Earlier this spring, on a hiking path in the middle of Los Angeles, we found ourselves sliding down a shortcut on the way to ...

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Outdoor Life editors and writers have tested a ton of backpacks over the years, and these are our top picks. While day hiking, trail running, backpacking, and scrambling, OL writers and editors have ...

After SAR rescued two heavily-laden, inexperienced hikers from the Lower 48's highest peak, they had some strong advice to ...

He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.

A mother of three says hiking for multiple days and carrying everything they needed on their backs, was the best ways to ...

Learn More › The most innovative backpack in this year’s backpacking gear test wasn’t from an up-and-coming cottage gear company, but from a decades-old company out of New Zealand, Aarn. Where most ...

Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.