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Adam Roy

Boulder

Editor in Chief at Backpacker Magazine

Editor in Chief at @BackpackerMag / https://t.co/bASFh24Ugo He/him. Spider enjoyer. Opinions my own. On Bluesky: https://t.co/WR9pBm4A5h

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  • 4 days ago | backpacker.com | Adam Roy

    Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. $165 (45% off) at Backcountry - Unisex $150 (50% off) at Backcountry - Women's The Granite Gear Blaze 60L may be light, but the loads it can tote aren't. In testing, the 3-pound Blaze comfortably carried up to 50 pounds of gear, making it a mainstay for long multiday trips.

  • 6 days ago | backpacker.com | Adam Roy

    Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. A vast grassland in central Montana might seem like an odd place to go snorkeling. Comprising nearly 463,000 acres of private and leased public land centered on the Charles M.

  • 1 week ago | backpacker.com | Adam Roy

    Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. A search and rescue team saved a Pacific Crest Trail hiker who was stuck on a cliffside in southern California during an "intense" operation caught on video on Sunday, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Office.

  • 1 week ago | backpacker.com | Adam Roy

    Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. To say that long-distance hiking has blown up since Backpacker started publishing would be the mother of all understatements. In 1973, the year our first issue went out, just 8 people completed the Pacific Crest Trail.

  • 1 week ago | flipboard.com | Adam Roy

    1 hour agoThe Norwegian mountaineer discusses her ongoing search for Tenjen “Lama” Sherpa and Gina Rzucidlo, her mixed feelings on speed records, and the dark side of Internet fame When I heard that the famed Norwegian mountaineer Kristin Harila was back in Kathmandu this spring, I texted her to see if she …

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21 Mar 25

Breaking my self-imposed Twitter exile to say: Happy birthday, @COBlackpacker!

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12 Mar 25

Wow, this one stings.

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Pearl Divers said it will move into the Mercury Cafe's downtown Denver location with a new name by the end of the month. https://t.co/D9a9hhFEu5

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11 Mar 25

Folks...I think I'm done here for the time being. I may check in here and there, but for the most part, you'll find me posting on Bluesky: https://t.co/XHlgFopPsO