Severe rainstorms caused flooding throughout Southwest Colorado. Trails suffered damage, but the extent is still unknown.

A desperate text to 911 turned into a dramatic rescue in the Colorado high country after an early-season storm trapped a 37-year-old solo hiker in thigh-to-hip-deep snow on the Four Pass Loop on ...

“Thanks to the quick actions of our Forest Patrol Deputy, the man was located and immediately transported to Detroit, where ...

I know: How brave of me to pick what must be the most commonly-used sleeping pad in existence. But some things are classics for a reason, and this folding closed-cell pad is one of them. Consider: ...

A recent survey of 1,008 U.S. hikers breaks down how often people are using substances on the trail, and the results are ...

A search and rescue team helped recover the hiker's body on October 25, nearly a week after they went missing.

Rescuers with the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) Aviation Team, Forest Patrol, and SAR volunteers responded to the ...

Those who know the Keystone State best know that beyond the well-trodden Appalachian Trail lies a rich network of long trails cutting through the state’s rocky ridgelines and deep forests. With the ...

The trail passes through the 3,000-foot-high Logar Valley cinematic as a Peter Jackson sequence: Gnarled apple trees and wildflowers line long, narrow fields of bright green grass, and forests of ...

How Backpacker reported this story: We spoke to three ER physicians who specialize in wilderness medicine and asked them to share the most common causes of serious injuries and illness in hikers. Most ...

What to know: Hiker Shaun Mackelprang was rescued by emergency crews from Wyoming’s remote Gannett Peak on August 26, after summiting the peak and becoming lost in heavy storms. He had been on the ...

When an August snowstorm rolled in on my first backpacking trip to Alaska last summer, one thing was clear: Our planned route was no longer an option; we’d have to hunker down and wait it out. No ...