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Category Archives: Backpacking
Sign In Nov. 2011
Final Stretch of Irene-Damaged LT Reopened The U.S. Forest Service has reopened the final three miles of the Long Trail/Appalachian Trail that were closed due to damage from Tropical Storm Irene. The section, located in Shrewsbury, was closed for a … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Nordic Skiing, Running, Sign In, Skiing
Tagged Fischer skis, Green Mountain Club, Green Mountain Medical Running Shop, hiking, Long Trail, running, US Forest Service
Betsy Ogden | Reader Athlete Sept. 2011
Betsy Ogden Age: 57 Residence: Hanover, N.H. Family: Son, Mario, 24; daughter, Sonia, 22 Occupation: Physical therapist Primary sport: Hiking VS: This summer you climbed the 14,179-foot Mount Shasta in California. What inspired you to do that? BO: In September … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, From Vermont Sports, Reader Athletes
Tagged cancer survival, hiking, Mount Shasta
Emergency Ankle Care | Sports Medicine Sept. 2011
This may sound familiar (and if it doesn’t now, it might in the future): you’re out on a trail run by yourself. You’re having a great time—one of your longest and fastest runs ever. All of a sudden—SNAP! You awkwardly … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, How-To, Mountaineering, Sports Medicine
Tagged ankle, injury, sports medicine, wilderness first aid
Exciting Scrambles for Young Adventurers: Kid-Friendly Rocky Peaks the Whole Family Can Enjoy
Even before I had kids, I learned a valuable parenting lesson from a friend of a friend. His 7-year-old son had already (happily) summited more mountains than many adults I knew. This was no accident. The parent in question had … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Hiking, How-To, Kids
Going the (Long) Distance: Seven Long-Distance Hikes in the East
“Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time,” comedian Steven Wright famously once quipped. Nowhere might that be truer than on the trail. The Northeast is interwoven with thousands of miles of hiking trails, and—some basic physical fitness notwithstanding—all … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Expeditions, From Vermont Sports, Hiking
Tagged Appalachian Trail, backpacking, Cross Vermont Trail, hiking, Long Trail, Northville-Placid Trail
Perfect Pitch: How to Choose the Right Tent for You
There are few things as renewing to the soul as a night spent sleeping outdoors—falling asleep to the sound of crickets and waking to the sound of birdsong. Unless, that is, you wake up in an inch of water, surrounded … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Camping, Gear, Hiking, How-To, Mountaineering
Tagged backpacking, camping, family, gear, lightweight, mountaineering, tents
Andean Adventure
Posted October 6th, 2008 I suppose it’s sacrilegious for an intrepid hiker to go to Peru for the first time and not trek the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu, but it was a conscious decision which I don’t regret. Hike … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Expeditions, Hiking, Mountaineering
Tagged Andes, hiking, Peru, Travel
Hiking the Great Range
Posted June 27th, 2008 Leslee MacKenzie of Burlington, hiking on Big Slide Mountain and admiring the view of the Great Range, with Saddleback on the left. Photo by Jared Gange. This is the seventh in a series of articles introducing … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Backpacking, Expeditions, How-To
Tagged Adirondacks, backpacking, climbing, hiking
