Introducing Gossamer Gear’s Newest Pack, the G4-20—A Modern Nod to a Vintage Classic
When our founder, Glen Van Peski, began fiddling around with some homegrown lightweight backpack models, he gave them...
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Spooky Hiking in Search of Dracula in the Transylvanian Alps
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Scary things can happen to you if you don't carry Gossamer Gear. Many experienced backpackers seek new challenges. If...
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Arlette Laan Sets Women’s Fastest Known Time for White Mountain Direttissima
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I did a thing. I took on the White Mountain Direttissima, what some also call the White Mountain Challenge, and I com...
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45 miles. 11,000’ elevation gain. 24 hours. Meet the Tour de LeConte Challenge.
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Gossamer Gear Brand Ambassadors are an incredible bunch, if we do say so ourselves. Not only are they completing incr...
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How To: Tips & Tricks for Alleviating Condensation in Your Tent
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Condensation on the interior of any shelter is an unavoidable fact of tent camping. It occurs in a wide range of scen...
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Best Pacific Crest Trail Section Hiking, According to the Experts
The Pacific Crest Trail, or PCT, is a National Scenic Trail in the western United States that runs along the Sierra N...
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When Your Hiking Partner is Your Romantic Partner: 8 Things We’re Learning
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Spending time in the backcountry can feel like a crash course in knowing a person. You learn things like their bathro...
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Why We Never Stop Hiking: Tales from Our Trail Blazers
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Do you remember your first big hike or your first overnight backpacking trip? You might've made some rookie mistakes ...
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How Search and Rescue Changed My Survival Mindset
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Four years ago, I was accepted into our county's search and rescue team. I didn't expect it to be a profound experien...
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Three Days in the Olympic Peninsula's Enchanted Valley
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You know that feeling you get on the trail where time and space seem to fade into oblivion, and you begin to feel in ...
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Hike the Drakensberg Grand Traverse through South Africa and Lesotho
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In September 2017, Ras "UltraPedestrian" Vaughan traveled to South Africa and the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho to take...
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Big Bend 100 Trail Showcases the Best of West Texas
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"From my perspective, the Big Bend 100 are the best 100 miles of backpacking in Texas," shared Ky Harkey who establis...
