Review: Brooks-Range Alpini Anorak

Last Updated: March 15, 2015

This winter we tested and reviewed a wide range of lightweight down jackets from brands like Arc’teryx, Patagonia, and Montbell, all of which are known for their warmth-to-weight ratios...

Review: Outdoor Research Filament Down Pullover

Last Updated: February 18, 2015

With the ultralight down jacket market dominated by a number of $300-plus options, the Outdoor Research Filament Down Pullover is an intriguing jacket at $225 (and we’ve often see it on sale for considerably less). Although it’s...

Best Memory Card for Nikon D5200

Last Updated: November 17, 2014

The Nikon D5200 uses Secure Digital (SD) format memory cards and the camera has one card slot. Those who shoot HD video or NEF format (camera RAW) images on the Nikon D5200 should use Class 10...

Best Lenses for Nikon D800

Last Updated: November 14, 2014

The D800 is one of Nikon's highest resolution cameras ever and can produce outstanding photos and videos in almost all...

Best Lenses for Nikon D610

Last Updated: November 13, 2014

The Nikon D610 is one of the best values of any full-frame camera, currently selling for under $1,500 for the body. The D610 replaced the D600, a promising release that was plagued by an unusual accumulation...

Mapping Patagonia National Park: An Interview with Marty Schnure

Last Updated: November 10, 2014

Marty Schnure spent the austral summer of 2013 exploring and mapping the vast terrain of the new Patagonia National Park as a National...

First look: Patagonia Capilene 4 Pro Zip-Neck

Last Updated: November 10, 2014

A first look review of the Patagonia Capilene 4 Pro Zip-Neck top, one of Patagonia’s warmest and most...

Geirangerfjord, Norway

Last Updated: October 17, 2014

The UNESCO World Heritage Geirangerfjord may be Norway’s single most dramatic stretch of water. It’s particularly narrow and steep with tall surrounding mountains—the closest thing in the country to a “box” fjord. The walls...

Hardangervidda, Norway

Last Updated: October 17, 2014

The Hardangervidda Plateau is one of Norway’s and Europe’s most wondrous open spaces, encompassing nearly 10,000 square kilometers of varied Arctic wilderness—bigger than Yellowstone...

Everest Base Camp Trek

Last Updated: October 16, 2014

The Everest Base Camp trek passes through the land of the Sherpas to the foot of the world’s highest mountain, Sagarmatha, Nepalese for Mount Everest. The fullest views of Mt. Everest actually are from the Tibetan side, but...

Annapurna Circuit Trek

Last Updated: October 16, 2014

The Annapurna Circuit was once a three-week journey through the pristine valleys and villages of the Annapurna range, but the construction of two roads encroaching up both sides has shrunken the route significantly. When...

Lofoten Islands Outdoors

Last Updated: October 14, 2014

Despite the Arctic location, the Lofoten Islands present myriad ways to get outdoors, and no setting is cooler or more unique. You can bike scenic roads, kayak between fishing villages, climb sheer granite walls, fish like a local...