Few pieces of outdoor gear matter more than what’s on your feet, and few things are more painful to witness than someone attempting a snowy Colorado alpine trail in unlaced Nike Frees. If you spend ...

Kevin Brouillard is a contributing writer at Travel + Leisure, specializing in outdoor gear and apparel. He has over five years of experience writing travel and lifestyle content for digital ...

Backpackers are famous for counting grams. If you’ve ever snapped the handle off of your toothbrush, eaten cold summer sausage for dinner to avoid carrying a stove, or packed a single pair of socks on ...

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We’ve crossed deserts, mountains, and swamps together. But nothing prepared me for what my first solo backpacking trek would feel like. Enjoy coverage of racing, history, food, culture, travel, and ...

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new iteration of the ongoing Contagious Interview campaign, where the North Korean threat actors have published a set of 26 malicious packages to the npm ...

Threat actors are abusing Pastebin comments to distribute a new ClickFix-style attack that tricks cryptocurrency users into executing malicious JavaScript in their browser, allowing attackers to ...

For general backpacking, the Sawyer Squeeze offers the best balance of reliability and capacity. The Katadyn BeFree wins for ultralight trips where every ounce matters. For group camping or base camp ...

The best 2-person backpacking tents are identified and chosen based on in-field experience evaluating tent durability, weather resistance, and comfort. The weight, price, and other features are also ...

I first encountered the ideas of ultralight backpacking in 1994, in an article in now-defunct (and much-missed) Backpacker magazine. It was titled “Less is More,” by Mark Jenkins. (I still have a PDF ...