Where to Splurge on Backpacking Gear, According to a Triple Crowner
A Triple Crowner with 25,000+ miles breaks down which pricey backpacking gear is genuinely worth it — sleeping...
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Skip Larch Madness: A Quiet 20-Mile Fall Loop Under Mt. Baker Where the Fungi Steal the Show
A 20.5-mile overnight loop in Washington's Mt. Baker Wilderness trades leaf-peeping crowds for glowing glacier...
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Day One on the Arizona Trail: What a Southbound-Style Start From the Northern Terminus Really Looks Like
Day one on the Arizona Trail from the northern terminus near Page: water strategy, burnt forest, Vermilion Cli...
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A Day on the John Muir Trail: Lake Naps, Serendipity and a Horse Called Dorothy
Day 8 on the John Muir Trail: a four-hour break at Sally Keyes Lake, a chance meeting with Muir Trail Ranch ri...
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Training for Kilimanjaro in the Sierra Nevada: A Five-Day Altitude Rehearsal in Miter Basin
A hiker preps for Kilimanjaro with a five-day Sierra Nevada test trip through Miter Basin, Soldier Lake and Mt...
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A Hiker's Last Miles: From Muir Pass to Bishop Pass With a Bad Shoulder and a Good Ending
An injured backpacker's final two days on the JMT — Muir Hut, the rock monster, and why the Bishop Pass exit i...
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A 31-Mile Day on the Appalachian Trail: Greylock Sunrises, Burritos and Trail Nicknames in Massachusetts
A southbound AT hiker's 31-mile day: sunrise on Mount Greylock, trail nicknames, partridgeberries and burritos...
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Silver Pass and the Case for Hiking the John Muir Trail in Late Summer
A JMT day 7 diary from Silver Pass: why August beats June on the John Muir Trail, creek-break slow hiking, and...
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Ten Small Pieces of Backpacking Gear That Punch Way Above Their Weight
Backpacker's editors pick 10 small, overlooked items — wool underwear, mini scissors, a 3-in-1 cable and more...
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Fall Backpacking Doesn't Have to Mean a Heavier Pack: Six Smart Swaps
Smart swaps for lighter fall backpacking: warmer sleep systems, freeze-dried meals, down layers and smaller pa...
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Finishing the Appalachian Trail: Five Days Through Maine's 100 Mile Wilderness to Katahdin
A thru-hiker's final Appalachian Trail report: five days through Maine's 100 Mile Wilderness, resupply at Abol...
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Chasing Sunset on Mount Greylock: A Thru-Hiker's Crossing into Massachusetts
A thru-hiker crosses into Massachusetts and summits Mount Greylock, the state high point — sunset views, Basco...
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