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The Best Books to Take On-Trail, By Terrain

The Best Books to Take On-Trail, By Terrain

If you’re interested in adding a bit of literary flair to your backpacking kit, consider this your trail-side reading list, organized by terrain, instead of genre.

The Best Books to Take On-Trail, By Terrain

If you’re interested in adding a bit of literary flair to your backpacking kit, consider this your trail-side reading list, organized by terrain, instead of genre.

Proposed Mine Threaten's Michigan's "Porkies"

Proposed Mine Threaten's Michigan's "Porkies"

The Porcupine Mountains hold the largest old growth forest in Michigan and the largest eastern hemlock forest remaining in the country. The North Country Trail is the longest of all...

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Proposed Mine Threaten's Michigan's "Porkies"

The Porcupine Mountains hold the largest old growth forest in Michigan and the largest eastern hemlock forest remaining in the country. The North Country Trail is the longest of all...

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A Q&A with Dan Durston

A Q&A with Dan Durston

How did Dan Durston turn his own passion project into one of UL backpacking's biggest small brands?

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A Q&A with Dan Durston

How did Dan Durston turn his own passion project into one of UL backpacking's biggest small brands?

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Bikepacking Gear We’re Testing Right Now

Bikepacking Gear We’re Testing Right Now

Here's are three pieces of bikepacking gear we're testing this summer, in time for our third annual Editors List.

Bikepacking Gear We’re Testing Right Now

Here's are three pieces of bikepacking gear we're testing this summer, in time for our third annual Editors List.

Making Art in the Mountains with Emma Mary Murray

Making Art in the Mountains with Emma Mary Murray

Emma Mary Murray’s Issue 13 story, Stitched Together, documents the work of the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project—a combined group of scientists and writers who spend weeks in the Washington...

Making Art in the Mountains with Emma Mary Murray

Emma Mary Murray’s Issue 13 story, Stitched Together, documents the work of the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project—a combined group of scientists and writers who spend weeks in the Washington...

The First Woman To Almost Make Everest History

The First Woman To Almost Make Everest History

Whether she made it to the top of Mount Everest or not, climber Marty Hoey made a impact for female mountaineers. 

The First Woman To Almost Make Everest History

Whether she made it to the top of Mount Everest or not, climber Marty Hoey made a impact for female mountaineers.