Summer Gear Roundup: Backpacking

Dialing in your setup is essential to any backcountry mission. While most of this gear tested by our staff is designed for warmer seasons, plenty of it can, and will, double as essentials on winter hut trips, spring traverses and other cold-weather adventures.

Gearbox: 2025 Packs

The best ski touring packs of 2025, reviewed.

Gearbox: 2025 Ultralight Packs

In a year where ultralight packs exploded in popularity, we’ve reviewed some of the best option for your long distance, lightweight tours.

Gearbox: 2025 Sunglasses

Whether summer or winter, sunglasses are essential for backcountry sports. Here’s a few of the best shades from this year, reviewed.

Gearbox: 2025 Camera Gear

With these packs, storage options and drones, capturing your adventures in the mountains has never been easier.

The Scarpa TX Pro: Reviewed

The debut of the new Scarpa TX Pro, our 2025 Editors’ Choice telemark boot, marks an exciting, and long awaited, development in telemark gear.

2025 Editors’ Choice Ski Reviews

From powder skis to quiver-killers to skimo options, check out this year’s Editors’ Choice backcountry skis reviews.

2025 Editors’ Choice Apparel Reviews

Our 2025 Editors’ Choice apparel includes an assortment of layers, from hard- and soft-shells to puffies to baselayers.

2025 Editors’ Choice Ski Boot Reviews

The best backcountry ski boots of 2025, from 130 flex to the skimo-inspired, reviewed.

2025 Editors’ Choice Splitboard Boot And Binding Reviews

Our 2025 Editors’ Choice boot and bindings picks feature both soft- and hard-boot setups.

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