Lessons from the Wild

Road to Lightweight Backpacking: A Hiker’s Option for Longevity

Road to Lightweight Backpacking: A Hiker’s Opti...

Less Weight, More Adventure: A Hiker’s Option for Longevity When I first started hiking in 2002, I carried a traditional backpacking load—heavy, bulky, and straining on my body. Like many,...

Road to Lightweight Backpacking: A Hiker’s Opti...

Less Weight, More Adventure: A Hiker’s Option for Longevity When I first started hiking in 2002, I carried a traditional backpacking load—heavy, bulky, and straining on my body. Like many,...

We Don’t Grow Old Hiking—We Grow Old by Stopping

We Don’t Grow Old Hiking—We Grow Old by Stopping

After 14 years, I returned to Alto Peak and found a transformed landscape—concrete roads, ropes, and well-trodden trails. But while the mountain had changed, my love for the outdoors remained...

We Don’t Grow Old Hiking—We Grow Old by Stopping

After 14 years, I returned to Alto Peak and found a transformed landscape—concrete roads, ropes, and well-trodden trails. But while the mountain had changed, my love for the outdoors remained...