Backcountry Magazine 163 | The 2026 Gear Guide Print or Digital?:Print Issue

Backcountry Magazine 163 | The 2026 Gear Guide Print or Digital?:Print IssueOn the Cover: On a winter morning, its easy to press snooze, stay wrapped in a warm nest of blankets and wait for the sun to risea lot easier than rallying out of bed, getting into ski gear and driving to the trailhead in the cold dark of pre dawn. But, as they say, the early bird gets the worm. Well versed in the demand of Wasatch fresh, Caroline Gleich knows that if she wants her proverbial wormblower, low density powshell have to be one of the

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rainy skies and a few fights along the way

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high-alpine passes of the Tibetan Plateau that soul-searching physical hardship leads to equally immense pleasure

it takes speed and determination to keep up with Durango

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