When a fast-moving storm buried a remote Himalayan base camp, a three-night wait, small preparations, and a complex ...

Severe rainstorms caused flooding throughout Southwest Colorado. Trails suffered damage, but the extent is still unknown.

A desperate text to 911 turned into a dramatic rescue in the Colorado high country after an early-season storm trapped a 37-year-old solo hiker in thigh-to-hip-deep snow on the Four Pass Loop on ...

“Thanks to the quick actions of our Forest Patrol Deputy, the man was located and immediately transported to Detroit, where ...

A recent survey of 1,008 U.S. hikers breaks down how often people are using substances on the trail, and the results are ...

A search and rescue team helped recover the hiker's body on October 25, nearly a week after they went missing.

Hipbeltless packs are normally not part of how I hike. As a Backpacker editor, I’m blessed with a pretty deep gear closet, and I use most of the packs in there regularly: Burly conventional packs for ...

As Backpacker editors, we’re gearheads. We test a lot of gear, and we still salivate over the shiniest, newest, lightest pieces of backpacking equipment as much as the next hiker. More often than not, ...

Those who know the Keystone State best know that beyond the well-trodden Appalachian Trail lies a rich network of long trails cutting through the state’s rocky ridgelines and deep forests. With the ...

When an August snowstorm rolled in on my first backpacking trip to Alaska last summer, one thing was clear: Our planned route was no longer an option; we’d have to hunker down and wait it out. No ...

Change is the only constant, and that’s as true of backpacking gear as anywhere else in life. Take the external frame backpack: What was once a revolutionary upgrade over canvas rucksacks and wooden ...