Backpacker - 12.2017

Published nine times a year, Backpacker is a magazine of wilderness travel, offering practical, "you can do it, here's how" advice to help you enjoy every trip. Filled with the best places, gear, and information for all kinds of hiking and camping trips, each issue delivers foldout maps and stunning color photography.

***Switzerland & Italy Explore an uncrowded alpine paradise on the Tour de Monte Rosa. BY DOUGALD MACDONALD, New Zealand See the best of Fiordland National Park on the wet-and-wild Dusky Track. BY MICHAEL LANZA.***