Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Wendy Altschuler is a seasoned travel and adventure writer and author. One of the most visited national parks in the US is the ...

In the summer, brown bears abound, so it’s important to set up a bear-safe campsite when backpacking. Bears have a nose that’s 100 times more sensitive than a human’s, and, if they find food, they’ll ...

My boots grate loudly over the gravel as I shuffle onto my crinkly tarp. After manhandling spare clothing into a fussy Sea to Summit stuff sack, I rustle into my Kelty down sleeping bag. With a soft ...

Embark on a two-night backpacking trip into the Matilija Wilderness, navigating the North Fork Matilija Creek Trail in the ...

A 16-year-old who broke his leg while backpacking at Duffy Lake in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness was rescued by helicopter last weekend, according to the Linn County Sheriff's Office. The backpacker, ...

Last week, rescuers were sent out twice in just three days in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. Both times the incidents involved backpackers caught in deep snow on the Silver Creek Trail in East ...

3D printing can help lighten your pack and cut costs. These practical camping and backpacking gadgets show what you can make ...

Lake Junaluska and Wilderness Trail, a long-time adventure and backpacking ministry, have joined forces to launch a new satellite program at Lake Junaluska June 6–11. Based in Troutdale, Virginia, ...

Fifty years ago on Sept. 3, Lyndon Johnson signed into law a bill that encouraged getting lost in the wild. Not lost in the literal sense, of course, but of losing the trappings of civilization in ...

BRISBANE, Australia — A South Korean backpacker was rescued Thursday after falling from a mountain and spending six nights stranded in steep Australian wilderness. She was suffering from dehydration ...