Backpacking

Walking on two feet is fine when we're on smooth, flat surfaces. But head into the wilderness, and we're not so secure on our feet. There is a reason why animals have four legs. It's the same reason so many backpackers routinely use hiking poles.Contributor: Nancy ShepherdPublished: Feb 13, 2012  

Arcteryx Altra 65 http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/Backpacks-Backpacking-Reviews/Arcteryx-Altra-65 – winner of the Editor's Choice Award for 2012 . According to Gear Editors Ian Nicholson, "The Arc'teryx Altra 65 is our Editors' Choice backpack because it ...  

Members of Boy Scout Troop 792 of Frederick, from left, Alex Martinazzi, Michael Wenger and Spencer Becker, awoke early to stoke the campfire on the last day of the Appalachian Trail District’s Klondike Derby. The event was held Jan. 27 to 29 ...  

The mother of an American backpacker killed by falling debris in the February 22 Canterbury earthquake has welcomed the royal commission of inquiry, saying it has helped "bring closure" to her family. read more  

Erin and I are starting to plan for our Spring backpacking trip to Capitol Reef National Park in March. We’re going along with some folks from my work, and our friend Megan from Park City, UT. We’ll spend 3 days in the lower Waterpocket Fold area. It’s a 9.5 hour drive, but should be totally [...]  

#bags After an airbag deploys it's not like you can just cram it back into your steering wheel and carry on. They have to be cut out and replaced, which gives MariClaRo the materials it uses to create this lovely backpack. More »  

Wayfair offers the JanSport Right Pack Originals Backpack in Black, model no. TYP7008, for $44.95 with free shipping. (Campmorcharges pennies more.) That's the lowest total price we could find by $5. It features a suede leather bottom, padded shoulder straps, web haul handle, zippered from stash pocket, and more. It's not guaranteed to arrive by Christmas.  

SAN LEANDRO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JanSport®, the original outdoor gear brand that equips people globally with quality backpacks, travel gear and collegiate apparel, today announced Hotfox as the grand prize winner of its fourth annual online “Battle of the Bands” competition (jansport.sonicbids.com), powered by Sonicbids. As the grand prize winner, Hotfox will receive JanSport’s classic Right Pack and luggage set, as well as a three-day...  

Eric and Diane McGovern, a Bolivar couple who are co-founders of the Loving Heart Foundation, have come up with a great idea to assist students at Tuscarawas Valley Local schools.   The McGoverns’ premise is that backpacks don’t have to be just  for ...  

Backpacking the entire 2,180-mile Appalachian Trail might seem like a far-fetched goal for some, but for Ward Leonard, he’s done it more than once - 10 times to be exact. The 52-year-old backpacker, who has lived in Concord for over nine years, is known ...  

Youngest ever politician 'retires' to go backpacking at age of 23Scotsman (blog)But now Mr West, 23, is finally doing something more age- appropriate – he has quit the day job to go backpacking around the world. The bagpipe-playing law undergraduate has announced that he will stand down from his council seat at the local elections ...  

The specialty Appalachian Trail license plates have raised money to help backpackers safeguard their food from roving black bears along the AT in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy recently granted $2,000 from its ...  

CTV.caFour backpackers on Mount Rainier were warned via messages from helicopter of ...Bellingham HeraldAs news media outlets almost instantly spread word around the world Sunday that a killer was loose in Mount Rainier National Park, four backpackers celebrating the new year were oblivious to the danger they could have faced. The King County residents ...INTERVIEW: Backpackers who spent night at Rainier during manhunt for killer...  

PR Web (press release)Alpine Shop Wins 2012 National Retailer of the Year Award; Named Nation's Top ...PR Web (press release)In a presentation in Salt Lake City, Utah, Alpine Shop received the 2012 SNEWS/Backpacker Magazine National Retailer of the Year Award for Growth of Outdoor Sports. This award goes to the business that performed the best job in the nation at ...and more »  

Sydney Morning HeraldGunman kills 2, wounds 3 at outdoor market in FlorenceChicago Sun-TimesAP December 13, 2011 4:02PM A forensic police officer checks the scene after an Italian man with extreme right-wing views opened fire in an outdoor market in Florence, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, killing two vendors from Senegal, then critically ...Gunman Kills Two, Wounds Three in Florence Market Before Killing HimselfFox NewsWORLD - News of the Day...