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Planning A Backpacking Trip with Katie Gerber

Katie Gerber, co-author of Adventure Ready : A Hiker’s Guide to Planning, Training & Resiliency, provides a framework for planning your trips as well as instructions on exactly how to research likely conditions.

Tips for Solo Backpacking

Internationally celebrated adventurer, author, mother and business owner who set the fastest known time on the Appalachian Trail.

Trusting Nature

Archetype and thru hiker Jennifer Pharr Davis shares why she puts her trust in nature.

SUMMER BUYERS GUIDE

We created a Summer Buyer's Guide to help you prepared for every type of water-based adventure in nature.

Four Tips For Rainy Day Foot Care

I’m writing this blog on a rainy – and I mean torrential – day from the comfort of my couch, however, any time it rains like this, with raindrops pounding the ground and a forecast that predicts 100% precipitation for days on end, I always think of the hikers and backpackers who are walking through...