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ArchiveA 29-year-old Swiss woman drowned while trying to cross the Teklaneka river en route to the old Fairbanks city bus made famous in the book Into the Wild. Chris McCandless lived out of the bus in…
Rescue workers in southern California's Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties have recently seen a spike in the number of helicopter rescues for hikers and backpackers, Santa Barbara's KEYT reports.聽 Dehydration was the leading cause behind the assistance calls. The increase…
On Monday, a British man became the first person to walk the entire length of the Amazon river, Reuters reports. When former army officer, Ed Stafford, arrived at Maruda Beach in Brazil, he finished a 6,000-mile journey…
This Saturday will mark the one year anniversary of the imprisonment of three Americans in Iran, the New York Times reports. Iranian authorities captured Shane Bauer, 27, his girlfriend, Sarah Shourd, 31, and Josh Fattal, 27,…
Erik Leidecker, a member of the First Ascent ski guide team, IFMGA mountain guide, and owner of Sawtooth Mountain Guides, was one of the guest speakers at the…
Being in prison won't stop the American hikers jailed for crossing into Iran in July from continuing to live their lives. Shane Bauer has just proposed to Sarah Shourd, giving her a ring that he made with thread taken from his shirt,…
聽 The three American hikers detained in Iran were reunited with theirmothers earlier today. Josh Fattal, Shane Bauer and Sarah…
Despite no evidence that human sexual activity attracts bears, concerns about the potential noises and odors involved attracting the animals remains a backcountry fear, according to backpacker.com.The myth originated in a scary true story: In 1980, two teenagers鈥攐nemale, one female鈥攚ere killed and partially consumed in…
As 国产吃瓜黑料's Chief Inspiration Officer, I've been asked by the editors to share some of the uplifting stories I come across in my organization, The Mission Continues. One that inspires me personally is the story of Casey Fulp. On May 1st, former Special Forces Medic Casey Fulp started his…
After 13 years, South Korean Oh Eun-sun, 44, is the first woman to have scaled the world's 14 mountains over 26,247 feet (8,000 meters) after summiting Annapurna on Tuesday. The president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, Ang Tshering,…
Ready for a hike? According to topix.com, one should consider these three things when packing for a day on the trail: Healthy Carbohydrates such a as granola, apples, celery and carrots or pita with hummus. Good-for-you-fats like peanut butter and jelly or a low-sugar…
The lush peaks of Iraqi Kurdistan are irresistible to a certain breed of bold backpacker: They're exotic, beautiful, and way off the beaten track. But when three young Americans were arrested by Iranian border guards in July 2009 after straying too far down a waterfall trail, the costs of adventure travel got a lot higher. As the hikers languished in their cell
The Sierra Club is offering the world's best internship, according to sierraclub.org. From the club's San Francisco headquarters, interns will travel the country to raft and hike with the…
Photos retracing Mao Zedong's epic 1934 long march through China's great snowy mountains.
Minnesota-native Mike Hanson, blind since birth, set out on his quest to hike the Appalachian Trail today. Hanson will use only a GPS on the trek, although he will be…
BRETT DENNEN talks to 国产吃瓜黑料's RYAN KROGH about backpacking, fishing, and his new album.
It's just a few short miles from the neon strip to the inky desert beyond. But to a solitary walker on her way out of town, the worlds of casino palaces and redrock spires might as well be galaxies apart.
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