These five pieces got our gear columnist through a week of surviving off the bare minimum in the backcountry New perk: Easily ...

We tested the best backcountry ski bindings, including top picks from Salomon, Fritschi, Dynafit and Atomic. The post The ...

There’s quite a few options out there that satisfy many of those requirements, including the Caltopo mobile app, Trailforks, ...

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This is particularly important when it comes to touring gear, because the backcountry is notoriously ruthless on equipment, and the last thing we want is to be deep in the wilderness with shoddy gear.

You got your safety gear dialed. You got the bindings that are the perfect balance of weight and retention, and now you’re ready to beat your buddies on the skintrack and get sendy on the way down.

Need to stock up on ski gear and apparel for the upcoming season? REI is offering better-than-prodeal pricing on many boots, ...

Here's how we think about the performance vs. weight equation when it comes to choosing our favorite skis for aggressive ...

The decade-old, Portland, Oregon-based brand’s latest release, the new Backcountry Puffy Blanket, breaks the mold in terms of warmth, weight, packability, sustainability, features and even price. Here ...

A couple of weekends ago, I found myself wandering down a trail, with a backpack full of camping gear. Backpacking, while not ...

Mountain Mentors have created one-to-one mentorship programs for women and gender-diverse individuals to make the backcountry ...

Float tube fishing basically is a floating chair equipped for angling that you can carry into Oregon's backcountry lakes.