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Now, some sensible advice from Alex Honnold. Alex Honnold!? The guy who climbed Yosemite’s Half Dome and Nose with no ropes, no protection at all!? Ironic, isn’t it, that the...

Every Monday, our GetHiking! hikers in Charlotte, the Triad and the Triangle receive our weekly enewsletter, including details on upcoming hikes, a report on the past week’s hikes, hiking tips...

Every Monday, our GetHiking! hikers in Charlotte, the Triad and the Triangle receive our weekly enewsletter, including details on upcoming hikes, a report on the past week’s hikes, hiking tips...

Every Monday, our GetHiking! hikers in Charlotte, the Triad and the Triangle receive our weekly enewsletter, including details on upcoming hikes, a report on the past week’s hikes, hiking tips...

Every Monday, our GetHiking! hikers in Charlotte, the Triad and the Triangle receive our weekly enewsletter, including details on upcoming hikes, a report on the past week’s hikes, hiking tips...

The next time you get hiking boots or shoes, consider the challenge involved in making your foot love its new home. First, there are 26 bones in each foot, or...

The Piedmont Land Conservancy has set the bar high with the Knight Brown Nature Preserve, its first preserve open to the public. The 189-acre oasis in Rockingham County is dominated...

Backpacking at Mount Rogers in Virginia By Joe Miller Let’s talk for a minute about backpacking. You mean strapping a bulky, steel-frame pack with 60 pounds of gear to your...

Dream big and dare to fail. These are the words that Julian Monroe Fisher lives by and after traveling to over 90 countries worldwide, including some of the most forbidding...

Celin Serbo (photo courtesy Celin Serbo) With his first feature-length adventure film — “feature length” in the adventure genre meaning more than four minutes — Celin Serbo admits he didn’t...

by John Millsaps Whether you’re thru-hiking the AT or surviving another North Carolina hurricane season, our Brunton Hydrogen Reactor can power your electronic devices when you need them most. This...

by John Millsaps Life skills, environmental stewardhip, leadership, community service, and personal responsibility. Rather than posting up on the couch or by the pool for the summer, the crews of...

Ten National Wildlife Refuges covering more than 365,000 acres. A 160,000-acre national forest. More than 60,000 acres of additional conservation lands protecting everything from barrier islands to flora unique to...

Check out more photos on flickr! Check out a few of our favorite shots from the Chacos Fit For Adventure Tour yesterday! Thanks to everyone who came out including Big...

The forecast of record rainfall usually puts a damper on the typical outdoor gathering. But nothing “typical” about this event. In fact, 4.5 inches of rain simply gave our staff...

Our tagline, “Explore Global. Shop Local.” is a code of behavior to which we hold our buying team. And when the best in outdoor clothing and equipment is found outside...

Most hikers may recognize Randy Johnson as the author of numerous hiking guides in North Carolina and Virginia, a background that certainly helps when leading hikes. But what most hikers...

Nothing like a day on the water with best friends!! Ward takes Benji and Dexter out for a day of fetch on the water with the Jackson SUPerFISHal. Great workout...