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Lightweight Backpacking News: Digest No. 5

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Dec 2, 2014 at 8:02 pm #1323291

Stephanie Jordan
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@maia
Locale: Rocky Mountains

Companion forum thread to:

Lightweight Backpacking News: Digest No. 5

Dec 2, 2014 at 8:24 pm #2153662

Greg Mihalik
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@greg23
Locale: Colorado

"…Erin Williams and her husband plan 5 day expedition…"

A long way to go for 5 days.

Erin says "We had planned the five-day hike as part of a 20-day trekking excursion in Patagonia,…"

Dec 3, 2014 at 7:49 am #2153723

David Chenault
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@davec
Locale: Queen City, MT

That Royal Arch video is great. Such a good loop.

Aspirants might do well to know that the "traverse of death" around 1:00 is not necessary; just go canyon right rather than left at the pour off for an easier, faster, less exposed route.

Dec 4, 2014 at 12:03 pm #2154074

J-L
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@johnnyh88

I don't understand the Big Agnes Third Pitch jacket. It looks like a normal sewn-through down jacket. Except that the baffles are sewn vertically/diagonally, so they need something special to keep the down in place. Why does Philip keep saying it uses 50% less fabric?
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