The new MSR Carbon Reflex 2 Ultralight Tent weighs in at just over 2lbs, making it one of the lightest, most packable tents in its class.

Week of October 9-15, 1997 Ski resort trips around California Introducing Boy Scouts to rafting Mountain-bike trails in Vermont Finding a trip for Christmas break Mountaineering and camping outings Mountain-bike trails in Vermont Question: My boyfriend and I will be taking our mountain…

Ditch the stroller, don't give in to frustration, and take baby steps

I'm going on a climbing expedition where we'll be ascending into increasingly colder temps. I'm planning to take two sleeping bags, transitioning to the warmer one as we ascend, then using both at high altitude. Are there any drawbacks or cautions to doing this? How can I estimate the temperature rating of the two bags combined? Vincent Salem, Oregon

I’ll be in Boston this summer and I’m a decent runner. What are some fun and competitive road races I should consider entering?

Rapture for the watersports set: Goggle-like, smudge-free, water-shedding.

Scurvy set into Wilson Price Hunt's party until the Shoshone mega-dosed his explorers on their super-high-C "bush" remedy.

Before his arrest last Tuesday, survivalist Troy James Knapp, a.k.a. the Mountain Man of southern Utah, lived off the fat of the landowners, breaking into cabins and running circles around sheriffs and marshals with little but his physical fitness and backcountry savvy. As Knapp appears in Sanpete County court via video this morning, JON BILLMAN reports on the

Why Clint Dempsey is the perfect player to shoulder Team USA's daunting World Cup campaign

Bodywork, March 1997 Regiments: Options for the Discriminating Stretcher By Scott Sutherland When choosing from the stretching smorgasbord, think of creating a well-balanced meal. “Learning more than one method allows you to stretch more effectively,” says Bob Anderson, author of Stretching. So mix things up, using static…