Backpacker Magazine - November - December 2020
Backpacker Magazine - November - December 2020
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In this issue
EDITORS’ CHOICE SNOW AWARDS
Our testers braved the elements to help us pick the warmest, l ightest, best new winter gear.
SHATTERED ON THE PACIFIC CREST TRAIL
What’s it take to finish a 2,600-mile thru-hike? Perseverance, patience, and an intimate understanding of pain, in all of its different forms.
By Barney “Scout” Mann
Warm Up to Winter
Backpacking is so many things. It’s a leisure pursuit, a way to connect with nature, an athletic feat, a means of forging bonds with your friends and family, a problem-solving game, an escape, a subculture . . . Realistically, it’s something unique to every hiker. Because, above all, it’s a pull from within to get out there, and that’s a very individual thing.
2 mins
Play List
THIS SEASON’S TOP TRIPS & PICKS
10+ mins
Working Remote
See the world through the viewfinder of one of the world’s foremost adventure photographers.
4 mins
Who's Afraid of Winter?
Two fair-weather enthusiasts tear down their fear of the fourth season.
4 mins
MOUNTAIN MYSTERY
Pam Bales’ solo hike in October 2010 turned into a daring rescue of a fellow hiker. But she was left with more questions than answers.
4 mins
Shattered on the pacific Crest Trail
When they wake up broke, broken, and far from home, how do thru-hikers find the will to go another mile?
10+ mins
Backpacker Magazine Description:
Publisher: Outside
Category: Travel
Language: English
Frequency: Quarterly
The Outdoors at Your Doorstep
Backpacker connects with 1.1 million readers for whom outdoor adventure is the centerpiece to a vibrant, experiential lifestyle. Within the pages of Backpacker, readers find the very best in close-to-home trip ideas and done-in-a-day adventures that they can easily schedule into their busy lives. But beyond hiking and backpacking, Backpacker features the latest in a wide variety of outdoor sports, including cycling, fly-fishing, mountain biking, trail running, rock climbing and more.he Outdoors at Your Doorstep
Backpacker connects with 1.1 million readers for whom outdoor adventure is the centerpiece to a vibrant, experiential lifestyle. Within the pages of Backpacker, readers find the very best in close-to-home trip ideas and done-in-a-day adventures that they can easily schedule into their busy lives. But beyond hiking and backpacking, Backpacker features the latest in a wide variety of outdoor sports, including cycling, fly-fishing, mountain biking, trail running, rock climbing and more.he Outdoors at Your Doorstep
Backpacker connects with 1.1 million readers for whom outdoor adventure is the centerpiece to a vibrant, experiential lifestyle. Within the pages of Backpacker, readers find the very best in close-to-home trip ideas and done-in-a-day adventures that they can easily schedule into their busy lives. But beyond hiking and backpacking, Backpacker features the latest in a wide variety of outdoor sports, including cycling, fly-fishing, mountain biking, trail running, rock climbing and more.
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