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Outdoor Fabric Technologies – Merino vs. Alpaca Fibers
Outdoor Fabric Technologies: Merino vs. Alpaca Fibers provides hikers with a comprehensive understanding of the fibers that make up outdoor performance textiles, focusing on how merino wool vs. alpaca wool fiber properties impact the performance of outdoor apparel with respect to thermoregulation, heat, and moisture transport.
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Minimalist Footwear • Design, Materials, Technologies, and Performance for Multi-Day Backpacking
Explore the science and practical application of minimalist footwear for backpacking in this new online course – the most comprehensive education ever developed around the topic of minimalist footwear and using trail running shoes for backpacking.
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Basecamp Live • Fall 2024 Cohort
BASECAMP LIVE is Backpacking Light’s most comprehensive live online backcountry training program for hikers and backpackers interested in elevating their expertise – master outdoor gear and skills so you can enjoy the backcountry with confidence.
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Trail Days Online 2024!
Backpacking Light Trail Days Online! is a live, online user conference featuring backcountry experts and enthusiasts presenting on the topics of outdoor gear materials, design, and engineering; backcountry skills trends and experiments; make your own gear techniques and projects; backcountry routes, trips, and trails; outdoor industry trends related to hiking, backpacking, and other backcountry activities; and more.
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Basecamp Live • Spring 2024 Cohort
BASECAMP LIVE is Backpacking Light’s most comprehensive live online backcountry training program for hikers and backpackers interested in elevating their expertise – master outdoor gear and skills so you can enjoy the backcountry with confidence.
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Basecamp Live • Fall ’23 Cohort
BASECAMP LIVE is Backpacking Light’s most comprehensive live online backcountry training program for hikers and backpackers interested in elevating their expertise – master outdoor gear and skills so you can enjoy the backcountry with confidence.
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Wilderness Adventures RMNP
This blended program features 6 hours of classroom instruction that includes a meticulously-guided gear prep and shakedown combined with a 24-hour backpacking trip in a beautiful and remote, wild corner of Rocky Mountain National Park. About 3 hours of formal instruction will also happen during the trip (9 hours total).
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Basecamp Live • Summer ’23 Cohort
BASECAMP LIVE is Backpacking Light’s most comprehensive live online backcountry training program for hikers and backpackers interested in elevating their expertise – master outdoor gear and skills so you can enjoy the backcountry with confidence.
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Trail Days Online 2023!
Backpacking Light Trail Days Online! is a live, online user conference featuring backcountry experts and enthusiasts presenting on the topics of outdoor gear materials, design, and engineering; backcountry skills trends and experiments; make your own gear techniques and projects; backcountry routes, trips, and trails; outdoor industry trends related to hiking, backpacking, and other backcountry activities; and more.
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Basecamp Live • Spring ’23 Cohort
BASECAMP LIVE is Backpacking Light’s most comprehensive live online backcountry training program for hikers and backpackers interested in elevating their expertise – master outdoor gear and skills so you can enjoy the backcountry with confidence.
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