Silence. Breathtaking beauty. Solitude, peace and serenity. These sensations and feelings are all the result of choosing a trail, packing your gear and heading out on a backpacking adventure, where ...

For light backpacking trips and for hard-core trips ... Maybe a bit more or less, depending on how good you are at stuffing in gear. As a side note, remember that the three climbers who died ...

Arc'teryx has just dropped the latest in its line of Alpha climbing backpacks, and if you're a ... all you'll feel on your back is the weight of your gear, and that's a good thing too, since ...

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