Brian Fryer
Great Divide Trail + Continential Divide Trail: A Challenging Epic Thru-Hike from Mexico into Canada
Gossamer Gear | Mar 28, 2019
Lead-Up to Connecting the Great Divide Trail with the CDT
On September 19, 2017, I reached the northern terminus of t...
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Sharpie Permanent Markers: An Unexpected Backpacking Essential
Gossamer Gear | Feb 09, 2019
I view "doing without" as an essential skillset in pursuit of the ultralight/minimalist backpacking ideal. While, at ...
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Bike Trip Turned Rad Tradition: A Family Pedal with Beauty and Connection
Gossamer Gear | Jan 17, 2019
I've always admired people who develop lasting traditions. I don't mean boring, normal traditions surrounding commerc...
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My Non-traditional Thru Hike: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Flip-flop
Gossamer Gear | Jan 05, 2019
Stepping onto the Bridge of the Gods, I crossed the Oregon-Washington border and began my thru hike of the Pacific Cr...
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The Trail Provides: How I Healed Myself Post-Trail
Gossamer Gear | Dec 13, 2018
It took me six months to hike the Pacific Crest Trail ( PCT) and three years to write a book about it.
I'd never writ...
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Wild Wilderness Women Building Community and Healing in the North Cascades
Gossamer Gear | Nov 21, 2018
It's our last night in the North Cascades. Our campfire circle offers the perfect backdrop for soaking in the last fe...
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Climbing the 600 Highest Peaks in the Adirondacks
Gossamer Gear | Nov 09, 2018
Peakbagging can be addictive–even in the Adirondack Mountains, a range choked with cliffs, swamps, rivers, and dense ...
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Blurring the Line Between Nature and Civilization with Leave No Trace
Gossamer Gear | Oct 04, 2018
This summer, my husband and I worked on a project for Leave No Trace Center For Outdoor Ethics researching waste mana...
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Thru-Hiking in Scotland: A Right to Roam & the Freedom to Adventure
Gossamer Gear | Sep 13, 2018
Photos Courtesy: Steven "Twinkle" Shattuck
Is thru-hiking in Scotland a thing? I'm not really sure we've quite crac...
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Blue Ridge Hiking Company: Keeping Backpackers Lightweight & Prepared
Gossamer Gear | Aug 16, 2018
Remember your first backpacking trip? Was it a fond memory or a rite of passage? My job is to make sure that wet tent...
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New Zealand & the Te Araroa Trail: Learning to “Thru-Journey”
Gossamer Gear | Jun 27, 2018
From the images pouring out of New Zealand's new long distance trail, the Te Araroa, the hike looked like a tantaliz...
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Te Araroa: One Hiker’s Triple-Pronged Method for Completing a Thru-Hike
Gossamer Gear | Jun 13, 2018
Get tough for Bluff. As I scrawled these words on the wall of the rec room of the Stillwater Holiday Park, I felt lik...
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