The hiker was on the Bell Pass Trail, a roughly 6.6-mile out-and-back near Scottsdale, when a saguaro fell over in strong ...

How Backpacker reported this story: Writer Sam Anderson spoke with the Forest Service program manager for Shasta’s climbing rangers and the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office to learn about how two ...

Imagine spending weeks walking across remote mountain ranges, following ancient paths between villages, or trekking through wilderness so vast that you can go for days without seeing another hiker.

A group of 13 members of Congress are pressing USFS Chief Tom Schultz to detail his officers' collaboration with immigration ...

Before a backpacking trip, you spread a week’s worth of food across the kitchen table. Breakfasts, dinners, bars, trail mix; it all looks reasonable. Then you start loading your bear canister. Halfway ...

The leaves may just be starting to change, but at Backpacker, we’re in full fall mode. In September, we got around, logging a few last paddling days and flying to South America in search snow before ...

What to know about this story: Ryan George, 19, died from injuries sustained in a reported 400-foot fall near Yosemite’s Illilouette Falls. His death comes three months after another young visitor ...

What to know: A hiker on Utah’s Mount Timapanogos died after lightning struck the Tin Shack, a metal structure where he and several other hikers were taking shelter from a storm. Shelters without ...