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An AJ Reading: Colin Fletcher, Historical Badass, Father of Backpacking

In this week’s podcast, editor-in-chief Stephen Casimiro reads one of our fave Historical Badass columns about one of our fave badasses, Colin Fle...

gear

Review: The All-New Vasque St. Elias Hiking Boot

Vasque gets a whole lot right with its new leather boot.

culture

Black Diamond RetroModern Part 2: Blood Meridian

Black Diamond climbers tackle the Ibex Crags. "Primitive camping very near to climbing, but hours away from civilization."

gear

An Ode to My Chacos

They've been everywhere and always with a smile.

culture

Humbled By the Grand Canyon of the Colorado

When you have the opportunity to float a trip like this, you have to say yes.

podcast

If You Could Have Any Outdoor Job, What Would You Pick?

Picking the perfect outdoor job, plus, pondering the joy of paper maps in a digital map age.

culture

Black Diamond Goes 'RetroModern' in Terrific Video Series

New Black Diamond series focuses on re-imagining and re-discovering historic climbing routes.

gear

Review: A Gas Coleman Lantern Is a Classic For a Reason. Lots of Them, Really.

Why the Coleman gas lantern still deserves a place in your gear shed.

podcast

Are You an Outdoor Loner? Or a Social Butterfly? Plus, Cowboy vs Tent Camping, and What's the Best Camp coffee Prep?

Are you a group ride/camp/hike/polar expedition kinda person, or a solo adventurer? What are the pros and cons of each? We also dig into the French...

culture

We Need to Know Avalanches Inside and Out

The average number of avalanche deaths per year in the United States has stayed the same for more than a decade, despite the growing number of wint...

culture

The Family That Skis Together...Skis Together. Meet the Hagens.

The Hagens are pro skiers raising a family smack in the middle of some of Europe's best skiing. For the kids, it's a dream. For the parents, it's a...