Zoe Gates

1 week 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. Whether you're a thru-hiker, fast packer, or weekend warrior, sleeping in a shelter is a quintessential backpacking experience. Communal, man-made structures are ubiquitous on long trails like the Appalachian Trail, and can be found along footpaths nationwide. Sleeping under a solid wood roof can feel like a luxury, especially in adverse weather.

2 weeks ago | backpacker.com | Adam Roy |Zoe Gates

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Whether it's about food, packing, fitness, or something else, everyone has that one hiking opinion they're afraid to share. So, naturally, we asked you to share yours.

3 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. Would you sacrifice your own safety to save a friend from a bear? In October of 1994, Ann Quarterman and Christine Bialkowski set out for a hike in Canada's Glacier National Park. They were experienced outdoorswomen, and having grown up in rural British Columbia were no strangers to bears.

3 weeks ago | backpacker.com | Michael Lanza |Emma Veidt |Stasia Callaghan |Zoe Gates

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. 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.