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Planning A Backpacking Trip with Katie Gerber

Katie Gerber, co-author of Adventure Ready : A Hiker’s Guide to Planning, Training & Resiliency, provides a framework for planning your trips as well as instructions on exactly how to research likely conditions.

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Tips for Solo Backpacking

Internationally celebrated adventurer, author, mother and business owner who set the fastest known time on the Appalachian Trail.

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Trusting Nature

Archetype and thru hiker Jennifer Pharr Davis shares why she puts her trust in nature.

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SUMMER BUYERS GUIDE

We created a Summer Buyer's Guide to help you prepared for every type of water-based adventure in nature.

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Four Tips For Rainy Day Foot Care

I’m writing this blog on a rainy – and I mean torrential – day from the comfort of my couch, however, any time it rains like this, with raindrops pounding the ground and a forecast that predicts 100% precipitation for days on end, I always think of the hikers and backpackers who are walking through...

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