ultralight backpackin' tips

National Geographic grantee Andrew Skurka gives a presentation about his record-setting, long-distance solo hikes. With stunning images ...

The OTHER book on ultralight backpackin' skills. Please note, I plan on reviewing Andrew Skurka's new book. It'll be up soon, wa...

I realized that this cartoon (above) never made it into the book. Drat! This cartoon shows a pot setting right on top of a simple cat food ...

This is a 7-part article written by Ron Moak from Six Moon Designs . This is a thoughtful essay, looking at the history of “ultralight” cam...

Professional hiker and author Andrew Skurka is now blogging . He is sharing his very detailed insights into trip planning and trail techniqu...

Don't they TELE ski in Finland? Here's a super nice review of the book on an awesome site called HIKING IN FINLAND . I felt really h...

The tent weight logs in at ZERO! A nice instructional article on IGLOO CONSTRUCTION with a shout out to one of my other books. Sam and I ha...

Yours truly brewing coffee while hiking in soggy Alaska Wanna read a swell reiview of a really cool book? Check this out, by clicking right ...

Me in a previous era. Enormous pack on a NOLS course. Wind River Range, Wyoming 1994. Still wearing running shorts from the 80's.

ego-rific! I just saw that my little lightweight book is ranked NUMBER 1 in a sub-catagory (of a sub-catagory) known as "excursi...

I pull my pants down as an educational technique.

muffin eater Eating a warm muffin in the Tetons. Summer 2011. Muffin instructional HERE! (and muffin mystique explained )

Will it ever get all the way to number 1 ? Check it out, my book is listed as the second most popular book on amazon .com! Well, in a sub- ...

As seen in Germany's most important source of news. Direct link HERE . My corespondent from Europe translated some vital Journalism, tha...

Calorie dense goodness! Super Spackle is a powerfully wonderful snack, and I'm not the only blogger who thinks so! Click HERE to see a ...