Which Marmot backpacks are best? Avid outdoor enthusiasts will recognize Marmot as a winter-focused brand first and foremost. However, you’d be missing out if you didn’t give their backpacks their due ...

Chris Harges began his outdoor industry career at Eastern Mountain Sports in the 1990s and later held key roles at both The North Face and Mountain Hardwear before an intriguing job opening caught his ...

A Mongolian couple died of the bubonic plague -- reportedly after eating raw marmot -- prompting a six-day quarantine that left a number of tourists stranded in the region. The couple had consumed the ...

How would you like to eat and sunbathe all day during the summer and then sleep through the cold winter months? The yellow-bellied marmot of the high regions of Colorado and the West do just that. At ...

Spotting a hoary marmot is a rite of passage for serious Pacific Northwest hikers. The charming and curious creatures can be found in the subalpine meadows of Washington’s North Cascades range, ...

A family of marmots prepares for their upcoming hibernation in a den 6 feet underground. As they prepare for their 6-month sleep, marmots dramatically lower their body temperature and survive on their ...

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“The Moment” was rare yet relatable. In a picture captured by Chinese photographer Yongqing Bao, a female Tibetan fox and a Himalayan marmot meet. The fox, hunting to feed her three cubs, crouches, ...