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Tagged: backcountry

Hiking study finds that wilderness experience makes up happier.

Backpacking · Camping · Features · Hiking · Ideas · Participation

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Hiking to Improve Your State of Mind

  • April 18, 2011

Study finds that wilderness experience helps us unwind – but doesn’t make us excited about going back to the office.

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New North American avalanche safety scale released

  • October 22, 2010

New system for warning backcountry skiers, snowboarders and snowshoers of avalanche threat levels available on carry-along cards.

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Boston · Dispatches · Downhill skiing · Mountaineering · New Hampshire · Skiing

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Complete photos from Tuckerman’s Ravine adventure

  • July 7, 2010

Photos from backcountry ski trip to New Hampshire’s Mt. Washington.

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Survey on the restorative benefits of hiking

  • April 13, 2010

Hiker studies the restorative effects of the backcountry.

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Books that teach backcountry basics

  • March 10, 2010

Three books that provided a comprehensive introduction to backcountry skills.

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Powder snob perfects the science of snow

  • March 1, 2010

An avid skier develops a better way to predict snowfall.

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Obama proposes protections for public lands and water

  • February 22, 2010

Obama proposes new National Monuments and funding for land protection.

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