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The 18 Best Pieces of Hiking Gear, According to Outdoor Editors
17+ hour, 28+ min ago (612+ words) Must-pack picks for day hikes, expedition treks, and everything in between. THE SECOND BEST hiking season is here (the first is fall, and we'll die on that hill). So, it's high time to dust off your go-to trail gear. Check…...
Colorado Trail: Days 6 & 7
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (375+ words) Day 6 was my planned zero day (aka, no hiking miles) in Leadville. I am using Leadville for multiple zero days, as we are currently calling Leadville home." I started the day by writing Days 1-5 blog posts. I am using the…...
OUT AND ABOUT: Hiking into winter on the cusp of July
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (772+ words) Published 2: 54 pm Tuesday, June 30, 2026 The snowflake seemed to be suspended in the narrow space between thickets of lodgepole pines. A snowflake of any sort was conspicuous, much less one that appeared to defy gravity. June was well on the wane,…...
A 720-Gram Ultralight and Compact Summer Sleep Kit
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (489+ words) CLICK TO DRILL DOWN BY COUNTRY/PROVINCE We have over 300 original and curated bikepacking routes in our global network spanning nearly 50 countries. The Local Overnighters Project is a unified effort to document and map one-night bikepacking routes all over the…...
The Flip North - Mental Calisthenics on Pace, Timing, Weather and Companions
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (685+ words) Marc Privitera is a vintage backpacker, cyclist, skier/snowboarder, musician and tinkerer. And he's a pretty good chemical engineer. He can be found skiing and snowboarding most of the winter out west. He spends summers hiking and cycling in different…...
Team Athena on the Timberline Trail
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (739+ words) Omg, how are we back on trail? Landslide thought it would be a good idea to take a FUN backpacking trip. Now I'm going to give you a little catch up because I haven't posted since the AZT. After finishing…...
State Officials Kick Off Third Annual "Outdoors For All" Celebration
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (312+ words) Pennsylvania officials launched a statewide celebration to expand public access to outdoor water recreation and state park lands. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (EYT) " State environmental officials joined local leaders in Philadelphia to launch the third annual Outdoors for All celebration, an initiative…...
Colorado Trail: Day 5
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (337+ words) Miles hiked: 19. 3 Elevation gain/lost: 3100/3600 Human encounters: Brian (attempting to hike CT in 21 days); Dan (attempting to finish CT before July 10) Low: low energy in morning due to poor sleep High: Seeing my family! Completely Segments 1-6 a day earlier than…...
Chasing Fuego! A Trini woman's trek up an active Guatemalan volcano
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1342+ words) Lee-Ann Romany arrives at basecamp after hiking for an hour up Acatenango, to an elevation of 14, 000 feet. There are eas'i'er ways to spend a hol'i'day than hik'ing through freez'ing tem'per'a'tures, gasp'ing for breath at 12, 500 feet above sea lev'el and stand'ing…...
Party in Pen Mar Park (Day 82)
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (290+ words) It was another great night of rest in my tent. I still have to reinflate my sleeping pad a few times, but it's not bothering me too much." When we arrived at Pen Mar Park, I was surprised to find…...