Publications

A powerful story about the avalanche that killed Backpacking Light Section Editor Blake Morstad in 2005 - and the human factors - that triggered it.

Ultralight, digital versions of your favorite copies of Backpacking Light Magazine.

Ultralight, digital versions of your favorite copies of Backpacking Light Magazine.

Ultralight, digital versions of your favorite copies of Backpacking Light Magazine.

Ultralight, digital versions of your favorite copies of Backpacking Light Magazine.

Ultralight, digital versions of your favorite copies of Backpacking Light Magazine.

Ultralight, digital versions of your favorite copies of Backpacking Light Magazine.

Ultralight, digital versions of your favorite copies of Backpacking Light Magazine.

Ultralight, digital versions of your favorite copies of Backpacking Light Magazine.

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Join the most dedicated and passionate community of backpacking experts in the world and gain access to the BackpackingLight.com premium content and archives, and receive Members-only discounts on all gear in the BackpackingLight.com gear shop.

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Backpacking Light: The Magazine of Lightweight Hiking and Ultralight Backpacking.

An in-depth field manual of lightweight backpacking techniques and equipment.

A complete handbook for light and ultralight backpacking.

Read about Carol "Brawny" Wellman's transformation into an ultralight hiker. The book includes discussions of gear and technique for thru-hiking, and narratives of some of her thru-hikes.

A classy, comprehensive look at America's most historic long distance hiking trail.

A guide to lightweight backpacking aimed at the Baby Boomer generation. 'New Gear for Old People' as the book's tagline puts it.

Please make a contribution to Avalanche Awareness Education.

Filmed by thru hikers, this film is the 1st Documentary on a southbound thru-hike on the Continental Divide Trail.

Off-color but not off-trail: the consummate Appalachian Trail thru-hiking experience captured on DVD.

Excellent DVD video documentary about thru-hiking experiences on the 2,600-mile PCT from planning to completion.

The definitive guide to foot care, targeted to (the feet) of outdoor enthusiasts and endurance athletes - hikers, backpackers, mountaineers, adventure racers, ultrarunners, and more.

Ray Jardine revisits and rethinks his classic ultralight backpacking text.

The world's first instructional and inspirational volume about packrafting, by the sport's leading authority.

Backpacking Light commissioned the acclaimed conservation artist Monte Dolack to create the fine art poster print, "Light in the Wild," a story of mankind and his relationship to wild places, lightweight style.