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Cottage Gear Guide: Ultralight Hiking & Backpacking Gear from Small, Startup, and Cottage Brands
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Discover the most unique, innovative, and ultralight backpacking gear from small, startup, and cottage brands in our Cottage Gear Guide.

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Desert Trail Guidebook series – California
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This is the complete set of guidebooks for the Desert Trail sections in California – from the Mexican border to Nevada. I’ve hiked all these sections now. I’d like to…

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[SOLD] Whake Pacific Crest Trail PCT Progress Completion Summary Cedar Wall Plaque and Guides
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[SOLD] Whake Pacific Crest Trail PCT Progress Completion Summary Cedar Wall Plaque and Guides These handmade wood progress and completion plaques are kinda cool. I bought ones for the PCT…

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[SOLD] Pacific Crest Trail PCT Planning Set Portfolio Books Guides Maps Atlas Gazetteer
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[SOLD] Pacific Crest Trail PCT Planning Set Portfolio Books Guides Maps Atlas Gazetteer Planning for a PCT thru- or section? There’s a lot of prep material here but a good…

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SOLD Hoka speedgoat v wide mens 12.5 nib
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Hoka speedgoat v wide mens 12.5 (fit more like 12) These need a good home. Unised gear just kills me. New in box. gray and black. 65 shipped, i payed…

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Staff Picks 2024
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Our staff selects their favorite hiking, backpacking, and other backcountry gear that they’ve used over the past year – the next edition of our infamous Staff Picks!

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Wind River High Route topo maps
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I’m selling custom printed topo maps of Andrew Skurka’s Wind River High Route. I made these myself. They cover the entire route as well as many alternates. There are 13…

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SOLD $15 with free shipping. ‘Utah Canyon Country Book – Hiking from here to WOW’. 90 Wilderness Trails.
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I bought this book then we promptly moved away from Utah! The trails look great: Zion, Paria/Vermilion, Kanab, Bryce, Escalante, Capitol Reef, San Rafael, Arches, Moab, Canyonlands, Glen Canyon, Cedar…

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AMC Maine Mountain Guide – FREE
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CLAIMED AMC Maine Mountain guide with all maps, 10th edition (2012).  Two editions off current, but probably still useful for someone.  Asking for shipping charges only.  PM with questions. CLAIMED

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ALL Postings by ‘Cody Kowalski’ are scams!
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This person is a scammer.  They stole the photos and listing descriptions directly from old listings on this site.  The ‘seller’ only wants payment F&F (no buyer protection).  They give…

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Episode 101 | Take Less, Do More, With Glen Van Peski
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In episode 101 of the Backpacking Light podcast we’re going to talk to Glen Van Peski about the life lessons we can learn from ultralight backpacking.

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Episode 100 | Celebrating our Listeners and Gear for Hiking in the Sun
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In episode 100 of the Backpacking Light Podcast we’re going to celebrate sunshine and the one hundredth episode of the backpacking light podcast featuring stories from our listeners and more.

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Vintage mountaineering gear and publications, modern layers
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Can meet up in the Methow Valley – Wenatchee – Leavenworth area (and maybe Seattle), or figure out shipping if you’re buying more than $25 worth of stuff. Vintage 1961…

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Publisher’s Gear Guide Update (Nov ’23)
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The Publisher’s Gear Guide has been updated. This gear guide contains recommendations in various categories by Backpacking Light Publisher and Founder Ryan Jordan. This is the gear he actually chooses to use on his own trips.

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Books: Andrew Skurka–Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide 1 & 2, and Clay Hayes–Surviving Alone
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For Sale: 3 books, all in excellent, nearly-new condition: Andrew Skurka’s Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide, 1st and 2nd editions. 1st edition is autographed by Skurka. 2nd edition has lots of…

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Training For The Uphill Athlete
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Gear reviews from our staff and members, buy/sell used, shopping tools, and more about the Training For The Uphill Athlete.

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