The Alps might be on many vacation bucket lists, but a journey into the mountains is much more attainable than most think, ...

Outdoors editor Rich Landers will present a program “Hiking Full Circle: The Pains and Pleasures of the Tour du Mont Blanc and other Loop Trips,” Thursday, 7 p.m., at REI, 1125 N. Monroe. Landers has ...

Tumbling from a height of 422 meters, Grande Cascade de Gavarnie (or, in English, “Gavernie Falls”), located within Pyrénées National Park, is one of the tallest waterfalls in Europe. The Pyrenees ...

In much of the world, backpacking means a a rugged pair of boots, a heavy pack slung over the shoulders, a sleeping pad on the ground, and freeze-dried food. But in the Swiss Alps, backpacking can be ...

"Stay close to the rock wall," I hear my husband, Paul, call out above the drumbeat of water falling between us. While this cascade won't thrust me over the cliff, it does require plotting a safe ...

My mother-in-law, Anna, reads avidly — in a handful of languages. Born in World War II-era Budapest, she was a bookish girl who grew up devouring Hungarian and Russian literature. After a stop in ...

Remote and far less traveled than national parks of similar beauty, the Trinity Alps Wilderness in Northern California is the adventure that’s been calling to your wild heart. But you’ve likely never ...