The Lightest Tread: Hiking in Context with Amiththan Sebarajah
Paul chats to long-distance hiker and 'recovering academic' Amiththan Sebarajah to gain his perspective on thru-hiking and discuss how he frames that perspective against the complex and nuanced bac...
Top 10 Benefits of Going Backpacking by Heather Hoechst
While there are likely hundreds, nay, thousands of benefits of going backpacking, I’ve done my best to summarize the top 10 reasons I hoist my pack on my back and make for the trail. In no particul...
Braced for Impact by Carol Wilson
Backpacking gear has changed so much over the years, thankfully! Many, like myself, started out with the "heavy but affordable" gear, such as the 5 lb sleeping bag and 7 lb tent and took a...
Its A Strange Old World We Live In
The Beauty of Iceland - photo taken as we made our escape towards the airport as "Covid Lockdown" loomed. The plan was to “commute” by bike from a meeting in Scotland back to our house i...
North Carolina’s Art Loeb Trail
At the end of August, two friends and I set out to hike the Art Loeb Trail, a 30 mile stretch of rugged hiking through two wilderness areas, over several 6,000 foot peaks with sweeping vi...
During the lockdown, the kit was unpacked and re-packed several times, all in an effort to find the most efficient way of carrying all your kit and equipment. For the Bike-packer, this me...