Being an experienced camper can help you in lots of ways, from knowing how to pitch a tent to campfire safety, but high altitude camping is a a different kettle of fish. For starters, route ...

A good camping tent will usually be built to withstand spring, summer and fall, and since a long thru-hike might begin in summer and end in fall, that’s what you want. If your trek is likely to take ...

British brand Olpro are a down-to-earth producer of camping equipment ... half the tent would collapse (dome tents are more resilient to challenging conditions such as high winds).

Put simply, altitude training involves living and/or running at elevation in order to gain physiological advantages. With ...

High-altitude play at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. The day I set out to climb the tallest sand dune in North America began with a gift from above. As I slithered from my warm sleeping ...

Secondary to hypoxia, and caused by it, is altitude sickness, the result of going high without having time to adjust (given time, the body can adjust to moderate hypoxia). Altitude sickness occurs ...

Choosing a camping tent depends on the altitude/weather conditions and its ... has two doors for comfortable in and out. Made up of high quality material, this tent is a great option for all ...

This can lead to life-threatening conditions such as high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) or high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE). The lesser-known condition high-altitude de-acclimatisation ...

But Alfaro and colleagues’ discovery changes that. The authors’ collaboration uses data from the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov Gamma-Ray Observatory (HAWC), which is designed to observe ...

Hikers will be rewarded with a quiet lake at more than 11,300 feet in elevation that makes an ideal place to fully embrace Colorado's high-altitude mountain views. Pack your tent and camping gear ...

THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense), a missile-defense system created by Lockheed Martin, was recently described by retired US General Mark Hertling as the "best in the world." In an ...

According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Missile Defense Project, the Army began developing THAAD in 1992. In December 1995, the Army attempted its first THAAD ...