It’s been a cold winter, so Colin’s got another winter warmer to match the season. He’s cooking an ode to an Irish Stew, featuring delicious lamb shanks and a host of rough and rustic ...

Colin Fletcher, considered the father of modern backpacking for his lyrical and practical writings on hiking, including “The Complete Walker” and “The Man Who Walked Through Time,” died ...

Colin Fletcher was 85. In 1968, Mr. Fletcher first published "The Complete Walker," a guide to hiking with a pack on your back. The book became a kind of manifesto for going back to nature.

Colin Fletcher, who was considered the father of modern backpacking for his lyrical and practical writings on hiking, including “The Complete Walker” and “The Man Who Walked Through Time ...