Growing up in the Cascade Mountain Range, I started backpacking with my dad when I was a small child and still do two decades later. The process of preparing for a backpacking trip can be daunting ...

You don’t need to spend a fortune to cut pounds from your kit. In fact, you might not need to spend anything at all.

Outdoor Pursuits offers a wide variety of hiking and backpacking courses. Take advantage of these great trips that will prepare you for your own hikes and adventures around Colorado. Early ...

Have you ever considered hiking or backpacking as your next passion? Get advice from two experts with the essentials for exploring the outdoors. Have you ever considered hiking or backpacking as ...

Looking for the best backpacking tent? Welcome to the ultimate guide where we pitch the top contenders against each other – metaphorically speaking, of course. Because let's be honest ...

and even roughing it in a basic backpacking tent, is a given. But are you a backpacker or flashpacker? Flashpacking is backpacking with extra cash and ambition. Flashpackers are usually older and ...

Backpacking is often seen as a style of travel that’s cheap, hard, and mainly suitable for the young. Travel + Leisure peels back myth from reality, exploring backpacking trips for all ages and ...

Whether you're backpacking or enjoying an activity-filled backcountry camping adventure, a sleeping bag is one of the most essential items for your packing list. U.S. News editors researched ...