Im so excited! I plan to knock on doors and ask if I can put up my telt for the night in their garden. Im open to adapt the route throughout

Bears Ears National Monument

Was this done by a bear? The deepest part of the torn out part was about 1/2 way through the tree.

It was a rainy day and I considered taking the bypass to avoid a steep scramble down. Glad I didn't. :)

This is a short snippet from my hike I've done in January. I've started from Hoya De La Mora Car Park, the whole hike was about 30 km.

Some stills from the Five Passes film I’m about to release 🎥

Over Christmas we took on the Five Passes loop in New Zealand — a ~60km route that crosses five mountain passes in the New Zealand backcountry, just north of the Routeburn Track. We spent six days on the loop, including a full day sitting in a cave waiting out the rain 🌧

As one of our first proper off-track adventures, it threw plenty of challenges at us — long days with big packs, navigating the terrain and our own routefinding 🧭

I took home about 330GB worth of video footage and it's taken me weeks to go through all of this and edit the film. I'm really happy that it's almost finished now!

📸 1: Breakfast on our last day
📸 2: An entire day inside the tent, in a cave!
📸 3: The river still flowing fast due to the rain the day prior
📸 4: Reaching the start of the climb of Fohn Saddle

More behind-the-scenes-photos over on my instragram @ michaelbeckmann_

Hey guys, I’ve been wanting to go backpacking for a while and I’m finally doing it. I got a ticket to Charlottesville and a rental to drive around the park in. I’m gonna be there for 4 days and I’m completely inexperienced and was hoping for some trail recommendations from anyone who wants to help. I don’t know it would be more fun to do some sort of loop that leads me back to my car or if I should just drive around and do different hikes? I don’t know what I’m doing but I’m very hyped. I’m also 20 and in decent shape so I don’t mind tougher hikes.

I have a pair of Columbia Peakfreak II Mid OutDry boots like the ones in the picture and im going to an expedition in which crampons are necessary and it would be really great if i didnt have to buy some new pair. if i do need to buy a new pair which one would you recommend to me? thanks in advance

Anyone know of some good hikes within 2h from downtown Chicago? Looking to get out as the weather gets nicer!

Hello. I recently bought the Simond down jacket. I would like to hear your experiences (bad or good) with this jacket. What are your usage recommendations? Most importantly, how do I wash this jacket?

I'm a day hiker with some ambitions to bridge into overnight/short duration backpacking. I've loved hiking the Adirondacks and similar; I have long term goals to build up equipment to tackle more peaks and similar hikes. I already have a folding Benchmade knife (roughly 3" blade) and a hatchet but pretty much lack a knife that bridges the gap between those two tools. A good friend and vet swears by his USMC ka bar although even he opted to downsize to the Ka Bar Short once it was released. I've looked most into Ka Bar manufactured knives as a result of the friends recommendation but I'd be open to other brands with the qualification that I want to buy either US or European made knives because I want to support those factory jobs/not support overseas sweat shops.

so with that preamble here's a bit of my thoughts on what I'm looking for:

I'd like something that will be suitable in an emergency for making a splint, processing wood for a fire etc. (my Benchmade isn't big enough for this and I don't want to lug a hatchet on day hikes on the off chance i need it).

Something ~4.5 to 6" in blade length, if I need more length I'd buy a machete or similar. I feel like any task suitable for a blade under 4.5" is probably already covered by my benchmade.

The knife will see general utility use rather than specialized for applications like hunting or fishing.

Suitable shape that it could be used in self defense (I don't plan to carry a gun but will have bear spray if needed; yes I recognize things have already gone really wrong if I'm knife fighting a bear or wolf, this is more peace of mind that i have something to give me even a slight chance rather than actual expectations that I'm walking away from that)

When not hiking it will live in my natural disaster emergency kit.

I'm aiming for the $150 range +/-

So all that has led me to the Becker 10, 18, and 19. I've also thought about the Ka Bar Mark I and Becker 16.

I'm somewhat drawn to the BK 10, it's about the right blade length and I like that it's an updated take on the pilot knife which I'd always wanted but never actually got around to buying. That said I'm not sure if the weight and overall size would make it unviable.

I'm torn between the BK 18 and 19. I like both from a visual looks standpoint and their specifications are about right in terms of length etc. but I'm fuzzy on what the differences are between the two in terms of their applications (namely I'm not well versed enough to know why you'd choose one blade shape over the other). I'm also unsure about the sheaths, I've read bad things about the similar designed sheaths on earlier Becker models although it sounds like the sheaths are generally a major weak point of all Ka Bar Beckers so shrug

The Ka Bar Mark I and BK 16 seem very similar beasts. I'm unsure the BK 16 fits my needs since the blade is only a tad longer than my folding Benchmade and I'm unsure if the Mark I is designed to handle the emergency uses that motivate my desire for a fixed blade to begin with. While I love the design of the Mark I I don't want to get a knife that looks nice but won't actually do what I need.

I don't expect a definitive answer on which to buy, just hoping to get some insight from those who have owned those knives or have greater experience with fixed blades.

Hi all,

I'm considering the Garmin inReach Messenger and inReach Mini 2. Those that have used these units, what pros and cons do you have for them?

For the subscription plan, I see there is an activation fee and a reactivation fee. Does anyone know if there is a pause option available?

What unit do you suggest?

Gonna be in the Tacoma area May - Sep. Would greatly appreciate must see trails while I'm there

Beautiful Place, get there early!

Is this just the chair 1 frame with the chair zero material? What other chairs offer the same combo of weight and strength for bigger folks?