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Backpacking Light was founded in November of 2000 with the simple mission of promoting backcountry travel in lightweight style. We are based in the Northern Rockies with offices in Bozeman, Montana and Laramie, Wyoming, with educational and guided trekking programs offered in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness of Montana (Billings area) and Medicine Bow Mountains of Wyoming (Denver area).

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Episode 37 | Endurance Training for Backpackers

Apr 14, 2021 by Backpacking Light

Ryan and Andrew chat with Dirk Friel, co-founder of TrainingPeaks, about how to get the most out of your endurance training.

endurance training, enlightened equipment, great smoky mountains national park, mount rainier national park, Nunatak, synthetic insulation, training for a new alpinism, training for the uphill athlete, training peaks, training plan, whoop

Episode 036 | Salamander Song

Mar 31, 2021 by Backpacking Light

Backpacking Light Managing Editor Andrew Marshall’s essay Salamander Song is a love letter to the Great Smoky Mountains.

appalachian trail, appalachians, Great Smoky Mountain National Park

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Podcast 035 | Les Stroud

Mar 10, 2021 by Backpacking Light

Ryan and Andrew chat with Survivorman Les Stroud about his new book, “Wild Outside.”

Appalachian Gear Company, behavior modification, bushcraft, Canada, children, Innov8, jetboil, les stroud, Mons Peak, msr, ontario, recovery, survivorman, training, training peaks, whoop

Podcast 034 | Mental Health

Feb 11, 2021 by Backpacking Light

In this episode of the Backpacking Light Podcast, Andrew and Ryan talk about mental health. As their jumping-off point, they use a recent paper called Levels of Nature and Stress Response.

4-season tents, Alpine snow boot, anxiety, black diamond, blitz spike traction device, calm, depression, distance spike traction device, headspace, inov-8, kunai, mental health, microspike, mudclaw g260 v2, MYOG, Nemo, Nemo Equipment, oak, sunsama, terraultra g270, traction, trail runner, trail running shoes, trekking poles, winter backpacking, winter gear, winter shoes, xero shoes

Staff Picks 2020

Dec 24, 2020 by Backpacking Light

backpacking light staff picks - a photo collage showing all of the gear

Backpacking Light staff and contributors give their 2020 staff picks – their favorite backpacking and hiking gear of the year.

altra, big agnes, biolite, dirty girl, enlightened equipment, feathered friends, golite, Good To-Go, gossamer gear, GSI Outdoors, helly hansen, hoka, injinji, janji, klymit, minus 33, montbell, mountain safety research, Mountainsmith, msr, Nemo, Nemo Equipment, Nunatak, Outdoor Research, Patagonia, pstyle, Rab, RBH Designs, rogue panda, seek outside, ULA, vargo, vargo outdoors, zpacks

Podcast 033 | Digital Route Planning

Dec 18, 2020 by Backpacking Light

a map showcasing the 3D resolution of FATMAP software

Andrew and Ryan discuss some digital tools useful for planning your route effectively. Also: An interview with FATMAP founder Misha Gopaul.

caltopo, digital, enlightened equipment revolt v2, enlightened equipment uprising, fatmap, garmin explore, garmin fenix, gia gps, google earth, guthook, mapping, maps, masterclass, misha gopaul, navigation, planning, route-planning, software, staff picks, trekking

Podcast 032 | Jeff Garmire and the Colorado Trail FKT

Nov 6, 2020 by Backpacking Light

In this episode of the Backpacking Light Podcast, Andrew and Ryan interview some of the folks who came together to make friend’o-the-podcast Jeff Garmire’s recent FKT of the Colorado Trail a success: Maggie Slepian, Dylan Harris, Nik Tizekker, and, of course, the Fastest Known Tiger himself.

adventure, altitude, backcountry, Backpacking, black magic pocket, camping, coloradotrail, filmmaking, fkt, hiking, hokas speedgoat 4s, mountains, movie, sony a7iii, thruhike, treeline, ultralight, western, wildfires

Unlimited Podcast 002 | Sleeping Bag Temperature Ratings

Oct 13, 2020 by Backpacking Light

In this Unlimited video podcast, Rex Sanders and Ryan Jordan discuss sleeping bag temperature ratings, the ISO 23537 temperature rating standard, and how consumers can interpret the standard to make better buying decisions.

ISO, sleeping bags, technology

Backpacking Trip Planning Resources

Oct 3, 2020 by Backpacking Light

hikers planning a backpacking trip with maps and a computer

Here are some of our favorite trip planning resources. These are curated by our staff and include products we’ve personally used and recommend.

fenix, garmin, guthook, inreach, navigation

Podcast 031 | 40 Days Unsupported in Russia (Tully Henke)

Sep 29, 2020 by Backpacking Light

podcast #031

In this episode of the Backpacking Light podcast: National Public Lands Day, transitioning from summer to fall gear, UV light as a water treatment technology, an interview with adventurer Tully Henke about his epic trek through the wilderness of eastern Russia, and attempting to answer the question: “why do I walk?”

feathered friends, podcast, public lands, russia, Smartwool, steripen

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