasts have become more co ...

If you wanted to spend your away weekend feeling hungry, uncomfortable, and exhausted, you’d go backpacking. While that might be what you’re looking for from time to time, there’s no denying that ...

Flylow Higgins Jacket Review I know what you're thinking. March 1st is a little late to be writing reviews for ski jackets, but the truth is the snow keeps on coming and I have been a little "sid ...

In recent years, bikepacking has gone from a niche pursuit to one of the fastest growing facets of cycling, and brands have taken notice. As expected, this has produced a rash of questionably usef ...

With the storm clouds from the day’s rain still lingering, the setting sun ignited the sky in intense golden light and vibrant hues of pink. Maneuvering my rusty Sprinter van through curve after c ...

You’re probably wondering the same thing we thought when we first saw Petzl’s newest cam-assisted rope-blocking belay device — “Wait, isn’t that a  GRIGRI”? If the Petzl NEOX looks like the ...

The best sleeping bag for summer 2026 depends on how you camp — backpacking trips need a light, packable mummy or spoon-shaped bag, while car camping calls for more comfort and versatility. For ...

Bibs. They’re all the rage at the ski resort or the backcountry. You’re probably reading this article because A: you’ve finally decided you’re sick of getting snow down your pants, or B: you’re si ...

Jetboil reigns supreme when it comes to compact and efficient stoves for backpackers, but a few years ago, they decided to jump into the 2 burner stove market in a big way. The Jetboil Genesis 2 B ...

Set in a verdant alpine bowl at 12,000 feet in the San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado is the awe-inspiring Ice Lakes Basin. The peaks that stand guard here top out over 13,000’, many of them f ...

While a solid headlamp is a necessity for any outdoor enthusiast, they're not all created equal. Between overly burly headbands, unimpressive light output, and incompatibility with certain helmets ...

A camp table is a camp table… right? Not so fast. You might have been using camp tables for a long as you’ve considered yourself an outdoors person, but we’re willing to bet you’ve ...

Are the difficulties of taking a toddler on a 200-mile hike worth the rewards?It’s 8 a.m. on an August morning, and I’m standing at the Mono/Parker Pass Trailhead in Yosemite with 40 pounds in my b ...

Before applying paint, Peter Parsons traced the letters on the back of his canvas rucksack. He wanted the 3-inch-high text to be perfect—no botched lines made by an excited hand. Parsons painted ne ...