That Prickle on Your Neck in the Dark Has a Name: Scopaesthesia
That eerie feeling of being watched in the backcountry has a name: scopaesthesia. One dark drive to Zion expla...
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What Mountain Guides Actually Do — And Why 'We Are Not Kamikaze' Says It All
Mountain guides on the real job: years of certification, saying no to clients, and a 1-in-100 career fatality...
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Aniakchak: The Alaska Park So Remote Almost Nobody Visits
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve is the least-visited park in the US system — a volcanic caldera on th...
Adventure & Outdoor Travel
St. Mary's Glacier, Colorado's Summer Skiing Ritual, Has Officially Melted Away
Colorado's St. Mary's Glacier, a summer skiing staple above 10,000 feet, has melted away. What its loss means...
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The Pyrenees: Europe's Quiet Ski Zone Where Lift Tickets Cost $50 and Lunch Is Tapas
Why the Pyrenees beat the Alps on price, quiet lifts and food — $30-50 tickets, glacier touring and Michelin-s...
Adventure & Outdoor Travel
Whippa's Skimo 55L Might Be the One Pack Ski Tourers Have Been Waiting For
Wild Magazine puts Whippa's Skimo 55L ultralight ski mountaineering pack through its paces — 1,085g, Aussie-ma...
Adventure & Outdoor Travel
Arc'teryx Rush Jacket & Bib: A Backcountry Shell Setup That Survived a Seven-Day Storm
Arc'teryx Rush Jacket and Bib tested through a seven-day storm: PFAS-free Gore-Tex Pro ePE, smart pockets, ven...
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Bougie tramping is a thing: packing luxury into the Orongorongo Valley
Wellington trampers trade ultralight rules for luxury gear on a hut trip into the Orongorongo Valley — bougie...
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A New Zealand-Traveller Built a Simpler Way to Find Free Backcountry Hut Bunks
A new Kiwi-built tool shows which DOC backcountry huts have bunks free, so weekend trampers can find and book...
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Archie the Yellow Lab Found Three Missing Kids in the Colorado Backcountry
How Archie, a two-year-old search-and-rescue lab, found three children 1.5 miles from their Colorado campsite...
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Gossamer Gear Updates The Two Tent for 2026: Tested in Alaska's Backcountry
Gossamer Gear's The Two gets 2026 updates: new vents, ClearSkies fabric and Fritsch Hitch corners. Tested in A...
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Why a Mountain Shelter Won't Save You From Lightning: A Fatal Utah Hike Explains
A fatal lightning strike on Utah's Mount Timpanogos shows why backcountry huts like the Tin Shack offer no pro...
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