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Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 12): Exit to the Beartooth Cafe

Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana's Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 12 - Exit to the Beartooth Cafe

Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 11): Aero Lakes Basin

Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana's Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 10 - Sky Top Lakes

Getting to know “Buck” Nelson: Modern Mountain Man

"Buck" Nelson might be the closest thing to a modern mountain man. Read Jorgen Johansson's interview with the man who loves the outdoors.

Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 10): Sky Top Lakes

Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana's Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 10 - Sky Top Lakes

Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 9): Fossil Lake

Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana's Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 9 - Fossil Lake

Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 8): Lake of the Winds

Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana's Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 8 - Lake of the Winds

Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 7): Talus and Snow

Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana's Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 7 - Talus and Snow

Completing the Triple Crown in One Year – Preparation & Planning

Jeff Garmire is currently completing the Triple Crown in one year. He'll be one of the handful of people to accomplish this feat.

Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 6): In Search of Trout

Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana's Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 6 - In Search of Trout

Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 5): Crossing the Crest

Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana's Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 5 - Crossing the Crest

Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 4): A Merry Bushwhack

Packrafting the Upper Yellowstone River

The author ventures to the Upper Yellowstone River area and experiences the peace found only in a beautiful and remote location.

Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 3): Waiting out the Storm

Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana's Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 3 - A Break in the Storm

Dispatches from the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness (Day 2): Over the Pass in the Storm

Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana's Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 2 - Traversing a Pass in the Storm

Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 1): Up, Up, and Over – Our First Plateau Traverse

Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau: Up, Up, and Over - Our First Plateau Traverse

Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Pre-Trip Staging): Food Planning

How to plan food for a 12-day backpacking trip: Live dispatches from an expedition in Montana's Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness.

How to Choose Backpacking Gear for Inclement Weather: Clothing, Sleep, and Shelter Systems

The purpose of this article is simple: I want to teach you how to choose backpacking equipment for inclement weather by documenting my thought processes as I select clothing, sleep, and shelter systems for a summer trek. The process will be illustrated as a case study: my equipment selection for a 12-day summer trek in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Southwest Montana.

Patagonia Sun Stretch Shirt Review

The Patagonia Sun Stretch Shirt is a lightweight nylon-polyester blend shirt. I use it as a trekking base layer or insect-protection layer in camp. This review reflects my long term experience with this shirt - more than two years and hundreds of miles of use.

DIY Backpacking Stove: An Ultralight Vortex Burner (Part 3: Mechanical Design)

In part 3, Roger Caffin discusses the mechanical design for the vortex burner as a solution for an ultralight winter DIY backpacking stove system.

How to Choose and Use Ultralight Base Layers

Jorgen Johansson makes the case for one base layer and the best ways to choose and use ultralight long underwear (base layers).

DIY Backpacking Stove: An Ultralight Vortex Burner (Part 2: Research and Development)

In part 2, Roger Caffin explains the research and development behind the vortex burner as a solution for an ultralight winter DIY backpacking stove system.