And how to use it responsibly on a wilderness canoe trip The axe is the quintessential woodsman’s tool, rich in symbolism and legend. The image is well deserved: Axes are versatile and, placed in the ...

MOUNT EVANS WILDERNESS, Colo. — An iconic tool that helped settle the American West, the crosscut saw almost became obsolete with the advent of chainsaws. But now they – and the men and women who ...

For 20 years, as Forest Service volunteers, my husband and I have built and re-routed trails in the Bridger Teton Wilderness of Wyoming. Per the rules of the Wilderness Act, we have never used a chain ...

PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST -- Stand back when Katie Currier swings an ax. The expert wilderness sawyer is all business, her body one with ax, wood chips flying, slinging so fast, so precise, chopping ...

An outdoorsman from Salt Lake City, Utah has designed a multi-use survival tool for heavy use in the wild. The SPARtool, a Halligan-style tool that combines a shovel, ax, saw, pry bar, pick and hammer ...