Ultralight Hiking Blog

Seven Reasons To Use A Hiking Umbrella

Seven Reasons To Use A Hiking Umbrella

Hiking umbrellas are often one of the most overlooked pieces of gear in the ultralight hiking world, but those who choose to carry a hiking umbrella will tell you ...

Lockdown Stuff by Jim Sutherland

Lockdown Stuff by Jim Sutherland

Last month I slowly started to realize and importantly...choose to not take those multi-day trips I had planned with the Lunar Solo. My exciting solo endurance race in May was canceled. The...

AT Trail Days 2023 in Damascus VA by Francisco Miller

AT Trail Days 2023 in Damascus VA by Francisco Miller

Another Trail Days is in the books!  Just a few weeks ago, I got the chance to join the SMD crew (and Sawyer and Toaks) for the third time.  Since 2019, I’ve made the pilgrimage up from North Carol...

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, ...

Springer Fever

Springer Fever

26 years later, Allgood reflects on what his inaugural thru-hike of the AT meant for him then, and what it means for him today.

Camino Olvidado: The Forgotten Way By Sara Dhooma

Camino Olvidado: The Forgotten Way By Sara Dhooma

The Camino Olvidado is one of the most ancient Camino de Santiago routes, leading walkers through the southern valleys of the Cantabrian Mountain range.  The path begins in Bilbao and winds approxi...