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By Katie Kommer

I can easily say shoulder season is my favorite time of the year to backpack....

By Katie Kommer

I often joke that “because I know the rules, I get to break them”. Oftentimes, when trail running locally or going for micro-adventures I throw all my layering rules I’ve carefully crafted to the wind....

By Trey French

There are gear trends, and then there are gear developments that push what’s possible in comfort and efficiency in the backcountry. With beginnings in the backpacking world from DIY makers in the early 90’s, quilts have become progressively....

By Trey French

Some of the most comfortable and gratifying nights of rest for me in the backcountry have come from working with the topography and challenging elements....

By Ryan "dirtmonger" Sylva

Bunch Brush Canyon in the McKinney Range, a subset range of the Toquima Range, felt thick and wooly with shrubs of all sorts--chamise, sagebrush, bitterbrush. The sweet grass bloomed, the sagebrush stood tall and fragrant....

By Renee “She-ra” Patrick

Can you enjoy the sunrise if you are cold, wet, and hypothermic? Can you enjoy the sunrise if you are ensconced in layers of warm down with a mug of hot coffee in your hands? Enjoyment and delight in nature....

By Mary Beth Skylis

The best way to extend the life of your quilt or sleeping bag is....

By Ryan "dirtmonger" Sylva

Red eyes glared at me in the darkness from my headlamp. I leaned against the alpine slopes of the Silver Creek basin below the saddle of Red Cloud Peak....

By Renee “She-ra” Patrick
I’ve been learning a lot about the history of the Blue Mountains Trail since setting out in August to ground-truth 100 miles of this potential 600-mile route....

By Kris Diers
“To save you from hunting down individual female feedback all over the internet, we’ve gathered data from some long time female Katabatic sleepers so you can see how women feel about our temperature ratings. ”....

By Kris Diers
Horizontal baffles are the most effective way to keep you comfortable in a wide range of conditions (even if you toss and turn).  They just have to be thoughtfully designed and executed.

By Whitney "Allgood" La Ruffa
. . . hiking is more fun with a good partner or partners.  You can help lift each other up on a down day, laugh at the adversity of weather or terrain, and also help each other out with the little things, like taping a rolled ankle, or having a patch of tenacious tape to fix a tear in a puffy.