Summertime and the Giving is Easy

by Kate Showalter

From Nepal to the Wasatch, Backcountry.com gets involved. See what we're doing to help conservation efforts and how you can contribute your time, effort, and love for the outdoors.

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Backcountry.com's Spring Catalog Cover Photo

by Tommy Chandler, Photo Editor

Backcountry.com's Spring Catalog Cover Photo

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Employee Gear Closet – Brenda Leonard

by Toni Isom

Find out what backpacking addict and Backcountry.com employee Brenda Leonard won’t head into the backcountry without.

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Employee Gear Closet: Greer Hitch

by Kate Showalter

Backcountry.com, Backcountry, Employee Gear Closet: Greer Hitch

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Winter Camping 101

by Adam Riser

If you're cold, you're doing it wrong.

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Employee Gear Closet: Eric Miller

by Tyler Fomenko

Email maestro Eric Miller lets us take a glimpse at his trail running gear.

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Be Afraid

by Adam Riser

Does the slightest rustle outside your bivy cause you to recreate the tent scene from the Blair Witch Project? Find out more about what you should and should not fear next time you venture into the wild.

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How to Keep Your Cool When the Buzzards are Circling

by Rocky Thompson

How to Keep Your Cool when the Buzzards are Circling, Backcountry.com, Backcountry

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Employee Gear Closet - Charla Brown

by Justin Mool

Go hiking with our human resources guru and her little bambina.

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Backcountry.com Presents: When Animals Attack!!!

by Toni Isom and Genevieve Mount

Don’t become a bear burger—read our tips, watch our Oscar-winning videos, and learn how to deal with animal encounters in the backcountry.

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The Chlorophyll Breakdown

by Kate Showalter

Hike to see autumn's blaze

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Thru-Hiking Favorites

by Patrick Kailey

We highlight our favorite sections of the most famous thru-hikes: the PCT, CDT, and AT

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Employee Gear Closet: Kate Showalter

by Justin Mool / Kate Showalter

After a trip with less-than-ideal gear, Kate puts together a Car Camping Wish List.

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Surviving Summer’s Scorcher—Lightning

by Josh Rhea

Mother Nature doesn’t want you above treeline. Venturing there exposes you to wind, rock, snow, ice, and cold—but foremost among these inclement dangers is the lightning associated with many mountain storms. Learn how to avoid it; then learn how to survive it.

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Compasses

by Backcountry Bob

I'm a beginning backpacker needing an orienting compass to use on backpacking trips (in conjunction with topo maps). What would be a recommendation for one of good value, highly accurate and compact