Reader Chris Mullenberg battles high winds hiking up Angel's Landing in Zion National Park. "The view was worth the effort!"

Gerber and Bear Grylls are at it again, this spring releasing a hatchet, two knives and a flashlight. We got a sneak peek.

John Storkamp is no stranger to moving long distances over snow. During the coldest months the 33-year-old Minnesotan is often found pulling a sled full of survival gear across a frozen wilderness. Last month, he did it for 350 miles in Alaska.

We are unclear about the fascination with the walking dead and the end of the world. Either way, this week there debuts yet another "Zombie Apocalypse"-branded product, and this time the product is nearly as strange as the trend itself.

Want to learn how to make a hat out of duct tape and a beer can? How about replace a sleeping bag zipper? In this post, author Kristin Hostetter shares a few tips from her book, The Complete Guide to Outdoor Gear Maintenance and Repair.

A fair deal at $129, this to-be-released backpacking model from Mountainsmith promises to catch attention for next season. We got a first look at the 50-liter pack last week.

From ice caves to Grand Teton National Park, here are the Top 10 reader photo submissions for this week's installment of our "Weekend Warrior" feature.

Hot springs of the American West range from the pristine to the skeezy. Happy to report our recent trip to popular Conundrum Springs near Aspen leaned to the former, despite the dead cow bones and ample exposed human flesh.

The trend of minimal footwear is not lost on hiking boot manufacturers. After years of boots getting lighter and more flexible, a few companies are now going to the extreme.

Uber-engineered the German way, the AirContact packs from Deuter GmbH have all the features you need to haul gear on big trips into the wilds, and then some. Straps, pockets, and touches like an air-channel back panel and "pivoting hip fins" set the lux pack apart.