Hiking on snow and ice can be challenging, and sometimes dangerous.
When most of us think "desert," we think "heat." It is important to plan your hikes around keeping cool.
In winter camping, you use up close to twice as many calories as you do in day-to-day indoor life.
Why camp in the winter? Because winter strips life down to a state of raw intensity.
One of the pleasures of backpacking is sleeping in a different place every night.
The two best methods for building a minimum-impact fire are in a self-contained unit such as a fire pan or on a mound.
Although the risk of an encounter with a bear is low, there are no guarantees of your safety.
Your body is the most important piece of equipment you will use for backpacking.
When backpacking, clothing both keeps you comfortable and keeps you safe from the wilderness perils of heat-related illness, dehydration, and hypothermia. When backpacking, clothing both keeps you comfortable and keeps you safe from the wilderness perils of heat-related illness, dehydration, and hypothermia.
The primary concern hiking and camping in bearcountry is safety, both for the visitor and for the bear.
Adequate trip planning and preparation will help you accomplish trip goals safely and enjoyably, while simultaneously minimizing damage to the land.
Plan by choosing a careful route and a good technique.
Know your tent so well that you can pitch it even when you're too tired to think.
