If you're mountain biking, chances are you'll come into contact with a rather steep hill. Rather than turning the bike around and heading the other way, follow these steps and take on the challenge.
Besides being a pest, these bloodsuckers can transmit serious and sometimes fatal diseases such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Take the following precautions before heading into...
Panniers are comfortable, convertible and customizable "saddlebags" for bicycling. Here's how to pack them properly for a smooth ride.
This is the most useful navigational skill and the foundation of accurate navigation: You travel while associating the features on the map with features in the real world.
Bear attacks are extremely rare, but it's best to be prepared. Almost all bear attacks involve encounters with mothers and their cubs. Never approach a bear cub, cute and cuddly as it may be.
There's nothing like painful blisters to ruin your backcountry
hiking trip, but you can avoid them by taking these...
The actual distance your feet travel on a hike is usually greater than the distance measured from the map. Still, you can get a fairly accurate measurement - even along a curved line - using this...
Rock climbing isn't for the faint-hearted. If you have what it takes to both physically and mentally scale the mountain, here's how to start learning the basics.
The only way a climbing harness will fail is if you put it on wrong, so take the extra time and effort to do it right.
When you belay you literally hold your partner's life in your hands, so do it right - every time.
For a safe and secure knot - and trust us, you want a safe and secure knot - follow these steps.
Proper preparation is essential for safe climbing. You and your partner should check each other's equipment to ensure everything's working properly.
Communication between partners is very important for climbing safety. Both partners must know exactly what each climbing command means, and what to do when they hear the command.
Novice climbers often climb "second," after their partner has "led" the pitch. One of their jobs is to remove the protection - stoppers and hexes that act like metal wedges placed in cracks,...
As a beginning climber, you'll need to know how to tie into an anchor constructed by a more experienced partner.
A good pair of climbing shoes adds more pleasure to the climbing experience than any other piece of equipment.
The rope is the most important piece of climbing equipment you will own, so choose it well.
Select a safe and secure climbing harness that's easy to use and won't slip up when you can't afford it to.
In this technical sport, many things can go wrong. Heed the following advice for smooth, safe climbing.
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