Maggie has written for New York Magazine, Huffington Post, REI, and Outside. She is a columnist with Backpacker Magazine and is the co-founder of BackpackingRoutes.com. Contact her at ...

From making your own shoes to making miles, these are our favorite skills stories that appeared in Backpacker in 2024.

Master winter backpacking with expert advice from former park ranger Anastasia Allison from 6 -7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9.

Since its release in March 1998 it has sold over 75,000 copies!

We went on life-list trips (one of which our editor learned about in the pages of this magazine), had babies ... West Coast Trail in a print issue of Backpacker some years back, I couldn ...

Experience two of SoCal's stunning desert landscapes—the low Colorado to the east, and the mountainous Mojave to the ...

Their channel does exactly what it says on the tin: It holds a video archive of their various outdoor adventures, which range from benign two-day walks through the Midwest to epic tours of our ...

The best outdoor adventure links of the past seven days, from how scientists in Antarctica celebrated Christmas to the struggle to love a BASE jumper.

That’s why specialist backpacker insurance is necessary ... but the following are likely to fall outside of the policy cover: are all planned activities, such as snowboarding, skiing, scuba ...

October 31, 2024 • For the past few weeks, we've been exploring the issue of human remains collections for our miniseries, "What Remains." Today, we want to share another excellent series that ...

Looking for the best outdoor speakers? You’re in the right place. Summer mixes are made to be played alfresco, and any playlist can warm up winter days, which is where the best outdoor speakers come ...

Developments in the global market, the academic arena, and in Morningstar research.