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What is the Footing Like in the White Mountains? 27 Aug 2013 | 10:15 am
Tweet Isolation Trail – Roots and Rocks I’m co-leading a Backpacking Fundamentals trip in two months with Andrew Skurka, and one of our students contacted me over the weekend for help with his homew...
Backpacking North Isolation Mountain 26 Aug 2013 | 10:15 am
Tweet North Isolation, Monroe, Washington, and Boot Spur I did a short 22 mile backpack over the weekend into the Dry River Wilderness, south of Mount Washington. My main goal on this hike was to cl...
Haiku Backpack Raffle: Win a Sierra Designs Discovery 30L Backpack 23 Aug 2013 | 10:15 am
Tweet Sierra Designs Discovery 30 Backpack The Sierra Designs Discovery 30L is a great day pack for both beginners and more advanced hikers who want a highly adjustable, well laid out pack for longe...
Backpacking Recipes: Hot Pot Soup and Creamy Tapioca Pudding 22 Aug 2013 | 10:20 am
Tweet Hot Pot Soup Hot Pot Soup Serves 1 as a main course, 2 as a first course: 1/2 cup finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes 1/3 cup polenta 1/4 -1/2 chili pepper, seeds removed and finely shredded...
Backpacking Recipes: Series Announcement 22 Aug 2013 | 10:15 am
Tweet My wife and I came across a first edition backpacking cookbook published by the Sierra Club a few weeks ago on a trip up to the White Mountains called Simple Foods for the Pack. Originally publ...
Playing with Fire – Propane for Winter Backpacking 21 Aug 2013 | 10:15 am
Tweet Backpacking Canister Stove, Kovea LPG Adapter, and a Coleman style Propane Fuel Canister Note: This is a cautionary tale. Propane is a highly flammable and potentially explosive gas. Backpacki...
Reader Poll: GPS Device or Smartphone App Navigation? 20 Aug 2013 | 10:15 am
Tweet Smartphone Mapping Resolution I’ve been testing two GPS navigation devices this summer: a higher-end GPS unit and a smartphone app that has very good maps. Except for having a longer battery l...
Bushwhacking Big Bickford and Scarface Mountains 19 Aug 2013 | 10:15 am
Tweet Big Bickford Mountain Canister, 8-16-2013 I took off work on Friday and drove up to Franconia Notch in the White Mountains to bushwhack Big Bickford Mountain, a trail-less 3,000 footer that’s ...
Exped Air Pillow 15 Aug 2013 | 10:15 am
Tweet Exped Air Pillow in my Bivy Sack I am a side sleeper, but I sometimes have a hard time staying asleep all night on backpacking trips because I don’t have a pillow to cradle my head and prevent...
The Latest PCT Speed Records: A Reaction 14 Aug 2013 | 10:15 am
Tweet Forester Pass, Pacific Crest Trail by http://www.flickr.com/photos/wetwebwork/ Two new speed records were set last week for completing the Pacific Crest Trail in record time. In remarkable fe...
