I love heroic, once-in-a-lifetime, balance-on-top-and-scream-in-God’s-face mountains as much as the next guy. But there’s something to be said for the everyday summit—the ones that are there when you ...

How do you shop for a backpacker when you’re not one? It’s tricky: Gear changes from year to year, and finding the gaps in your giftee’s collection without tipping them off takes some finesse. You ...

A rugged survival knife, a lightweight pick-me-up, and a peerless pair of socks: This is the gear that helped our editors get ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. Claire Sturzaker is a solo backpacker who has traveled around the world — in 40 countries, to be exact. Claire Sturzaker ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. Claire Sturzaker took her first solo backpacking trip for free. Now, she's been to 40 countries and has tips for other ...

While some popular backpacker destinations will target high-end visitors after the pandemic, this category of outdoor tourism is not dead. Far from it, as backpacker tourism will evolve and attract ...