Norway Itineraries

Last Updated: March 4, 2013

See our Norway itineraries for 1-week, 2-week, and 3-week outdoor travel itineraries focused on the best that…

Antarctica: Photos from the Frozen Continent

Last Updated: February 27, 2013

Switchback Travel has not yet been to Antarctica, but we have been organizing information, talking with people who have, and keeping an eye out for good leads. With perfect timing..

Sequester to Hit U.S. National Parks

Last Updated: February 26, 2013

The impending sequester—a series of automatic, across-the-board cuts to government agencies set...

10 American Conservation Heroes

Last Updated: February 25, 2013

America’s Top 10 Conservation Heroes is a series honoring the individuals and organizations that have made the biggest mark on conservation, environmental protection, and awareness of the outdoors...

World's Great Adventure Hotels and Lodges: The Singular Patagonia

Last Updated: February 24, 2013

The Singular Patagonia in southern Chile’s Puerto Bories (5 km outside of Puerto Natales, the gateway to Torres del Paine National Park) is in a class by itself. The former lamb processing...

Obama’s Public Lands Legacy

Last Updated: February 23, 2013

A look into President Obama’s lack of protection of public lands to date and the potential for new national monuments...

Finding a Trekking Guide in Nepal

Last Updated: February 21, 2013

Refugios in Torres del Paine

Last Updated: February 17, 2013

How to Get to El Calafate

Last Updated: February 17, 2013

Camping in Torres del Paine

Last Updated: February 17, 2013

"O" Circuit in Torres del Paine

Last Updated: February 15, 2013

The Torres del Paine "O" Circuit (6–10 days) is the full loop around the Cordillera del Paine—the "W" plus the more remote backside that gets fewer trekkers. All told, the total distance of the...