Ultralight Hiking Blog

A Weekend Backcountry Adventure: Exploring Big Pine Lakes by Jason Huckeba

A Weekend Backcountry Adventure: Exploring Big Pine Lakes by Jason Huckeba

If you're a backpacking enthusiast in search of a truly amazing wilderness experience, then look no further than Big Pine Lakes in California. Tucked away in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, this extraor...

South Africa 2023 Trip Report by James Lamers

South Africa 2023 Trip Report by James Lamers

My partner Kalysha’s academic work in the field of HIV research has brought her to South Africa every summer for the last few years. She had been asking me to join her ever since we moved in togeth...

Cloud Peak Wilderness Trip Report by Francisco Miller

Cloud Peak Wilderness Trip Report by Francisco Miller

For a bit of background, I currently find myself traveling across the country with my girlfriend Elise in my 1990 Ford campervan, with the plan to hike, backpack, and climb across the Northwest.  O...

6 Reasons to Pack Out Your Dirty Toilet Paper by Mandy "Veggie" Redpath

6 Reasons to Pack Out Your Dirty Toilet Paper by Mandy "Veggie" Redpath

Let’s face it…it always sucks to arrive at a trailhead and see little bits of white and brown for the first quarter mile.    As outdoor spaces get a usage boost, they become a casualty of toilet pa...

Choosing and Using the Right Sleeping Bag by Jim Sutherland

Choosing and Using the Right Sleeping Bag by Jim Sutherland

I have created this video to share my experiences when choosing the right sleeping bag.  Six different bags are described, and their pros/cons are discussed based on what I have found from using th...

Grand Enchantment Trail: A Trip Report of the Forgotten Places in the Southwest by Mandy "Veggie" Redpath

Grand Enchantment Trail: A Trip Report of the Forgotten Places in the Southwest by Mandy "Veggie" Redpath

I needed something remote.  Something that brought me to places that I didn’t even know about in an area that I’ve hiked a lot.  The Grand Enchantment “Trail” scratched that itch this spring.