Backcountry Sights

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Activities

The most recent mountaineering, backpacking, and day-hiking posts are shown below. You can also browse posts organized by season or geographically on a map.

Mountaineering

Mountaineering includes technical or semi-technical travel with a specific objective like reaching a summit or completing a route.

View all mountaineering posts.

Backpacking

Trips that consist primarily of hiking and camping in the backcountry; mountaineering trips are not included in this category even when they include overnight stays in the wilderness.

Day Hiking

Hiking trips that are completed in a single day without spending the night in the backcountry.

View all day hiking posts.

Miscellaneous

Activities that don’t fall neatly into one of the categories above.

View all other outdoor activity posts.

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