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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Off Trail On Track: Duncan Cheung Shares What it Means to Hike with a Cause
Korrin Bishop | Feb 01, 2019
Take Less. Do More. It's not just a catchy company slogan for us at Gossamer Gear. It's a way of life. It's an ethos ...
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Reflections from the First Woman to Complete the Calendar Year Triple Crown
Gossamer Gear | Dec 26, 2018
When I was 22 years old, I saw an article in Backpacker Magazine about Flyin' Brian Robinson. I had just completed my...
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Best Appalachian Trail Section Hiking, According to the Experts
Korrin Bishop | Oct 25, 2018
Our brand ambassadors shared their favorite stretches of the AT so you can plan your next hike, overnight, or weekend.
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