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7,800 miles of walking found Skurka in Bozeman, MT as part of the Backpacking Light team. Read More...

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Alan Dixon, Backpacking Light Editor at Large Read More...

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Is wilderness really a cure for depression, or just a temporary escape? Read More...

"Wilderness settles peace on the soul because it needs no help. It is beyond human contrivance." -- E.O. Wilson Read More...

First update from Balls and Sunshine on their journey along the Appalachian Trail! Read More...

The Starbursts are packed. What else could they need?! Read More...

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The conclusion to Balls and Sunshine's 2011 PCT hike. Is the best yet to come? Read More...

Everything about the Sierra portion of the PCT was harder this year. Balls and Sunshine faced record-setting snow, low food, dangerous water crossings, injuries, and a markedly slower pace. Read More...

Investing in both daughters, preparing for the hike, and executing the first 700 miles has kept Eric busy. Sunshine's no slouch either! Read More...

A lively chat to introduce a new feature coming up on Backpacking Light: Mike's Ultralight Tip of the Week! Read More...

Recently unemployed, with a daughter itching to complete a thru-hike, what's a dad to do? Get sponsors and yank her from school, of course! Read More...

Mildred Norman Ryder intentionally transformed herself from a middle class homemaker to a virtually penniless promoter of peace. She called herself "Peace Pilgrim," and for almost thirty years she wandered North America on foot on a pilgrimage, carrying her only possessions in her pockets. Read More...

*** ALERT *** APPALACHIAN TRAIL HIKER FOUND! Read More...

Compared to the expertise written into surrounding pages, a nineteen-pound base weight must look like an embarrassingly tight pair of pants. With another ten pounds in food and water, my thirty-pound pack still needs heavy trimming. Read More...

At the onset of my affiliation with Backpacking Light, my base weight stood at a whopping sixty pounds. After several months worth of hand-wringing and basic re-education in the art of backpacking, I'd dropped my base weight to nineteen pounds. Read More...

It is amazing how removing so much from one's hands puts so much at one's fingertips. Read More...

At the trailhead, I saddle up: I don't carry my pack. It rides me. My steel-toed boots thunder along the trail, resonating tremors deep into the ground of high country tundra. My shirt clings heavily with perspiration, the soles of my feet cry out for air, and my shoulders ache for reprieve. My name is Nathan Boddy, and I have a backpacking problem. Read More...

Dana shares his thoughts on lightweight trends, gear testing, breakthrough products and assorted other topics. Read More...

Got a week (or two) and a taste for adventure? Hig Higman and Erin McKittrick highlight hidden gems along the coast from Seattle to the Alaska Peninsula. Read More...

Erin and Hig take part in Backpacking Light's version of the Newlywed Game and reveal themselves to us. Read More...

Ron Craighead interviews Roman Dial on the release of his new book, Packrafting! Read More...

Ron Craighead interviews Montana artist Monte Dolack on growing up in the Big Sky State and on the Backpacking Light-commissioned fine art print, "Light in the Wild." Read More...

John Coffer is out of step with modern life - and that is just the way he likes it. Carol Crooker talks with John about his journey to contentment. Read More...

Backpacking Light founder and publisher Ryan Jordan shares memories of our friend, "JohnO." Read More...

Carol Crooker interviews Roman Dial about his experience with the NPS for securing a permit to packraft the Grand Canyon. Read More...

Ron Craighead explores the emotional value of wilderness with author, adventurer, and magazine editor Cameron McNeish of Scotland. Read More...

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The Original Ultralight Hikers: Seeking Wilderness Simplicity from Modern Day Nomads Read More...

Not Your Ordinary Lightweight Backpacker: An Interview with Bill Merchant Read More...

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