Zoe Gates

Boulder

Assistant Skills Editor at Backpacker Magazine

Skills Editor @backpackermag

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Articles

National Trails Day 2025

5 days ago | backpacker.com | Michael Lanza |Emma Veidt |Stasia Callaghan |Zoe Gates
Supporting Your Local Trails Just Got a Lot Easier, Thanks to This New App

2 weeks ago | backpacker.com | Zoe Gates

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. A new platform launching this month aims to connect hikers and other trail users with the teams who steward their favorite areas. Trailfunds, founded by a group of Colorado-based hikers, will make it easier for users to donate and learn about local nonprofit organizations and their efforts to maintain, repair, and otherwise champion trail systems in their purview.
This After-School Program Is Turning High Schoolers Into Mountaineers

1 month ago | outsideonline.com | Zoe Gates

Last winter, now 17-year-old Isobel Chi found herself on Washington’s Sasse Mountain with a group of fellow high schoolers and a handful of adult leaders. The early February hike was a regular outing for the Seattle-based Mountaineers Adventure Club (or MAC, pronounced as one word), a youth program designed to provide outdoor recreation opportunities for 14- to 18-year-old Seattleites.
This After-School Program Is Turning High Schoolers into Mountaineers

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Zoe Gates

Viral Video: Man Tries to Pour Coke Outdoors in AntarcticaIf you’re ever in Antarctica and fancy yourself a Coke, don’t attempt to pour it into a glass outdoors. Matty Jordan tried this, and it did not work. …
I Had the Trip of My Life in Nepal Last Year With Backpacker. Now It's Your Turn.

1 month ago | backpacker.com | Zoe Gates

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. On one of the final nights of our trek up the Langtang Valley, a dance party broke out. We were cozied up in the dining room of the Buddha Inn in Kyanjin Gompa, our highest overnight at 12,700 feet. More than a week into our trek, my companions and I were embroiled in a competitive round of Dhumbal, a card game that our guide, Chandra, had taught us.
This After-School Program Is Turning High Schoolers Into Mountaineers

1 month ago | backpacker.com | Zoe Gates

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Last winter, now 17-year-old Isobel Chi found herself on Washington's Sasse Mountain with a group of fellow high schoolers and a handful of adult leaders.
Zoe Gates Archives

1 month ago | backpacker.com | Zoe Gates |Corey Buhay |Emma Veidt |Louisa Albanese
What I Wish I Knew Before My First Mountaineering Trip

2 months ago | backpacker.com | Zoe Gates

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. For longtime hikers and backpackers, the desire to tackle bigger, more technical mountains tends to come around eventually. Spend enough time staring at glaciated peaks from camp, and sooner or later, you'll want to climb one yourself. I'd been mountaineering-curious for years when I signed up for a course on Washington's Mt. Baker last May.
What’s the Best Underwear for Backpacking?

2 months ago | outsideonline.com | Zoe Gates

When I bought my first pair of Merino wool underwear—a pair of Ibex briefs—from a Vermont gear shop in 2017, it was a game changer. I dubbed them my “adventure undies,” since they were the first pair I’d reach for when packing for every type of outing. On long hikes, multiweek canoe camping trips, and snowy mountain excursions, they beat out my other undergarments in every category: comfort, breathability, and a feeling of relative cleanliness I crave when crawling into my sleeping bag at night.
What's the Best Underwear for Backpacking?

2 months ago | backpacker.com | Zoe Gates

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. When I bought my first pair of Merino wool underwear-a pair of Ibex briefs -from a Vermont gear shop in 2017, it was a game changer. I dubbed them my "adventure undies," since they were the first pair I'd reach for when packing for every type of outing.