Brian Fryer
12 months, 12 Ultramarathons with the Kumo Backpack
Gossamer Gear | Nov 26, 2019
This story all started with a dog named Cupcake in Alaska's Denali National Park.
My wife and partner in crime, Chris...
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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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Review: Gossamer Gear's Ranger 35 and Silverback 55 Meet Rugged Arizona Landscapes
Gossamer Gear | Oct 31, 2019
The Ranger 35 and the Silverback 55 have become my go-to Gossamer Gear packs. I do a variety of outdoor activities–ba...
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Spooky Hiking in Search of Dracula in the Transylvanian Alps
Gossamer Gear | Oct 27, 2019
Scary things can happen to you if you don't carry Gossamer Gear.
Many experienced backpackers seek new challenges. If...
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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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When Your Hiking Partner is Your Romantic Partner: 8 Things We’re Learning
Gossamer Gear | Sep 19, 2019
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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How Search and Rescue Changed My Survival Mindset
Gossamer Gear | Aug 28, 2019
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
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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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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5 Tips for Foraging and Storing Food on a Thru-Hike
Gossamer Gear | Jun 27, 2019
What thru-hikers eat, and how they eat, can make the difference between making and not making it to the end of the hi...
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7 Things I Learned Thru-Hiking in America as a Brit
Gossamer Gear | May 29, 2019
Having thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail (AT) and Continental Divide Trail (CDT), I could offer a lot of technical adv...
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One of Seven Project: How Thru-Hiking and Bikepacking Inspired a Movement
Gossamer Gear | May 03, 2019
As a child, I was the one who always wanted to go further and see what was around the next corner. My family regularl...
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