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NOLS Decades of Community

Founded in Lander, Wyoming in 1965 by legendary mountaineer Paul Petzoldt, the non-profit National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) teaches outdoor skills, conservation techniques, leadership and wilderness medicine to over 10,000 people each year. The decades since NOLS founding have also forged a unique community based in wilderness, built on our …

Trail Therapy – Steve Fugate The Journey Continues

This story first came to me a few years ago when I read about Steve Fugate on a blog. After seeing the first Video “Love Life”, I’ve made sure to follow his journey. He’s still backpacking two years later across the Country. Amazing! Please show your support for Steve by …

Backpacking Yosemite in Winter

TheBackpackerTV loves when hikers put together such stunning videos. This is one of them. Yosemite in the winter is magical. With fellow backpackers Jeff, Claire and Angelito, they trekked up icy trails and camped in sub freezing temperatures and it was all worth it. Song is a cover of “Secrets” …

A Love Affair with Nature

This is certainly one of my favorite outdoor video’s this year. It captures exactly who we are, and how the basics of nature call to us everyday. “People have a love affair with adventure. We feel it inside like a current in the wind, and it drives us to step …

Video about Mount Rogers Recreation Area

Mount Rogers National Recreation Area

If you have never been to the Mount Rogers Recreational Area, and you love the outdoors, this is a must see!. This is one of the most beautiful landscapes in the South with breathtaking views of rolling hills and green grass you will ever see. Located in southwest Virginia, the …

Wild Basin – Estes Park

The vast majority of those who visit Rocky Mountain National Park overlook seeing what some call one of the most private, yet easily accessible areas of this national treasure. The drive to the Wild Basin area in Rocky Mountain National Park at the southeastern edge of the Park traverses spectacular …

The Clearest Way

A short film featuring Andrew Lee, Matthew Moore, and Patrick O’Malley includes the stunning New Mexico wilderness. Shot during our May trek over five days. A short trip in the scheme of things, but long enough to burn a place in our memories for a lifetime. The Santa Fe National …