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- Vote Yes on Question 6 to Protect Massachusetts’ OutdoorsAMC Outdoors · Oct 28
- Blazed Trails and Blaze Orange: Hiker Safety During Hunting SeasonAMC Outdoors · Oct 20
- 🥾 More Than a Trail, More Than Miles 🌄✨The Trek · Nov 11
- Is an AI Data Center Coming to a National Park Near You? This New Map Shows Where.Outside · Nov 11
- Sweeping New BLM Proposal Would Limit Public Comment and Weaken Environmental Protections for American WestThe Trek · Nov 11
- The Horrific-Smelling Piece of Gear No Hiker Needs to Carry in 2026Backpacker · Nov 11
- “We’re Kind of Crushing It.” Why One Wyoming Mountain County Has a Life Expectancy of 94.Outside · Nov 11
- Colorado Trail and Continental Divide Trail ‘Extensively Damaged’ After Severe Flooding: Here’s What We KnowBackpacker · Nov 11
- Congratulations to These 2026 Pacific Crest Trail Finishers (Part 7)The Trek · Nov 11
- The Dump Truckers: Behind the Tramily NameThe Trek · Nov 11
- Gear Review: I Tried One of Those Thru-Hiking Bidets Everyone’s Been Talking About, and Now My Butt Really Burns. Like a Lot.The Trek · Nov 11
- Camino Frances 500 Mile Hike EndsThe Trek · Nov 11
- My Favorite Spot in Denali National Park Is a Literal Pile of TrashBackpacker · Nov 11
- Fire In The SkyThe Trek · Nov 11
- These Will Be the Snowiest Adventure Towns This Winter, According to a MeteorologistOutside · Nov 11
- B.C. Hikers Were Killed in a Rare Predatory Grizzly Attack, Wildlife Officials SayBackpacker · Nov 11
- Winter Hiking Gift Guide (2026)Section Hiker · Nov 10
- Howls, Growls, and Sounds of HoundsThe Trek · Nov 10
- Six Feet of Snow Trapped 29 People in the Himalayas. Their Survival Came Down to the DetailsBackpacker · Nov 10
- Deal of the Week: Grab This Virus-Proof Water Purifier Bottle for 25 Percent OffBackpacker · Nov 10
- A Skier Broke Both Legs in an Avalanche, Then Survived More Than 36 Hours in a CrevasseOutside · Nov 10
- The Blue Ridge Mountains Are Where You Want to Be This WinterOutside · Nov 10
- Three Ground Rules for Getting OutsideBackpacker · Nov 10
- CDT Trail Town Warns Hikers of Suspected Rat Poison on Local TrailsThe Trek · Nov 10
- Supreme Court Clears Way for Border Wall Construction in Big Bend National ParkThe Trek · Nov 10
- 10 Best Winter Hiking BootsSection Hiker · Nov 9
- 11 Early Holiday Deals for Hikers Our Editors Would Actually BuyBackpacker · Nov 9
- 7 Ways to Stretch Your Days Between Showers Without Becoming a Walking BiohazardBackpacker · Nov 9
- Calling Washington Backpackers: This $5,000 Grant Could Fund Your PCT Thru-HikeBackpacker · Nov 7
- GMHM at 50: Twelve Milestones in the History of the French Army’s Elite Mountaineering UnitAlpine Mag · Nov 3
- The best trail running photos from the Red Bull Illume 2026 contestAlpine Mag · Oct 21
- “We Are Still a Long Way from the Limits of Human Climbing” Aidan Roberts, 9A Boulder ClimberAlpine Mag · Oct 14
- Logan’s Other Summit #2: The UndertowAlpine Mag · Oct 6
- Logan’s Other Summit #1: Journey to the End of My NightAlpine Mag · Oct 5
- Avalanche on Himlung: Sixteen Casualties at a Base Camp That Was Already Hit in 2014Alpine Mag · Sep 29
- Sweeping New BLM Proposal Would Limit Public Comment and Weaken Environmental Protections for American WestThe Trek · Nov 11
- The Horrific-Smelling Piece of Gear No Hiker Needs to Carry in 2026Backpacker · Nov 11
- “We’re Kind of Crushing It.” Why One Wyoming Mountain County Has a Life Expectancy of 94.Outside · Nov 11
- Colorado Trail and Continental Divide Trail ‘Extensively Damaged’ After Severe Flooding: Here’s What We KnowBackpacker · Nov 11
- Congratulations to These 2026 Pacific Crest Trail Finishers (Part 7)The Trek · Nov 11
- The Dump Truckers: Behind the Tramily NameThe Trek · Nov 11
- Gear Review: I Tried One of Those Thru-Hiking Bidets Everyone’s Been Talking About, and Now My Butt Really Burns. Like a Lot.The Trek · Nov 11
- Camino Frances 500 Mile Hike EndsThe Trek · Nov 11
- My Favorite Spot in Denali National Park Is a Literal Pile of TrashBackpacker · Nov 11
- Fire In The SkyThe Trek · Nov 11
- These Will Be the Snowiest Adventure Towns This Winter, According to a MeteorologistOutside · Nov 11
- B.C. Hikers Were Killed in a Rare Predatory Grizzly Attack, Wildlife Officials SayBackpacker · Nov 11
- Howls, Growls, and Sounds of HoundsThe Trek · Nov 10
- Six Feet of Snow Trapped 29 People in the Himalayas. Their Survival Came Down to the DetailsBackpacker · Nov 10
- Deal of the Week: Grab This Virus-Proof Water Purifier Bottle for 25 Percent OffBackpacker · Nov 10
- A Skier Broke Both Legs in an Avalanche, Then Survived More Than 36 Hours in a CrevasseOutside · Nov 10
- The Blue Ridge Mountains Are Where You Want to Be This WinterOutside · Nov 10
- Three Ground Rules for Getting OutsideBackpacker · Nov 10
- CDT Trail Town Warns Hikers of Suspected Rat Poison on Local TrailsThe Trek · Nov 10
- Supreme Court Clears Way for Border Wall Construction in Big Bend National ParkThe Trek · Nov 10
- Day 32: Shifting From Solitude to the Familia RealThe Trek · Nov 10
- 11 Early Holiday Deals for Hikers Our Editors Would Actually BuyBackpacker · Nov 9
- 7 Ways to Stretch Your Days Between Showers Without Becoming a Walking BiohazardBackpacker · Nov 9
- Calling Washington Backpackers: This $5,000 Grant Could Fund Your PCT Thru-HikeBackpacker · Nov 7
- GMHM at 50: Twelve Milestones in the History of the French Army’s Elite Mountaineering UnitAlpine Mag · Nov 3
- The best trail running photos from the Red Bull Illume 2026 contestAlpine Mag · Oct 21
- “We Are Still a Long Way from the Limits of Human Climbing” Aidan Roberts, 9A Boulder ClimberAlpine Mag · Oct 14
- Logan’s Other Summit #2: The UndertowAlpine Mag · Oct 6
- Logan’s Other Summit #1: Journey to the End of My NightAlpine Mag · Oct 5
- Avalanche on Himlung: Sixteen Casualties at a Base Camp That Was Already Hit in 2014Alpine Mag · Sep 29
Sources: Backpacker, The Trek, Section Hiker, Outside (hiking stories only), Alpine Mag, plus local feeds for the UK and Ireland, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and Belgium, Italy and Switzerland, and Japan. Norway and Iceland get the Swedish and Danish feeds. No free German- or Spanish-language hiking feed that works was found yet, so visitors there see the international feeds.