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Hiking and Backpacking
Video: The Inaugural Outside Gear Summit
Increasing Diversity in the Outdoors One Hike at a Time
‘Step by Step’ Captures the Mindset of a Game-Changing Athlete
How to Choose the Right Backpack
A Mother’s Loss and a Grueling Race to Process the Pain
Dropping the Localism: Outsiders Are Welcome
A PSA on How to Recreate Outdoors During These Times
Life as One of the Last Fire Lookouts
If We Want to Protect the Places We Love, We Must Vote
An Adaptive Athlete and Her Home Mountain
What Shoes Should You Be Hiking In?
Celebrating LGBTQ People in the Outdoors
A Father and Son Process Grief on a Walk
5 Moves for Increased Flexibility
How to Break in New Hiking Boots
Quick Tips to Avoid Getting Lost Outside
You Should Make Your Own Maps. Here’s How.
New Rules for Hiking with an Off-Leash Dog
Hiking Lions Head Ridge in Idaho Is Crazy
Quick Tips to Avoid Getting Lost Outside
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The best way to avoid getting lost in the wilderness is to tell somebody responsible where you’re going, when you’ll be back, and what they should do if you’re not back by then. It’s hard to get lost in the backcountry, but if you do, there’s one tried-and-true method to get you back safely—and here, Wes Siler shows you how. Interested in learning how to make your own custom maps? We’ve got that, too.
