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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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...