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No foul play suspected in the death of section hiker Michael Charles Lombardo.

Area bears have reportedly become more aggressive in seeking human food in recent years.

Voluntary policy change follows increase in reports of human-bear incidents along trail.

Feeling entranced by the cosmos? See the heavens like you've never seen them before by getting deep into the wild.

A new slogan gets straight to the point.

As it turns out, you can't believe everything you see online.

Yes, you can find snake repellent on shelves. It won’t keep snakes away from your campsite.

The encounter, which sent a 71-year-old visitor to the hospital, follows another injury near Giant Geyser on Monday.

More than 100 rescuers responded up to successfully rescue the stricken hikers.

Rescue teams endured 80-mile-per-hour gusts and snow to reach the injured hiker, who was attempting a Presidential Traverse.

The park will remain closed to incoming visitors through at least Wednesday.

Mother calls report "extremely upsetting" but calls on hikers and mountaineers to continue search.

With Death Valley and the Grand Canyon expecting a sweltering heat wave, hikers will need to take precautions.

Attracted by the smell of engine components and fluids, marmots regularly crawl under car hoods in search of something to nibble. Sometimes, they're still there when the cars leave.

Waves swept two hikers out to sea on the Northern California coast last week.

The three men are also banned from entering the national parks for one year.

The theft took place between 2017 and 2018, but the park didn't realize it had happened until a social media follower recently spotted it.

Staying safe in bear country is important, but you know what’s more important? Looking cool in front of your friends.

She spent her last day on the job interpreting the park for visitors.

Pleads guilty to misdemeanors related to 2020 trip

A 40-year-old hiker passed away after an apparent encounter with a bear in the Absaroka Mountains.

They may look like gentle giants, but approaching moose is dangerous—for people and animals.

Ill backpacker rescued in 90-minute mission.

The former president will narrate a five-part nature series for the streaming platform.

With a wolf reintroduction plan in progress, Colorado wildlife officials are considering bringing back another large carnivore.

What would you do if search and rescue had to evacuate you from a mountain? For one hiker, the answer was “go back and try again the next day.”

Light up your tent, camp kitchen, and more with these versatile lights.

Lake Tahoe's roundest bear won't face euthanasia after DNA evidence demonstrates that at least three bears were responsible for a recent spate of break-ins.

A bear in Lake Tahoe has grown enormous on a steady diet of human food. Now, with euthanasia on the horizon, locals are trying to save him.

Embrace the exposure when you take your summer adventures to the crest of the high country.

In a final statement, investigators said that the new information supported their initial conclusions about the family's cause of death.

Need a break from the world? Sit back and catch the aurora borealis live from Churchill, Manitoba.

What happens when you feed 2,000 actual hikers' trail names into a neural network? We'll let you see for yourself.

All calories are not created equal. Learn the right way to fuel your big-mile ambitions.

Investigators reportedly believe a set of human remains found this week may belong to missing hiker Bill Ewasko.

Court tosses Trump-era rule change that removed animals’ federal protections.

A widely-circulated article ranks parks by the total deaths they saw in a ten-year period. But those numbers don’t tell the real story.

TV and YouTube survival stars Gregory Ovens and Zachary Fowler are on the hook for allegedly hunting, fishing, and illegally lighting fires in Banff.

You’ve heard of Yosemite’s firefall, an annual phenomenon where sun lights up the park’s Horsetail Falls. But the original firefall was much more dramatic.

Visitors will need to abide by restrictions to see one of Yosemite’s most ephemeral sights.

A new bipartisan bill would create a pilot program to let visitors know how crowded national parks are—and help spread the crowds to less-trodden spots.

The fate of the mostly-complete Mountain Valley Pipeline is up in the air after a federal appeals court threw out a key permit that would have allowed it to cross Jefferson National Forest.

Like a seed pushing through the hard spring soil in search of the sun, so too must you push through adversity to the glorious ultralight of backpacking. 

Negative 30-degree temperatures plus a plate of noodles make one surprising photo op.

A cougar encounter in California ended in an unusual standoff.

Sure, snowshoes make hiking in snow easy. But are you the kind of person who takes the easy way out? Yeah, that's what we thought.

When tourists carve graffiti over Native rock art, archeologists do everything they can to remove it. But some of the damage is permanent.

Don't let your water bottle turn into ice on the trail. Keep it flowing with these tips.

Yellowstone superintendent asked Montana governor to halt hunt.

Our top stories of the year covered how much hiking has changed—and how much it hasn't.

Three months after the KNP Complex Fire blazed through Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, one of the area's main attractions is welcoming visitors once again.

A 29-year-old man is accused of shooting a National Park Service ranger in the incident on December 8.

Starting in April, visitors will need a timed entry ticket to get entry to Arches.

It's not currently clear what led to what police are describing as an exchange of gunfire outside the park.

Police investigating the poisoning deaths of 8 wolves in Oregon have hit a dead end. Now, wildlife advocates are offering a $36,000 reward for information in the case.

Get into the backcountry comfortably—and safely—with these custom picks from a Backpacker editor.

The Ten Essentials could save your life on a hike. Craig calls coffee his “lifesaver,” and honestly, it was funnier the first time.

Convenes group to find new names for roughly 650 geographic features

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Officials believe they've finally discovered what happened to Rudi Moder, a West German hiker who disappeared in 1983.

A group of the crafty rodents rerouted a creek onto the path in Massachusetts.

These toasty digit-savers will keep you warm and dry in any conditions.

You only think you know Leave No Trace's guidelines. See the ones that didn't make the cut.

Parents and 1-year-old died of heat exposure and possible dehydration, sheriff says.

The Sierra Designs Crescent 2 is beginner-friendly two-person shelter, and right now it's 50% off.

It’s light enough, durable enough, comfortable enough, and more than cheap enough.

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Surviving in the wilderness is easier than you think. How easy is it? I made up these survival strategies off the top of my head. Take that, “experts”!

President expected to announce decision this afternoon.

Victim transported to burn center after falling in spring while trying to retrieve pet.

The 25-year-old grizzly beat a younger field to take home his fourth title.

With tents getting lighter and lighter, do tarps still have a place in hikers’ packs? We say: sure, maybe? Whatever.

As someone who’s confronting his own age, I appreciate seeing an older guy hold it down. That’s why I’m cheering for 480 Otis this Fat Bear Week.

Fat Bear Junior will pit four chubby cubs and yearlings against each other in a fight to be the fattest.

All but 5 of California's national forests will reopen earlier than expected.

Political appointees more than doubled the number of wolves hunters will be allowed to take during an upcoming hunt, over the objections of state wildlife scientists. Now, environmentalists are fighting the decision in court.

Clinics in Colorado and beyond are offering hikers the chance to get their Covid jab—plus free entry to parks, fishing and hunting licenses, and more.

Forest Service plans closure through September 17 as Caldor Fire threatens South Lake Tahoe.

Toilet paper is one of those modern conveniences that most people shudder to think of living without. But in the backcountry, you don't need it.