My life and Backpacks!
Backpacking is one of the best ways to experience nature, but it requires serious preparation. The Ultimate Backpacking Packing List provides everything you need to have an unforgettable adventure! This ultimate backpacking packing list includes all of the essential items to focus on your trip and not the stuff. You can think of this as […]
Flight officers prepare to transfer the rescued hiker to an ambulance for transport to Cedar City Hospital, Kolob Canyons, Iron County, Utah, Jan. 10, 2022 Photo: Washington County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, St. George News ST. GEORGE, Utah — A stranded backpacker was rescued from Zion National Park on Monday after she became stuck in […]
In today’s episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, the nepotism continues as I’m joined by my 2011 AT pal (drink), Melissa “Click” Goodwin. In addition to an extensive backpacking resume, Melissa is a professional photographer and the founder at Girl Gotta Hike, a guiding company for women based out of New York. We […]
(CNN) — For Kristy Burns, her partner Annette Demel and close friend Lynn Edminston, hitting their 50s and 60s marked a beginning, not an end. Around six years ago, the trio reached retirement age and sold their homes — first, heading out on the road in RVs, and then beginning several hiking odysseys across the […]
WARNING: This video contains strong language. While at a Saguaro National Park campground, hiker Tiffany Foster warded off a cougar in a tree near her tent. Foster, who filmed and posted the encounter on YouTube, was able to contact her husband via a two-way satellite messenger and escape the Grass Shack camping site north of […]
BY DANIELA DE LORENZO The debate over whether fermentation was a more important human discovery than fire will continue forever. In the meantime, with Europe as the world’s premier producer of wine and a significant manufacturer of beer, Horizon-backed scientists are researching ways to reinforce Europe’s competitiveness in the drinks industry. In 2019, European Union wine […]
A storm halted the rescue of two backpackers for three days in the San Gorgonio Wilderness in California on Nov. 7, 2022, police said. Yucaipa Police Department Two backpackers were stuck in treacherous conditions in the California wilderness for three days after a storm moved in, police said. A 39-year-old from Colorado and a 42-year-old […]
The pair split the costs of hiring this campervan, then Gemini split. Photo / Facebook A British backpacker has explained why she ditched her travel partner at a campsite and carried on with their once-in-a-lifetime trip without her. Gemini Slater, 30, abandoned Canadian tourist Jenna Henderson in Brisbane – two-and-a-half weeks into their dream drive […]
Credit: ABC | Santiago Sanchez in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The Spanish football fan, Santiago Sanchez, 41, was detained by the Iranian police on his way to the 2022 Qatar World Cup. He posted photos of his backpacking trip through Iran on October 1st. He was nearing the final leg of his journey from […]
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