Hiking and Backpacking

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

How to Teach Your Dog to Come

Watch: How to Clean Your Hydration Pack
This Man’s Life Mission Started with a Hike
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Whenever he needed to check his email, Mahabir Pun made a two-day trek from Nangi, a mountain village in western Nepal, to Pokhara, the nearest city with Internet access. In 2001, he sent an email to the BBC asking for ideas on how to connect his remote community to the web, and people from around the world rallied to find a solution. Hiking For Emails, a short film by Clemens Purner, recounts Pun's mission to bridge the digital divide and ultimately bring the Internet to 60,000 people.