Lil Buddha, an Outsider of the Year
Lil Buddha was born in a Thai refugee camp after fleeing the spillover of the Vietnam War. After getting a taste of the Colorado Mountains, Buddha began his journey that has carried him over 40,000 miles.
REI New York Store Workers Vote to Join a Union
REI workers at the outdoor retailer’s Manhattan store voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to form a union, creating the first union workforce at the company’s more than 160 stores nationwide. Eighty-six percent of the store’s more than 100 workers voted to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, according to Read more…
Maggie’s Arizona Trail Gear List
Maggie is hitting the Arizona Trail next month. Here’s the gear she’ll take on this 800-mile desert hike (or, as long as she makes it before she has to fly home for a wedding)
My Experience with DIY Gear Making
I made a DIY Dyneema Backpacking Tarp Shelter and here is how it went
Discover California’s Lost Sierra on a New 600-Mile Trail
In the coming years, the Lost Sierra Route will be a 600-mile multi-use trail connecting California mountain towns in the Lost Sierra.
Adventure’s End
What do we owe each other at the end?
Jack Wolfskin Exolight Pro Review
Jack Wolfskin Exolight Pro Hardshell Jacket Fresh powder snowshoeing. Deep winter peakbagging. Hardshell jackets are the go-to outer covering for winter adventures, and the Jack Wolfskin Exolight Pro is a good choice for whatever outdoor pursuit you choose. The Exolight Pro has room to stack layers underneath for a cold Read more…
Help Support BPR’s 2022 Trail Profiles
We are raising funds for our first six trail profiles of the year. To keep the site running and publish content, we need to raise $1000. Here’s how to help
Top 10 BPR Posts From the Past Year-Ish
We published dozens of trail profiles, news updates, essays, advice, and trail roundups, and these were yours (and sometimes our) favorites.
How the Connecticut-to-Canada Hiking Route Came Together
A network of connecting trails creates a 500-mile route from the Connecticut shore to the New Hampshire-Canada border