Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness

Wilderness Adventures 2018 Whitetail Trek (Photo Essay)

As part of the Backpacking Light Wilderness Adventures program, Trek Director Kevin Fletcher and I led a guided trip across the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Montana in September 2018. This photo essay tells the story of that trek.

Podcast 005 | Navigation

This podcast is about route planning and navigation skills and discusses a case study in complex navigation.

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

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

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

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.

Winter Hiking Arrastra Creek Montana: Snowcaves and Sleds in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness

The Absaroka range is known for rugged terrain, and we decided to test our winter backpacking skills there by hiking Arrastra Creek Montana.