Ultralight Hiking Blog

Getting the Most Out of Your Gatewood Cape by Kevin "Larry Boy" DeVries

Getting the Most Out of Your Gatewood Cape by Kevin "Larry Boy" DeVries

Ultralight has gone mainstream. Blessedly, thankfully so. Thanks to modern ultralight gear, hikers can go farther and prevent wear-and-tear on their bodies. Ultralight for the masses has arrived. I...

Silver Shadow Mini - The Mobile Personal Shade Tree by Michael Vergalla

Silver Shadow Mini - The Mobile Personal Shade Tree by Michael Vergalla

When flying XC (cross country) as a paraglider pilot your final landing destination is not always known, but at the end of the flight you will land somewhere, and that's a gravity-based guarantee, ...

Bikepacking the Sierra of Montsec, Catalonia by Andrei Turro

Bikepacking the Sierra of Montsec, Catalonia by Andrei Turro

Free vacation days? Yes, please. Combine them with winter vacation days? Yes, please. Go ride and explore places that during summer might be a bit too warm?  Yes, please and that is how the traditi...

Traversing Oman’s Hajar Mountains by Dave Stamboulis

Traversing Oman’s Hajar Mountains by Dave Stamboulis

Hikers who have completed a 2500 mile thru-hike, whether it be on the PCT, CDT, or AT, like to think of themselves as badass. Regardless of experience, conditions, or time, hey, you had to be somet...

Water in the Desert by Ashley Manning

Water in the Desert by Ashley Manning

I open my eyes after what felt like a lifetime of silence and solace to a desert view complete with twenty story tall red and sandstone walls. It’s still dark out, but the sky is no longer black bu...

X-Pyr: Paragliding Across the Pyrenees by Kinga Masztalerz Pt. 2

X-Pyr: Paragliding Across the Pyrenees by Kinga Masztalerz Pt. 2

In the morning, despite low clouds, I hiked up to Santa Marina with Chris. Nice hike to kick off the day but difficult to find a takeoff, and hard to imagine how I would clear the very shallow, nev...