Backpacker

I stood in the sun on a cool spring day, just a few steps from the classroom where I’d spent the morning furiously scribbling notes on what seemed an impossible number of acronyms: ABCDE, SAMPLE, MOI, CSM, the list went on. My heart rate quickened as the group prepared to act out our first wilderness scenario. Was this performance anxiety? Stage fright? I was glad to be actin...

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Satellite messengers have come a long way since 2011, when DeLorme released the inReach, the first satellite communicator capable of two-way textin...

From the canyon country of Moab to the arid mountains and valleys of Santa Fe, I’ve spent my entire adult life in one kind of desert or another. I know how water behaves there: I’ve lived walking di...

Yes, Whistler’s perfect-powder days and unmatched terrain deliver some of the best skiing on the planet. You should experience it. But summer? Wow.

When the snow melts, the adventure aperture widens to reveal a glacier-carved landscape that invites both action and stillness, where high-alpine ridgelines, glassy lakes, rollicking rivers, and the vibrant pedestrian Villa...

At 25 years old, you might get away with skipping breakfast, grinding uphill for hours, and calling a handful of gummy bears a nutrition plan. But after 50, that strategy won’t cut it. Recovery takes longer. A nagging injury can sideline you for months instead of weeks. Foods that once worked for you on the trail now trigger reflux or ruin the heart-healthy diet you follow st...