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BACKCOUNTRY ADVENTURES

REFLECTIONS ON BACKCOUNTRY SKIING FROM CODY TOWNSEND AND IAN PROVO

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2024 THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL GEAR LIST AND AN IDEAL BASE WEIGHT FOR HIKING
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“If you can’t ride two horses at once you shouldn’t be in the circus.” – James Maxton (1885­-1946) Text by Cam Honan One of many ways in which a hiker can lower his or her pack weight is by using m...
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Our ultralight packs are meant to be used hard. Adventurers across the spectrum agree. Read the gear reviews… We make gear that is meant to be used. Hard. And no one puts our gear through its paces...

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