Before I began this trip in March my friend Buzz Burrell remarked that he thought "the crux" of it was the first two weeks, when I'd be facing severe winter conditions. If I could get through that, he ...

Visit the Yukon Territory to see the northern lights dance over snow-covered mountains. Photograph by Peter Mather, National Geographic Image Collection The skies open up, and a tidal wave of green ...

The weight of an item is a major consideration in whether it makes the final cut, for there is an indisputable correlation between pack weight and the quality of one’s experience. But it’s not the ...