Welcome to our Summer of Adventure! We're trying something new to welcome in our favorite season. We have partnered with Humble Bundle to bring you the Summer of Adventure Bundle—25 ebooks on a variety of topics—astronomy, outdoor skills, adventure stories, and travel—to help guide you through...
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Ah, the Monday after another successful Outdoor Retailer. We're sitting clutching our new Outdoor Industry Association thermos full of coffee and sifting through mountains of email and reflecting on another great show. If you have never attended Outdoor Retailer, it appears to be an endless amount...
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Earlier this week we shared tips about how to plan a self-supported adventure. And nowhere is better or more convenient for a day outdoors than a long, scenic, well-marked trail. There's one trail in particular we're partial to this summer—the 375-mile Bay Area Ridge Trail....
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Guided hikes. Trail races. Mountain bike races. Organized events in the wilderness are wonderful because they add a level of comfort to a long and difficult day—people will be marking your route, checking on you, feeding you food and liquids, and congratulating you at the...
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The beauty of backcountry camping is in its simplicity—you have everything you need to survive on your back, you walk until you're tired, and then you get to kick back and relax and enjoy the scenery. Meals can be simple as well—a dehydrated meal, a...
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In a world of being inundated by social media posts and hashtags and a national day for seemingly everything, it's easy for something like National Trails Day to get lost in the shuffle. But in our (very biased) opinion, American Hiking Society's National Trails Day...
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Ah, Memorial Day Weekend. The unofficial start of summer. An opportunity to relax and unwind. A chance to eat lots of ice cream. If you're scrambling for some last-minute ideas for the three-day weekend ahead, here are some easy-to-execute suggestions. Keep your laptop and notebook zipped up...
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As the snow slowly melts on the peaks of the highest mountains and wildflowers start to bloom, we get that summertime itch to start climbing. Peak bagging. Celebratory summits. Mountains for breakfast. We want it all. And despite being known more for skiing, Salt Lake City...
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San Francisco is a city made urban mountain training. It's laughably hilly in spots, making it the perfect playground for hill repeats with a heavy pack. And San Francisco has the added bonus of having hundreds of colorful, interesting, and historical public stairways to climb....
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It's the 30th birthday of the Bay Area Ridge Trail! To celebrate this momentous anniversary, we're sharing the Ridge Trail's history in an excerpt from the new edition of Bay Area Ridge Trail, by Elizabeth Byers. The Trail A combination of unique characteristics primed the Bay Area for...
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