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The Happy Camper:
Essential Camp List

When camping, prepare an equipment list and then check and re-check it at least a-thousand times before heading out. Here’s a packing list for a five-day trip during moderate weather conditions:

CPAWS Big Wild Challenge
Accepting Applications

The Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society invites you to turn your summer adventure into a fundraising event. FInd out how here:

Explore Interview Series:
Cimber Sean McColl

Explore Interview Series: Cimber Sean McColl. Explore Magazine caught up with pro-climber Sean McColl to talk about his success, motivation and why he likes to climb.


Skills

5 Essential Summer Skills

Float serve

Since summer is fleeting, it's important to master the skills to make the most out of every day. So here are 5 Essential Summer Skills, brought to you by Explore Magazine:


Adventure

Roundup: 10 Ultimate Adventures

Paragliding

Are you craving some adventure and excitement in your life? Maybe looking for an out-of-the-ordinary destination or activity? Then read on and discover explore's Ultimate Canadian Adventures:


Travel

Go There: 5 Outdoor Adventures in Aruba

Explore Arikok National Park

An easy five-hour plane ride south of Toronto, Aruba offers more than just the resort lifestyle — outdoor adventure awaits, if you know where to look:


Camping

The Happy Camper: Once Around Algonquin (An epic canoe journey)

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Follow Kevin Callan on his epic once-around-Algonquin canoe trip. It's a tough journey, with 93 portages totalling 63 km of land-travel — stay in the loop by following his live updates on this site!


Fitness & Nutrition

10 Fitness & Nutrition Tips For Outdoorspeople

Paddleboarder

Staying in shape is vital in order to make the most of your time out-of-doors — with swimsuit season on the horizon, explore presents 10 Fitness & Nutrition Tips For Outdoorspeople:


Gear

Summer Gear: New Footwear

Off-Trail Stomper: Zamberlan 960 Guide GTX RR — $300

Time to replace those worn out kicks? Here are some top footwear picks for summer — a runner, a hiker and an approach shoe:


News

Northwest Passage Expedition: The Mainstream Last First

Mainstream Last First

This summer, a crew of four men will attempt to row the Northwest Passage in a single season, to showcase the profound effect climate change is having on the Arctic. It's an expedition called The Mainstream Last First.

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