Reflections after Nearly 3,800 Miles Along the Spine of the Rockies

Gossamer Gear | Nov 17, 2019
Editor's Note: On April 22, 2019, Andrew Glenn began a thru-hike connecting the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) in the...
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Arlette Laan Sets Women’s Fastest Known Time for White Mountain Direttissima

Arlette Laan Sets Women’s Fastest Known Time for White Mountain Direttissima

Gossamer Gear | Oct 25, 2019
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.

45 miles. 11,000’ elevation gain. 24 hours. Meet the Tour de LeConte Challenge.

Gossamer Gear | Oct 18, 2019
Gossamer Gear Brand Ambassadors are an incredible bunch, if we do say so ourselves. Not only are they completing incr...
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Best Pacific Crest Trail Section Hiking, According to the Experts

Best Pacific Crest Trail Section Hiking, According to the Experts

Korrin Bishop | Oct 05, 2019
Our brand ambassadors dish on the best sections of the PCT to start your section hiking journey.
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Why We Never Stop Hiking: Tales from Our Trail Blazers

Why We Never Stop Hiking: Tales from Our Trail Blazers

Korrin Bishop | Sep 11, 2019
Do you remember your first big hike or your first overnight backpacking trip? You might've made some rookie mistakes ...
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Three Days in the Olympic Peninsula's Enchanted Valley

Three Days in the Olympic Peninsula's Enchanted Valley

Gossamer Gear | Aug 21, 2019
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

Hike the Drakensberg Grand Traverse through South Africa and Lesotho

Korrin Bishop | Aug 01, 2019
In September 2017, Ras "UltraPedestrian" Vaughan traveled to South Africa and the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho to take...
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The Magic of Hiking the CDT in Colorado During a High Snow Year

The Magic of Hiking the CDT in Colorado During a High Snow Year

Gossamer Gear | Jul 14, 2019
On April 22, 2019, Andrew Glenn began a thru-hike connecting the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) in the United States ...
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How Making the Move to Lightweight Hiking Was a Game Changer

How Making the Move to Lightweight Hiking Was a Game Changer

Gossamer Gear | Jul 05, 2019
I've just completed my second back-to-back, coast-to-coast hike across Scotland, hiking from west to east and coverin...
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Hiking with a Cause: 6 Yogis Learn Minimalist Backpacking and More

Hiking with a Cause: 6 Yogis Learn Minimalist Backpacking and More

Korrin Bishop | May 21, 2019
I felt like I truly understood the phrase 'Less is More.' Now that I found minimalist backpacking, I don't think I w...
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Great Divide Trail + Continential Divide Trail: A Challenging Epic Thru-Hike from Mexico into Canada

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

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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